New Zealand Prime Minister won’t visit Waitangi marae

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will be attending Waitangi Day commemorations on February 6th; however she will not visit the lower Te Tii Marae, which has been a focal point for protest in recent years. Her office has said that she would be doing a walkabout on the Treaty

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Skype launches “Unlimited” monthly service to change communication style

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Monday, Luxembourg-based Skype Limited announced a new monthly service plan called “Unlimited”. It’s expected that the service will bring on different opportunities for mobile users and change style on communications. As of Skype Limited, this “Unlimited” monthly service with no long-term contract is designed for different kind users from 34 countries.

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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY

See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It

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On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2016

Monday, June 13, 2016 The following is the first edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: a former Republican congressman briefly joins the Libertarian Party and

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Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility

Monday, December 7, 2015 Yesterday, at least seven people including Aden, Yemen governor Jaafar Mohammed Saad died in a car bomb attack on their convoy in the city of Aden, according to local officials. An online claim of responsibility on behalf of militant group ISIS called Saad a “tyrant”. An online post purportedly from the

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News briefs:June 1, 2010

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Oxygen Debt Explained

Read More About: Lunchtime Lunchtime.Com.Au By Daniel Clay Several times, after a short intense workout, specifically a boot camp workout, you may find yourself panting heavily or even out of breath. It is essentially your body’s way of telling you that it needs more energy. During a workout, various muscles of your body are working

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Home of Stonehenge builders found

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Scientists have uncovered the largest Neolithic settlement in the United Kingdom at the Durrington Walls and believe that the village was inhabited by the people who built the Stonehenge monument. Scientists say that the village was built around 2,600 B.C., roughly when Stonehenge was believed to have been constructed, and housed

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