Vancouver storm pollutes water; 2 million waterless

Friday, November 17, 2006 Severe rainfall on the 16th of November has led to a water quality warning affecting more than two million people living in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan region. Wednesday’s storm triggered severe landslides in the region’s three water reservoirs, creating sediment levels up to ninety times higher than permitted under federal health

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SEPTA buys rail cars from NJ Transit to deal with crowding

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 As gas prices have risen in the United States, the regional transport authority for southeastern Pennsylvania, SEPTA, has seen a sharp increase in ridership, which has caused overcrowding on the trains. “As fuel prices have continued to rise, SEPTA ridership has steadily increased and is the highest in 18 years,” said

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Mizuno Irons The Players Choice}

Read More About: Brisbane Steel Fabrications Brisbane Steel Fabricators Mizuno Irons – The Players Choice by Bruce J Dillon But it is surely significant that when players are not bound by contract to play a particular brand, their weapon of choice is the Mizuno iron. Tiger Woods used Mizuno irons all through college and before

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Dutch government collapses over Afghanistan troops

 Correction — May 22, 2014 This article reads “unworkable majority” where it should read “unworkable minority”. We apologize for the error.  Saturday, February 20, 2010 The Dutch coalition government has collapsed over “irreconcilable differences” between the two largest parties over Afghanistan troop deployments. According to prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende, the Labour Party, the second largest

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News briefs:June 8, 2010

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US unemployment rate remains unchanged at 9.5% in July

Sunday, August 8, 2010 The United States unemployment rate remained unchanged at a high 9.5% as employers and companies remained nervous about hiring new workers and the public sector laid off 143,000 temporary 2010 US Census workers during July. State and local governments, facing major budget deficits, also laid off many people. Overall, the 131,000

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New Jersey to consider bikini waxing ban

Friday, March 20, 2009 New Jersey is considering a state-wide ban on Brazilian waxes, the removal of hair from the bikini area. Although genital waxing has never really been allowed in the state, the New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling plans to propose a ban with more specific legal wording, in response to two

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Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit

Saturday, March 10, 2007 An outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a wing of the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Canada has resulted in the temporary closure of the hospital’s High Risk Perinatal Service in the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The NICU, operated by the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, will not accept direct

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Finding The Best Skin Care Products That Work}

Submitted by: Robert Corter Flawed, wrinkled and sagging skin implies how long you have been living in this world. On the other hand, as your age continuously increases, you look for effective ways to slip back the times hands. This is also true among many people. Age can be as sweet as honey, but as

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Lovable Furniture Selection For Dolls}

Read More About: Outdoor Furniture Los Angeles Area Aluminium Outdoor Furniture La Lovable Furniture Selection for Dolls by dolly c understanding Dollhouse Scales: Half Inch To make sure you are getting the right sized item, check the scale of the furniture. All furniture is built on a 1 inch scale unless you see inch or

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