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Lansing, Michigan airport designated ‘aerotropolis’

11 October, 2020

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Saturday, December 24, 2011 On Wednesday the Lansing, Michigan Capital Region International Airport and surrounding land was designated as an “aerotropolis” by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Strategic Fund board. The Next Michigan Development program allows the airport to offer tax incentives in order to attract manufacturing, distribution, and technology businesses to the surrounding area. […]

Tropical Storm Ernesto nears the US Coast

11 October, 2020

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Sunday, August 27, 2006 As Tropical Storm Ernesto moves toward the US coast, the weather system has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but forecasters warn the storm could re-strengthen into a category 2 or possibly category 3 hurricane by Thursday. Information on the storm’s location and direction can also be found on the NOAA’s […]

China and Russia sign trade deals worth US$3.5 billion

11 October, 2020

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 China and Russia has signed billions of dollars worth of deals during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing on Tuesday. The trip was aimed at bolstering business, political and military ties. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said that Putin came to Beijing to mark the 60th anniversary of […]

NHL: Penguins to remain in Pittsburgh

11 October, 2020

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell announced Tuesday morning that a deal had been struck between state and local officials and the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey franchise. The Penguins organization will formally announce the deal tonight, prior to the Penguins game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Mellon Arena. The deal will ensure that […]

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

11 October, 2020

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Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not […]

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

11 October, 2020

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ANZACs remembered ninety years after assault on Gallipoli

11 October, 2020

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Monday, April 25, 2005 Australians and New Zealanders throughout the world stood still for their national war memorial days in remembrance of the failed Australian and New Zealand Army Corps — ANZAC — attack on Gallipoli, Turkey that began on 25 April 1915. The fateful attack was designed to end the First World War more […]

College ice hockey could follow NHL and add second referee

11 October, 2020

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Tim Whitehead has proposed that the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopt the four-official system. The system, which has two referees and two linesmen, was adopted by the National Hockey League for the 1998/99 season on a trial basis before being fully implemented for […]

In the land of the open source elves: Interview with “Battle for Wesnoth” creator David White

11 October, 2020

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Thursday, June 1, 2006 If you’ve always wanted to live in a world populated by elves, dwarves and wizards, you don’t need to pay for a World of Warcraft subscription or buy the Special Extended DVD Trilogy Edition of The Lord of the Rings just yet. You could instead give Battle for Wesnoth a try […]

Mascots for Vancouver 2010 Olympics based on native mythology

11 October, 2020

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 The mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia were just announced. Based on mythological characters, they are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Miga, a sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod near Tofino, and Quatchi, a young sasquatch, represent the Olympics, while Sumi represents the […]