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- Turnover at the Nairobi Stock Exchange for the 10 months to October 2003 reached Sh 11.4 billion which is 60 per cent of total turnover registered in the previous five years combined. |
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- For many people, the resumption of passenger train services betweenNairobi and Kisumu is exciting news especially in western Kenya. Thenostalgia that greeted the announcement is understandable. Many have fondmemories of the days when train services were efficiently run. |
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- Angola's representative to the African Union Commission, Miguel Neto, on Friday here handed over to the continent Parliament the instruments for ractification of the protocol on the treaty for setting up of the African economic community. |
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- ZAMBIA privatised its mines from a weak position, mines minister Kaunda Lembalemba told Parliament yesterday. |
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- TRADE liberalisation is not an end in itself, commerce, trade and industry minister Dipak Patel has said. |
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- The Federal Polytechnic Oko,Anambra State is now shopping for N750m to enable it develop its engineering and other infrastructural facilities in the institution. |
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- President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday asked Nigerians not to despair as the current slide in the value of the naira will soon stabilise. |
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- The National Union of Food,Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has asked Nigerian workers to rise against President OlusegunObasanjo's Bill on labour. |
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- The government has secured funding for the completion of phase two of the multi-billion Sondu-Miriu hydropower project. |
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- An international firm is expected is to conduct audits for five keyrevenue generating agencies of Government. |
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- Presidential hopeful Cllr. Charles Brumskine says the continuedpresence of Mr. Elie Saleeby as Governor of the Central Bank ofLiberia violates the spirit and intent of the Accra Accord and assuch, he should resign. |
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- Power tariffs are expected to fall significantly following recentsigning of an agreement to tap into Southern Africa's power pool. |
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- The Government will open a learning centre at the Kenya Institute ofAdministration (KIA) to train civil servants involved in implementing donorfunded projects next year. |
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- Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) said it will crackdown on dairy processors whofail to pay farmers on time. |
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- Zur Klrung der Frage, ob denn XYZ aus Q. oder nun doch "foo" aus "bla" das beste deutschsprachige Weblog... |
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- This just started playing and it seemed quite apt in a whole current issues thing... Fortune has me well in... |
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- Debate abierto en La Haine: "Los límites de la contrainformación y la comunicación de masas" http://www. lahaine. org/b2/articulo. |
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- newegg.com offers the D-Link DGS-1008D 8-port Gigabit Switch for $134.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we've seen by $11 and among...(more) |
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- newegg.com offers the D-Link DGS-1008D 8-port Gigabit Switch for $134.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we've seen by $11 and among...(more) |
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- Buy.com - GoVideo DV-1130Q Progressive Scan DVD/Hi-Fi VCR Combo $99.99 After Rebate. |
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- December 1, 2003 is the official starting date of my blogging career. (Oh, Thank You, Thank You for the applause!) I would like to thank James Maduk for letting me know what the heck a "BLOG" was. His multimedia book How To Earn Money With Blogs was a great place for me to start. At the end of the day, I saw more potential in blogging than making money with blogs. |
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- The U.S.-Canadian Power System Outage Task Force is holding a series of public meetings on the Task Force's Interim Report regarding the Aug. 14 blackout that affected an estimated 50 million people in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, ... |
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- You know, I think the key question here is who holds the remote control. A scientist claiming to have invented... |
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- Alex Frantz argues that Matt Taibbi, author of the Nation article criticized below, is in fact a thoroughgoing nut. One... |
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- Alex Frantz argues that Matt Taibbi, author of the Nation article criticized below, is in fact a thoroughgoing nut. One... |
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- Dec. 1 - Deer hunters will take to fields that police are scouring in a probe of 11 highway shootings and are being urged to help. |
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- Dec. 1 - A former FBI profiler says the shooter or shooters in the Columbus highway shootings is probably not a sniper or a good shot. |
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- LANSING, MI -- Celebration! Cinema has installed the very first IMAX MPX screen, according to a report in the State News. MPX is a new, low-cost version of IMAX that's designed specifically for use in traditional multiplex and megaplex theaters. Here's how IMAX's press release described the new system: |
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- BLOOMINGTON, IN -- According to a report in the Indiana Daily Student, a hearing will be held this coming Wednesday to determine the fate of the Von Lee Cinema. At question is whether or not the theater's current owner should be granted a liquor license, which is required for the theater to become a restaurant and bar. Opponents of the plan -- namely, the... |
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- The December issue of Wired Magazine has an interview with Mark Cuban, the new owner of Landmark Theatres. Cuban, a colorful figure who founded Broadcast.com (and later sold it to Yahoo for $6 billion), also owns the Dallas Mavericks NBA team and HDNet, a high-definition cable channel. The interview includes some interesting thoughts... |
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- InterNey.NetBLue MooNBLue MooN |
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- 'Memory glasses' inventor sets sights on forgetfulnessSeattle Times, WA -When Richard DeVaul sits down to his computer, he sometimes forgets to eat for hours at a time. Names slip his mind at parties and, to his embarrassment, he mixes up the faces of people he knows well. A string on the finger might have been a solution in the past, but the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate student is testing a more modern lifeline for people who fumble for names, leave the stove on, or forget to call Mom on her birthday. |
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- I almost missed this Krauthammer column from Friday, on the preposterous “Geneva accord” going on even now: This is scandalous.... |
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- The hardest job in the world gets done day after day for twenty years or more. And its all the more demanding the more kids you have, or if any of your children have special needs like a challenging temperament, disability, or health problem. |
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Sint pint (Dec 01 2003 16:12 GMT) - 5.685.517 keer om precies te zijn, afgelopen zaterdag. Dat is ongeveer 400.000 keer vaker dan vorig jaar.... |
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- As Billerica Public Library director, Barbara Flaherty oversees a 120,000-book collection, including titles on war, Islam, terrorism, and guns. After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, federal investigators received broad powers to check up on what the public is checking out. It's enough to give a librarian the jitters... National Public Library News, Boston. |
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- Twenty-six months after anthrax killed two workers in the main postal distribution facility for the nation's capital, employees will return to the building this week. |
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- The macosxhints Rating:[Score: 7 out of 10]Developer: Peter Maurer / [Product Page] Price: Donationware ($ |
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- Did you listen to old-time radio as a child? Did you listen to The Cinnamon Bear? It's a great story for kids. On the web, you can find not only an episode guide, but also mp3s of individual episodes. |
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- I don't do too many "girls night out" deals. That requires A) Panty hose, B) Make-up and C) Going... |
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- Yo La Tengo: No Hanukkah In Hoboken Yo La Tengo have decided not to perform their annual eight-night Hanukkah stint at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ this year, according to a post on the group's official website. "It was a difficult decision to make, and w |
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