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- Hay un extraterrestre en el mundo. Lleva mucho tiempo por aquí; es posible que incluso un millón de años. Puede adoptar cualquier forma y hace tiempo que vive en los océanos, estudiando este planeta casi todo agua. Un día se da cuenta de que hay unos seres que parecen dominar la superficie, y a comienzo de los años treinta del siglo XX se transforma en uno de ellos -al que mata brutalmente para copiar su estructura interna- y se prepara para estudiar a la humanidad. |
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- The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor urged the Security Council on Friday to pressure Serbia and Bosnia to arrest fugitive leaders from the Bosnian war, saying it was clear after 11 years that neither country was willing to do so. |
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- Sudanese officials will meet Tuesday to implement the first phase of a limited U.N. role for the African Union peacekeeping force in the Darfur region, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday. |
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- If a week is a long time in national politics, then a decade is an eternity in international politics. The world has witnessed many profound changes in the 10 turbulent years of Kofi Annan's term as secretary general of the United Nations. Many--but not all--were for the good. |
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- Kofi Annan went to the Truman Presidential Library earlier this week and, in his final address to the United States, reminded Americans that, at the San Francisco Conference of 1945, they gave the world one of our nation's greatest gifts - namely the United Nations. |
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- Tanzania will send troops to participate in the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, the government in Dar es Salaam announced on Wednesday. The contingent will consist of 77 members of the Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF), 10 of whom are women, State House said in a statement. |
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- South African troops will stay behind in Burundi once the United Nations close down its peacekeeping operation in the country, says Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota. |
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- The UN Human Rights Council has been urged by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send a team to investigate abuses in Sudan's Darfur region. His message to an emergency session in Geneva comes amid concern the conflict is spreading to neighbouring Chad. |
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- For Kofi Annan, the clock tickles. By December 30, his 10 year-old tenure as two time Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) would come to a glorious end. But beyond that, what has been Annan's impact and landmarks in his eventful years at the global body? |
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- The controversial US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, will step down when his temporary appointment to the post expires, perhaps in days. |
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- The United States asked the U.N. Security Council on Friday to help prop up Somalia's shaky government with an African peacekeeping force that would exclude troops from bordering states such as Ethiopia. |
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- "Münchner Merkur": "Wenn das Bundesumweltamt mal wieder die angeblich grenzenlose Autofahrerfreiheit auf Deutschlands Autobahnen ins Visier nimmt, ist Heulen und Zähneklappern angesagt. Dieses Mal ... |
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Gut Check (Dec 29 2006 09:57 GMT) - Three more bowl games...three more favorites covering the spread. If you failed to heed Sweet Lou's advice, you're probably spending the day trying to trade Old Navy gift cards for real dough to cover your losses. Bummer. Here's a couple... |
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- Citronas B.V.: Rotterdam --- Met meer dan 65 jaar ervaring is Citronas B.V. één van Europas meest toonaangevende importeurs van overzees fruit. |
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- Most of us think we've achieved something when we hike trails. Mark Flint? He blazes them. Flint, an avid hiker and mountain biker, is leading volunteers in building a new segment of the cross-state Arizona Trail southeast of Tucson.Of the 25-mile trail segment, Flint says: |
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- Bassist Harvey Brooks was instrumental in broadening minds through global rhythms in 2006. |
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- Loathers of monarchy will love this one ? a queen getting pelted with garbage. |
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- Somehow the Loft Cinema was able to make even more of an impact on the local film scene in 2006 than it had in years past. Much of the credit belongs to program director Jeff Yanc. |
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- Make plans now to attend the 14th annual Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival, which runs Jan. 11-14. |
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- Most morning radio shows aim for cheap laughs. Jennie Grabel of "The Mountain" (92.9-FM) tries to change the world. |
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- "Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?" is the censored version of what elderly long-haul truck driver Teri Horton said when she was first told a painting she bought from a thrift shop for $5 might be the work of one of the most revered artists of the 20th century. |
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- Karaoke Guy was burning with the Christmas spirit when he slapped on his Santa hat and headed out to see the stars shine at the Boondocks Lounge. |
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- Saddlehorn Saloon barkeep Rick Botkin lives out his childhood dream every time he steps behind the bar. |
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- If you wanted to find a party in 2006, you headed Downtown to Club Congress, where David Slutes let his imagination run wild. |
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- Stand-up comedian Jaz Kaner is a very busy man; however, through the wonders of the Internet, we recently tracked him down in Denver for an e-mail Q-and-A session. |
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- There was something relaxing about watching local guitar great Greg Morton perform last week at the French Quarter. |
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- Earlier this year, the Shelter was noted in Esquire magazine for its martini prowess. The bar, located at 4155 E. Grant Road, charges $4.50 to $8 for its varieties. And with the newest James Bond blockbuster, "Casino Royale," out in theaters, we decided to ask an expert some questions about this über-trendy drink. |
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- More than 20 people waited patiently outside the Original Hideout on a recent crisp Sunday morning ? including kids, older couples and a half-dozen Harley riders. |
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- Kingfisher Bar & Grill, 2564 E. Grant Road, and Bluefin Seafood Bistro, 7053 N. Oracle Road, will serve special menus beginning at 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve. |
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Ask Phil (Dec 29 2006 09:51 GMT) - Several weeks ago, you wrote on the release of the DVD "The Secret of the Sword" ? something enjoyed in more youthful years. I think it would be good for my grandsons, but Borders could not find it in their computer. Where/how can I find it? |
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- 1. "Night at the Museum" $42.2 million |
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- Violent Femmes are neither violent nor femme ? discuss |
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- "How much paper do you have? I think my New Year's resolution is to see how I can further my career. If it happens, it happens; if it don't, it don't. I'm good either way. |
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- Intimate affair: Jackie Greene at Club Congress, July 18. In his Tucson debut, Greene reminded us that music, really good music, should not be confined to labels. His style is all over the map: blues, rock, R&B and soul, with a deep vein of rootsy integrity. |
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- Great collection of photos of how science can also be amazing art. Well worth a visit. |
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Introduce (Dec 29 2006 09:47 GMT) - Hello, everyone, i'm from China, an English learner. |
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- Most recent daily statistics (29 Dec 2006): Ranking: 546, Activity percentile: 99.69%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics (29 Dec 2006): Download count: |
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- Public mailing lists: gpu-world, gpu-cvs |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Most recent daily statistics (29 Dec 2006): Commit count: 0; Add count: 0 [Web-based access to repository] |
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- Project description: An extensible framework for distributed computing on P2P grids. We support peaceful, free and open research and hope to build an internet supercomputer. We render movies, crawl the internet and improve a ~30 GHz cluster of Gnutella/Pastella clients. |
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- Project administrators: akoese, artee, dangermaus, delphifreak71, edsartori, paulatreides, ptea, redshift_eric, seeschloss, simbasabi, wppetersen |
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- Von Michael Brendel Dow Jones Newswires HAMBURG (Dow Jones)--Absatz und Produktion der weltweiten Automobilindustrie werden auch im nächsten Jahr wieder zulegen. Während aber die Hersteller ... |
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- The airspace above the Wairarapa was buzzing with flying machines on Friday in one of the largest gatherings of model pilots seen in New Zealand. More than 200 enthusiasts are putting their planes and helicopters through death-defying manoeuvres at the national model aircraft championships. The aircraft come in all shapes and sizes and their pilots from all walks of life. The championships |
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- The unpaid heroes who put their lives at risk to save others in the waters around New Zealand are struggling to stay afloat. The Coastguard is a voluntary organisation which gets no government funding and relies on donations and membership fees to keep running. Now it is taking drastic measures to bail itself out and will charge $200 an hour to non-members who use the service. The northern region |
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