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2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition Preview: An exposition with different cultures

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE 2008), organized by the Taipei Book Fair Foundation (TBFF), will start tomorrow and end next Monday (Feb. 18) at the Taipei World Trade Center in Hall 1 & 3 and in the Taipei Show (TWTC Hall 2). Before the opening of the main show, the TIBE changed significantly. Since the Preview Exhibition was held in 1992 in Jhonghe City, Taipei County with the "History of books in China" theme, the preview exhibition wasn't eventually held before the main show every year. This pre-main-show exhibition s

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City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments "120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal" — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 "Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale "by owner"" — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 "Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended" — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 "Court date "as needed" for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal" — Wikinews, August 14, 2006 "Preliminary hearing for lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal rescheduled"

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Twin bomb blasts in 2 Philippine malls kill 6, injure 38

Thursday, December 18, 2008 Twin blasts, allegedly caused by improvised explosive devices, rocked two upscale malls in the main financial district in Aguinaldo Street in Iligan City on Thursday. At least three people were killed and forty-seven were wounded when two improvised crude bombs exploded and damaged the Unicity Commercial Center at 1:35 p.m. and the nearby Jerry’s Shoppers Plaza 10 minutes later. The mall blasts occurred a day before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s scheduled visit to the City, her maternal hometown. Lanao del Norte police Superintendent Dim

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At least eight dead as building collapses during construction in China

Sunday, July 6, 2008 At least eight construction workers have died and thirteen more are injured after a building collapsed during construction in Qiuzhigou Village, a suburb of China's Wuhan City. It is unclear how many more if any are trapped as the project's coordinator fled and is being sought by police. The collapse occurred at 5 p.m. local time yesterday and reduced the four-story structure to a five-metre pile of rubble. The building was a private residence and was illegal as authorities had not been informed of it. Its location in an area accessible only via narrow

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Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel dies aged 87

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 On Saturday, acclaimed writer Elie Wiesel died in New York City at age 87, his family said, following a lengthy illness. Wiesel was born 1928 in the town of Sighet in Romania. Twelve years later, in 1940, his town was included in an annexation by Hungary. In 1944, Wiesel, fifteen at the time, and his family, along with the entire Jewish population in Sighet, were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. He was freed in 1945, only to realize his mother and sister died in death chambers and his father from disease and starvation. Elie Weisel, on the advice

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Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants

Friday, October 17, 2008 Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America wanted to work. A dispute over the company's break schedule led to formal discrimination claims, mass job walk-offs and public protests by both sides last month, and a reported 200 firings. Tensions at the plant began after a Federal government raid in December 2006 removed 200 undocumented workers. An equal number of employees quit shortly afterward. Altogether, six government immigration raids at meat packing plants of B

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How To Get Started With Baking

Click Here To Know More About: Art Tours Europe Art Tours Asia byAlma Abell The hobby of baking is more than just a wonderful pastime, it is actually a work of art each time a baker creates a cake. The perfect cake is more than just basic ingredients it is a medley of skill, training, knowledge, and a knack for great baking. Not all bakers are born and some are made but the common denominator in amazingly good baked creations is quality baking supplies. If you are interested in getting started with baking, it is essential to have the right baking supplies on hand a

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Helicopter crash in Turkey kills six

Sunday, March 29, 2009 File:Kahramanmara? Turkey Provinces locator.gif On Wednesday, Muhsin Yaz?c?o?lu, leader of the Great Union Party (Büyük Birlik Partisi – BBP), died in a helicopter crash that claimed six lives. The helicopter crashed in a mountainous region near the city of Kahramanmara?, and rescue efforts were hampered by stormy weather. Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, related that 2,000 personnel had assisted in the search and rescue to locate the downed helicopter. Thick fog compounded by a snow blizzard hampered efforts. Ismail Gu

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Reports: Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah killed in Afghanistan

Sunday, May 13, 2007 Mullah Dadullah, also known as Mullah Dadullah Akhund, a Taliban leader, radical Islamic cleric and military commander, has been killed in southern Afghanistan after an encounter with Afghan and Allied forces, according to the Afghan government. Saeed Ansari, an Afghan intelligence spokesman said, "Mullah Dadullah has been killed and his body is in Kandahar." The governor of Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid told Reuters: "Yes, he was killed last night and right now I have his body before me." He added that Dadullah was killed in Helmand Province. NATO spokes

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Australian treasurer attacks opposition leader’s tax question error

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 File:AUS$20 John Flynn.jpg The ability of Australian opposition leader, Kevin Rudd to run the country's economy has been questioned by the Government after he made an error responding to a question on Australia's current tax system today. Speaking in Queanbeyan, New South Wales earlier today, Mr Rudd was asked if he could name the current tax rates and the thresholds at which they kick in. Mr Rudd said that he thought the top tax rate started at AUD$175,000. In fact, Australia's top taxation rate begins at $150,000. "Well, as of July 1, if you