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Day: January 5, 2012

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Florida was weird as only it can be in 2011

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Did you hear about the giant Lego man that washed up on Siesta Key beach? What about the man who walked into a bar, ordered a beer and disappeared for 30 minutes to rob a bank,…

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The Editor Speaks: Warnings, interference and being cynical.

Because of the two recent deaths at Pedro Castle it would seem that warning signs are going to be the order of the day. With a 21 year old man deciding to risk his life by jumping into the sea…

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Williams withdraws from Brisbane with injury

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams’ Australian Open preparations took a major hit Wednesday when she injured her left ankle and withdrew from the Brisbane International. In her first tournament since losing the U.S. Open final in September, Williams was…

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Soldier denies knowing of explosives in plane bag

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A soldier charged with trying to bring explosives on an airplane in Texas told investigators he used them in Afghanistan but didn’t realize any were in a bag he brought back to the U.S. and apparently…

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Car catalytic converter fires

An important part of your vehicle’s emission system is the catalytic converter. It is tasked with reducing harmful emissions that pollute the atmosphere and it has been a part of nearly every passenger vehicle built since the mid 1970s. Unfortunately,…

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Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach’s head. It had been quite a while since…

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Healthy foods to keep you fit

Healthy eating and physical fitness go together, but there are no magic foods that cause you to be one hundred percent healthy by just eating the one food. No, you need a variety of foods from each of these food…

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Swiss bank chief profited by dollar trades

GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss political weekly says Switzerland’s central bank chief personally engaged in profitable currency deals previously thought to have been conducted by his wife, a claim that could increase the pressure on SNB President Philipp Hildebrand to…

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Scorsese to be honoured

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s film academy is honouring Martin Scorsese for his “outstanding and exceptional” contribution to cinema. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts said Wednesday that Scorsese will receive its highest honor, the Academy Fellowship, at a…

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Watch Night Service at Elmslie Church

“The Moment,” was the focus of Elmslie Memorial Church’s Watch Night service. The congregation all joined together for the first hymn, ‘Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us.’ Joan Wilson read the scripture, from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians Chapter 13,…