Monday, December 11, 2006 On December 7, BBC News reported a story about Dr James Anderson, a teacher in the Computer Science department at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. In the report it was stated that Anderson…
The Practical Guide To Oil Analysis}
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Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
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French Workers stay at home for Whit Monday
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FOX to produce new ‘Futurama’ episodes
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UK PM’s speechwriter awaits sentence
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Getting Modern Telephone Systems Saves Money
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