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SS The Emerald is a cruise ship owned by the Cyprus-based shipping company Louis Cruise Lines. She was built in 1958 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, USA the Grace Line as SS Santa Rosa. More cruise ships sailing into Charlottetown this year Mon 30 Apr 2012
More cruise ships are expected in Charlottetown this year than previous years. (CBC) Charlottetown is expecting to see a record number of cruise ships... (photo: Creative Commons / C Allen) CBC
Charlottetown   Cruise   Photos   Ships   Tourism   Wikipedia: Charlottetown
Josh Hamilton swinging his bat, August 10, 2008 Hamilton leaves with back spasms, Rangers lose Mon 30 Apr 2012
ARLINGTON, Texas — Now that the Texas Rangers have lost a series for the first time this season, they hope Josh Hamilton will be back soon to help make sure it... (photo: Creative Commons / Keith Allison) Dayton Daily News
Baseball   MLB   Photos   Rangers   Wikipedia: Josh Hamilton
Tibetan Buddhism in India: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader prostrating on his arrival at the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar State of India on December 31, 2011. Tibetan culture at risk according to Dalai Lama Sun 29 Apr 2012
Reports of repression by the Chinese authorities and protests in Tibet have continued daily. Syracuse Buddhists are therefore sharing in concerns with the Dalai Lama that... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Examiner
14th Dalai Lama   China   Culture   Photos   Tibet
Wind farm on Changshan Islands, China Wind farms can cause climate change finds new study Sun 29 Apr 2012
Wind farms can cause climate change, according to new research, that shows for the first time the new technology is already pushing up temperatures. Wind farms can cause... (photo: Creative Commons) The Daily Telegraph
Climate   Environment   Photos   Tecnology   Wikipedia: Wind farm
President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday, March, 5, 2012, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for early elections Sun 29 Apr 2012
Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to fight a general election as sources within the Israeli prime minister's own Likud party predict his right-wing coalition will not... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Daily Telegraph
Election   Israel   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu
New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea: Kim Jong-un watches military display of might Sun 29 Apr 2012
North Korean state media shows leader Kim Jong-un's watching military exercises before attending a concert, much to the frenzied delight of the cast and fellow audience... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) The Daily Telegraph
Korean   Military   North Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un
Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini issues instructions from the touchline during his team's English Premier League soccer match against Bolton at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Manchester City Roberto Mancini: 'Manchester United are favourites for title even if we win' Sun 29 Apr 2012
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini sticks to his guns, saying their local rivals will win the Premier League even if his side win Monday's derby. 560 315... (photo: AP / Jon Super) The Daily Telegraph
Football   Photos   Sports   Star   Wikipedia: Roberto Mancini
Kate and William offer a wave from the balcony to the masses gathered at Buckingham Palace. Not visible: a handful of revelers who decided to splash around in a nearby fountain. The royal wedding: magic we can't forget Sun 29 Apr 2012
One year on from the royal wedding, some of the people who helped makeKate and William's big day so special share their recollections Prince WIlliam and Kate Middleton... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham) The Daily Telegraph
Photos   Royal Family   UK   Wedding   Wikipedia: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Field and woods near Wilsede. The Lüneburg Heath was always relatively sparsely populated due to the poor soils in the area. The region was dominated by heath farming which was a less intensive form of land usage necessary for its large areas of barren terrain and heathland. Study: Organic farms yield less produce and need more land Sun 29 Apr 2012
ORGANIC farming may yield up to a third less of some crop types, according to a study proposing a hybrid with conventional agriculture as the best way to feed the world... (photo: Creative Commons / Willow) The Star
Crop   Farming   Hybrid   Photos   Produce   Wikipedia: Organic farming
Iceland's Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde, answers questions at a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2008. Iceland suspended trading on its stock exchange for two days and took control of the country's largest bank the third to be placed under its protective umbrella on Thursday as it grappled with a banking crisis that is threatening to engulf the entire country. The Nordic nation's government also used sweeping new emergency powers to create a new bank that will take over the bulk of the domestic operations of another one of its collapsed ban Former prime minister Geir Haarde of Iceland says he did not cause financial chaos Sat 28 Apr 2012
I was not to blame for bank crisis, claims former prime minister Geir Haarde of Iceland after escaping prison sentence. Geir Haarde and his wife Inga Jona Thordardottir... (photo: AP / Arni Torfason) The Daily Telegraph
Financial   Iceland   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Iceland
Canadian Dollar - Money - Forex. Why Is The Canadian Dollar So Strong? Sat 28 Apr 2012
Fundamental Forecast for Canadian Dollar: Bullish Canadian Dollar forecast to hit fresh peaks versus US Dollar Trend traders capitalize on Canadian Dollar at 7 month... (photo: Public Domain) The Street
Business   Economy   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Canadian dollar
Glasgow Rangers coach Alex McLeish, from Scotland, follows play during the second leg of his teams´ Champions League soccer match against Villarreal at Madrigal Stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Tuesday March 7, 2006-ayt1 Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish feels the heat as fans show their frustration amid relegation battle Sat 28 Apr 2012
The dugout has become a bear-pit for some managers. Alex McLeish is the latest to suffer the wrath of frustrated fans as Aston Villa have been drawn into the relegation... (photo: AP/Fernando Bustamante) The Daily Telegraph
Aston Villa   Football   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Alex McLeish
Italian Agriculture minister Saverio Romano, left, talks with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi during a confidence vote on the authorization to his arrest for alleged conections with Mafia mobsters, at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011. Silvio Berlusconi 'said Italian newspaper's count for nothing' Fri 27 Apr 2012
Silvio Berlusconi tried to reassure anxious showgirls caught up in the "bunga bunga" sex scandal by telling them that Italian newspapers "count for ---- all," telephone... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) The Daily Telegraph
Berlusconi   Italy   Photos   Scandal   Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi
teenager girls of nineth std. on the school ground - students - education - India Girls' schools 'going out of fashion', expert warns Fri 27 Apr 2012
Traditional girls’ schools risk going out of fashion amid fears they are no longer seen as the best place to prepare daughters for a “world of men, marriage... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Daily Telegraph
Education   Fashion   Girls   Photos   Wikipedia: Female education
French Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential elections Francois Hollande, center right, speaks with former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who is a candidate for presidential elections, at the Dijon station, central France, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) France election 2012: François Hollande promises to curb foreign workers Fri 27 Apr 2012
François Hollande, the Socialist front-runner in France's presidential elections on Friday promised to curb the number of foreigners allowed to work in the country... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) The Daily Telegraph
Election   France   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: French presidential election, 2012
University College London Cower Street entrance. UCL Entrance on Gower Street and the Cruciform Building opposite It took over the National Dental Hospital in 1914, and the Royal Ear Hospital in 1920. Leading universities 'to take more students' Fri 27 Apr 2012
Top universities will be allowed to expand take an extra 35,000 students under Government plans to scrap strict controls on places, it was announced today. Ministers are... (photo: Creative Commons / LordHarris) The Daily Telegraph
Education   Photos   Students   University   Wikipedia: University College London
Marijuana Dutch courts move to ban marijuana cafés Fri 27 Apr 2012
A ruling in the Dutch courts means that foreigners heading to Amsterdam's famous marijuana cafés will soon will be banned from buying cannabis in a bid to end drug... (photo: Creative Commons / themadpothead) The Daily Telegraph
Drugs   Health   Lawmaker   Photos   Wikipedia: Cannabis (drug)
French far right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, foreground, gestures before a party meeting in Nanterre, northwest of Paris, Monday, April 23, 2012. Adrian Hamilton: The rise of Europe's far right cannot be explained by recession alone Thu 26 Apr 2012
This is more than just a matter of presentation. Marine Le Pen has not just dropped some of the more outrageous positions of her father on Nazism and Jews. His daughter... (photo: AP / Michel Spingler) The Independent
Europe   France   Photos   Racism
A girl sleeping in the train - enough sleep is a indicator of health Getting enough sleep is essential to health Thu 26 Apr 2012
If Shakespeare had been aware of recent scientific achievements, English's most quoted wordsmith might have written "to sleep, perchance to remember." As Dr. Max Cynader... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canada Dot Com
Canada   Health   Photos   Research   Wikipedia: Sleep
Anthracite (Ibbenbüren, Germany). Mining of anthracite coal continues to this day in eastern Pennsylvania, and contributes up to 1% to the gross state product. Cliffs Q1 profit down 11% as mining, transport costs spike Thu 26 Apr 2012
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Iron-ore and coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources on Wednesday reported an 11.1% drop in profit for the first quarter to... (photo: Creative Commons / Educerva) Mining Weekly
Coal   Johannesburg   Mining   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Mining
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