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The Economist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The observations of an English socialite James Lees-Milne: The Life. By Michael Bloch. John Murray; 400 pages; GBP25. Buy from Amazon.co.uk JAMES LEES-MILNE (1908-97) notched up two big achievements. First, he was a seminal figure in England’s National Trust, which earned him the bouquet of “the man who saved England” by protecting scores of fine houses (and sometimes their inhabitants)...
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AllThatsFab (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Pepsi and Yahoo! pay tribute to some of NYC’s most talented upcoming singers and MCs in this new “Pass the Mic” spotlight video. Watch as they take you to all 5 boroughs and showcase the talent of J Records recording artist Krista, Polo Ground’s Avery Storm, former “Fab Man” Panama, and more…
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Panamanian government is planning to build a bridge or a tunnel across the Panama Canal near the Atlantic coast, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said on Wednesday. The authorities will invite bidders for a contract in January. The winning company must analyze and present the feasibility of building a bridge over the Canal or a tunnel across the Canal. Both alternatives will be studied independently,...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Panama and Spain signed the "Program of the Enterprise Opportunities for Poor Families" on Wednesday to reduce the poverty rates in Panama's rural zones. According to the program, a fund of 8 million U.S. dollars will be given to Panama by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), under the mediation of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Rosa Beltran,...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Public-private partnership would prepare port for super-size ships once Panama Canal is widened Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore -- a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.
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Life, Doctor Who & Combom (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Click for Larger Image) This is how the doctor will look in tonights clip from The End Of Time, and he looks like he is going on holiday! He is wearing a Hawaiian-style garland, a straw panama hat, sunglasses, and a safari-style jacket, on top of a dark blue shirt and a brown T-Shirt, despite the snowy white backdrop and snowflakes in the air, so it looks like he is going somewhere chilly, but very...
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Public-private partnership would prepare port for super-size ships once Panama Canal is widened Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce today that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore - a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Public-private partnership would prepare port for super-size ships once Panama Canal is widened Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce today that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore - a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Public-private partnership would prepare port for super-size ships once Panama Canal is widened Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce today that a company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the port of Baltimore - a project likely to bring thousands of jobs to the city.
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DCmud - The Metro Urban Diary (Free subscription) | yesterday
T hanks to expansion of the Panama Canal, Capitol Hill may be about to get its own Big Dig - a $174 million capital improvement project that will unearth the long-buried tunnel south of the Capitol Building to widen and deepen the antiquated freight line. For those that miss the obvious connection between Panama and DC, the $5 billion overhaul of the Big Ditch in Panama will now make it easier to ship...
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Truth In Our Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
April 24, 1995 About one in four U.S. Marines would be willing to fire upon American citizens in a government gun confiscation program, according to the results of a survey undertaken nearly a year ago at a Marine Corps base in southern California. In addition, more that four out of five of the Marines surveyed indicated they would be willing to "participate in missions under a U.S. National Emergency...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
SEATTLE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Among the nine 2009 Readers' Choice Awards that Holland America Line has received from Porthole Cruise Magazine are five that recognize the line's varied and port-intensive cruise itineraries. Readers of Porthole conferred awards for Best Central America/Panama Canal, Best Northern Europe, Best Alaska, Best Australia/New Zealand Itineraries and Best Private Island for...
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Maryland Moment (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is expected to announce Friday the award of a long-term partnership with Ports America to operate an expanded, state-owned Seagirt Marine Terminal in southeast Baltimore. The deal will be touted as creating 5,700 jobs, something O'Malley (D) is likely to play up in his remarks, according to sources. That would be consistent with O'Malley's stepped-up emphasis on job creation...
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Nah Right (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The homie AC goes in on an intro for the Run And Eat Radio Show. AC - Run And Eat After the jump, check out AC, as well as 88-Keys, Vic Damone, Panama, Kovas and others, on a special 5 Boroughs edition of the Pepsi Mic Pass.