Young rebel out to rock the book world

08/15/09 after a brash young upstart called Jamie Byng revitalised the stuffy Scottish publishing industry when he took over Canongate Books, another precocious 22-year-old aims to follow in his footsteps.

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I-Radar Link

08/14/09 Do you think the Philadelphia Eagles should have signed Michael Vick? DYBERRY TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY - A week of scattered rain showers have caused a slight drop in attendance numbers at the 147th annual Wayne County Fair.

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Scoreboard: Football, Pigeon Racing

08/11/09 Noble Park 4.2 9.4 15.5 19.8 (122) lt Balwyn 6.4 11.9 16.11 23.13 (151) Goals: Noble Park: Martin 5, Velardo 4, Kelly 3, Allan, O'Brien 2, Anderson, Angelopoulos, Skehan. Balwyn: S Cranage 5, Murray, N Smith 4, Harry, Cranage, Chirgwin, Decorsey 2, Boyce, Harford.

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Buckland pub shortlisted for national award

08/10/09 A MOLE Valley pub is in with a chance of winning the title of national Great British pub.

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Harvest Highlights

08/09/09 Weather forecasters are predicting brighter weather over the next few days, which will be a relief to those growers who have been struggling to make progress with harvest.

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Hundreds of mourners attend funeral for Afghan hero Christopher King

08/08/09 Christopher, 20, of the 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards, was killed by a bomb as he cleared a vulnerable point to protect British patrols in Helmand on July 22.

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Village holds funeral for soldier

08/07/09 The funeral of 20-year-old soldier Christopher King, who was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan, is held in Devon.

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Hundreds attend funeral of North Devon soldier

08/07/09 HUNDREDS of people stood outside St Peter's Church, West Buckland, today (Friday) where the funeral of North Devon soldier Chris King took place.

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'Dire' LNG market will recover

08/07/09 A GLUT of tonnage has battered the LNG shipping market for the first half of 2009, but it will recover, shipping analyst Andrew Buckland told Fairplay today.

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Britain in Bloom judges visit Chester

08/07/09 CHESTER was brimming with petal pride on Friday as Britain in Bloom judges visited the city. Chester is representing the North West in the Britain in Bloom competition for the first time since winning the silver award in 2002.

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Drainage work on North Devon Link Road

08/04/09 DRAIN clearance will be carried out on the North Devon Link Road from next Monday . The work to clear the French filter drains that run along the edge of the A361, will be undertaken on a 7km stretch from the Landkey Junction to Heddon Cross (West Buckland Junction).

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Minimum wage increase not a factor for HBJ readers

08/04/09 The recent increase in the minimum wage appears to be of little concern to most of the Houston Business Journal readers who responded to the latest Business Pulse Survey.

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Wars bypassed Fort Churchill

08/04/09 SILVER SPRINGS -- While their Union colleagues fought Confederate troops in bloody battles thousands of miles away, the troops stationed at Fort Churchill fought mostly boredom.

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Daybreak Update 8/3/2009

08/03/09 A verdict in Cal Harris's murder retrial may come this week... A 26 year-old convenience store clerk is accused of using a lost credit to buy some items where he...

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Scoreboard: Football, Soccer, Pigeon Racing

08/03/09 TAC CUP: Eastern Ranges 5.4 11.7 17.7 20.12 (132) d Calder Cannons 0.5 3.6 5.14 5.14 (44) Goals: Eastern: Griffiths 6, McDonald 4, Fent, Dyson, Cass, Johns 2, Minahan, Toce. Calder: Fewster 2, Schroder, Kefford, Hine. Best: Eastern: Dyson, Fent, McDonald, Kennedy, Mirra, Griffiths.

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Pinetown artist wins

08/03/09 PINETOWN artist Jane Oliver has walked off with first prize in the 2009 Start The Nivea Art Award, winning a R20 000 cash prize, a sponsored art studio and art materials for six months, as well as a solo exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in 2010.

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Unsoldplay

08/03/09 THE credit crunch has clobbered Coldplay - with tickets for latest tour going for just 60p

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