It was the world famous Richmond Marathon today and this is the 32nd marathon to take place. The winners for the Richmond Marathon 2009 are: Ethiopia’s Teyba Naser for the women with a time of 26:31....
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It was a dreary and damp morning in Dublin port as HMS Richmond (F239) – a type 23 frigate – owned and operated by the Royal Navy paid a courtesy visit to Ireland, today 30th Oct 2009.
The type 23...
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Teach your children well, Their father's hell did slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they picked, the one you'll know by.--Graham Nash William Golding wrote a novel called Lord of the Flies (LOTF) in which a group of English schoolboys being evacuated from...
Manuel Ortega is already in custody for the rape of a 15-year-old girl outside the Richmond High School homecoming dance in Richmond California, but now five other people have been arrested. Two adults and...
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A fifteen-year-old girl was gang-raped after leaving early from the Richmond High School, California homecoming dance in the East Bay. She was raped by at least four young men at around 9:30pm, and over 15 witnesses were in attendance, nobody doing anything to stop what was...
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Norway, Japan Prop Up Whaling Industry With Taxpayer Money, Report Finds (June 18, 2009) — The governments of Norway and Japan are using taxpayer money to subsidize their unprofitable whaling industries, according to a first-time analysis of the economics of whaling ......
The save our souls campaign is an initiative started by five Simon Fraser University students: Kiran Dhinsa, Harinder Dhinsa, Bruce Hu, Clara Lam, and Rolando Fuentes Ruiz. Together they partnered with the...
A minor league baseball team in Richmond, VA has announced a new name: the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The name Richmond Flying Squirrels was selected from more than 6,000 entries in an online contest. The Flying Squirrels name was selected out of several finalists which...
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"Strippers 4 Obama" In Richmond, VA, activists protest a banner which depicts the President as the Joker of Dark Knight NAACP spokespersons call the banner "racist", while...
Are government-run health care programs good or bad? U.S. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor can't seem to decide. At a public forum Monday in Richmond, Va., the Virginia Republican contradicted himself and said...
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A California resident, Richard McCroskey, was arrested at the Richmond airport over the weekend, and charged with the killing of a Virginia pastor and several people known to him. ...
There are thousands of MLM companies. Many people believe they are all evil pyramid schemes trying to rip you off. Many others see them as legitimate, moral and significant business opportunities. What’s the whole truth? As with most stories, the truth is somewhere in the...
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The CEO of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Richmond, Virginia, reportedly left her deaf and blind 16-year-old dog in her hot car for four hours of Wednesday August 19. Robin Starr did not remember that her dog Louie, had been in the car until...
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The City of Vancouver launched the new Canada Line today, months ahead of schedule and under budget. The new Canada Line skytrain will connect downtown Vancouver and YVR international airport in Richmond, making...
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Some 10 year old baseball players were given an important lesson in sportsmanship Sunday. The mosquito AAA Nanaimo Pirates were undefeated in their games. They didn't get to play the championship round. Why? When they defeated the Richmond kids someone...