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Understanding The Recreational Craft Directive

Here’s An Opinion On: Australia Knitting Understanding the Recreational Craft Directive by markbrownRecreational Craft Directive or RCD is a set of minimum requirements laid down by the European New Approach Directive that enables trading of boats. RCD basically guarantees that a boat is suitable for use and sale inside European Union (EU) territories. However, RCD

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Burris sworn in as US Senator for Illinois

Friday, January 16, 2009 American politician Roland Burris of the United States Democratic Party was sworn in Thursday as US president-elect Barack Obama’s replacement in the United States Senate. Burris was initially not admitted into the Senate, even though Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich appointed him to the position, due to allegations that the governor

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Radial Fans

Here’s An Opinion On: Air Con Solutions Maitland Radial Fans by Oleg Cthetchel A radial fan is used in a large number of different industries, whether that be for the fan in your car or a fan in your computer to keep it from heating up too much. The word Radial means spreading out of

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Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101

Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the

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Australia/2006

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RU486 Abortion pill hearings begin in Australia

Friday, February 3, 2006 An Australian Senate inquiry into the abortion pill “RU486” has started public hearings in Melbourne. A controversial conscience vote on the issue to overturn laws which prohibit Australian women’s access to the drug, will be held in Federal parliament on February 9. The Senate committee is considering a bill to remove

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