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The White Stripes to tour ‘Great White North’

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Saturday, April 28, 2007

Grammy Award-winning rock band The White Stripes announced on Wednesday the Canadian leg of a tour in support of their soon-to-be-released album, Icky Thump. The tour, which would be the first cross-Canada excursion for The White Stripes, will see the band play dates in all provinces and territories.

The latest tour for The White Stripes will kick off June 1 in Nürburgring, Germany and will play several dates in Europe before starting off in Canada on June 24, in Burnaby, British Columbia. Canadian dates will include stops in northern locales such as Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit, on Baffin Island.

The White Stripes, made up of guitarist/singer Jack White and drummer Meg White, have developed a significant worldwide following with their blend of punk and blues, guitar-oriented rock. The band had expressed interest in playing cities they had not yet visited. “Having never done a full tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog,” said Jack White on The White Stripes website. “We want to take this tour to the far reaches of the Canadian landscape. From the ocean to the permafrost.” The band’s website referred to Canada by its nickname, the ‘Great White North’.

The White Stripes have played to thousands in large outdoor festival settings, but will have to deal with different logistics while setting up in a northern location, such as Iqaluit.

Some 500 tickets for the Iqaluit show are to be sold, with an admission fee of approximately CA$40. Mike Bozzer, the city of Iqaluit’s economic development officer, told CBC News that talks have taken place with The White Stripes’ publicist regarding equipment, technicians, security and other such details. “It’s definitely going to have some economic impact, and they’ll come back home with positive stories of the city,” said Bozzer.

The band’s ten-year anniversary will be reached at a point during the Canadian leg of the tour, which will be commemorated. “Another special moment of this tour is the show which will occur in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on July 14th, The White Stripes’ Tenth Anniversary,” said Jack White.

Following the Canadian dates, The White Stripes will embark on a tour in the United States, which will reach some 16 states they have not yet visited during their career, among other repeat locations.

2007 Canadian Tour Dates   Venue City Province/Territory
June 24   Deer Lake Park Burnaby British Columbia
June 25   Yukon Arts Centre Whitehorse Yukon
June 26   Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena Yellowknife Northwest Territories
June 27   Arctic Winter Games Arena Iqaluit Nunavut
June 29   Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary Alberta
June 30   Shaw Convention Centre Edmonton Alberta
July 1   TCU Place Saskatoon Saskatchewan
July 2   MTS Centre Winnipeg Manitoba
July 3   Community Auditorium Thunder Bay Ontario
July 5   Molson Amphitheatre Toronto Ontario
July 6   Bell Centre Montreal Quebec
July 7   John Labatt Centre London Ontario
July 8   Bluesfest Ottawa Ontario
July 10   Moncton Coliseum Moncton New Brunswick
July 11   Charlottetown Civic Centre Charlottetown PEI
July 13   Cunard Centre Halifax Nova Scotia
July 14   Savoy Theatre Glace Bay Nova Scotia
July 16   Mile One Centre St. John’s Newfoundland
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Branson: One Of Missouri’s Top Attractions

Branson: One Of Missouri’s Top Attractions

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Branson was settled in the early 1800s. It has derived its name from Reuben Branson who was the region’s postmaster. He also ran a general store. The town grew over the years and by 1950s and 1960s, this formerly sleepy little town situated in the Ozark Mountains had grown into a tourist attraction. Even then Branson vacation packages were available for visitors to the variety of theaters and musical performances.

Top Attractions in Branson

The average Branson vacation packages will contain a stay at a hotel and the entrance to at least one of the local attractions. With around 27 theaters in action, it is not surprising to find that Branson offers more shows than either Las Vegas or Broadway in New York. Furthermore, unlike so many of their competitors, Branson has always tried to be family-friendly in everything it does. This philosophy or approach is evident in its most popular attractions. Including:

1. The Silver Dollar City: A theme park that takes the visitors back to the sensation of late 19th century life with arts and crafts such as glass-blowing and black smithing along with various shows featuring international talent.2. The Butterfly Palace and Rainforest Adventure: Butterflies flutter in this tropical environment in the midst of the Ozarks. Make it part of any of the Branson vacation packages.3. Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum: If there is anything that represents the gentleman cowboy better than Roy Rogers, we don’t know it.4. Titanic Museum: This museum is shaped into a replica of the Titanic and features various artifacts and ship galleries of this Ship’s first and only voyage.5. World’s Largest Toy Museum: Dolls from the past and toys from history are displayed. They are also recreated for you to purchase in the museum shop.6. Branson Scenic Railway: enjoy a ride through the Ozarks in this ancient steam train7. Ride the Ducks: For those who want to see as much of Branson as they can by land and by water8. . Clay Cooper Theater: The home of the Haygoods who have been performing their perfect harmonies as part of their brothers and sister act for years. The crowd love them and always return for more ensuring their longevity in the business

Today, Branson is more than the country music Capital of Missouri. It provides visitors with a variety of family-friendly events and attractions.

Branson Vacation Packages

If you plan your vacation right, you should be able to enjoy a variety of the attractions available as part of many Branson vacation packages. Make sure you know what you and your family want to do. Go online to ensure it is not only possible to fit them in, but also is affordable. This will allow you to have the optimum fun for the best price possible.

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Blood recipients contract HIV in Peru

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Friday, September 14, 2007

At least four people in Peru have contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS after receiving blood transfusions that were infected with the deadly virus.

As a result, all of Peru’s 240 blood banks have been closed pending further investigation and an emergency has been declared by the government.

“This situation cannot continue. All of Peru’s blood banks are being reviewed. We do not want people to panic, what we have to do is be more careful, strengthen our care,” said Carlos Vallejos, the Health Minister of Peru.

The country’s government made its decision when Judith Rivera, 44 and mother of four children, went public with claims that during an operation, she was infected with HIV when doctors gave her a transfusion.

Soon after the government admitted that at least three other individuals, one being an infant child only 11 months old, another a 17 year-old boy, contracted the virus through blood transfusions and all received care from the same hospitals.

Vallejos also stated that all of the individuals infected will receive whatever care is necessary to treat their conditions.

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US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

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Friday, October 2, 2009

Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%.

The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This is the 21st consecutive month of job losses in the country.

The United States has now lost 7.2 million jobs since the recession officially began in December 2007. The new data has sparked fears that unemployment could threaten an economic recovery. Top US officials have warned that any recovery would be slow and uneven, and some have predicted the unemployment rate will top 10% before the situation improves.

“Continued household deleveraging and rising unemployment may weigh more on consumption than forecast, and accelerating corporate and commercial property defaults could slow the improvement in financial conditions,” read a report by the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, predicting that unemployment will average 10.1% by next year and not go back down to five percent until 2014.

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, said that “it’s a very fragile and tentative recovery. Policy makers need to do more.”

“The number came in weaker than expected. We saw a lot of artificial involvement by the government to prop up the markets, and now that that is starting to end, the private sector isn’t yet showing signs of life,” said Kevin Caron, a market strategist for Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

Also on Thursday, the US Commerce Department said factory orders fell for the first time in five months, dropping eight-tenths of a percent in August. Orders for durable goods — items intended to last several years (including everything from appliances to airliners) — fell 2.6%, the largest drop since January of this year.

The US government has been spending billions of dollars — part of a $787 billion stimulus package — to help spark economic growth. There have been some signs the economy is improving.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday that spending on home construction jumped in August for its biggest increase in 16 years. A real estate trade group, the National Association of Realtors, said pending sales of previously owned homes rose more than 12 percent in August, compared to August 2008.

A separate Commerce Department report said that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, rose at its fastest pace in nearly eight years, jumping 1.3 percent in August.

Other reports have provided cause for concern. A banking industry trade group said Thursday the number of US consumers making late payments, or failing to make payments, on loans and credit cards is on the rise. A survey by a business group, the Institute for Supply Management, Thursday showed US manufacturing grew in September, but at a slower pace than in August when manufacturing increased for the first time in a year and a half.

Stock markets reacted negatively to the reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 41 points in early trading, reaching a level of 9467. This follows a drop of 203 points on Thursday, its largest loss in a single day since July. The London FTSE index fell 55 points, or 1.1%, to reach 4993 points by 15.00 local time.

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What Do Civil Engineers In New Orleans La Do?

What Do Civil Engineers In New Orleans La Do?

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If you look around the area where you live, you will probably see some work that has been done by civil engineers in New Orleans LA. The profession of civil engineering is one of the oldest of all engineering disciplines. Civil engineering deals with the construction of structures that are built up in the environment around civilization. The build environment is most of what we consider to define our modern civilization including bridges and buildings, roads, railways, dams, subway systems, airports, water systems and sewer systems.

Civil engineers in New Orleans LA are responsible for designing the structures that keep the sea at bay. A series of levees and dams help to channel the water away from the land and prevent it from flooding the city, keeping the residents safe and secure. Civil engineers are also involved in the ship building industry and aerospace. Wherever you see a large power facility or industry that needs a large facility, it is a sure bet that civil engineers designed the plant or the building and were instrumental in getting it to the point of being operational.

Environmental engineering is also known as sanitary engineering. Hazardous waste is managed and remediated by the work done with environmental engineering. Chemical, biological and other types of waste need to be processed and the water and the air needs to be purified in the process. As well, contaminated sites require remediation where soil is tested and treated or removed. Oneal-Bond Engineering deals with a variety of civil engineering disciplines, including environmental engineering, water and waste facility design, subdivision engineering and land development.

The discipline of environmental engineering deals with the reduction of pollution and industrial ecology as well as green engineering. Engineers deal with the gathering of information on the consequences that will occur after a series of proposed actions. Once the effects of proposed actions are adequately assessed, society and policy makers can make more informed decisions about what will occur if certain structures are built. Civil engineering is an important part of any development process and is generally involved in every aspect of our modern society in some way.

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Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int’l Hardware & DIY Show

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Friday, October 19, 2007

The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booths to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications, and security.

With people in Taiwan valuing on the quality of home-living, the organizer set a pre-show pavilion of “2008 Taipei Home & Lifestyle Fair” and invited B&Q & HomeBox holding DIY workshops for visitors.

This exhibition is conjuncted with industry and applications, and pursuing with three main topics of “Quality, Innovation and Competitiveness”. International factories such as Hitachi, Rexon, Ryobi participated this show for the export opportunity in the hardware industry.

After the “Product Certificates and Testing” pavilion in TAITRONICS Autumn, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A., R.O.C. (Taiwan) and DIY in Europe magazine were invited for speeches focused on certifications on hardware & DIY products and environment issues in EU.

  • Spoty Enterprise Co., Ltd.

  • Double Dynasty Co., Ltd.

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2008 Taiwan Excellence Gold and Silver Awards announced

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center, the winners of the Gold and Silver Awards were announced at the 2008 16th-annual Taiwan Excellence Awards, an event created to promote products made in Taiwan. They were announced by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which also organized the event.

This year, 601 products competed for the eight gold medals and twenty-one silver awards. In the ICT category, the competition was especially fierce as 388 ICT products were on display from the IT industry. In total, 308 products from 102 companies were entitled as “Taiwan Excellent Products”.

Several world-class experts judged the nominated products, in order to select the final twenty-nine based on four critical factors including R&D, design, quality, and marketing. In addition, the TAITRA also had categories where people could vote over the Internet or using their mobile phones.

ASUSTeK picked up two Gold Awards and six Silver Awards and was the biggest winner in the “Taiwan Excellence Awards”. Eee PC 4G, with features like mobility, reliability, and connectively, not only won a Gold Award, but was also voted as the “Most Popular Product” as awarded by Internet and mobile users.

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Two die in two-car crash near Connel, Scotland

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Friday, August 2, 2013

A man and a woman have been killed in a road traffic accident near Connel in the west of Scotland. Seven people, including three children, were also injured in the head-on collision on the A85 road in Argyll at approximately 1830 BST (1730 UTC) yesterday.

A 74-year-old female passenger of a blue Honda CRV and a 32-year-old male passenger of a blue Vauxhall Vectra died at the scene of the crash. The Vauxhall driver, a 32-year-old woman, was transported by helicopter to Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital, where she is reportedly in a critical albeit stable condition.

Three child passengers in the Vauxhall, aged fourteen, five and two, were taken to Oban Hospital and given treatment for minor injuries, as were the Honda’s 51-year-old female driver and two female passengers aged 49 and 46.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said hydraulic cutting equipment was used during rescue efforts. “Ambulance personnel and police officers worked closely with our team throughout the incident but sadly one passenger from each car lost their life”, the spokesperson continued. “The thoughts of all emergency responders who were at the scene will be with the casualties and their loved ones as they attempt to come to terms with what has happened.”

Police have appealed for potential witnesses to contact them.

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Best Timing For An Air Conditioner Replacement

Best Timing For An Air Conditioner Replacement

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An air conditioner carries out an important role in homes by ensuring that the comfort is maintained. There are various reasons that will necessitate the need for a replacement. One should identify the best time to replace the air conditioner so as to get maximum benefit from the system.

One of the factors to guide you in determining whether you need to replace your air conditioner is the period it has been in use. The lifespan of most air conditioners is between 15 to 20 years. If your system is about to reach this age, consider replacing the equipment with an air conditioner that will serve you better.

How frequent you are doing repairs on your system will determine whether you should replace it or not. A system that constantly breaks down should be replaced. This will in the far end save you repair costs as the new air conditioner will not require constant repairs and will be convenient, as its operation will not be interrupted.

If you have an HVAC installed in your home and you probably need to replace one of the component, say furnace, then it would good to replace air conditioning unit as well. This is to ensure that the both system are perfectly compatible for sustained reliability.

The level of energy consumption of the old system. A constant increase in energy bill is indication that the system requires a replacement. Increased energy consumption is a result of increased losses due to heating. This will result in higher cost of energy and more breakages of the system.

The level of efficiency of the system will guide on when is the best time to do a replacement. If the house is very hot during hot seasons and the system is still running, then that is a pointer that the efficiency of the system is on the decline. Replacement at this point will be a good option.

To get maximum benefit from Air Conditioner Replacement in Littleton , a homeowner should identify the best time to have a replacement of their air conditioner done. For more information on air conditioning installation, maintenance and repair, visit.

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent US$108 million on third term bid

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

According to internal campaign documents New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent $108,371,685.01 dollars (€75m, ?66m) on his recent campaign for reelection. A large percentage of the money spent went to victory bonuses for his staff. In the 2009 election Bloomberg beat his opponent Bill Thompson by 50,597 votes.

This is the most that the billionaire has spent on any of his mayoral bids, US$85 million in 2005 and $74m in 2001. Approximately US$186 (€129, ?114) was spent per vote during the election, compared to $112 in 2005 and $100 in 2001. In contrast Bill Thompson had only spent approximately $9 million, or $13 per vote.

The campaign was personally financed by Bloomberg himself who has a net-worth of $17.5 billion. The campaign is the second most costly election in history, beaten by the $650 million election of Barack Obama.

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