Posts Tagged ‘names’

Astronomers Find Orbitless Planets

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Good luck finding a mnemonic for remembering their names: Scientists have found 10 possible planets that don’t stay in a neat order like our solar system. That’s because they don’t have orbits-they just wander the Milky Way. The bodies, likely gaseous…

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Astronomers Find Orbitless Planets

New Stormont ministers announced

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Northern Ireland’s main parties announce the names of the ministers in the new NI Assembly.

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New Stormont ministers announced

100 Years Later, the Roll of the Dead in a Factory Fire Is Complete

Monday, February 21st, 2011

For the first time, the names of all the victims in the 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire will be read after a researcher’s identification of six unknown victims.

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100 Years Later, the Roll of the Dead in a Factory Fire Is Complete

Can you tell if a sex offender isn’t a risk?

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Criminals have won the right to appeal against their names staying on the sex offenders register for life. But is it possible to judge whether they no longer pose a threat?

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Can you tell if a sex offender isn’t a risk?

Palin Fails to Trademark Name

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

Oops! Sarah Palin and daughter Bristol attempted to trademark their names last month, it was revealed recently, filing a claim with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But the mother-daughter duo was rejected when they failed to sign their names on…

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Palin Fails to Trademark Name

Ugandan Gay Activists Murdered

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

A Ugandan gay activist was found bludgeoned to death in his home Monday after a newspaper published a list of the nation’s “top 100 homosexuals” with their names, addresses, and the banner: “Hang Them!” Arrest warrants have been issued for a taxi…

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Ugandan Gay Activists Murdered

Renault executives take action

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Sacked Renault executives linked to allegations of industrial espionage begin legal action to clear their names.

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Renault executives take action

Out with the old.. Sri Lanka erases colonial name

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Sri Lanka’s government decides to change the names of all state institutions still bearing the nation’s former British colonial name, Ceylon.

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Out with the old.. Sri Lanka erases colonial name

Chaser the collie knows 1,000 words

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

A border collie in the US has learned the names of more than 1,000 items, according to the scientists working with her.

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Chaser the collie knows 1,000 words

Department ‘security lapse’ probe

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The Department of Finance has pledged a review after it was criticised for publishing the names and addresses of civilian security contractors online.

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Department ‘security lapse’ probe

Prosecutor to name Kenya suspects

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court will announce the names of those accused of being behind the violence which followed Kenya’s 2007 elections.

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Prosecutor to name Kenya suspects

Threat from fraudsters’ hit-list

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Some 49,000 people are being told they are at risk of being targeted by fraudsters after their names were found on a hit-list.

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Threat from fraudsters’ hit-list

Angry Voters Flood Streets as Several Candidates Reject Haiti Election

Monday, November 29th, 2010

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U.S. Workers Are on Alert After Breach of Data

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

An employee of the General Services Administration sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency’s entire staff to a private e-mail address.

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U.S. Workers Are on Alert After Breach of Data

Health Care Vote Only a Part of Democrats’ Vulnerability

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

In the end, it may have mattered less whether Democratic incumbents in swing districts voted for or against the health care law than that they simply had a D by their names.

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Health Care Vote Only a Part of Democrats’ Vulnerability