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Ten Things to Check Before You Hit Send

News – By Denise Cox: You've spent time designing the template for your latest email campaign, creating sizzling content and testing your offers and subject line. You're ready to hit the send button. But wait! Take time…

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Closing the Deal

News – Generating leads is one thing, but how do you make the jump and persuade prospective clients to sign on the dotted line? Bad data and a breakdown in communications between sales and marketing can cause unnecessary…

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Energy Recovery IPO Ends String of Losses

News – A process that helps water-desalination plants recycle energy drew investors to the initial public offering of Energy Recovery Inc. on Wednesday, creating some excitement in an otherwise barren new-stock market.

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Six injured in fire caused by model aircraft - The China…

News – A remote-controlled model aircraft crashed into a high-rise building in Hsindian City, south of Taipei yesterday, causing a fire that left six people injured.

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Students tied, stabbed, burnt in London flat

News – TWO students were tied up, repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a burning flat in an attack described by a senior policeman as the most shocking he had seen. The bodies of French DNA research students Laurent…

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First Braille Coin Unveiled

News – The US Mint unveiled the first coin bearing readable Braille letters yesterday. The silver dollar features the letters "Brl," code for Braille, and honors the 200th birthday of the eponymous creator of the alphabet…

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Dutch doc pinpoints why Stradivarius sound so good

News – An innovative Dutch doctor has scanned the premium Stradivarius violins for wood density in a bid to find why they are so matchlessly melodious.

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France - Sarkozy wins political victory with Betancourt…

News – Paris, The Colombian security forces may have freed Ingrid Betancourt from the captivity of Colombia's largest leftist insurgency group, but French President Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have won a political victory…

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Falling Oil Reserves. Oil Prices Blaze Past Record USD$146

News – Russian energy giant Gazprom meanwhile forecast that soaring oil prices would "very soon" hit 250 dollars a barrel.

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'Bozo the Clown' Larry Harmon Dies at 83

News – Larry Harmon, best known for making Bozo the Clown famous, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at the age of 83.

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Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Gives Birth!!! - FameCrawler

News – Pregnant dude, Thomas Beatie has given birth! I'm assuming he had a C-section because, uh, the alternative to birthing that baby out would not be pretty. So what did he have?

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Japan's Yen, China's Yuan, Indian Rupee: Asia Currency Preview

News – Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank, will discuss the economic outlook for Asia at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Tokyo.

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Gold Slides As Dollar Jumps; Grains Mixed

News – Gold futures fell sharply Thursday in reaction to euro weakness that was largely tied to remarks from European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.

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Bush will attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony

News – US President George W. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games despite appeals from human rights activists that he boycott the gala, the White House said Thursday.

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Oil pushes past $145 on dollar decline concerns

News – Oil easily pushed past $145 Thursday morning after traders calculated that the already weak dollar has further to fall after the European Central Bank increased a key interest rate by a quarter point to 4.25%.

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Are Some People Mosquito Magnets?

News – Carbon dioxide and lactic acid are released whenever we breathe or sweat, but the emission rates vary by person. Larger people and pregnant woman, for example, have higher levels and are more likely targets.

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Old-fashioned fake-out results in freedom for hostages

News – Government agents posing as rebels tricked a gang of armed desperados into handing over 15 hostages during a rendezvous deep in Colombia's unforgiving jungle.

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Reckless driving by minors: A matter of concern

News – Everyday we come across reports of minors getting killed in road accidents due to reckless driving. They obtain driving licence before they reach the legal age for driving. Parents also don't educate their kids…

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Indonesia: 12 arrested over tourist attack plot

News – JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesian police have arrested 12 suspected militants who were planning to attack an area frequented by tourists, authorities said Thursday.

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The Associated Press: 3 rescued US hostages arrive safely…

News – With little fanfare, three American hostages rescued with Ingrid Betancourt from leftist guerillas in Colombia returned safely to the United States, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held…

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British Judge Says YES To Sharia Law In Britain

News – The most senior judge in England gave his blessing today for the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims. Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Sharia law should be used between Muslims to settle family…

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Race profiling eyed for terror probes

News – 1) How many white male Americans have been responsible for terrorist attacks against Americans anywhere in the world in the past 15 years? 2) How many Islamic males have been responsible for terrorist attacks…

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Lawyers: Brownwood officer conduct ignored

News – BROWNWOOD -- Attorneys allege that at least three complaints of inappropriate conduct by a Brownwood police officer were reported to the department as far back as 2004, but no action was taken. The allegations…

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City looks at proposed water rate increases

News – Proposed increase would help fund reservoir By Jerry Daniel Reed Special to the Reporter-News The Abilene City Council on Thursday looked at proposed water rate increases aimed at building a nest egg for…

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Hutchison talks agriculture, governor's race (VIDEO)

News – Military, energy, agriculture, and "Leading Ladies" were on U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's mind today as she addressed a crowd at Abilene New Holland equipment company. And, in answer to a question, she confirmed…

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