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Pioneer to Present At IPAA's London Oil & Gas Investment Symposium (Business Wire)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:19:00 GMT

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Natural Resources Company (NYSE:PXD) today announced that Scott Sheffield, Chairman and CEO, will present at IPAA’s

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Emo Revolt in London: My Chemical Romance fans plan protest march... (The Daily Swarm)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:22:45 GMT

... will take place on May 31 and will begin at Hyde Park’s West Pond before moving on through central London to the offices of The Daily Mail. My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Black Parade’ is likely to soundtrack march. EARLIER : ‘Emo suicide cult’ blamed for teen's death… Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

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I saw Times New Viking in London and all I got was this (Matablog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:25:45 GMT

I found this pinned to the wall of the Beggars flat. A parting gift from Times New Viking in the form of a ponytail sported by the formerly-long-haired Beth Murphy. Not being one to pass up on any opportunity to make some drinking money on the sly, I’ll flog this to the highest and most foolish bidder. Cash preferably please. Sterling, not dollars (this is London after all).This is filed under...

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London Olympics May End Torch Tour (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:02:00 GMT

The London Olympics in 2012 may end the practice of taking the Olympic torch on a global tour, organizers said.

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The Selling of London- Kuwait buys Landmark Building for $786 Million (Shariah Finance Watch)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:41:45 GMT

Kuwait buys landmark building in London for $786m Bloomberg Published: May 22, 2008, 09:39 London: British Land Co., the U.K.’s largest property company by assets, agreed to sell an office building to the government of Kuwait for 400 million pounds ($786 million), the largest real estate transaction in London's main financial district since the start of the global [...]...

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Golden Joysticks Team With London Games Festival [Awards] (Kotaku)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT

The 3rd annual London Games Festival is set to kick off in late October, and for the first time the Golden Joystick Awards will be there. Now in its 26th year, the 2008 Golden Joystick Awards show...

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No Air India flight to London till May 24 (Aviation India)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:35:00 GMT

Ahmedabad: The ongoing expansion work on the runway of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has affected the landing and takeoff of big aircraft like Boeing and Jumbo, forcing Air India to cancel its direct flight from Ahmedabad to London from Wednesday. “The flight AI 133 will remain cancelled till Saturday,” an AI official told Newsline. He added that the flight, which was scheduled...

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Giant ‘telescope’ links London, New York (Fair Proxy Web)

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:00:07 GMT

LONDON, England (CNN) — As the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth on the south bank of the River Thames this morning, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St. George had finally been realized. In all its optical brilliance and [...]

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EXTRA: Protestors turn up at Dalai Lama's London visit (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:51:00 GMT

London - Protestors turned out in London Thursday to mark their opposition to the Dalai Lama during his current visit to Britain. As the Tibetan spiritual leader delivered a lecture in in London's Royal Albert Hall, opponents lined the streets outsid...

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London Olympic stadium construction starts as IOC ends visit (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

London - Construction of the Olympic stadium for the 2012 London Games started on Thursday in the presence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and members of the International Olympic Committee. The first foundations were laid for the 80,000-seat ...

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Stop at LHR - London, England, United Kingdom (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:47:05 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map London, England, United Kingdom After a long flight via Dallas we arrived this morning at LHR (Isabella only slept 2 hours at the end). We amazingly quickly past through customs and immigration then set off for our first goal, which was to find a BA counter and get seat assignments. After a few missteps and one hour of wondering around Hathrow...

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Giant 'telescope' links London, New York (CNN)

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:41:37 GMT

As the first splinters of sunlight spread their warmth upon the South Bank of the River Thames this morning, it became clear that after more than a century, the vision of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George had finally been realized.

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Dynamic Leisure Corporation : Dynamic Leisure Corp. Signs Agreement to Acquire London-Based Bravo Travel (Market Wire)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:46:00 GMT

TAMPA, FL (MARKET WIRE) Dynamic Leisure Corporation (OTCBB: DYLI), a leading wholesaler and online technology-based leisure travel packager, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Dynamic Leisure Europe Ltd. has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Bravo Travel based in Victoria, Central London, England. Established in 1994, Bravo Travel is an established and experienced IATA...

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Giant telescope links London, New York (CNN)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:41:01 GMT

A new 'telescope' allows people across the Atlantic to interact face to face in real time. Or does it?

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NICE electric sports car concept headed to London Show (Motor Authority)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:57 GMT

The Nice (No Internal Combustion Engine) electric car company is a UK-based manufacturer of full electric zero-emission vans, hatchbacks and scooters. The carmaker has revealed that it plans to expand into other segments - including the performance arena – with the unveiling of a new sports concept car that it will display at [...]

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Mischa In London (DailyStab)

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:20:52 GMT

Mischa Barton was playing hard to get last night. She was snapped with her man of the moment Taylor Locke, who is clutching a big ol bottle of Tequila, while making their way back to their hotel in London. Mischa currently has three movies in post production, Homecoming, Don't Fade Away and Walled In. WENN

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London Met honours the Dalai Lama (The Brooks Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:56:00 GMT

Details here .

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London Markets: Oils, miners prop up London shares again; LSE slumps (Market Watch)

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT

London-listed shares once more managed to outperform stocks trading elsewhere in Europe on Thursday, as a heavy exposure to commodity stocks such as BP and BHP Billiton underpinned the U.K. index.

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Legendary Ace Café London Coming To Sturgis (Cyril Huze Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:20:34 GMT

Have you been to London? If yes, have you visited the legendary Ace Café? If you didn't answer yes to both questions and are going to the Sturgis Rally, you will have an opportunity to get a taste of what this famous bikers place is all about. Dealer World Inc, publisher of... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full links, images, other content and more!

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Linux opens London's Oyster (ZDNet) (LWN.net)

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:09:30 GMT

ZDNet reports on a move from proprietary software to Apache and Linux by the London subway system. " The Oyster contactless card system, which handles payments for travel on London's buses and Tube system, suffered from lock-in to proprietary systems, which hindered developments to the online payment systems, said Michael Robinson, a senior consultant with Deloitte, at the Open Source...

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