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| Hudson man admits bilking firm of $140G |
| A Hudson, N.H., man who owned a payroll-services company in New Hampshire pleaded guilty this week in federal court to stealing more than $140,000 from a Billerica trucking company. |
| Read More...(Source: Chelmsford News - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:19:02 GMT) |
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| Massachusetts Amsoil Dealer Dave Consalvo Announces Availability of... |
| Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants, Available to Preferred Customers at a 25 Percent Discount, Enable Users' Vehicles to Go from 7,500 to 35,000 Miles between Oil Changes CHELMSFORD, MA, July 31, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Massachusetts Amsoil dealer Dave Consalvo has announced the availability of an Amsoil Preferred Customer Program whereby private ... |
| Read More...(Source: Chelmsford News - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:49:46 GMT) |
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| Nursing students need help getting to Ghana |
| A group of nursing students at UMass Lowell is hoping to raise money at a fundraiser tomorrow to travel to Ghana to help deliver improved health care and medical supplies to the needy. |
| Read More...(Source: Chelmsford News - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:45:18 GMT) |
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| Goodrich to move plant to Westford |
| Goodrich ISR Systems plans to relocate its local operations from Chelmsford to Westford, investing $76 million in a new facility and adding 200 jobs on top of the 344 it presently has. |
| Read More...(Source: Chelmsford News - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:30:37 GMT) |
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| Businesses donate time, labor to manicure Chelmsford field |
| Kids in the town's Pop Warner Football league are in store for a surprise Monday when they return to a newly manicured playing field. |
| Read More...(Source: Chelmsford News - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:56 GMT) |
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| Primo Levi (1919) |
| Two years after earning a degree in chemistry, Levi, an Italian Jew, was captured by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz. He later recounted the atrocities he witnessed in autobiographical novels including If This Is a Man, which has been described as one of the most important works of the 20th century. His best known work, The Periodic Table, is a collection of 21 meditations, each named for a chemical element. What entertainer has Levi's concentration camp number tattooed on his arm? Discuss |
| Read More...(Source: Today's Birthday - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Fatima Jinnah (1893) |
| Commonly known in Pakistan as Khatoon-e-Pakistan and Madar-e-Millat—Urdu for "Lady of Pakistan" and "Mother of the Nation," respectively—Jinnah was the sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and an active figure in the movement for independence from the British Raj. She remained politically active after her brother's death and even ran for president in 1965, though she lost by a narrow margin. What was Jinnah's occupation before she became involved in politics? |
| Read More...(Source: Today's Birthday - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Benito Mussolini (1883) |
| An ardent socialist in his youth, Mussolini turned nationalist after serving with the Italian army in WWI. He formed a fascist political group in 1919 and was soon appointed prime minister, becoming the youngest in Italian history. Supported by Adolf Hitler, Mussolini declared war on the Allies in 1940. As German defenses in Italy collapsed, Mussolini tried to escape to Austria but was captured and executed by Italian partisans. During his rule, he was known as Il Duce, which means what? |
| Read More...(Source: Today's Birthday - Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| A man of maxims only is like a Cyclops with one eye, and that eye placed in the back of his head. Discuss |
| Read More...(Source: Quote of the Day - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Ambrose Bierce |
| Bigot, n.: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. |
| Read More...(Source: Quote of the Day - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Miguel de Cervantes |
| It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket. |
| Read More...(Source: Quote of the Day - Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| Aries Horoscope for July 31, 2010 |
| Someone new is ready to burst into your life -- and you are ready for the fun! Almost anything could happen, as long as you're willing to go along with the right people when you meet them.
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| Read More...(Source: Astrology.com Daily Overview Horoscopes - Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:37:01 PDT) |
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| The Nanchang Uprising (1927) |
| Considered the birthplace of the People's Liberation Army, the city of Nanchang in the Jiangxi Province in southeastern China was the site of the first revolutionary activities of the Chinese Communist Party in 1927. During the uprising, a force of 30,000 Communist troops rose against the Kuomintang government and briefly established the first soviet republic in China. However, the government soon retook the city, and it became the regular Nationalist capital 1928. Who led the uprising? Discuss |
| Read More...(Source: This Day in History - Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT) |
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| New 80s content! |
| Check it out:
<b>A new 80s vid</b> (which is actually not from, but all about the 80s) and en <b>new gadget</b> which you probably all had! (admit it!) |
| Read More...(Source: Squidoo: 80s: The Eighties - Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:04:55 -0600) |
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