jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Man who survived killing fields loses son, home
A local family that’s seen loss before is struggling to recover from yet another tragic event – a house fire that killed their 17-year-old son. Now they don’t even have clothes for his cremation, required by Buddhist tradition.

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Debt Consolidation & Your Credit Report: The Correlation Explained
With Debt Being a Part of Everyday Life for Most Americans, Consumer Advocate TotalDebtRelief.net Breaks Down the Effect Which Debt Consolidation Has on One’s Credit Report

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Huge potential for Islamic finance in Kenya
08 February 2010 LONDON: Kenya is fast developing as the Islamic finance hub of East Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has already licensed two Islamic banks – Gulf African Bank (GAB) and First Community Bank (FCB) – under CAP 488 of the Banking Act of Kenya.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Lengthening life spans affect savings plans
GORDON STUDER/Special Contributor to the DMNMaybe you don’t want to hit the century mark, but more of us will, which means that we have to start today to ensure that we have enough money to sustain us in that long retirement.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Redwood Valley ices FHS
FAIRMONT – Freshman center Callie Hansen’s peripheral vision and stick-handling skills filled the Redwood Valley coaching staff’s pre-game needs on Saturday.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

New Harbor Light facility under way
— Evening News photos by BRYAN BOSCH Renee Shaw (left) gives Jerry Brossie, commander of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars, a tour of the former Maplewood Manor nursing home, soon to be the Salvation Army’s new location for its substance abuse and counseling services.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Southington grand list posts average increase
SOUTHINGTON — Despite the weak economy, the town’s grand list inched upward last year, showing a gain of 1.29 percent. It now totals $4.016 billion.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

Harpenden MP “We have only ourselves to blame”
HARPENDEN MP Peter Lilley has welcomed the vindication of his Parliamentary expenses adding that MPs only have themselves to blame.

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Burned Indian faked attack to claim car insurance: police
An Indian man who said he was set alight by assailants near his Melbourne home last month accidentally burned himself while torching his car for an insurance claim, police allege.

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jedwan on February 9th, 2010

CA-BUSINESS Summary
LONDON (Reuters) – Mining group Xstrata reinstated dividends on Monday citing an encouraging outlook for commodities demand in the medium term after posting an expected 41 percent fall in 2009 profit on weaker metals prices.

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