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Victims have remedies when thieves target jewelry
2012-02-05 07:10
Tiffany Harbolt, manager of Goldrush Jewelers, 482 Kensington Ave., uses a magnifier and a scale to examine jewelry a customer wishes to sell to the business. Goldrush also can do an acid test on the jewelry at its shop. / Bill Sinden/The Marion Star ...
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Num members rebel against union
2012-02-05 06:20
Johannesburg – The unprotected strike, paralysing the Impala Platinum (Implats) flagship mining complex in Rustenburg, which led to the dismissal of all 17 200 underground workers, represents a rebellion against the National Union of Mineworkers (Num) ...
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ANC Study Advises Platinum Nationalization, City Press Says
2012-02-05 06:20
Nationalization of platinum assets, a 50 percent windfall tax and a reduction in royalty taxes were recommended by a study ordered by South Africa's ruling African National Congress, City Press reported, citing the report. The windfall tax of up to 50 ...
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A Gold Star for ... Andy Britton
2012-02-05 05:32
An AP teacher at Oshkosh West is being recognized for putting in the extra time and effort to help his students succeed. Read more: »What I do: I teach both Advanced Placement US History and regular US history at Oshkosh West High School.
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John Carter's Discussion on the Current State of Gold and Reversion to the ...
2012-02-05 05:32
Absolute Wealth's John Carter goes on to add that there are two things that throw traders for a loop on this setup, and must watch these when trading gold with its current volatility. Absolute Wealth's John Carter explains that the first thing that ...
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Mushroom pickers OK after 6 days lost in OR forest
2012-02-05 05:32
Belinda and Daniel Conne, along with their 25-year-old son, Michael, managed to reach a clearing Saturday, where the searchers saw them several miles outside the community of Gold Beach, roughly 330 miles south-southwest of Portland.
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The Associated Press
The Silver Lake College men's basketball team played into double overtime ...
2012-02-05 05:15
The Silver Lake College men's basketball team played into double overtime against Finlandia University at home on Saturday, but lost 109-104. Up 44-41 at the half, the Lakers had five players in double figures. Josiah Elkins led the way for Silver Lake ...
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Num members rebel against union
2012-02-05 03:54
Impala Platinum says it will start recruitment of new workers or the rehiring of dismissed employees next week after laying off more than 17 000 for going on illegal strikes. Johannesburg – The unprotected strike, paralysing the Impala Platinum ...
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Silver Strand Hit and Run
2012-02-05 03:40
Ventura County - The Ventura County California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run near Silver Strand Beach. Three young girls, all sisters, were walking with their mom in the bicycle path near Santa Monica Drive and Victoria around 7:15 ...
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Kingsbury sees streak stopped with silver
2012-02-05 02:55
On Saturday, Mikael Kingsbury of Deux Montagnes, Que., fell short of setting a new freestyle moguls record when he took the silver medal at an event in Deer Valley, Utah. After tying American Jeremy Bloom's seven-year-0ld record with his sixth-straight ...
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Colorado boxer Andrew Strode, 15, wins second Silver Gloves title
2012-02-05 02:55
By Nick Groke When last we left him, young Andrew Strode was on a hot streak, punching his way to a Colorado Junior Golden Gloves boxing championship and a National Silver Gloves title in less than two weeks. That was 11 months ago, when Strode, ...
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Manager showed off jewelry she received from immigrant clients, fraud trial hears
2012-02-05 02:53
Caron also told the court that Serre had once shown colleagues jewelry and perfume she'd received as gifts from clients for whom she helped obtain permanent residence in Canada. Accepting gifts was contrary to the department's code of conduct, ...
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Wooden jewelry, plus Jason Wu at Target
2012-02-05 02:53
By Georgea Kovanis If you're headed to Target for today's debut of the Jason Wu collection, don't overlook these wooden rings. They're not part of the Wu collection, but since Target will be a hot spot this weekend, why not check out all the ...
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Self-portrait strikes gold at student art contest
2012-02-05 02:40
In order to get the best experience with our full-size images, you should enable JavaScript in your browser. Tyler Gaca poses with his painting after winning the 2012 Hampton Roads Student Gallery high school art contest at the d'ART Center at the ...
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The Virginian-Pilot
Silas Lyons: Siskiyou loses gold, wins spotlight
2012-02-05 02:40
By Silas Lyons I have to admit I've lived here almost six years now, and I didn't know about that fabulous gold collection at the Siskiyou County Courthouse. Clearly, I should start watching Huell Howser more often. As I now know from reading our ...
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Idaho History: Prospectors found gold not far from Boise City
2012-02-05 02:40
BY ARTHUR HART - SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN An old saying tells us that “gold is where you find it,” and in 19th century Boise that wasn't very far away. In February 1870, the Idaho Tri-weekly Statesman reported that a large number of whites and Chinese ...
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Boeljon hits gold at Aust Ladies Masters
2012-02-05 02:40
Dutchwoman Christel Boeljon hadn't made the cut in three previous three attempts but she held her nerve in a gripping four way finish to put her name alongside some of golf's superstars who've won the Australian Ladies Masters title.
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CC reclaims Gold Pan with tie
2012-02-05 02:40
Colorado College came back from two goals down to tie Denver 2-2, and in the process reclaimed the Gold Pan Trophy by winning the season series with the Pioneers 2-1-1. "It was a lot of fun. These were exciting games," said Tiger winger Jaden Schwartz ...
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Kingsbury wins moguls silver
2012-02-05 01:53
By Postmedia News, Postmedia News February 5, 2012 12:00 AM Mikael Kingsbury of Deux Montagnes, Que., has become king of the hill in just his second full season of freestyle moguls. Thursday night at Deer Valley, Utah, the 19-year-old won his sixth ...
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'Silver Dollar Waller' turns his passion for engines into a career
2012-02-05 01:53
Waller, known to most folks around town as Silver Dollar Waller, is the youngest of four children. His father, Ralph, was a security guard at Reynolds Tobacco; his mother, Maeola, chopped the stems from tobacco plants at a "stemery" in Walnut Cove.
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