More than 20 workers buried in China landslide
The Associated Press The Associated Press BEIJING State media report that more than 20 workers have been buried in a landslide at a quarry in southern China. There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries resulting from Monday afternoon’s landslide at a makeshift dormitory in the village of Luojiang near the resort city of Guilin. The official Xinhua News Agency says the landslide followed …
Wizard People, Dear Reader – MORE TRAINING (Chapter 17)
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Mighty Bright Fold-n-Stow Book Holder $5.99 Increase your work space and decrease neck pain. The Mighty Bright Book holder comes with a carrying case that will clip into standard three ring binders. Excellent for students studying or cooks in the kitchen…. |
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Bosch TAS1000UC Tassimo Single-Serve Coffee Brewer, Anthracite $129.99 Better brewing by design, Tassimo is a brewing system unlike any other. Remarkable in its ability to offer an exceptional combination of quality, convenience, consistency and versatility. Only Tassimo offers a choice of coffee, cappuccinos and lattes made.3.3 bars of pressure; LED user interface; height-adjustable cup stand; water-level indicator… |
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Michael Buble $5.17 Pop’s rush to raid the cradle continues with this promising debut by 25-year-old Canadian singer Michael Bublé. And while the young vocal star’s good looks are smart enough for a boy band, his muse seems to have sprung from a more sassy and compelling musical era. Mentored by Paul Anka (whose ’50s hit “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” is covered in dreamy, cabaret fashion here), Bublé sings in the … |
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Ray (Widescreen Edition) $2.77 Jamie Foxx’s uncannily accurate performance isn’t the only good thing about Ray. Riding high on a wave of Oscar buzz, Foxx proved himself worthy of all the hype by portraying blind R&B legend Ray Charles in a warts-and-all performance that Charles approved shortly before his death in June 2004. Despite a few dramatic embellishments of actual incidents (such as the suggestion that the accidental dr… |
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The Lion King [VHS] $4.02 Anybody who struts around with Simba’s hard-won authority deserves this royal DVD read-along from Disney. Kids can recoil at Uncle Scar’s dastardly deeds en español and discover that “hakuna matata” sounds pretty much the same in Spanish, French, Italian, or German. And should the dynamic storytelling fail to thrill your 4- to 12-year-old fan, a flurry of other interactive options await. Tog… |
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A Man of My Words (Paperback) $10.07 In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Richard Lederer offers readers more of the irrepressible wordplay and linguistic high jinks his fans can`t get enough of, along with observations on a life in letters. From an inner-city classroom to a wo… |
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