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City Sprint offer a way forward for those wanting to exit the industry After 16 years of growth the Office of National Statistics has continued to paint a gloomy picture of the economy. In its January (23rd) announcement it commented that the economy fell by 1.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2008 followed by a 0.6 per cent contraction in the previous quarter. Essentially these figures = recession....

Scientists Discover Heaviest Element known to mankind! -
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. ....

Paragon sponsors rowers in world record breaking Indian Ocean Race -
Paragon Software Systems, the vehicle routing, scheduling and transportation solutions specialist, is sponsoring two intrepid rowers in their world record attempt to row across the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean Rowing Race will see a number of solo, two-man, and larger teams attempt to row the 3,780 nautical miles from Perth Australia to Mauritius. ..

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* Current expressions of regret do not necessarily extend to any past events and are not legally binding. Your bank, currency and country may be at risk if you rely on this apology. Shareholders are deemed to have been fully aware of the risks involved in holding bank shares. Customers are deemed to have been damned lucky to do business with us at all. MPs are considered to have been adequately remunerated via their campaign funds and captive research organisations. This apology is limited to adults domiciled in the mainland UK and may be withdrawn at any time without prior notice. We aren't at all sorry about those credit card charges - they are all your fault. Have a nice day

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