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Winnipeg student wins Governor General's history award
2013-11-19 15:29:47| Railroads - Topix.net
A Winnipeg student is receiving a Governor General's History Award today for a story she wrote about Chinese labourers who built the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Rich nations spurn call to use history to guide UN climate deal
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The European Union and the United States opposed on Friday a call by developing countries to measure each nation's historical responsibility for global warming to guide a U.N. deal in 2015 to cut future greenhouse gases. Rich nations fear that any scientific study that might blame rich nations most since they have burnt fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution could further delay sluggish U.N. talks. Brazil won backing from more than 100 developing nations at the November 11-22 meeting...
Mostly Forgotten History: What's a Mugwump
2013-11-14 09:16:18| Railroads - Topix.net
"The Christian Scientist was not able to cure my stomach-ache and my cold; but the horse-doctor did it.
Natural History Museum is Heart of New Kansas City Development
2013-11-13 00:35:33| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
By Amy Fischbach, Freelance Writer The American Museum of Natural History will soon have a home in the Heartland in Overland Park, Kan. read more
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Philippines' super typhoon Haiyan most powerful storm in history
2013-11-11 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: Desperate survivors of the devastating Philippines typhoon told how they had to steal from the dead to eat. In the worst-hit areas, 235mph winds created 20ft waves that are thought to have killed between 10,000 and 15,000 and left 500,000 homeless after their houses were reduced to splinters. Super-typhoon Haiyan struck with such force on Friday that entire villages were flattened, ships were swept inland and corpses were left hanging from trees. Even as families began to grieve for their dead,...
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