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Airbus customer turns to Boeing with billion-dollar 777 order
Quote The Seattle Times: Airbus customer turns to Boeing with billion-dollar 777 order Airbus customer turns to Boeing with billion-dollar 777 order By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter In a deal whose significance goes beyond money, Airbus’ largest customer in Latin America, TAM Airlines of Brazil, has for the first time placed an order Read more
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Most-Educated Cities in the United States
Quote Most-Educated Cities in the United States – MSN Encarta According to a Census Bureau study, Seattle tops the list of America’s most educated cities, with more than half its population 25 years and older holding at least a bachelor’s degree. Data collected by the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that 52.7 Read more
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Domínio Hell.com vai a leilão por US$ 1 milhão; ninguém compra – 30/10/2006 – Reuters – Tecnologia
Quote Domínio Hell.com vai a leilão por US$ 1 milhão; ninguém compra – 30/10/2006 – Reuters – Tecnologia Lisa BaertleinDa Reuters, em Los Angeles Ninguém quis comprar o inferno na sexta-feira, pelo menos seu endereço na Internet. Hell.com era o endereço que estava entre vários nomes colocados em leilão em Hollywood pela empresa de Read more
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Antigo fóssil de peixe preenche lacuna evolutiva, afirmam cientistas
19/10/2006 – 14h20 SYDNEY, 19 out (AFP) – Um fóssil de 380 milhões de anos preencheu uma lacuna no entendimento de como os peixes evoluíram para os primeiros animais terrestres, afirmaram cientistas australianos nesta quinta-feira. O esqueleto perfeitamente preservado revelou que o peixe desenvolveu características de animais terrestres muito mais cedo do que se Read more
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A Cold New World
The Hubble Space Telescope has measured the diameter of a distant world more than half the size of Pluto. Oct. 7, 2002: Astronomers have dubbed it "Quaoar" (pronounced kwa-whar) after a Native American god. It lies a billion kilometers beyond Pluto and moves around the Sun every 288 years in a near-perfect circle. Until Read more
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Mysterious Sedna
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious planet-like body in the distant reaches of the solar system. March 15, 2004: NASA-funded researchers have discovered the most distant object orbiting the sun. It’s a mysterious planet-like body three times farther from Earth than Pluto. "The sun appears so small from that distance that you could completely block Read more
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Talking about Former ‘10th planet’ officially named Eris – Space News – MSNBC.com
Quote Former ‘10th planet’ officially named Eris – Space News – MSNBC.com Former ‘10th planet’ officially named Eris Once known as Xena, mini-world ignited debate over planethood The mini-world formerly known as 2003 UB313 or Xena, shown in this artist’s conception, has received an official name from the International Astronomical Union: Eris. Its moon Read more
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Avaliação Nacional dos Vinhos
NOTÍCIAS – ESPECIAISOde aos nacionaisEnólogos de todo o país selecionaram as vinícolas que têm produzido as bebidas mais representativas no Brasil Por Viviane Aguiar Norio Ito Quase mil pessoas, entre degustadores e comentaristas, participaram do evento A Avaliação Nacional dos Vinhos existe há 14 anos e, em todas as edições, apresenta ao público e à Read more
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Adjetivos pátrios dos Estados Brasileiros
Gentílicos de Estados brasileiros Quando houver mais de uma forma prefira a primeira Estado Sigla Capital Adjetivo pátrio SUL Rio Grande do Sul (RS) Porto Alegre gaúcho, rio-grandense-do-sul Santa Catarina (SC) Florianópolis catarinense, barriga-verde (não é pejorativo) Paraná (PR) Curitiba paranaense, paranista (usado no Sul) e tingui SUDESTE São Read more
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