Category Archive: Nation Red

Feb 22

Red helmet seems to be gaining steam 

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NC State unleashed more alternative uniforms this year than we’ve ever seen. The combination of red helmets with a white block S in tandem with black jerseys for an October home game vs Central Michigan came off surprisingly well. Then the Wolfpack surprised everyone by pairing the same red helmet with all red uniforms for …

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Feb 21

Trading Places

Having just arrived into Vancouver from Edmonton with my team, the New York Islanders, both my room mate, Claude LaPointe and I were just getting settled in. It was a couple days before the trade deadline. The phone rings, we look at each other and because I was the youngest I had to get up …

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Feb 21

Survivor rage grows in deadly Honduran prison fire

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — As workers cleaned up the rubble of the century’s deadliest prison fire, a collective rage built among relatives who gathered at the morgue and said the official explanation of a mattress fire killing 355 people was absurd. Details of the investigation remained thin early Friday, and mystery swirled around the possible cause, …

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Feb 20

Who’s hot & who’s not

Eleven is now the Saint John Sea Dogs’ magical number. It represents the amount of consecutive games won and the total games remaining in their schedule. Thanks in part to a record-setting goaltender and perhaps the most dynamic offence in junior hockey, the Sea Dogs are the title contenders many predicted they would be after …

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Feb 19

Finally, a coalition policy I can get behind

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Photograph: Getty Images The news that police will have special powers to eject anyone found to be committing the most grave offence of being in a tent near the Olympic venues, or planning to sleep under canvas in Trafalgar Square, is welcome indeed. Benefit scroungers? Forget it. Immigrants? No chance. We need a new demon …

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Feb 19

Davos: Climbing a mountain

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BURNING ISSUE Pana Janviroj The Nation February 2, 2012 1:00 am Yingluck was the second Thai prime minister to go to Davos, following in the footsteps of her predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva. And this year, the WEF is coming to Thailand for the first time. Bangkok is playing host to the economic meeting on May 31 …

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Feb 19

Hunting for pests among the roses

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MIAMI — Days before the most romantic holiday of the year, the temperature in the chilled warehouse hovers at 57 degrees as sharp-eyed specialists inspect the tables of flowers and plants that will eventually become Valentine’s Day bouquets and arrangements. The specialists stand behind long tables piled with cartons of palms, chrysanthemum and long-stem roses …

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Feb 18

Nation Red Steam Exclusive Edition « Free PC Games

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Review Score: November 21st, 2011 at 7:17 pm – Please Login or Register to see the link. Video Game Category: arena-based, shooter OS: Windows XP/VistaProcessor: Pentium 4 @ 1.8 GHz/Athlon XP 2400+Memory: 512 MB (1 GB for Vista)Hard Drive:208.9 MB SizeVideo Memory: 128 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X800)Sound Card: DirectX CompatibleDirectX: 9.0cKeyboard and MouseDVD …

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Feb 18

No. 2 Stanford opens against No. 10 Vanderbilt

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One of the better matchups in the nation highlights the opening of the college baseball season in the Bay Area today. Stanford, ranked No. 2 by Baseball America, begins a three-game series against No. 10 Vanderbilt at 5:30 at Sunken Diamond. Games on Saturday and Sunday start at 1 p.m. Pitcher Mark Appel, the Cardinals’ …

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Feb 18

AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EST

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Originally published: February 15, 2012 6:15 PM Updated: February 16, 2012 6:01 AM By The Associated Press   Top congressional bargainers announce deal to renew payroll tax cut, jobless benefits WASHINGTON (AP) — Relieved congressional bargainers say they’ve reached agreement on compromise legislation extending payroll tax cuts and benefits for the long-term unemployed through 2012, …

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