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FEARS FOR SAFETY IN FIJI AS CYCLONE STRENGTHENS.
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December 7, 2007
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AUCKLAND, Dec 7 Asia Pulse - Authorities in Fiji hold grave fears for people living in the country's second largest island after tropical Cyclone Daman strengthened overnight.
The category three cyclone, which has so far caused only heavy rain in outlying islands, is expected to hit Fiji's second largest island, Vanua Levu, today.
Senior forecaster with the Fiji Meteorological Service, Matt Boterhoven, said winds were strengthening and Daman was expected to soon become a category four storm.
The storm has an average wind speed of 155kph with gusts ...
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MILLENNIUMMEMORIES; Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Newspaper article from: Evening Times
; ...exploration during the 18th century was Scottish-born Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on the Island of Lewis in...Disappointment'. Today the 1100-mile-long Mackenzie River is the second largest river system in North...
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Continental trek.(First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition Across North America, and the Opening of the Continent)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Sir Alexander Mackenzie remains a prominent figure in the history of North American exploration, and the book First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition Across North America, and the Opening of the...
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First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition across North America, and the Opening of the Continent.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Oregon Historical Quarterly
; First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie, His Expedition across...admiration for the explorer Sir Alexander Mackenzie. This fur trader...paraphrases frequently), Mackenzie hardly ever mentions...natives, and his deputy Alexander McKay (to whom even...
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Steven Osborne BBC Scottish Symphony; Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins; Mackenzie: Scottish Concerto; Tovey: Piano Concerto; Hyperion
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...the "Scottish Concerto" by Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie and the concerto by the eminent...composers who weren't Scots. Mackenzie was, and his concerto is a...virtuoso bravura here, but Mackenzie isn't merely writing a display...
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Great Scottish explorer or arrogant colonialist?
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; ...resentment about the acclaim given to Sir Alexander Mackenzie in Canada, where he is deemed...Americans may have helped Sir Alexander in his quest, their descendants...River but was later named after Mackenzie, turned north and ended up...
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Tuning in to talents of an unsung hero
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland
; ...Philharmonic Society gold medal - Edinburgh- born Sir Alexander Campbell MacKenzie is today a stranger to many classical fans...well-known, even household names, but Sir Alexander Campbell MacKenzie is a notable exception. Demolished "During...
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Whooping it up at the Beaver Club! When the cold weather grips old Montreal ... how do we members of the furtrading elite pass the time?
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; Sir Alexander Mackenzie, honoured as the first man to cross...bottle of wine across the table to Mackenzie for a last toast, and slowly slid...was engaged ... to dine with Sir Alexander Mackenzie and William McGillivray...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Why all the fuss over second-place finishers?(General News)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
; ...Pacific Fur Co.) In 1792, Mackenzie set out again, and this time...those boys the silver medal. Mackenzie earned the gold. Historical...Derek Hayes and the Web sites: sir-alexander-mackenzie.biography.ms/ and www...
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 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Clans gather for Loch Ness charity paddle
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
; ...after famous Highland explorers Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser, were paddled...Inverness by members of the Mackenzie and Fraser clans to raise money...Macmillan Cancer Support. Sir Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser were...
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The card shop.(Cartoon)
Magazine article from: Kayak - Canada's History Magazine for Kids
; ...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That is Sir Alexander Mackenzie. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sir Alexander was the first European to cross...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Along the way, Mackenzie met many Native peoples who...
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