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For Scientists, Kilogram Loses Mass Appeal.
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By Alexandra Witze, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 18--On the outskirts of Paris, in a locked vault to which only three people have the key, lies a treasure worth more than its weight in gold.
It's even worth more than its weight in platinum and iridium, which is what it's made of.
The squat metal cylinder weighs exactly 1 kilogram, as it should. It is the world's definition of mass, the standard kilogram against which all others are judged.
But now "le grand K," as the kilogram is known, is putting ...
 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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TALES OF `MURDER INC.' CIRCULATING: POLICE FEAR METRO EAST GANGS ARE REGROUPING.(News)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
; ...gangs have formed an alliance called "Murder Inc." that includes a squad of violent...jail who supposedly belongs to Murder Inc., Delaney said. "They're all...of East St. Louis, and the Murder Inc. gang may be part of the criminal...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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MURDERS, THEY WROTE MURDER, DINNER MAKE A TASTY COMBINATION
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...shining in her eyes. "There are some murder mystery companies that give you all numbers...give you all papers and there's one murder and you sit there and be bored." Murder One, however, offers much more, including an estimated three to four murders per evening. In the mystery game, the...
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MURDER RATE; Not acceptable.
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union
; ...Duval County has the highest murder rate among all Florida counties...population. Duval had 105 murders in 2004. Only Miami-Dade...is faring much better with murder rates now than in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Murders peaked at 176 in 1990 at...Jacksonville Community Council Inc. or by ...
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James Patterson, THQ & I-play Announce 'Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion' for Nintendo DSi[TM] and DS[TM].
Newspaper article from: Leisure & Travel Week
; THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and I...Games of Passion In Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion, players...investigative shoes of the Women's Murder Club members, Lindsay, Claire...string of seemingly unrelated murders as they unfold. Beautiful...provoking mini-games, Women's Murder Club: Games of ...
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 "Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA)")
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Nearly one murder per week in High Desert.
Newspaper article from: Desert Dispatch (Barstow, CA)
; ...Cusimano said. He added that each of the murders stemmed from different motives, including...number of random and pre-meditated murders. Although murder rates can fluctuate greatly, authorities...000 residents. There have been 20 murders here and 24 in the city of San Bernardino...difference, that ...
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 "Daily Press (Victorville, CA)")
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Nearly one murder a week: Number of cases in Victor Valley double from last year at this time.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Victorville, CA)
; ...station said. He added that each of the murders stemmed from different motives including...number of random and pre-meditated murders. Although murder rates can fluctuate greatly, authorities...000 residents. There have been 20 murders here and 24 in the city of San Bernardino...difference, that ...
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Southern States Top List Of Highest Murder Rates;About 70 People Are Slain Each Day in U.S.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...with the highest per capita murder rates are in the South, according...Population Reference Bureau Inc. (PRB). In 1992, Louisiana led all states with 18.5 murders per 100,000 people, followed...000 people. Maryland's murder rate stood at 13.2 per 100...
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Someone in this room is a killer: diners at murder mystery eating experiences get into more than just food fights. (murder mystery companies employed to entertain customers at restaurants)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal
; ...dinner and the mistress of murder, wearing fashionable...chef," the mistress of murder tells the guests as the...a burl," he notes. Murder mystery companies have...Walt Disney Co., MCA Inc.'s record division...away the time with Mattel Inc. and Pacific Bell. Keith...
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Cortez still faces murder charges: Barstow native who pleaded guilty to rape and felony murder, now faces charges of premeditated murder.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Victorville, CA)
; ...faces charges of premeditated murder for the March 12 raping and...pleaded guilty to rape and felony murder charges in the plea agreement...military but not to premeditated murder. The government will attempt...write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite...
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 "Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)")
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Death on the docket: Dozen suspects await murder, capital murder trials in Limestone.
Newspaper article from: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
; ...waiting trial for non-traffic-related murders in Limestone County. Love triangles...of two police officers led to these murder cases, authorities said. Of the dozen...it takes 18 months to prepare for a murder trial between defense motions, scheduling...mental evaluations. Also, some of these ...
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