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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

17 Feb 2002

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Aiken Standard

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Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

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Feb 17, 2002

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8

France ends era as franc gives way to euro

France officially adopts the euro on Monday after years of dual currency use. Banks will cash francs until June 30 for coins and 10 years for notes. Europe-wide adoption includes 12 EU nations with Britain Denmark and Sweden opting out. Local reactions mix nostalgia with practicality as franc notes are shredded or burned.

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Paris Jean le Bon France Jean-Claude Caldagues Austria Belgium Finland Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Britain Sweden Denmark Danielle Boyer St. Philippe du Roule Bank of France
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Obesity Spreads to Remote Regions Says AAAS Meeting

At the AAAS meeting experts warn obesity is spreading to hard to reach areas Ohio researchers note obesity surpassing malnutrition in some places. In Purari delta Papua New Guinea obesity rose from near zero in 1980 to 5 percent women and 1 percent men in a five year survey. In Rarotonga Cook Islands obesity rose to 52 percent men and 57 percent women now from 14 and 44 percent in 1966.

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Boston United States Europe American Association For the Advancement of Science Stanley Ubijaszek University of Oxford Vatican International Obesity Taskforce Marquise Lavelle University of Rhode Island Ubjaszek Purari Papua New Guinea Pacific Islands Rarotonga Cook Islands
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Lendenty Sammy Anerson Coldwell Banker Cheri McGee Coldwell Avina Aiken 2 Weige Ana Registratt Ona Money Market Federally Bank Aiken Regional Medical Centers Mary Ellen Gallagher Aiken
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