Maybe they decided to head south, where a large group of activitsts finding solidarity under the banner "Another World Is Possible" had a kind of anti-Davos in Brazil this week at the World Social Forum.

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Another possible Pre launch date is precisely the last thing the world needs, but that's what we're getting, so check it: a Boy Genius Report-leaked slide of some sort seems to indicate that Sprint employees will be participating in a Pre "launch lunch" Friday, June 5 at noon, which raises a few interesting possibilities.

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Another possible target for Whyte and the North West organisers is Italian Alessio Corradi, an Italian and former World Supersport frontrunner.

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