"They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (of November), " Mercer said.

CNN: Taliban move detained Western aid workers

"The campaign ended on my birthday so it was very nice to have it succeed right before, " he says.

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We were a little bit disappointed we couldn't finish things off last night, being my birthday it would have been nice to get one more wicket, but I'm pretty proud and happy with what the boys have achieved over the last few weeks.

BBC: Australia beat West Indies in Perth to win Test series

Called up on his 26th birthday, the third baseman made several nice plays in the field and singled in the sixth.

WSJ: Hughes roughed up by Ibanez, Mariners

Thailand makes it the birthday of the king, which is nice, but makes all the other guys a bit of a rounding error.

FORBES: Father's Day

The win was a nice present for Krzyzewski, who was celebrating his 66th birthday.

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It's nice with it being Father's Day and it's also my birthday the following Sunday.

BBC: Paddy Cronesberry to take part in Olympic torch relay

While it was nice to write off some of the expense, it was not nice to discuss lay-offs and worst case scenarios the day of my birthday.

FORBES: Plan Early, Succeed Later (Or Risk Failure)

Chavez announced last night in Venezuela or yesterday afternoon that he was coming here to celebrate Fidel's 80th birthday, to wish him the best, to bring him a nice cake.

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