And in 1732 he inaugurated his famous Poor Richard's Almanack with a hoax predicting the death of rival almanac publisher Titan Leeds.

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While the comedy was shot in California, it made liberal use of props from Scranton and referenced plenty of real-life landmarks, from Cooper's Seafood House and Poor Richard's pub to Lake Wallenpaupack and the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour.

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The home side responded in style when Tomas O'Leary took advantage of poor defending by Richard Fussell to cleverly kick the ball through for Howlett to gather and score in the corner, O'Gara missing the conversion.

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Owners Alan Macdonald and Richard Johnstone say the poor state of the housing market and the planning system in Scotland forced the decision.

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It is also true that once he was king, Richard made a great effort to promote justice to the poor and needy, stabilize royal finances and contain public disorder.

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Impressive Sarries wing Richard Haughton made a darting run through the Ospreys defence from deep only to deliver a poor pass at the crucial moment while Sonny Parker and Lee Byrne both spilled the ball as the visitors launched dangerous-looking attacks.

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And Israeli coach Richard Moller Nielsen played down the security concerns, instead choosing to focus on his side's recent poor run of form.

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