According to Nielsen SoundScan, West to date has sold more than 957, 000 albums.

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When you cross the date line from west to east on, say, Tuesday, it suddenly becomes Monday.

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And there's another problem, which is that even the unconventional measures taken to date by the central banks of the stagnating west bring risks.

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The date is important because of what was going on in West Africa then.

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In the west of Sevastopol, the Greek ruins of the city of Chersoneses date back to 5 BC.

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Old stereotypes die hard and the vision of Britain as a peaceable kingdom, America as "the wild west culture on the other side of the Atlantic" is out of date.

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England finish their tour to the West Indies on 3 April and have no further cricket until 7 May, the scheduled date for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.

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Detective Inspector Shaun McElheron said they had not linked the cases to date, but said there had been several other reported deaths in the North West in the last few weeks linked to ecstasy.

BBC: 'Ecstasy' deaths: Four more arrested

This time around, England posted the highest total to date at this year's World Twenty20 tournament in the Caribbean - but were dismayed to see West Indies only asked to score 30 more runs from 22 balls following the resumption.

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