Monday, January 5, 2009 Three British geology students of Imperial College London have been fined in China for “illegal survey and map-making activities”, according to local media. In addition to making maps, the students were researching fault lines and earthquake activity in Xinjiang — a tense Muslim province to the west of the country where anger against Chinese rule sparked […]
Victims of London jetliner crash sue Boeing
Friday, November 20, 2009 Ten passengers on board a British Airways jet that crashed in London’s Heathrow Airport are suing the manufacturer of the aircraft. Documents filed before a court in Chicago, Illinois claim that Boeing were responsible for design flaws with the fuel system. The Boeing 777 crash-landed early in 2008 after engine power was lost on final approach, […]
Tour de France: Yellow jersey Cancellara surprises sprinters
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 In the third and longest stage of the Tour de France today, the Swiss leader Fabian Cancellara didn’t wait to compete with the sprinters, and used his time trial qualities to just hold them off and haul in a second victory. The wind was stopping the whole peloton and it’s hard to ride 240km with the […]
2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development says US women have room for progress
Friday, September 27, 2013 Tuesday, World Bank released the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development. The United States is referred to many times, often as a benchmark to foster understanding of recent gains for women in other parts of the globe. At the same time, United States women still lag behind US men in a number of […]
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Ziff Davis sells 1UP to UGO Networks/Hearst, closes Electronic Gaming Monthly
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Electronic Gaming Monthly is now dead. EGM was one issue away from its 20th anniversary in February 2009. An internal email leaked to industry website Gamasutra on Tuesday revealed that EGM was to be closed following the acquisition of the online element of the 1UP network by competitor Hearst Corporation‘s UGO Entertainment and that the January […]
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See More About: Salt Therapy Health Benefits Bot Cover Market by David EvermonMany people dream of owning a boat and then sail down the coast to a beach full of sunlight. It is indeed a very luxurious activity. However owning a boat fitted with accessories is not the end. Proper maintenance is also very important. So, do not forget to […]
MLB: Travis Hafner wins it for Indians
Friday, April 13, 2007 Cleveland Indians 4 2 LA Angels The Cleveland Indians pulled off a stunning win late in the game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Thursday, defeating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Travis Hafner, in the bottom of the eighth, hit a three run homer to erase the one score lead of the Angels. Orlando Cabrera was […]
Train derailed by collision with semi in Saskatchewan, Canada
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Twenty-four cars of a west-bound Canada Pacific train were thrown from the tracks after the train collided with a semi tractor-trailer in poor weather and visibility near Regina, Saskatchewan around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning. The driver was rushed to hospital. The accident took place on a level section of Highway 46 just north of Highway 1, […]
Cadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car
Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as part of the 56th Presidential inaugural parade after he is sworn in at the Capitol. The First Limo – the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine – will replace President Bush’s Cadillac […]