Saturday, January 19, 2008 Matthew Higa, 23, has been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-month-old boy. Higa is alleged to have thrown the child from a pedestrian overpass into oncoming traffic on Honolulu’s H-1 Freeway. The local coroner’s office noted that the child died on impact after falling 30 feet (9 meters) from the overpass. This occurred […]
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As increase in digital music sales slows, record labels look to new ways to make money
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Every September, the Apple iPod is redesigned. Last year saw the release of the iPod Nano 5th generation, bringing a video camera and a large range of colours to the Nano for the first time. But as Apple again prepares to unveil a redesigned product, the company has released their quarterly sales figures—and revealed that they […]
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See More About: Art Tours America Customized Tours is a must for true Italian Experience of travelers by Andrea AghiniMilan remains to be a center of attraction. Travellers always plan to visit Bergamo, Lake Maggiore , Lake Como, Cinque Terre, Monte Carlo, Genoa And Portofino etc. travelers plan to With a Customized Tours option, you will be able to select […]
Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ permission, resulting in hundreds of […]
Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist
Sunday, September 6, 2009 24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store. Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy to rob the Graff store […]
Interior Decoration Bathroom Wall Tiles
See More About: Interior Designers Melbourne Alexander Pollock Interior Decoration – Bathroom Wall Tiles by Pawank A Bathroom is a place where people spend their most quiet moments. These moments of rest delight can be raised several times, if the restroom is eye-catching, hygienic and well maintained. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O34JRjhQJ4k[/youtube] Some of the essential required for Bathroom’s enhanced interiors – Bathroom Tiles […]
Paralympic highlights: September 7, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008 September 7, 2008 is the 1st major day of the 2008 Paralympic games, the below article summarises all the world records and medals. Contents 1 World Records 1.1 Swimming 1.2 Cycling 1.3 Shooting 2 Gold medals 2.1 Track Cycling 2.2 Judo 2.3 Shooting 2.4 Swimming 3 Medal Table 4 Sources In the S13 class, Dzmitry Salei […]
Nuclear leaks after Japan quake are worse than first reported
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 In the wake of yesterday’s earthquakes, Japan is today reporting that leaks at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant are worse than first reported. In addition to a leak of 315 gallons (1200 liters) of radioactive water into the Sea of Japan, reports say that drums with nuclear waste lost their lids and radioactive gases cobalt-60, chromium-51 […]
Object that fell through roof of New Jersey home not a meteorite
Saturday, May 12, 2007 An object that fell through the roof of a New Jersey home in January was not a meteorite, according to Jeremy Delaney, a geologist at Rutgers University. Instead, it appears the object was space junk or orbital debris. “Basically, it’s a piece of stainless steel. There’s huge amounts of material that have been left by the […]