Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Stanford University view from Hoover Tower observation deck of the Quad and surrounding area, facing west Image: User:Jawed. A new historic physics record has been set by scientists for exceedingly small writing, opening a new door…
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Former Chadian leader receives death sentence
Friday, August 15, 2008 Hissen Habre, the former President of Chad, has received a death sentence for plotting to overthrow the Chadian government. He is currently in exile and is living in Senegal. In addition, the head of Rally of…
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San Jose, CA, USA, city manager resigns amid Norcal investigation
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 San Jose, California —Del Borgsdorf, the city manager of San Jose, California announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing “personal reasons” and the “political environment” for his decision. While he denies it is was a factor in…
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Chelsea announces Nike sponsorship
Friday, October 14, 2016 Yesterday, English capital football club Chelsea FC announced a long-term deal with US sports company Nike. Currently, German company Adidas made the kits for The Blues, a deal worth £30 million annually. Chelsea’s contract with Adidas…
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Fourteen dead as passenger helicopter crashes off Estonia
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Baltic Sea Fourteen people are presumed dead after a passenger helicopter of the Finnish company Copterline crashed into the Baltic Sea, 5 km off the coast of Estonia. After hours of search, the wreck was found…
Continue ReadingEastwood’s Versa Cut Plasma Cutter
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Workers Compensation Lawyers Gold Coast Plasma cutting is a process that is used to cut steel and other metals of different thicknesses using a plasma torch. In this process, an inert gas is…
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French workers use threats in compensation demand
Friday, July 17, 2009Following similar threats by workers at New Fabris and Nortel, workers at JLG in Tonneins, France, threatened to blow up several platform cranes. The JLG factory announced in April 2009 that it will fire 53 of its…
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Pennsylvania state trooper found guilty of first-degree murder
Friday, March 20, 2009 In the United States, a suspended Pennsylvania state trooper has been convicted of first-degree murder for killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, faces a mandatory life sentence without parole for slashing to death John…
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NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet
Sunday, April 24, 2005 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded, for-profit company known as NYSE Group. This announcement was followed…
Continue ReadingHow Used Cars Can Last Longer
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Buggy Spare Parts How Used Cars Can Last Longer by aabadie There are some who would never think of buying used cars. In their minds, purchasing pre-owned vehicles is a bad investment, because…
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