Saturday, January 19, 2008
Le Hulla Hoop, Le Frisbee c'était lui
Le Hulla Hoop, Le Frisbee c'était lui, Richard Knerr est mort hier à 82 ans. Co-fondateur de la société wham-co il avait lancé avec sa société à la fin des années 50, le Hulla Hoop et le Frisbee. Le hulla Hoop un des symboles des années 60 a été source d'inspiration pour nombre de musiciens ( Adriano Celentano) et cinéastes.- Source et
It took Angel Diaz 34 minutes to die...
An interesting piece on lethal injections,and some unknown info about the whole procedure. If only the world understood Ron Pauls beliefs...
15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in New York Schoolyard
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed during an after-school robbery at a suburban high school and died at a hospital early Saturday, authorities said.
Benazir Bhutto's assassin arrested
A 15-year old whom had admitted to being a part of a group who planned the murder of the leader was arrested.
Chinese Internet users up to 210 million
NEW YORK - The Chinese government said Friday its Internet population has soared to 210 million people, putting it on track to surpass the U.S. online community this year to become the world's largest.
Problems accessing RapidShare
Unfortunately, starting at 5 pm CET, one of our carriers experienced a severe technical problem with their hardware More Read through this Link
Violence will cost Pakistan dearly - Times of Pakistan
As the future of both Pakistan and its president, Pervez Musharraf, wallow in uncertainty in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, parallels are being drawn to the 1979 fall of the Shah and the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Prophet Mohammed cartoon publisher jailed
Belarus on Friday jailed for three years an editor of an independent newspaper who reproduced cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that first appeared in Denmark in 2005 and caused mass demonstrations across the Muslim world. The 12 cartoons portraying the founder of Islam, including one showing the prophet with a bomb in his turban, outraged Muslim..
EU Pushing to Monitor ALL Internet Usage in Ireland
Records of e-mails and internet chat messages sent and received by Irish residents - and the times they log on and off the internet - will have to be stored for three years. The scheme will be implemented within a month.
Homes for Sale - Most Popular Cities in Canada
News article reveals the most popular homes on sale in Canada and how to list your property for free.
Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep
Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches and confusion, according to a new study. The research, sponsored by the mobile phone companies themselves, shows that using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in them, interfering with the body's
Video Player | MIR: Gaza - Déjà Vu
In Jerusalem, at the start of his trip, a confident Bush predicted that a peace treaty would be signed by the time he leaves office in January 2009. The realities on the ground point elsewhere. Before Bush could declare another "Mission Accomplished" moment, violence erupted between Palestinians and Israelis on the Gaza front.
"Psychosurgery" - History of the lobotomy
First comes the recollection of intense physical pain, ... Then he hears the voice of the neurosurgeon applying an electric current to metal pins implanted in the tissue of his brain. "How do you feel, Derek?" the surgeon asks, while peering into into his eyes to see if his pupils have yet dilated with fear.
Socialism can be deadly
"Critically ill patients rushed to U.S. for care" the Globe & Mail reports today. And that's exactly why I've always believed that Socialism and government funded health care could very well be deadly and this is another proof of it...
Barcelona Bomb Suspects Held
Spain has arrested 14 Islamic radicals who may have been plotting bomb attacks on Barcelona.
Group sets up taxi network to back Hsieh
A pro-Taiwan independence group set up a network of supportive taxis yesterday in Taipei to back ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Frank Hsieh in the March 22 presidential election.
Coward is a Hero!! John Coward Lands Plane Crippled Plane
I never thought I'd see the day where Coward is equated with hero, how ironic?! The British pilot who made an emergency crash landing into London's Heathrow airport is now being hailed as a hero. British Airways Flight 038 was forced to make an emergency landing after suffering catastrophic engine failure on Thursday. The plane's crash was razor-cl
Firm's globes showing Taiwan as part of China recalled
Another company producing globes identifying Taiwan as part of China has said that it will recall its products following complaints from customers and media outlets.
Taiwan-Honduras ties remain stable
Bilateral ties between Taiwan and Honduras remain stable, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spokeswoman Phoebe Yeh said yesterday.
Employment situation for disabled far from ideal: survey
The employment situation for Taiwan's physically and mentally challenged residents remains far from ideal, although improvements have been made in the areas of health coverage and education, according
Taiwan defector to be World Bank economist
The World Bank is considering appointing Chinese academic Justin Lin as chief economist, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.
World media curious about Taiwan talk shows
Taiwan's pervasive, around-the-clock political talk shows, which tend to feature more bombast than substance, have caught the attention of foreign media representatives.
Farmers urged to safeguard tea-growing technology
Premier Chang Chun-hsiung urged tea farmers yesterday to not let Taiwan's top-quality tea sprouts and tea producing technology flow overseas so as to protect the country's competitive advantage in the
Highschool student held for smuggling marijuana
The police arrested a 19-year old senior high student implicated in the smuggling of over 6 kilograms of marijuana into Taiwan, Taipei County authorities said Friday.
Taiwan food fair held in Indonesian markets
A traveling fair featuring Taiwanese fruits and other agricultural products is being held at a number of supermarkets in Indonesia, introducing Taiwan's produce to the southeast country's upper middle
Federal Reserve begins war on local currencies
t now appears that the devaluing of the Federal Reserve dollar and the stampede towards a value based currency has forced the banking institutions to begin their campaign to maintain their stranglehold on Americans by shutting down organizations that print local currencies which are backed by precious metals.
Booster club of KMT candidate seeks members
The supporter club backing the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou hosted its first charity event yesterday in hopes of recruiting some 100,000 members by the end of F
HTC expects better performance in Q1 2008
Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp., the world's top smartphone maker, expects its first quarter performance to be better than a year earlier, after it sold two million handsets in 2007, an executive sa
Investments from Canada grow in 2007
Several world-known Canadian enterprises set up regional operation centers in Taiwan last year,with investments amounting to US$6.5 million resulting in annual growth of 47 percent, a Ministry of Econ
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