Sunday, January 25, 2009 As a storm swept across parts of France and Spain on Saturday and Sunday, it left 15 people dead. Its winds were recorded up to 190km/h (118 mph), which are hurricane-force winds. The storm made landfall near to Bordeaux, France at 5:00 am Central European Time on Saturday the 24th January. […]
Read MoreThursday, September 25, 2008 Archaeologists Timothy Darvill of Bournemouth University and Geoff Wainwright, President of the Society of Antiquaries, claimed to have found evidence that Stonehenge was once a center of healing. In an excavation conducted at the site, a large number of human remains were found that display signs of physical injury or disease. […]
Read MoreTuesday, May 15, 2007 The first website in the world allowing consumers to buy life insurance online instantly has been launched today, targeting specifically New Zealanders. The website, run by life insurance company Pinnacle Life, allows New Zealanders in many countries in the world to buy life insurance online without the need for a medical […]
Read MoreTuesday, January 29, 2008 During the fourth day of the 2008 Taipei Game Show, held at the Taipei World Trade Center, visitors voted for their favourite participating companies and games at the “Popular Game Voting” competition. According to the organizer Taipei Computer Association (TCA), this is the first-ever vote. It has two main categories, quality […]
Read MoreMonday, December 29, 2008 The Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions on Sunday evening by a final score of 31–21, effectively ending the Lions’ season with an 0-16 record. The game was played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was televised by Fox in the United States. Kickoff was at 1:00 p.m. […]
Read MoreMonday, May 21, 2007 Do you have a hard time finding a parking space? Take the bus or tram if you go to the city. That’s the message Belgian bus company De Lijn (The Line) is sending to promote public transport as a solution for car parking problems. As a part of their media campaign, […]
Read MoreTuesday, January 30, 2007 This Monday Hewlett-Packard is to announce that it is expanding its partnership with SAP. The partnership will be working with NetWeaver around several new services. The company is also expected to mention about its new enterprise solutions that are currently in development. Hewlett-Packard will offer its clients services for upgrading servers, […]
Read MoreSaturday, March 8, 2008 There were 5 games played in the National Hockey League on March 7, 2008. Contents 1 Game summaries 1.1 Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils 1.2 Edmonton Oilers @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1.3 Minnesota Wild @ Atlanta Thrashers 1.4 San Jose Sharks @ Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 Nashville Predators @ Calgary […]
Read MoreFriday, January 25, 2008 Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, has hit the number one spot on Amazon.com‘s Top Sellers list and The New York Times Best Sellers list. Morton’s book was published January 15, and hit number one on Amazon.com’s Top Sellers list on […]
Read MoreSaturday, June 24, 2006 An epic round sixteen contest between Argentina and Mexico was won by a work of genius from Maxi Rodriguez, Saturday. Juan Sorin hit a cross-field pass to the midfield player at the top right edge of the Mexican box. Rodriguez jumped to receive the ball and, in the same moment, chested […]
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