‘Mega Millions’ lottery nears record high in US
Thursday, August 30, 2007 Mega Millions, a multi-state lottery in the United States is nearing a record high. Friday’s August 31 drawing is expected to be at least US$325,000,000. So far, it is the fourth largest jackpot in U.S. history. Twelve states in the U.S. participate in the lottery and the odds of at least […]
Startup web broadcaster Joost signs deal with Warner Brothers
Friday, May 11, 2007 Internet TV came one step closer to reality as startup web broadcaster Joost recently announced that it signed a deal with Warner Brothers to host some of its WBTV-branded content. This deal, along with content deals with other television providers, lately Time Warner and Sony Pictures Television, makes Joost (pronounced “juiced”) […]
Cutting Health Insurance Costs
See More About: Health Insurance Plans For Opt Status Surveys of self-employed individuals consistently show that one of their major concerns is the ability to buy affordable health insurance. One in 4 self-employed persons has no health insurance today even tough more than 70% of these people could afford to buy high quality health insurance […]
BBC announces pay freeze and no bonuses for managers
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 More than 400 senior managers within the United Kingdom’s BBC, which employs around 28,500 people, have been told that they face a real-terms pay cut as bonuses and pay rises are scrapped this financial year. Tuesday’s announcement said that bonuses will not now be paid and pay rates will stay fixed […]
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the […]
Get Things Done With Time Boxing
See More About: Straight Betting If youre wondering whytheres so much hype about time boxing, well thats because this technique isone of the most effective time management system thus far. So what makes itvery effective? And how was it developed? For a very simple concept, it is quitesurprising how powerfully effective this technique has become. […]
Four teenagers killed in car crash in Birmingham, England
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Four teenage boys are dead after a car crash in Birmingham, England. The collision, which occurred at around 0345 GMT in the suburb of Moseley, involved four boys crashing a blue Rover into a wall on Salisbury Road. The ages of the adolescents are reported as 15, 16, and 17; the […]
Capitol rioter sentenced on New York gun charge
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Latin America Construction Equipment Market (2020 2026)
See More About: Hydraulic Magnet For Sale Nsw Market Forecast By Types(Cranes (Mobile Cranes, Crawler Cranes, Tower Cranes), Earthmoving Equipment(Loaders, Excavators, Motor Grader)), Aerial Work Equipment(Articulated Boom Lifts, Telescopic Boom Lifts, Scissor Lifts), Material Handling Equipment(Telescopic Handlers,Forklifts), Road Construction Equipment(Pavers,Road Rollers), Dump Trucks, Construction Tractor And Bulldozer), By Applications(Construction, Oil & Gas, Mining), By Countries(Brazil, […]
Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 British Grand Prix
Sunday, June 21, 2009 Red Bull Racing driver, Sebastian Vettel won the FIA Formula One 2009 Santander British Grand Prix from pole at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England. His teammate, Mark Webber, came second. As the current leader of this season Jenson Button started sixth on the grid of his home Grand Prix, his Brawn–Mercedes […]