Richard Sterne came through a three-man playoff with Garth Mulroy and Magnus Carlsson to win the Joburg Open at the second extra hole. More: continued here
Read More »Toy cars with asbestos parts illegally imported (The Age)
Asbestos-filled toys from China have been sold to Australian children through online auction site eBay and illegally imported into the country. More: continued here
Read More »Meanwhile with McKiever : Just a couple of completely unrelated thoughts (NWAnews.com)
A few months ago, I was at a garage sale. This worn, small book had a $3 price tag. I opened the old diary and was amazed by the most beautiful penmanship I’ve ever seen. Flowing, curling cursive letters covered each yellowed sheet of the heavy paper. Several pages had …
Read More »Postal Stamps on the UN 60th Anniversary and MDGs (Yemen Times Online)
SANA’A, Dec. 27 — UNDP and UNIC launched officially 9 postal stamps on the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 8 millennium goals under the theme of “Eight Goals for a better Yemen by 2015”. Through the close cooperation between UNIC and UNDP 80,000 stamps were produced. 80% …
Read More »Blackwater altered Iraq shooting evidence (MSNBC)
Blackwater repaired its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, sources close to an inquiry say. More: continued here
Read More »Canada Post IDs Authors Of Sick Santa Letters – CityNews
CityNews Canada Post IDs Authors Of Sick Santa LettersCityNews, Canada –Jan 11, 2008The employee who found the volunteers won't face any discipline and the Post Office is leaving any punishment for the actions up to the parents of the kids …Naughty kids ID'd as 'bad Santas'Montreal GazettePost Office nabs suspects for attack …
Read More »AP: FBI finds Blackwater trucks patched (AP via Yahoo! News)
Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, according to people familiar with the government’s investigation of the incident. More: continued here
Read More »Creedmoor desperate for new post office (The Herald-Sun)
CREEDMOOR ? The year the current post office opened in Creedmoor, President Eisenhower was heading into retirement, Sen. John F. Kennedy was narrowly elected his successor over Vice President Richard Nixon and N.C. A&T students were conducting sit-in protests at the all-white Woolworth?s lunch counter in Greensboro. More: continued here
Read More »Microsoft: No new tools to unblock files in Office 2007 (Addict 3D)
Microsoft will not post new tools that would allow users of Office 2007 to access blocked file formats, as it has done for customers running Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3). More: continued here
Read More »Bush: Iran threatens world security (CNN.com)
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Bush said Sunday that Iran is threatening the security of the world, and that the United States and Arab allies must join together to confront the danger “before it’s too late.” More: continued here
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