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Microsoft Silverlight released into first test phase
Monday, April 30, 2007 Microsoft has finally released its long awaited “Silverlight” into Alpha Testing for the general public. “It’s the biggest challenge for Microsoft right now,” said Brent Thill, an analyst from Citigroup. This is the most direct threat…
Bull kills New Zealand man
Thursday, August 31, 2006 Peter William Raeburn Hunter, a 61-year-old stock agent from Hastings, New Zealand, died early yesterday morning from a rampaging friesian bull. The bull first flung recently married Hunter in the air and then gored him at…
Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients
Monday, March 20, 2006 Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses. Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone…
Leave Heating Installation To The Professionals
Click Here To Find Out More About: Commercial Electricity byAlma Abell Anytime you are considering heating and air conditioning sources, it’s best to go through a professional. A professional, like Burgeson’s Heating and Air Conditioning Inc has been doing this…
Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund gains 2.4% in first quarter
Friday, April 22, 2005 Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) has posted a 2.4% return for the first quarter (9.6% annualized). On March 31, the funds value stood at €12.3bn, a rise of €290m (excluding state contributions) since December 31.…
Chicago Metra considers selling naming rights for train lines, stations
Sunday, February 14, 2010 Chicago’s Metra is currently considering the possibility of selling the naming rights to its train stations, rail lines, and even bridges to generate more revenue. The regional rail system for Chicago and its surrounding suburbs has…
Pfizer and Microsoft team up against Viagra spam
Sunday, February 13, 2005 New York –”Buy cheap Viagra through us – no prescription required!” Anyone with an active email account will recognize lines like this one. According to some reports, unsolicited advertisements (spam) for Viagra and similar drugs account…
At least nineteen dead after suicide bomb blast in Pakistan
Thursday, November 19, 2009 A suicide bomber has killed at least 19 people around a courthouse in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. Witnesses said that the powerful explosion occurred during rush hour. Several security personnel and lawyers are among the…
U.K. doctors successfully transplant a beating heart
Monday, June 5, 2006 British doctors have successfully transplanted a beating heart into the chest of a 58-year old man, the first operation of its kind in the United Kingdom. The “trial” surgery was performed at Papworth Hospital just outside…