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Metrolink Approves Millions For Safety

Unbelievable.  Finally after 25 people are killed, Metrolink approve use of technology that was used back in the 1940's!!  What an absolute joke!"October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports Metorlink who is facing probable legal suits for wrongful death...

British GP will move to Donington

End of an era for Silverstone."British GP will move to Donington Donington hosted its last Formula One race in 1993 The British Grand Prix will...

Euro 2008: France Vs Italy Match Preview

"France Vs Italy Live StreamingEuro 2008 Live OnlineUEFA EURO 2008 GROUP CDate: Tue 17th JuneKick off: 19:45 BSTVenue: Letzigrund Stadion, ZurichWatch Euro 2008 Highlights: France Vs Italy Highlightsaddthis_pub =...

Drug Suspect Crashes Redstone Arsenal Gate, Kills Space Center Employee in Crash

This is a tragic story that leaves many questions--how did a woman fleeing a drug investigation manage to crash the gates at the high-security Redstone Arsenal in Alabama? Her high-speed flight wound up killing a...

DHS Announces New Aviation Security and Traveler Screening Enhancements

"BALTIMORE– The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today improvements aimed at strengthening aviation security while decreasing the hassle factor for travelers. Among the key improvements,...

Their crews might not be tidy but Comcast headquarters listen to the conversa...

To give credit where it is due, if their installation crews are not that tidy, the staff at Comcast headquarters listens to the conversation.They even took the time to pick up the phone within hours of my Thursday piece on Adventures in Comcast land not once but twice to let...

Adventures in 'Comcast' Land...Getting Connected and Customer Service

To save time and a trip to their satellite office, my wife set up the installation of Internet Service with Comcast online for our new digs.Things obviously work since I am writing this piece from my home office.Let me mention 4 things they could improve on.First: If you...

London's Tower Bridge to get facelift

One of London's most famous landmarks is getting a facelift - an $8 million facelift over the next four years. Personally I like it just the way it is."The British landmark will be stripped of its paint and...

N.Y. human rights commission settles discrimination case

"Rockland County Commission on Human Rights has settled a case against a Spring Valley co-op, its agent and others who were accused of failing to perform improvements on an apartment unit after accepting payment from an infirm father and his disabled daughter."

£ Millions Lost in Drainage Scam

Northampton, UK. an area that has housebuilding earmarked for every vacant plot, 125,000 houses for Northamptonshire by 2026, without the nessarary infrastructure, in this case flood defences. In the following...

Corps needs 10 Square miles, 20 ft deep, of clay for Levees

"Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By Sheila Grissett St. Bernard residents who fear that their property will be cannibalized to help feed a voracious demand for levee-building clay were assured by Army Corps of...

Vancouver airport to spend $1.3-million after taser incident

"The Vancouver Airport Authority said Friday it will spend $1.3-million from this year's operating budget on improvements to ensure there's no repeat of an incident like the one that led to the death of Polish...

Texan town sold on eBay for $3m

"A US town was sold for more than $3m on auction website eBay today. Albert, a 13 acre historic town in the heart of Texas Hill Country, is around 112km from the state capital, Austin, and includes a house, dance hall, tavern and a schoolhouse reportedly attended by former...

Trust warns of £15m hospital debt

"Swansea NHS Trust says it faces going £15.5m into the red unless it closes 86 beds and cuts around 750 jobs. But health officials say the efficiency programme will mean it will still treat the same number of patients by cutting down the time they spend in hospital. BMA -...

Report: General Petraeus urging patience on Iraq troop levels

"Washington - US President George W Bush's top commander in Iraq is expected to tell Congress in testimony Monday that major moves to cut the number of US troops in Iraq should wait a few more months. US Army...

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