The hottest new business jet

"The hottest new business jetFortune's Sue Zesiger Callaway hops a ride on the Hawker 4000, a $21 million aircraft that boasts cutting-edge avionics. Plus: Jet etiquette.By Sue Zesiger CallawayAugust 15, 2008: 5:20 AM EDTTake a ride in the Hawker 4000More Videos CEO Jim...

Bellway suffers 'avalanche' of cancelled sales

Britains house builder Bellway said the last two months had seen a 45% drop in sales over this time last year. With buyers wanting to wait and see what the Governments woolly approach over stamp duty would be,...

POLICE CHIEF RESIGNS...THEN IS FIRED

"By MEGAN PILLOW Mooresville Tribune Thursday, August 7, 2008   John Crone resigned Thursday as Mooresville police chief      ...

Honda Delivers FCX Clarity to Jamie Lee Curtis

It is great to see those in a position of celebrity showing off new green products.  Though, this is clearly publicity for Honda, it is spreading the word on future technologies that will replace gasoline...

Man held in Fla. for threatening Obama's life

The scary thing about this story is that for most people who are Obama supporters - this is one of their largest unspoken fears. "MIAMI - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in...

Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician

"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...

I Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945

"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima...

Man who beheaded bus seat mate defiled body, police tape says

"TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- A police officer at the scene of a grisly beheading on a Canadian bus reported seeing the attacker hacking off pieces of the victim's body and eating them, according to a police tape leaked on the Internet Saturday. ...

London reveals memorial to 7/7 victims

7th July, 2005 - the day that London joined that unenviable club of cities that had been attacked by Islamist extremists.  A day that took the lives of 52 people and left hundreds of others injured.Just as...

Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border

The last time I travelled was in April when I went to Boston. The baggage checks and metal detector lineups weren't as bad as I thought it would be. It was quite a hassle to take off your shoes and belt but what...

Two Pakistanis Scale the 'Killer Mountain' - Nanga Parbat

Just a few days ago an Italian climber lost his life and two others were rescued by a Pakistani military helicopter from the Nanga Parbat. The notorious mountain has probably swallowed up other ambitious climbers...

U.S. Agents Can Seize laptops,ipods,books

"U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold them for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday. Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such...

7-square-mile ice sheet breaks loose in Canada

"EDMONTON, Alberta - A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday."

Seven Die in Yesterday's Rains in Karachi

Seven people lost their lives and several were injured in Karachi yesterday when 54 mm of the first heavy downpour greeted this rain-starved city; reports various media sources. Karachi also plunged into darkness...

FilAm wins award of excellence

" Angelito “Lito” de Leon David,watercolorist, was vested an Award of Excellence last Saturday, July 12, by the New Jersey Water Color Society for his sole entry entitled, Winter Reflection. The Associate Members Annual Show is currently ongoing at the Morris County...

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