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60% of Cheerleading Injuries in US Due to Stunts
Net News Publisher | 10 hours ago by Terry
Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related injuries accounted read more
Overdue books returned 50 years late - with $1,000 to cover fines
Blind Turtle | 10 hours ago
An Arizona person returns two library books to their former school - with a $1,000 (£600) cheque to cover overdue fees incurred over 50 years. read more
US demands Afghan 'bribery court'
Blind Turtle | 11 hours ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says. read more
Life on the brink
Blind Turtle | 14 hours ago
How do you recover after 14 years on death row? read more
Gates blocks abuse photos release
Blind Turtle | 16 hours ago
The US defence secretary files an order with the Supreme Court blocking the release of images of soldiers abusing detainees. read more
Elizabeth Synge Wins $20,000 Prize for First Place in the Advanta…
Net News Publisher | 16 hours ago by Terry
Elizabeth Synge, of Boston University Academy in Massachusetts, has won the $20,000 prize for first place in the Advantage Testing Foundation’s Math Prize for Girls competition held at NYU. With an additional $23,000 in prize money, the Math Pr read more
Colombia to release Venezuelans
Blind Turtle | 19 hours ago
Colombia is to release four detained Venezuelan national guard members who crossed the border into Colombian territory. read more
Organization of American States And the U.S. Government Announce…
Net News Publisher | November 14th 2009 by Terry
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of the United States have announced renewed efforts to reduce the demand for illegal drugs in the hemisphere and to provide treatment to persons with drug addictions, two subjects that are read more
A short history of South Australian Shipwrecks
Bar's collection of short stories,photography,poetry and all | November 14th 2009 by Barb
Shipwrecks are important to Australian History, being described as time-capsules as we cast back our thoughts to particular moments of our past. A story of a shipwreck is significant to the people who lost their lives or who survived the disaster. Al read more
Brazil proposes carbon cut target
Cooler Choice | November 14th 2009 by cooler choice
Brazil offers to cut carbon emissions by 36% by 2020, in an attempt to encourage richer nations to reveal their plans. View original post here: Brazil proposes carbon cut target Please Share or Bookmark this post read more
Former Missouri Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abus…
Net News Publisher | November 13th 2009 by Terry
Steven W. Burgess, a former Jackson County, Mo., sheriff’s deputy, has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of a teenage girl whom he sexually assaulted in his patrol car, the Justice Department announced. Burgess, 35, of I read more
Oregon Hospice Pays $1.83 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liab…
Net News Publisher | November 13th 2009 by Terry
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals – Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest and Northwest Permanente P.C., Physicians & Surgeons (collectively, Kaiser NW) has agreed to pay the United States $1,830,322.41 t read more
China Tells the United States to Stop Supporting the Dalai Lama
Net News Publisher | November 12th 2009 by Terry
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that China has urged the U.S. to stop supporting the Dalai Lama and to show support for its territorial integrity. “We have repeatedly said that China vigorously opposes the Dalai Lama meeting with read more
Investor Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Azerbaijan Gover…
Net News Publisher | November 12th 2009 by Terry
Frederic A. Bourke Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to one year and one day in prison. Following a six-week trial, Bourke, 63, was found guilty on July 10, 2009, of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Cor read more
Hawaiian Airlines Celebrates 80 Years of Continuous Service for H…
Net News Publisher | November 12th 2009 by Terry
Hawaiian Airlines has celebrated its 80th anniversary of continuous service for Hawaii. Hawaiian’s airport stations statewide were decorated to recognize the historic occasion, and arriving passengers at Honolulu International Airport were gree read more
Santa Monica Pier Designated As the Official Western Terminus of…
Net News Publisher | November 12th 2009 by Terry
After 83 years, the Santa Monica Pier has been designated as the official Western Terminus of Route 66 by the Route 66 Alliance, an organization that promotes and preserves the historic roadway between Chicago, Ill. and Santa Monica, Calif. in a cere read more
Did We Say Hosting at 25% Off?
Startup Essentials | November 11th 2009 by stewart townsend
Looking for rock-solid web hosting at discounted rates? Talk to someone that understand startups Joyent has a deal for Sun Startup Essentials program members with hosting services 25% off list price. Starting price is $34/month. No joke! read more
Alleged International Hacking Ring Caught in $9 Million Fraud
Net News Publisher | November 11th 2009 by Terry
Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a person known only as “Hacker 3;” have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Ga., on charg read more
South Korean Businessman Receives 5 Years in Prison for Role in $…
Net News Publisher | November 11th 2009 by Terry
A South Korean businessman has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to five years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy involving a $206 million telecommunications contract and employees of the Army and Ai read more
Final moments
Blind Turtle | November 11th 2009
A meal, then lethal injection ends life of Washington sniper read more
Major power failures hit Brazil
Blind Turtle | November 11th 2009
Brazil's two largest cities - Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo - are hit by major blackouts due to a problem at a massive hydroelectric dam. read more
Survey Finds Majority of Americans Are Living with an Open Heart
Net News Publisher | November 11th 2009 by Terry
Despite the economic uncertainty, nearly nine out of 10 Americans say they are living with an Open Heart – the philosophy of keeping your heart open, despite adversity, thereby resulting in something positive. According to a nationwide survey commi read more
Washington sniper is put to death
Blind Turtle | November 10th 2009
The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in and near Washington DC is executed after a final appeal was thrown out. read more
Washington sniper faces execution
World News Zone | Latest Business News |Sports News | Techno… | November 10th 2009 by Jaydip
Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad faces execution in hours, after Virginia’s governor rejected a last-ditch appeal. Read the original here: Washington sniper faces execution read more
El Salvador facing food shortage
Blind Turtle | November 10th 2009
About 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops, a UN agency says. read more
Obama sorrow at Fort Hood service
Blind Turtle | November 10th 2009
US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service. read more
No es una guerra convencional... ¡Es irregular!
Selvas blog | November 10th 2009 by Sudani
LaosFernando DoradoDicen los historiadores de la caída del Muro de Berlín, que el presidente de la República Democrática Alemana RDA en 1989, Erich Honecker, tenía tal nivel de “esquematismo” en su cabeza, que “el muro caía ante sus ojos, read more
Eighth Person Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential P…
Net News Publisher | November 10th 2009 by Terry
An eighth individual has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to a one-count crimi read more
Monroe County Tourist Development Council: There is no app for th…
Ads of the World | November 9th 2009
Advertising Agency: Tinsley, USA Creative Director: Dorn Martell read more
Overland Expo 2009 Day 2 Coverage
Adventure Art Travel | November 9th 2009 by Adventure Art Travel
Overland Expo 2009 day 2 coverage and vendor interviews. Mario Donovan from Adventure Trailers shows the new composite Trek trailer, ARB Marketing Manager Lisa Wood shows us the new ARB Jeep and 50L refrigerator, and Avi Myers from Unicat Americas gi read more
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