Tuesday, July 27, 2010 An investigation into the fatal 2009 Washington Metro train collision conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for new safety and maintenance rules. The report, released today, blamed the crash on the faulty automatic train-control system. The report also cited the use of dated 1000-Series train cars. The 2009 […]
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully launches after a month of delays
Sunday, March 15, 2009 NASA has successfully launched Space Shuttle Discovery after over a month of delays. Discovery lifted off at 7:43 p.m. (EDT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in the United States after NASA declared the weather to be “100% go for launch”. “The clouds broke up and that’s why we […]
Video of man tasered at Vancouver airport released
Thursday, November 15, 2007 A video showing a man being tasered by police and subsequently dying at the Vancouver International Airport has been released to the media. The cause of his death has not yet been determined. Robert Dziekanski, 40, was immigrating from Pieszyce, Poland to live with his mother, Zofia Cisowski, in Kamloops, British […]
Germany gives 16.7 million euro loan to Albania to improve its water supply
Friday, May 6, 2005 Germany will lend Albania €16.7 million (USD21.5 million) as part of a loan in order to help the country improve its water supply networks in two southeastern towns, Pogradec and Korca. The deal was signed last Tuesday between the Albanian Finance Ministry and Germany’s government-owned KfW Bank. Germany has been one […]
2008 YODEX Review: Varied competitions, Vast creations
Monday, May 26, 2008 The 27th Young Designers’ Exhibition 2008, recognized by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) as the largest show of student creations, recently ended Sunday May 18. It was held at the Taipei World Trade Center. Improvements and expansions were seen with 107 academical and industrial units. Different design […]
Where There Is Pain, There Is No Free Flow And Where There Is Free Flow, There Is No Pain
Read More About: Chronic Back Pain Physio Windsor Gardens Chronic Back Pain Physiotherapist Windsor Gardens Submitted by: James Phillay Acupuncture is at present something that galore people are turning over to as an alternative handling for galore perennial trouble consequences. It would appear that there is to a greater extent of an occupy in this […]
Bus crash in Victoria, Australia injures twenty, some critical
Thursday, July 24, 2008 A bus crash in Victoria, Australia has injured at least 20 people, two of whom are listed as critical. One victim is reported to be still trapped in the wreckage. The accident occurred between a bus and a semi-trailer on the Princes Highway in the Traralgon area around 10:50am AEST. The […]
Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport
Thursday, June 1, 2006 A fuel storage tank at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) caught fire today. The 1-million gallon storage tank caught fire at about 8:30 a.m. local time (PDT) according to Ron Myers, a spokesman for the LAX fire department. Myers said that planes were not at risk and no flights were cancelled, […]
Football CL: All first leg games of second qualifications round are over
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 First leg of the second qualifications round of UEFA Champions League is now over. Second leg games will be played on August 2 and August 3. Contents 1 Selected match reports 2 Partizan boycotted by fans 3 All results 4 Sources The biggest surprise of the leg is probably Artmedia Bratislava’s […]
SpaceX launches fifth resupply rocket to International Space Station
Sunday, January 11, 2015 Space transport services company SpaceX launched their fifth Dragon resupply vehicle to the International Space Station yesterday. The spacecraft — containing more than 2,200kg (5,000 pounds) of food, experiments, and spare parts — successfully decoupled from the launch rocket and should reach the station early tomorrow. The launch was postponed from […]