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Arsonist behind Namdaemun gate fire in Seoul imprisoned for 10 years
Friday, April 25, 2008 The arsonist responsible for setting fire to the historic Sungnyemun gate (more commonly referred to as Namdaemun gate) in Seoul, South Korea in February has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. The 600-year-old landmark was considred one of the nation’s greatest and most iconic, with some sources describing it as the single most important one in the country. The 69-year-old male defendant has a previous conviction from two years ago forContinue reading
Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share
Saturday, June 17, 2017 Yesterday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com announced they are to acquire Texas based retail grocery store chain Whole Foods Market at US$42 per share. According to the deal worth US$13.7 billion (£10.7 billion) the retail grocery store chain is to keep the Whole Foods Market brand name and John Mackey is reportedly to remain its CEO. After the announcement, Amazon’s shares went up more than two percent and Whole Foods Market shares wentContinue reading
Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio-based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan-Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of Penske’s potential bid. If Penske acquired the brand, they would distribute Saturn vehicles and outsource the assembly. GM revealed that theContinue reading
The Most Professional Videographers In Dc
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Microsoft and Yahoo! link their instant messaging services
Thursday, July 13, 2006 Nine months after announcing the interoperability between their instant messaging (IM) services, Internet rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! began limited public beta (pre-release) testing of the program. This enables users of the two services to communicate with each other using their existing IM client, Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Users wishing to use the new feature can go to a special page on the service’sContinue reading
Massive ice deposits found on Mars
Friday, March 16, 2007 The European Space Agency‘s Mars Express spacecraft has discovered ice deposits in the south pole of Mars that are larger than the state of Texas. Scientists say that there is enough water in the deposits to cover the entire planet with up to 36 feet of water if the ice was to melt. Some sections of the ice deposits are up to 2.3 – 2.5 miles deep. The ice is composedContinue reading
San Diego Longshore Lawyer Straight Talk: Calculating Permanent Disability For An Unscheduled Injury
Click Here To Find Out More About: Termination Policies San Diego Longshore Lawyer Straight Talk: Calculating Permanent Disability For An Unscheduled Injury by William Turley Longshoreman, shipyard workers and harbor workers that are injured on the job are covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. This is a Federal workers compensation program for maritime workers whom are not Seaman. There are two different types of injuries under the Longshore Act. There are scheduledContinue reading
International participants showcase different industry cultures at 2008 Taipei Game Show
Friday, January 25, 2008 B2B Trade Area of Taipei Game Show, criticized by trade buyers last year, but accompanied with 2008 Taiwan Digital Content Forum, moved to the second floor at Taipei World Trade Center for world-wide participants with a better exchange atmosphere this year. Not only local OBMs (Softstar Entertainment, Soft-World International Corp., International Games System Corp., …, etc.) but also companies from New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea showcased differentContinue reading
Boeing secures $11bn of aircraft deals
April 27, 2005 Boeing has secured two large orders for new aircraft. Air Canada has ordered US$6 billion in new airliners, while Air India has signed a deal for a further US$7 billion. The Air Canada deal includes firm orders for 18 777s and 14 of the new mid-size, long-range 787 Dreamliner. Options are included for 18 more 777s and 46 more 787s. The Air India order is worth US$6.8 billion for 50 787s. AirContinue reading