Monday, March 20, 2006 Scott David Dover, 45, a father of two young boys in Cedar City, Utah, was arrested on Thursday and charges against the father could be filed today. Police say he used electric dog collars to discipline his children. Conviction could result in up to 15 years in prison. Dover is being held in Iron County Jail; bail was set at ten thousand dollars. Police Sgt. Jerry Womack said that the boys, both about six years old, did not have any burns or marks on them and…
Read MoreToyota poised to recall 270,000 Prius vehicles
Friday, February 5, 2010 Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported that Toyota is poised to recall 270 thousand gas-and-electric Prius vehicles (model ZVW30) sold in the US and Japan between May and December 2009, due to a flaw in the car’s anti-lock braking system. Takayuki Fujimoto, a transport ministry official, said the government has yet to receive a recall notice from Toyota. “Nothing has been decided on whether we will recall or not”, he stated. Toyota cannot announce a recall in Japan until it notifies the ministry, but said it was currently…
Read MoreIndyMac Bank placed into conservatorship by US Government
Saturday, July 12, 2008 In what regulators have described as the second-largest bank failure in the history of the United States, IndyMac Bank has been closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision and placed under the conservatorship of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) due to plummeting shares and the start of a run on the bank. This is the fifth FDIC-insured failure of the year. The FDIC has said that it will transfer all insured deposits and substantial assets, to the new IndyMac Federal Bank which, as the name…
Read MoreFactors To Consider When Hiring Electrical Contractors
Read More About: Emergency Electrician Coogee To make sure that you are hiring Gold Coast electrical contractors that are experienced and qualified as electricians. Before you can say that you are hiring electrical contractors that you can trust, there are a couple of things that you need to make sure about. These are the factors that you need to consider when hiring electrical contractors. The contractors need to be qualified First of all, and most importantly, the contractor needs to be qualified. It will not mean anything if you are…
Read MoreFifteen killed by US drone strikes in Northern Waziristan
Monday, January 3, 2011 Pakistani officials have stated that three US drone strikes have killed fifteen people in the country Saturday. The attacks occurred to the north of Miranshah town in the North Waziristan region. Security officials in the town informed AFP that in the first strike, US drones fired four missiles on a car, killing seven suspected militants. A nearby “militant compound” was also destroyed by the missiles. “Three militants were killed in the car while four were killed in the house,” the official said. The second attack occurred…
Read MoreCleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, in a 23-hour marathon surgery, replaced 80 percent of her face, by transplanting or grafting bone, nerve, blood vessels, muscles and skin harvested from a female donor’s cadaver. The Clinic…
Read MoreTummy Tuck: The 411 On Staples And Sutures}
Read More About: Dr. Richard Zoumalan Submitted by: Rena Graham A tummy tuck or what is also known as an abdominoplasty is one of the most popular shaping cosmetic procedures. Although it may have some controversial issues, this did not discourage clients to go right ahead with it. So if you are one of those interested to get a trimmed and tighter form, it is also helpful to know about what you are getting yourself into. One particular concern that clients have known which one is better in giving you…
Read More‘Australian Values’ to be taught in NSW schools
Sunday, January 22, 2006 The New South Wales government will make it compulsory for schools to play Advance Australia Fair, Australia’s national anthem before class this year. Teachers at primary schools in NSW will also be required to introduce “Australian values” lessons from the beginning of this school year. The lessons are expected to teach children “what it means to be Australian” and include topics such as family values, community harmony, national heritage, national identity, cultural differences and Australian history. The Three Rs will also be extended to five and…
Read MoreReality TV star sought after model found dead in California dumpster
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 A millionaire reality TV star is being sought by police over the murder of a model whose body was found in a Californian dumpster. 28-year-old Jasmine Fiore was found dead in an unzipped suitcase in Buena Park, Orange County. Police are seeking real estate tycoon Ryan Jenkins, 32, a contestant on the reality show Megan Wants a Millionaire, in which former Rock of Love hopeful Megan Hauserman dates several rich men with the aim of ultimately becoming the girlfriend of one of them. Jenkins reportedly met…
Read MoreVerizon to acquire Yahoo!
Thursday, July 28, 2016 On Monday, US telecom giant Verizon announced acquisition of Yahoo! for a reported amount of US$4.83 billion (€4.36 billion). Per the all-cash deal, Verizon would own only the core web business — in particular, Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba would not be acquired by Verizon. Going public in 1996, Yahoo! provided e-mail service a year later. Once having a worth of US$ 125 billion, Yahoo!’s value on Friday’s closing was about $37 billion. Eight years ago, Microsoft offered US$44 billion for Yahoo!’s acquisition. The deal is expected…
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