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Click Here To Know More About: Australian Financial Services License Authorised Representative Afsl Authorised Representative Retirement – Overview by Elsa Thomas Retirement can be best defined as a phase in life when one person stops working completely. Depending upon the situation one is faced with a person can retire partially,Continue Reading
Doctor robbed, car-jacked and locked in boot while car set alight
Monday, March 19, 2007 A 34 year old obstetrician from Forestville on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has escaped after he was robbed, car-jacked and locked in the boot (trunk) of his BMW, which was set alight. Police say the doctor was locked in the boot while his car was set alight,Continue Reading
Delta Blues wins 2006 Melbourne Cup
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 The Japanese owned Delta Blues ridden by Iwata Yasunari has won the AU$5.1 million 2006 Melbourne Cup. Trainer Katsuhiko Sumii also achieved the Quinella winning bet with stablemate Pop Rock, ridden by Damien Oliver, placing second in the race. Maybe Better came in at third, withContinue Reading
US Secretary Rice responds to European enquiries on alleged CIA prisons
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has begun to address concerns raised by the EU, the Council of Europe, and several member countries about the CIA’s detention practices upon her arrival in Germany for a European tour that began Tuesday. “As a matter ofContinue Reading
Microsoft to buy back US$40 B of its stock over 5 years
Friday, July 21, 2006 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT, HKSE:4338) has announced plans to buy back US$40 billion of its stock between now and 2011. (All further figures in this article are in U.S. Dollars.) Microsoft, the world’s largest maker of computer software, will make a tender offer to repurchase $20 billionContinue Reading
IMF head remains in New York prison; charged over alleged hotel sex attack
Sunday, May 15, 2011 This sordid episode—no matter how it ultimately plays out—will spell the end of Strauss-Kahn as an effective leader of the IMF even if he retains his position, which is highly unlikely. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, remained in jail last night afterContinue Reading
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes forContinue Reading
Gunman commits suicide at University of Texas
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 A man wearing a ski mask and carrying an assault rifle apparently killed himself in the library of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas earlier today. The university was placed under lockdown and all classes were canceled as a result of the incident. Nobody elseContinue Reading
IBM and Cisco in attempt to create a universal platform for communications software development
Friday, March 9, 2007 IBM and Cisco have announced the development of a new platform, based on Eclipse and OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), which should unite all communication and collaboration software developers under a single platform. Before the UC2 (Unified Communication and Collaboration) the unified communication has suffered becauseContinue Reading
Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice PresidentContinue Reading