Archive for ‘July, 2010’

Glorious Goodwood: Local hero Illustrious Blue lands Goodwood Cup

Glorious Goodwood: Local hero Illustrious Blue lands Goodwood Cup

Evergreen: Eight year-old sprinter Borderlescott (second right) proves too strong for his rivals at Goodwood Photo: ACTION IMAGES It was the biggest success for not only the horse, but also William Knight, 35, who has been training at Angmering Park, 10 miles away, for just five [...]

Mia Farrow to testify at war crimes trial next month

Mia Farrow to testify at war crimes trial next month

Mia Farrow alleges that Naomi Campbell was given a ‘blood diamond’ by Charles Taylor Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES The women’s names are on a witness list for Monday, August 9, that the prosecution in the former Liberian president’s war crimes trial filed with the court in [...]

FSA bans Simply Trading senior managers

FSA bans Simply Trading senior managers

The watchdog has banned three directors at Simply Trading Group (STG), a small private client advisory stockbroker, from acting as senior managers after they fell short of its standards. Stephen Coles, Luke Ryan and Michael Yamoah were censured and banned from senior management positions but escaped individual fines of £17,000 after pleading [...]

Questor Plus Podcast: Chemical compounds

Questor Plus Podcast: Chemical compounds

Email Print .at15t_email {display:none !important;} ul li.email span.at300bs {display:none !important;} Audio: Questor editor Garry White tells Robert Miller which specialist chemical companies he would put in his investment portfolio. [...]

Indian lecturer barred from teaching by students for refusing burka

Indian lecturer barred from teaching by students for refusing burka

A woman in a burka Photo: GETTY Aliah University in Calcutta is the first Muslim university in India’s West Bengal state and has no formal dress code, but its student union has demanded that female teachers cover themselves with a Muslim veil in class. [...]

Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What’s Next? (The Atlantic Wire)

Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What’s Next? 
    (The Atlantic Wire)

The Atlantic Wire - The most controversial elements of Arizona’s immigration law have been blocked
by a federal judge. Major provisions, such as one requiring authorities
to check the immigration status of individuals while enforcing other
laws, will not go into effect. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton also barred the state from requiring immigrants to [...]

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers 
    (AP)

AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.[Read more...]

Timberlake’s William Rast to launch at Target (AP)

Timberlake’s William Rast to launch at Target 
    (AP)

AP - William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target.[Read more...]

T.O. misses flight to Bengals camp (AP)

T.O. misses flight to Bengals camp 
    (AP)

AP - Terrell Owens missed his flight but got his number.[Read more...]

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes (AP)

Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes 
    (AP)

AP - Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.[Read more...]

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