The Queen’s costs rising
June 30, 2009
Buckingham Palace says public funding for the Queen and the royal family cost British taxpayers the equivalent of 69 pence each last year.
The Queen’s office published her latest accounts on Monday. It showed that the costs incurred by the royal family were 41.5 million pounds in the year to March 31, an increase of 1.5 million pounds on the previous year.
Michael Jackson dies of heart attack
June 25, 2009
Pop legend Michael Jackson is reported to have died of a heart attack after he was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles.
The entertainment TMZ website reports Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Madoff lawyer seeks 12 year sentence : $US50 billion fraud
June 23, 2009
A lawyer for disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has sought a sentence of 12 years or less for his aging client, who he says “has an approximate life expectancy of 13 years”.
Sarkozy : Burka a sign of subservience
June 22, 2009
The Islamic burka is “not welcome” in France because it is not a symbol of religion but a sign of subservience for women, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
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Women paid to party with Berlusconi
June 18, 2009
The Italian Government is bracing for a fresh of wave of scandal after prosecutors investigating a cash-for-contracts rort allegedly unearthed wiretaps suggesting payments to young women to attend Silvio Berlusconi’s house parties.
Air France replaces speed sensors on entire fleet
June 16, 2009
Air France has replaced the air speed sensors on its entire fleet of Airbus A330 and A340 long-haul aircraft, a pilots’ union official says. The company had been under pressure from pilots who feared the devices could be linked to the crash of Flight 447.
‘Got any ideas?’ : Captain to co-pilot
June 10, 2009
The captain of the US Airways Flight 1549 jet that landed in the Hudson River in January asked his co-pilot less than 20 seconds before splashing into the river,
“Got any ideas?”
The first officer, Jeffrey Skiles, replied to the captain, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger:
“Actually not,”
Air tools review
June 10, 2009
Air tools can be so handy in variety of situations. Firstly they can be used in wet conditions, such as in the rain, as they have no electrical current running through them ( except perhaps in the compressor itself ).
Fashionistas: Michelle Obama meets Carla Bruni
June 9, 2009
Michelle Obama, whom French fashionistas regard as the best-dressed American first lady since Jackie Kennedy, has lived up to her sartorial reputation during her trip to Paris, sporting a wardrobe of fashion-forward classics by top American designers.
ReliaQuote: Term Life Insurance quotes
June 9, 2009
Are you at a “life point” ? Getting married ? Buying a house? Having a baby ?
Do you have a term life insurance ?
This is a question that comes up on everyone’s minds in these uncertain times as they reach the key points in life.
But is it worth the cost ?
