November 2016 – Page 5

Hitler doll story found to be hoaxed

November 19, 2016 0

Saturday, May 3, 2008 It has been revealed that a story concerning ‘Adolf Hitler dolls’ going on sale in Ukraine and aimed at children was a hoax. Many news outlets picked up the false story, including Wikinews. Also fooled were BBC News, The Telegraph and other major publications. The story quickly spread as various media […]

Runaway train causes chaos on London Underground

November 19, 2016 0

Monday, August 16, 2010 A London Underground engineering train ran away and travelled four miles on the Underground’s Northern Line early on Friday morning, resulting in part of the Northern Line, which carries 500,000 passengers daily, being closed for much of the day. The runaway train apparently had an engineering defect. The London Underground, also […]

Look Effortlessly Glamorous With Patiala Salwar Kameez

November 9, 2016 Curtains 0

More Detail Here: Bq Design Site Bq Design Look Effortlessly Glamorous with Patiala Salwar Kameez by bharatplaza The fashion industry in India never stops and is always in constant growth and pending changes in tastes of its consumers. This industry has the challenge of innovating in traditional costumes such as saree, lehenga, salwar kameez, they […]

Polish president and first lady lie in state ahead of funeral

November 9, 2016 0

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 The bodies of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and first lady Maria Kaczynska are lying in state ahead of their funeral on Sunday. The couple died along with 94 other people when the plane they were travelling in crashed in Russia. They will be buried after a memorial to the crash victims. […]

Blow out sales prices likely on mattresses as new U.S. fire-resistant standards take effect

November 9, 2016 0

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 If you are in the market for new bedding, and not too concerned with the new United States guidelines for mattress fire resistance, now might be a good time to buy. Mattresses sold in the U.S. must meet new federal guidelines for flammability starting on July 1. The peak heat release […]

Several earthquakes shake Nevada

November 9, 2016 0

Thursday, February 21, 2008 Several small earthquakes have been reported near Wells, Nevada after a large magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the region at 6:16 a.m. PST (UTC-8). The 6.0 quake, centered 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Wells had a depth of 5.6 miles (9 km) and caused at least 25 buildings to collapse. Damage to […]

Backup Your Data: The Old School Way

November 5, 2016 Cabling 0

More Detail Here: Desa Australia Data Cabling Submitted by: Penny Fernandez A MySQL dump database is more than bits of ones and zeros. It represents your untiring hard work of hundreds of hours that you have invested in your website. It is the core of your site, heart and brain together. It is also fragile […]

Rail network in Kashmir comes under attack

November 5, 2016 0

Saturday, April 3, 2010 Nearly two feet of the rail route in Kashmir, India was blown up by militants near the Pulwama district, affecting train services from north to south Kashmir. The blast came a few days after militants fought with the Indian army in the area, thereby killing fourteen people. “There were no casualties, […]

‘Black boxes’ pulled from Air India plane wreckage

November 5, 2016 0

Monday, May 24, 2010 The black boxes from an Air India flight that crashed into a valley of near the southern Indian city of Mangalore Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 onboard, have been found by investigators. The flight data recorder was recovered late yesterday and the cockpit voice recorder was located today. At the […]

TGV makes 574.8 km/h on rails

November 5, 2016 0

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 A French Train à Grande Vitesse (High-Speed Train or TGV) has smashed the world record for a train on conventional rails by a big margin, reaching 574.8km/h (356mph) The TGV travelled over 59.8 km/h (36 mph) faster than its previous record of 515 km/h (320 mph) The record attempt by a […]

Month: November 2016