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Google’s search index hits one trillion page mark

September 2, 2018 0

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Google announced on July 25 that its search engine has indexed over 1 trillion unique web pages from all over the globe. “We knew the web was big,” the article on Google’s official blog begins. “Even after removing those exact duplicates, we saw a trillion unique URLs.” This article also discussed […]

Formula One set to see standardised engines

August 30, 2018 0

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Formula One looks set to enter an era of standardised engines. The FIA is meeting with teams in Monte Carlo and is expected to approve the use by some teams of a standardised power unit provided by Cosworth, an automotive engineering company, from 2010 onwards. The move to a standard engine, […]

Hiker missing from US state of Utah wilderness found in Australia

August 30, 2018 0

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 A man missing from a camping ground in southern Utah in the Western US since July 30 was found in Australia. His automobile was found in a campground of Dixie National Forest with a note that he would be back in a few hours. An extensive search and rescue operation was […]

StarOffice 8 launched

August 28, 2018 0

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 Sun Microsystems has released StarOffice 8 today. StarOffice 8 is a commercial office suite that includes word-processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database applications. According to Sun, StarOffice 8 “provides excellent compatibility with Microsoft Office”. This new version improves Word, Excel and PowerPoint import and export filters, improving support for password-protected Word […]

Best Contact Lenses A Review Of The Leading Contact Lenses For This Year

August 27, 2018 Skin Care 0

By Oliver Turner Want to buy new contact lenses? Here we provide you with a review so that you can compare the price and quality of top branded contact lenses including disposable, dailywear and colored. Focus Dailies: Focus dailies are very small, thin & light and comfortable to wear. You will not feel any edge; […]

NFL: Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement

August 26, 2018 0

Friday, April 6, 2007 Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who has applied for reinstatement to the NFL, told ESPN Radio’s Dan Patrick on Friday that he hasn’t gotten high on drugs “in maybe three years.” Williams credited yoga with replacing drugs to ease stress. Williams was suspended in April 2006 for violating the NFL’s […]

Pet parrot saves owners’ lives

August 24, 2018 0

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 It turns out that dogs may not be the only ‘man’s best friend.’ A parrot in Muncie, Indiana is being credited with saving the lives of its owners. According to the owner 33-year-old Shannon Conwell along with his 9-year-old son were watching television when they both fell asleep on the living […]

Freighter hits fishing boat in Gulf of Suez; thirteen dead

August 24, 2018 0

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 A freighter hit a fishing boat around midnight on Sunday morning in the Gulf of Suez in the Red Sea. Of the 40 Egyptian fisherman on board, thirteen are dead and thirteen more missing. Survivor Al Sayyed Mohamed Arafat told local media he jumped from the fishing boat, named Badr al-Islam, […]

Eleven year-old boy arrested on suspicion of assaulting a four year-old boy in East Yorkshire

August 21, 2018 0

Sunday, August 27, 2006 An eleven year-old boy has been arrested this morning on suspicion of attacking a four year-old boy in Hessle, East Yorkshire. The boy was arrested on suspicion of assault and has been bailed to mid-September pending further inquiries. Charlie Davis was left with a fractured skull after being battered with a […]

Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away

August 20, 2018 0

Monday, May 14, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles. As of 6:40 a.m., the fire […]