Opposition Leader predicts 'people's revolt' in Australia over carbon tax

Trends In RetailOpposition Leader predicts 'people's revolt' in Australia over carbon taxPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailOpposition Leader predicts 'people's revolt' in Australia over carbon taxLeader of the Federal Opposition in Australia Tony Abbott has made claims Thursday during Question Time in parliament that a 'people's revolt' is looming based on the Prime Minister Julia Gillard's proposal for a 2012 carbon tax.In what Mr. Abbott describes as a "betrayal of the Australian people", Ms. Gillard announced Thursday that a price for carbon will be put back on the national agenda, for several years, to be followed by the formation...

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French ENAC SEFA merge to become biggest Civil Aviation University in Europe

Trends In RetailFrench ENAC SEFA merge to become biggest Civil Aviation University in EuropePicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailFrench ENAC SEFA merge to become biggest Civil Aviation University in EuropeMinister for Ecology, Sustainable development, Transportation and Housing Nathalie KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET and Secretary of State for Transportation Thierry MARIANI announced the merger between ENAC (National School For Civil Aviation) and SEFA (Operations Service for Aeronautic Formations) that becomes the biggest European university for Civil Aviation under the single name ENAC.For more than 60 years, the ENAC has been unique in the field...

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Krupa family of Croatia proven descendants of the Old Turkic Ashina dynasty

Trends In RetailKrupa family of Croatia proven descendants of the Old Turkic Ashina dynastyPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailKrupa family of Croatia proven descendants of the Old Turkic Ashina dynastyCroatian Krupa family found among others to be part of the old Turkic dynastyThe Krupa family of Croatia, along with the Schweitzer family of America and the Akhundzada family of Shabqadar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan found out exciting news regarding their ancestry. On January 14, 2011 an article from the Karlovac Danas Croatian News confirmed the published findings of iGENEA and Family Tree DNA. This exciting news has confirmed for these...

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State of emergency declared in Tunisia

Trends In RetailState of emergency declared in TunisiaPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailState of emergency declared in TunisiaAfter weeks of chaos, Prime Minister of Tunisia, Mohammed Ghannouchi, has stated that he is taking power of the country. Recent violence has caused the country to shut down its airspace, lead the United States State Department to advise against visiting the country, and forced a state of emergency to be declared."I can confirm that the army is at the airport. Armoured vehicles are surrounding the airport," an official source stated. Rumors of attempts to flee by the President’s staff have been reported as well....

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US Marine killed after vehicle capsizes, sinks in Oceanside Harbor, California

Trends In RetailUS Marine killed after vehicle capsizes, sinks in Oceanside Harbor, CaliforniaPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailUS Marine killed after vehicle capsizes, sinks in Oceanside Harbor, CaliforniaAn amphibious vehicle belonging to the United States Marines capsized and sank to the floor of the Del Mar boat basin, California at 1130 PST (1930 UTC) resulting in one death and three injures.Three instructors and three students were conducting driver training when the vehicle capsized and sank, trapping them inside. Three injured individuals were transported to hospital and two were uninjured. The deceased Marine was rescued at...

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At least 443 dead after flooding in Brazil

Trends In RetailAt least 443 dead after flooding in BrazilPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailAt least 443 dead after flooding in BrazilAccording to Reuters, at least 443 are dead after massive flooding and mudslides in Brazil, after heavy rain in the rocky in the Serrana region. msnbc.com has reported that the death toll stands at almost 500. The area, located north of Rio de Janeiro, received 10 inches of rain (a month's worth) in 24 hours.The Folha de Sao Paulo publication stated it was the worst natural disaster to impact Brazil in about forty years. During a 5 mile hike for supplies, local resident Vania Ramos said, "I don't even...

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Tucson gunman appears in court for Giffords shooting

Trends In RetailTucson gunman appears in court for Giffords shootingPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailTucson gunman appears in court for Giffords shootingJared Loughner, a 22-year-old former college student, has appeared in federal court following the shooting on Saturday at a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. The shooting killed five people including John Roll, a federal judge, and injured 19 including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.Loughner has been charged in federal court with attempted assassination of a member of Congress, first-degree murder and attempting to kill employees of the federal government. Prosecutors for the State...

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Release of Verizon iPhone set for early February

Trends In RetailRelease of Verizon iPhone set for early FebruaryPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailRelease of Verizon iPhone set for early FebruaryIn a Tuesday media event, Verizon Wireless announced it had reached an agreement with Apple Inc. and would begin selling a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 beginning early February. The move means the end of rival company AT&T's status as the only official US carrier of the iPhone, a status it held since the first iPhone debuted in 2007.The press conference, held in New York City, was hosted by Verizon's president, Lowell McAdam, Apple's chief operating officer, Tim Cook, and Verizon Wireless'...

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US President Barack Obama speaks at memorial for Arizona shooting victims

Trends In RetailUS President Barack Obama speaks at memorial for Arizona shooting victimsPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailUS President Barack Obama speaks at memorial for Arizona shooting victimsUnited States President Barack Obama spoke at a memorial in Tucson, Arizona Wednesday night, in the wake of last Saturday's mass shooting. Earlier in the day, Obama visited five people injured in the attack, including Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona.Obama spoke to almost 14,000 people in the University of Arizona's McKale Center, as well as 13,000 others outside. During a 33-minute-long speech, he attempted to begin...

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In Development-Texas School District Deals With Series of Terroristic Threats

Trends In RetailIn Development-Texas School District Deals With Series of Terroristic ThreatsPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailIn Development-Texas School District Deals With Series of Terroristic ThreatsA school district in Texas continues to be on, "...high security alert this week." according to a posting on its web site published on Monday. Bay City Independent School District has been engrossed in a series of threats over the past several days. The school system, located in Bay City, Texas (USA) notified parents of the security status on Monday. Reportedly, the drama began when the district's Superintendent's office received a letter...

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Former Congressman Tom Delay sentenced to three years in prison

Trends In RetailFormer Congressman Tom Delay sentenced to three years in prisonPicture Of Trends In Retail Trends In RetailFormer Congressman Tom Delay sentenced to three years in prisonA Texas judge handed down a three-year prison sentence today to Tom Delay, former House Majority Leader. The sentence is a follow-up to a conviction in November of money laundering and conspiracy charges committed in 2002. Delay, a right-wing Republican, was considered one of the most influential congressman in the history of the United States House of Representatives.The sentence handed down by Judge Pat Priest was originally 8 years behind bars. However, Delay...

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The Additional Worthiness of Expensive Antique Furniture

Trends In RetailThe Additional Worthiness of Expensive Antique FurniturePicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailThe Additional Worthiness of Expensive Antique FurnitureValuing Antique Furniture can be something that is very easily overlooked by simply various. Persons who aren’t serious antique furniture collector won't know that these customers have a few items of antique furniture inside their home that's acquired by and passed on to kids. Nonetheless , if you must gain expertise on addresses antique shop, definitely you're those varieties of considering the eye for antique furniture. Via heartbeat you’ll have the ability to distinguish...

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Brakes failed : Guatemala bus crash kills 14

Trends In RetailBrakes failed : Guatemala bus crash kills 14Picture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailBrakes failed : Guatemala bus crash kills 14At least 14 former paramilitary group members are dead as the result of a bus crash in Guatemala. BBC News Online reports that at least 25 other paramilitaries were injured. According to the Herald Sun, at least 50 were injured in the crash.The incident happened when the bus was near the city of San Marcos. In the early hours of the morning, the bus departed from the mountain road and went into a ravine that is 50 metres (164 feet) in depth. There were approximately 60 passengers on the vehicle when...

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Moon water possibly originated from comets, data shows

Trends In RetailMoon water possibly originated from comets, data showsPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailMoon water possibly originated from comets, data showsData from recent detailed analyses of samples collected on NASA Apollo moon missions show that Lunar water may originate from comets that collided with the moon early in its geologic history.A team of astrophysicists led by James Greenwood of Wesleyan University in Connecticut analyzed samples collected on the Apollo 11, 12, 14, and 17 missions and found that the chemical properties of traces of lunar water in these samples differ from water typical of Earth."The values of deuterium/hydrogen...

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Plane crash in Iran kills 72

Trends In RetailPlane crash in Iran kills 72Picture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailPlane crash in Iran kills 72An IranAir passenger jet crashed into the northwest city of Orumiyeh, Iran tonight as it attempted to make a crash landing. Of the 105 passengers on the plane, 72 were killed and 33 were seriously injured. Among the dead were all 12 crew members.Poor weather conditions made it difficult for the Boeing 727 to crash-land safely in Orumiyeh, a city 430 miles north-west of Tehran. The jetliner crashed at 7:45 P.M. Iranian time (11:15 EST).The head of Iran's Emergency Services, Reza Masoomi, was quoted as saying, "Fortunately, reports...

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US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot at Arizona supermarket

Trends In RetailUS Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot at Arizona supermarketPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailUS Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot at Arizona supermarketUS Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a public event in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday. At least five were killed and several others were wounded in the shooting, including at least one of Giffords' staff. The shooting occurred at a SafewayDemocratic Party supermarket where Giffords, a member who represented Arizona's 8th congressional district, had scheduled a public "Congress on Your Corner" event.Giffords was widely reported as having died after the...

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Suspicious package closes half of Washington Dulles Airport terminal

Trends In RetailSuspicious package closes half of Washington Dulles Airport terminalPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailSuspicious package closes half of Washington Dulles Airport terminalAt approximately 1600 EST (2100 UTC) a Suspicious Package was found near the baggage claim at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, United States, leading to the closure of around half of the terminal. Police later determined that the package was harmless and reopened the affected areas of the airport. Parts of the airport had been closed for two hours before being reopened.Officials from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said...

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Fifteen headless bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico

Trends In RetailFifteen headless bodies found in Acapulco, MexicoPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailFifteen headless bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico15 headless bodies were found in Acapulco, Mexico today according to the Guerrero State Public Security office. The office said they were led to the bodies by a group of burning vehicles which formed a sort of makeshift trail to the headless corpses. The corpses found by Mexican police were all between the ages of 25 and 30 years old and are believed to have been involved in the Mexico drug war.The bodies were found shortly after midnight near Acapulco's Plaza Senderos, a local shopping area...

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Prof. Erantha De Mel receives the US President's Service Award

Trends In RetailProf. Erantha De Mel receives the US President's Service AwardPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailProf. Erantha De Mel receives the US President's Service AwardSri Lankan born Psychologist / Cognitive Neuroscientist Prof. Erantha De Mel received the President’s Call to Service Award at a ceremony held in Washington DC recently. This distinguished service award by President Barack Obama was presented to him for his outstanding services to the American community in the fields of Psychology and Psychotherapy.This lifetime achievement award was established in 2003 after President George W. Bush created the President’s Council...

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Pakistani provicial governor assassinated

Trends In RetailPakistani provicial governor assassinatedPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailPakistani provicial governor assassinatedIslamabad - The governor of Pakistan's largest province Punjab was shot dead on Tuesday by his own guard because he had criticized the country's blasphemy laws, a government minister said.A member of the police squad guarding governor Salman Taseer opened fire as he was about to get into a car after eating in a restaurant in an upmarket area in the capital Islamabad.'He has confessed that he killed the governor because he (Taseer) had called the blasphemy law a black law,' Interior Minister Rehman Malik...

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Former CIA agent indicted after leaking classified information

Trends In RetailFormer CIA agent indicted after leaking classified informationPicture Of Trends In RetailTrends In RetailFormer CIA agent indicted after leaking classified informationJeffrey Alexander Sterling, an ex-officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents in St. Louis, Missouri. He was indicted on six separate counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information, as well as four additional charges: mail fraud, unlawfully keeping national defense information, obstruction of justice, and unauthorized conveyance of government property. Sterling, aged 43, had been employed...

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