Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:30:15 +0100 National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read, who took over the forecasting agency during a time of turmoil and leaves it much calmer, announced Saturday he will retire effective June 1. (Source: Associated Press)
Retirees and pensioners receive vouchers of 20 euros to be cashed ...
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Retirees and pensioners receive vouchers of 20 euros to be cashed at the pharmacy in Funchal on Madeira Island January 13, 2012. The vouchers are offered by the New Democracy Party to protest against the amount, 8000 euros, that each political party receives from the Regional Legislative Assembly for each elected deputy. The amount received corresponds to 15 base-salary in Portugal. REUTERS/Duarte Sa (PORTUGAL - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
A view of a Saltire flag also known as Saint Andrew's Cross, ...
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:40:02 +0100 (AP) - A view of a Saltire flag also known as Saint Andrew's Cross, the flag of Scotland is seen flying on the side of a building in Edinburgh, Scotland Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. This week Scottish authorities announced they will hold a referendum on independence in 2014, firing the starting pistol on a contest that could end in the breakup of Britain. Scotland's history has been entwined with that of its more populous southern neighbor for millennia, and since 1707 Scotland and England have been part of a single country, Great Britain, sharing a monarch, a currency and a London-based government. But for centuries before that, Scotland was an independent kingdom, warding off English invaders in a series of bloody battles. Now a more peaceful modern independence movement thinks its goal of regaining that autonomy is finally in sight. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
Man's iPhone marimba ringtone halts entire New York Philharmonic
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:30:11 +0100 Occurring on Tuesday night during a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic, a man’s iPhone erupted in the familiar marimba ring tone during the closing moments of the performance. Seated in the first row of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the man with the ringing iPhone watched as conductor Alan Gilbert halted the orchestra, turned toward the direction of the ringing and asked audience members in the general vicinity to turn off the smartphone. ... (Source: Digital Trends)
Delegate Yao Ming, center right, a retired NBA basketball star, ...
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:02 +0100 (AP) - Delegate Yao Ming, center right, a retired NBA basketball star, walks out from the venue of the opening session of the 5th Plenary Session of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Shanghai Committee Tuesday Jan. 10, 2012 in Shanghai, China. ( AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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