Posts Tagged ‘ crash ’

Woman, Dog Unhurt After Suv Crashes In To Travel Agency

Jun 13th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Travel

Police continue to investigate an accident that has left a gaping hole in an East Providence travel agency.
The driver of an SUV says she felt faint, before losing control, and crashing into Sun Travel on Warren Avenue. Her dog was also in the SUV, both were not hurt.
Eyewitness News talked to two people about the [...]



Pret e Rapporter: Lights, Camera, Fashion

Jun 11th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Fashion

Not nearly enough has been said about the massive subcultural phenomenon that has grown out of the photographic narcissism of girls.
Put it this way: the most fought-over toy in our house is my digital camera, which is put to heavy use practically every evening and weekend, taking hundreds of shots of my 15-year-old daughter and [...]



Teen Drivers Perceived Risks Point To Gaps In Education Strategies

May 6th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Education

Thousands of teens reveal their perceptions, experience in scientific survey
Perception does not equal reality with teen drivers according to a study released today by The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance(R) in the journal Pediatrics. Using the National Young Driver Survey, researchers studied more than 5,000 9th through 11th graders from across [...]



Shacked Up By The Harbour

Apr 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Travel

Don’t be put off by the name – this coastal rural retreat could just as well be called the Crow’s Nest or even the Shipping News, because of its proximity to the entrance to Wellington harbour.
But Love Shack was what Pencarrow Lodge owners Mike and Jane Curtis called their hilltop retreat while they were building [...]



Microsoft rattles cages with plans to kill Windows XP

Apr 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

There, I said it. Do your worst gentle readers, but you wont change my mind. Its an incredibly stable, user-friendly operating system that plays nicely with all my other software and ticks away in the background, quietly doing everything it should. What more could I ask for? Theres just one little problem with XP: Microsoft [...]



Stock truck rollover leaves 200 sheep dead

Apr 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

Emergency services were greeted with a scene of carnage about 11.10am after the West Otago Transport truck and trailer unit rolled on Pomahaka Rd at Pomahaka.
Sergeant Craig Sinclair, of Gore, said initial efforts at the scene were hampered by live powerlines brought down by the truck.
On top of the stock killed in the crash many [...]



West Indies win with six off last ball

Apr 17th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Sports

Chasing Sri Lankas total of 235 for seven, West Indies finished with their last pair of Chanderpaul and Fidel Edwards at the crease needing 10 from the last two balls and up against Sri Lankas top bowler Chaminda Vaas.
Chanderpaul hit the penultimate ball for a straight four and then crashed a full toss from Vaas [...]



A desperate storm hits Wisteria Lane

Apr 15th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

As most of those shows are back in production now, hopefully it wont be too long before things are back to normal.
Meanwhile, try and be patient as the channels fill up with Christmas-style movies for a bit.
I have lots stored on my DVD hard drive (by accident) so Im hoping not to suffer through too [...]



Email snooping powers for Aust bosses

Apr 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

The proposal comes in new laws being considered by the Australian government to protect the nations critical infrastructure from a cyber attack.
The proposed powers, which the government wants in place by the middle of next year and which could affect millions of workers, have been slammed as an unprecedented and unjustifiable intrusion on civil liberties.
The [...]



Operation Lasard nets dodgers and their cars

Apr 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

In a case of bad timing, those behind the wheels of the speeding procession drove straight into the arms of a large-scale operation targeting fines dodgers, unroadworthy vehicles, and other traffic offences including drink driving.
Senior Sergeant Kerrin Price, of the Southland Strategic Traffic Unit, said the joint-operation between police, the Justice Ministry and Land Transport [...]