Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist
Sunday, September 6, 2009 24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store. Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy to rob the Graff store in New Bond Street, false imprisonment, and using a handgun to resist arrest. He will appear at Wimbledon magistrates court on Monday. The other six men have already been remanded in custody until October 23, when they will appear at Kingston Crown Court. All are facing charges of conspiracy to rob, and two of them are also charged with a firearms offense. 43 diamond rings, watches, and bracelets were taken from the store. The theft occurred when two armed and suited men walked in and took an employee hostage. It…
Tyrus Wong, Bambi artist, dies at 106
Monday, January 2, 2017 On Friday, Tyrus Wong, a Chinese-US painter who inspired the style of Disney animated film Bambi, died at home of natural causes in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, according to his daughter Kim Wong. Born on October 25, 1910 in Guangdong province, China, Tyrus Wong left the country with his father at the age of nine under fake names “Look Tai Yow” and “Look Get”. Wong’s father taught him the art of calligraphy using water instead of ink on newspapers. Wong used to work as a houseboy after school in Los Angeles earning half a dollar per day. Wong’s principal in junior high school helped arrange a scholarship in Otis Art Institute for his art skills. At Otis, Wong studied Western art and graduated in 1935. In 1934, a landscape of Wong’s appeared in an exhibition organised by the Art Institute of Chicago which also featured a Pablo…
Loss of integrity in underground city tunnel causes evacuation of Downtown Montreal
Sunday, August 26, 2007 A one-inch settlement of the roof of The Bay tunnel to the Montreal Metro caused authorities to evacuate 12 blocks of the Montreal downtown core. Several people noticed water infiltration in the tunnel over the last few days. On Friday, August 24, at 1 p.m., while investigating another water infiltration incident, The Bay employees noticed that the ceiling of the tunnel portion of The Bay’s basement sales area had descended one inch over a 7 meter length. They subsequently called police. The police and firefighters evacuated the basement of the downtown Bay store. The police closed de Maisonneuve Boulevard from Aylmer Street to Union Street, over the area of the crack. At 4 p.m., firefighters evacuated the Parkade Montreal Building and The Bay Department Store after finding pieces of concrete falling from the Parkade Montreal structure, a multi-story carpark with five levels of offices on top.…
Hardie Fiber Cement Siding Has Turn Out To Be Very Popular In Latest Years
As spring approaches, many householders begin to contemplate making modifications to their home. And since they’re spending increasingly more time out of doors, very often the adjustments that they elect to make are people who impression the outside of the home. And after having survived a winter in a lower than power efficient residence, often coping with soaring heating payments within the winter and anticipating extra soaring cooling payments in the summer, the owners take into account adjustments that will help remedy that situation. The best choices in such a case are to install replacement windows and Hardie fiber cement siding. Relating to figuring out what kind of window to install in the residence, many homeowners are turning to vinyl substitute window products. While prior to now, wooden framed home windows had been more well-liked, owners have discovered that wood windows are increased maintenance and more expensive. Wood home windows…
‘Handkerchiefs in the air’: Bicentennial celebrations in Pichilemu, Chile
Monday, September 20, 2010 An event attended by thousands of people, called “Handkerchiefs in the air” (Spanish: Pañuelos al Aire), took place on Monday morning at Pichilemu, in Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The event was organized by Loreto Puebla, former Governor of {{w|Cardenal Caro Province||, coordinated with Mayor of Pichilemu Roberto Córdova Carreño. Fernando Urzúa, who also works as newsreader on a local radio, conducted the event. The event was broadcasted by Radio Somos Pichilemu (We Are Pichilemu), owned by former Mayor Jorge Vargas González, who also attended the event. The event started by giving handkerchiefs with the logo pictured at the left to all the attendants, at around 11:40 local time (15:40 UTC). Then, they proceeded to take the official photograph, which will be officially published on the website of the Municipality of Pichilemu on Tuesday. Urzúa, and two Pichileminian folk music groups played several cuecas, Chile’s national dance, and…
Ask A Residential Locksmith In Tulsa To Install A Magnetic Lock System For Extra Protection
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Maria Menounos will present the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest
Monday, March 20, 2006 The American NBC journalist and Hollywood actress Maria Menounos gave her first official press conference in Greece, as a presenter of the semi-final and the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006,[1] which will take place in Athens on the 18th and 20th of May, 2006. Menounos, who is of Greek ancestry and speaks fluent Greek, arrived yesterday in Athens. Today, she talked about the presentation of the song contest and expressed her excitement about being in Greece. She will present the song contest along with the popular Greek pop star Sakis Rouvas. Before official confirmation by Greek National Television (ERT) of Menounos as the co-host of the contest, Greek media had reported the names of the famous actresses Jennifer Aniston and Monica Bellucci as possible presenters. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 final and semi-final will take place in the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.
Olympic condoms auctioned: “faster, higher, stronger”
Friday, November 6, 2009 Sports memorabilia collector Zhao Xiaokai has amassed 5,000 condoms left over from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and is offering them for sale at auction. Each condom is stamped with the motto of the Olympics in English and in Chinese: “faster, higher, stronger”. The Beijing Olympics condoms are offered for sale as part of an auction of Olympic memorabilia. Starting price is one yuan, which is equivalent to US$0.15 or £0.08. The condoms will be sold as a batch. “The move is to grab the attention of the public to promote the awareness of safe sex and the prevention of HIV/Aids.” The 5,000 Olympic condoms are the remainder of a 100,000 production run that were distributed free of charge to athletes who competed in the games. Olympic organizers have been providing free condoms to athletes since the Barcelona Olympics of 1992. This is the first…
BaselWorld Fair 2007 to open its doors in April
Thursday, February 15, 2007 The year 2007 marks the meeting of the major representatives of the watch and jewelry industry at BaselWorld Show, Basel, Switzerland. The Show will take place in the period of April 12 – 19, 2007. The international event is to attract over 2000 companies from 45 countries and about 90,000 visitors. At present day the luxury goods business holds quite strong positions in the world industry and is still developing at high rates due to appropriate economic climate. Thus, BaselWorld is perceived by watch and jewelry producers and their partners as favorable new grounds for their further development. BaselWorld is organized annually by MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd with a purpose to provide new business opportunities for the participants who are expected to exhibit their latest products in the exhibition area of about 160,000 m2. Visitors come to BaselWorld to keep aware of the current trends…
Natural Remedies That Clean Teeth Safely
Natural Remedies that Clean Teeth Safely by Taylor Owens Teeth whitening products are widely advertised, and some contain abrasive materials than may not provide the best tooth care. Laser technology can remove stains quickly, but it is an expensive procedure. Stains appear on teeth as a consequence of eating foods such as cherries, beets and other dark foods that contain chromagens, molecules that are deeply pigmented. Nature s abundance of brightly colored foods is essential for nutrition and good health, but many of them can cause stains to appear on teeth. WebMD mentions black tea as a source of stain that is more aggressive than coffee. White wine as well as red ones cause stains, and tea stains more readily if it is consumed after wine. Sports drinks have acidic content that can soften enamel, making it easier for teeth to absorb a stain. Dark sauces that contain tomato, soy…