Saturday, July 5, 2008 Chemicals in the Thompson River were said to be found after four Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) cars containing chemicals derailed near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday night. The derailment occurred just northeast of Lytton when a landslide hit in the middle of a freight train with about 100 cars…
Australian art gallery raided by police; photographer faces possible indecency charge
Monday, May 26, 2008 The Rosley Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney, Australia was raided by police over the weekend following complaints of child pornography. The complaints related to an exhibition of works by photographer Bill Henson, which included several photographs of naked pubescent children. Twenty-one of the forty photographs in the exhibition were seized during the…
Pitt and Jolie’s guard pulls gun on photographer in Pune, India
Friday, October 13, 2006 A private security guard attached to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie pulled out his revolver to threaten a lensman in Pune, India. The Associated Press photographer was also roughed up by the guard, Sunil Singh, who works for Tops Securities. Defamer.com, a tabloid in Los Angeles, however, says that two guards…
Erotic Nude Photography Shoots: 8 Steps To The Perfect Pre Shoot Checklist
By Michael Charles X It s an excellent idea to prepare a pre-shoot checklist. A list like this will consist of a few things to go over before each and every shoot. It s important to leave enough time between going over the checklist and the actual time of the shoot. By giving yourself enough…
Journalists escape after being kidnapped in Syria
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 At least two journalists were released after being held captive in Syria for approximately five days according to NBC News. Turkish journalist Aziz Akyava? and US journalist Richard Engel went missing on Thursday. Both work for NBC News and were on assignment in the country. “After being kidnapped and held for…
Carhartt Shirts: Saving The Best For Last
More On This Topic: Victoria House Needlecraft Site By Max Johnson Individuals who demand nothing but the most reliable and durable choose Carhartt shirts for their work wear. There is something to be said about the man or the woman wearing Carhartts. These designs mean more from the threads to the cuffs. Each step of…
The Aviator and Vera Drake scoop top prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards
Sunday, February 13, 2005 LONDON – The big-budget Hollywood movie The Aviator and the low-budget Brit flick Vera Drake have scooped the main prizes at the 2005 Orange BAFTA Film Awards. Four gongs went to The Aviator with the top ones being Best Film and Cate Blanchett for Best Supporting Actress. Vera Drake got three…
Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.
Saturday, May 21, 2005 In an effort to ease complaints by the U.S. and Europe about a heavy influx of low priced Chinese goods, China will raise export tariffs on 74 categories of textile products in June. This follows plans from the U.S. to impose quotas on Chinese textiles and clothing. Products likely to see…
Space Shuttle Endeavour enters history books after nineteen years following penultimate landing of program
Saturday, June 4, 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour landed for the final time at 2:34 a.m. EDT (0534 UTC) at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. Wednesday, marking the end of its nineteen-year operational career. The mission, STS-134, is the penultimate of the NASA Space Shuttle program; Atlantis is scheduled to fly the final mission in July. The…
Cadillac unveils Obama’s ‘Beast’, the 2009 Presidential State Car
Saturday, January 17, 2009 The US Secret Service has released the first photos Wednesday of the new presidential limousine that will transport Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue next Tuesday as part of the 56th Presidential inaugural parade after he is sworn in at the Capitol. The First Limo – the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine –…