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Grumpy Git writes book about beating the system

Edit Topix 27 Sep 2016
Want to get compensation for a delayed flight, been given the run-around by a car hire firm or do you dispute an alleged speeding offence? Former island resident Scott Dixon, aka The Grumpy Git, has produced what he believes is the consumer and motorist's bible which aims to teach you how to complain effectively and get fast results and good compensation with the minimum of effort and fuss ... ....

Bullet-pens used to sign historic Colombia-FARC peace deal

Edit Press TV 27 Sep 2016
"Welcome to democracy," Santos told the rebels upon singing the accord.  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L) and the head ......

The Hunger Games' Amandla Stenberg starring in Darkest Minds

Edit Empire 27 Sep 2016
In July, word arrived that Kung Fu Panda veteran director Jennifer Yuh Nelson was leaping across to live-action with YA fiction adaptation Darkest Minds. She's found the young woman to star in the film in The Hunger Games' Rue, AKA Amandla Stenberg ... People ... ....

Fan Finds Tiny but Brilliant 'Batman v Superman' Clue

Edit Moviefone 27 Sep 2016
Just when you think you've learned everything there is to know about a movie, more information can come to light. That's the case for "Batman v Superman. Dawn of Justice" fans today ... kryptonite ... Bruce Wanye (aka Batman) stored his stash of kryptonite in several containers containing lead, an element that Superman can't see through ... This movie is like a goldmine....
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China's Economy Shows Fresh Signs Of Strength

Edit WorldNews.com 27 Sep 2016
– Shen LanThe China Satellite Manufacturing Index jumped to 50.2 in the first weeks of September, according to according to San Francisco-based SpaceKnow Inc., which uses algorithms and commercial satellite imagery to analyze thousands of industrial facilities. That’s the first reading above 50 since November 2014....

Guns.com: Nevada Wildlife Commission Bans TrackingPoint, .50 BMG for Hunting (FPC - Firearms Policy Coalition)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
The regulation will limit case length of cartridges used in the field to three inches with a caliber of no larger than .50 ... Among the cartridges affected by the ban would be .505 Gibbs, .50 BMG, .416 Barret and .450 Nitro Express. Stubby rounds such as .50 Beowulf, .500 Alaskan and .500 S&W;, which fall under the three-inch case length limit, would still be allowed....

State to prepare coastal management plan

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016
Minister for Fisheries J ... 50 m from shore. Through the plan, the State, given its coastal peculiarities, expect relaxation in the CRZ notification by allowing construction of houses along a distance of 50 m from the shore instead of the stipulated 500 m ... Ms ... Aid distributed ... Rs.50,000 was distributed to 40 persons who were injured in the tragedy. K.C ... ....

'Smart Surat' running on ramshackle buses

Edit The Times of India 27 Sep 2016
For a population of 45 lakh people, there are not even 50 city buses. At present, approximately 60,000 people are travelling in 50 ramshackle city buses and another 30,000 in the 44 buses that operate under Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), which is being implemented in phases ... For the past three days, it has been running only 40 to 50 buses, giving ......

Fifty cent bus fare increase in new RIPTA budget request

Edit The Providence Journal 27 Sep 2016
— The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is, however reluctantly, proposing a 50-cent bus fare hike in its budget request for next year.The increase, which would take the base fare for a one-way ride from $2 to $2.50, would take effect next July, if approved. It would generate an estimated $3 million in revenue and narrow RIPTA's ......

Sierra Leone News : Gov’t Municipal Sec. Sch. Kissy Turns 50

Edit Awareness Times 27 Sep 2016
 . Pegged on the theme. “50 years of excellence, forward we go” the celebration was well attended by present and past pupils of the school.   ... “As a teacher, I always want to be where education matters are dealt with ... The first guest speaker, Eudora Scott, opined on the achievement of the school at 50, poking that she spent 37 years as an active worker at the school ... “50 years ago, the school was labeled the poultry school ... ....

Two 89-year-old British-era Bhandara bridges still in use

Edit The Times of India 27 Sep 2016
Nagpur. The Mahad bridge tragedy, which claimed several lives, has brought into focus other British era bridges being used in the state ... It was constructed in 1929 ... As per PWD norms, the life of a bridge is considered as minimum 50 years and it has to undertake major overhaul works on old bridge or construct a new in case the bridge over 50 years ... Chances of many bridges over 50 years cannot be ruled out ... RELATED. From around the web....

Holiday spending: Over-50s 'go cruising, while young tighten belts'

Edit BBC News 27 Sep 2016
People over the age of 50 are spending more and more on holidays - including cruises - while younger people are travelling less, according to research ... Those under 50 have cut spending on tourism by 5% during the same period ... Last year, the over-50s spent £39bn on travel, including £2.8bn on cruises ... ....

Suspended Union County cop indicted for using fake barcodes to steal from stores

Edit NJ dot com 27 Sep 2016
A Rahway police officer has been suspended since being charged with using bogus bar codes to cut the cost of purchases ... Park said Monday. She said all the charges are third degree crimes ... When he switched the bar codes, the items rang up at the register from $1.50 to $4.50, authorities said ...  . ....
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