Home // Monthly Archive for October, 2008
Ultrasound Machine Ages Wine? October 3, 2008
Inventor Casey Jones says the £350 gadget uses ultrasound technology to recreate the effects of decades of ageing by colliding alcohol molecules inside the bottle.
Swiss Bank UBS Cutting 2,000 Jobs October 3, 2008
Swiss bank UBS has said it will cut 2,000 investment banking jobs and will reorganise the unit after being hard hit by sub-prime losses.
Robber Uses Craigslist to Hire Decoys October 2, 2008
In a move that could be right out of a Hollywood movie, a brazen crook apparently used a Craigslist ad to hire a dozen unsuspecting decoys to help him make his getaway following a robbery outside a bank on Tuesday. He then made his escape in an inner tube on the Skykomish River.
Steve Fossett’s Clothes Found? October 1, 2008
Police said that the items, which include identification cards or documents bearing Fossett's name, clothes and cash, were found in a rugged, forested area near the town of Mammoth Lakes in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
UK Bankers Say £50K Savers Guarantee Not Enough October 1, 2008
Treasury under pressure to guarantee all deposits; UK banks say Ireland's move is unfair competition.
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