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Official: Dinosaurs killed off by asteroid (Guardian Unlimited)
After studying 20 years of data, panel of 41 scientists rule out volcanic explosions as cause of dinosaurs' demise A mere 65 million years after the demise of the dinosaurs, a panel of the world's most eminent scientists have finally got to the bottom of the extinction. The creatures were wiped out by a large asteroid slamming into the Earth, they insist. After studying 20 years' worth of ...
Top Stories (Cellular-News.com)
Irish telecoms group, Eircom has announced a number of changes to its management, which also saw the CEO of its mobile division leave the company.
Liars - Sisterworld (Drowned In Sound)
While it feels rather pretentious to make the statement ‘I have always avoided LA’ (I’m from Birmingham, where opportunities for foreign travel are limited and frowned upon), the fact is that I’ve been near-ish to the City of Angels on occasion, and have passed.
This week's exhibitions previews (Guardian Unlimited)
The most extensive Holzer show ever in the UK presents a selection from the last two decades of text artworks in the form of LED installations, billboards, T-shirts, condom wrappers and paintings.
Working with dinosaurs (North-West Evening Mail)
IT’S the climax to the spectacular show that’s been hailed as the biggest and the best – a T-Rex thunders onto the stage with a roar just moments before a meteor collides with earth.
CAITHNESS ROOTS (John O'Groat Journal)
A BIG-name Irish band is heading to Caithness next month. Folk-rock band The Saw Doctors will be taking to the stage at Skinandi's, in Thurso, on Monday, April 12.
Tim Walker: This summer's cinematic trend is the light-hearted ensemble action thriller (Independent)
Hollywood has a weird habit of making the same film twice, and at the same time. I'm sure there were sound economic reasons for Paramount to spend $75m on Deep Impact, a film about a meteor hitting the Earth and destroying most of the human race, just as Disney was dumping double that into Armageddon, a film about a meteor almost hitting the Earth and almost destroying most of the human race. I ...
Gary Street: ahead of the game (Times Online)
JUST over a year ago, England played America in the women’s Nations Cup and Gary Street, the England coach, was looking ahead to the traditional pre-match ceremony when the players file up one by one to be presented with their England shirt.
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Structured products held within an individual savings account (Isa) can be attractive to investors who want to blend investment growth with capital protection – but recent history has highlighted the importance of understanding the strength of the counterparties providing capital guarantees, advisers say.
Jay-Z, Eminem and Black Eyed Peas set for Oxegen (Belfast Telegraph)
This year's Oxegen festival will feature some of the biggest names in music with rap sensations Jay-Z, Eminem and the Black Eyed Peas as the superstar attractions. Related Stories Cheryl's marriage to Ashley Cole could be dissolved by Easter Cheryl’s homecoming gift for Ashley Cole: divorce papers