Archive for June, 2010

Flying Car a Step Closer to Reality

Posted by on June 30, 2010 at 12:42 pm in Automobiles

by Mike Krumboltz Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we know, there’s only one of those babies: The Terrafugia Transition. The private aircraft/funky-looking car has been in the news before. But the [...]

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Counterfeit Friendships Are On Sale In Ghana.

Posted by on at 12:24 pm in Feature Articles, Other Top Stories

THE VOICE OF REASON: Save 50 pesewas on ten fake friendships— limited bargain offer, hurry!! Yes there is a nation-wide clearance sale on friendship at ‘donkomi’ prices, thanks in part to our fixation on instant –gratification and the rise of facebook and other social networking sites. Now “a-friend –in- need has turned into an ex-friend- [...]

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Ghana embrace opportunity to make history

Posted by on at 11:48 am in Other Top Stories

ROBERT SMITH Ghana, uplifted by the enthusiasm of an entire one-billion-strong continent, will be bidding to become the first African nation to reach the semifinals of the World Cup when they play Uruguay at Soccer City on Friday. Ghana’s Black Stars are the lone flag-waver for Africa in the first World Cup staged on the [...]

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Mills: I’ll Ensure Effective Management Of Oil And Gas

Posted by on at 11:25 am in Other Top Stories

President John Atta Mills on Tuesday reiterated that Government would ensure an effective management of the operations of the oil and gas industry for the benefit all Ghanaians. He emphasized accountability and transparency in the operations of the industry, and gave an assurance that Government would work to plug the pitfalls to enhance the sector’s [...]

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FIFA drops refs who made biggest mistakes

Posted by on at 11:24 am in Football, Other Top Stories, Sports

By Martin Rogers, Yahoo! Sports The World Cup’s worst referees were sent packing on Tuesday as soccer’s governing body tried to cut down on the glaring errors that have plagued the tournament. Koman Coulibaly, the referee who gained notoriety for controversially denying the United States a potential game-winning goal against Slovenia in the group stage, [...]

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Ex-First Lady: Educate The Boy Child As Well

Posted by on at 10:44 am in Politics

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has called on society to support endeavours to educate the boy child, even as it advocates girl child education. This will ensure that all children live to explore their full potentials to contribute to the growth and advancement of society. Mrs Rawlings was speaking at a ceremony to [...]

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Bagbin’s ‘April Fool’ Angers DCEs

Posted by on at 10:41 am in Local, Politics

Disappointment and embarrassment were the key words the Chief Director of the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC), Mr. David Yaro, used to describe the failure of the Minister for Water Resources Works and Housing, Mr. Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, to honour a scheduled strategic meeting with stakeholders in the water sector, including the 17 district [...]

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No Regrets for Suspension- Jonathan Mensah

Posted by on at 10:33 am in Football, Sports

Black Stars defender Jonathan Mensah, says he has no regrets for the action that led to his second yellow card in the competition in the match against the United States of America (USA). Mensah, who will miss the next game as a result of the yellow card, said every action of his was for the [...]

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