July, 2010
Limits on lending set in Canada
Starting Oct. 18, there will be new limits on payday advance cash charges in Manitoba, Canada. After two years of waiting, the date has finally been set. This limit on payday cash advance loans adds to the limits already in place in other provinces.
Payday loan limit in Manitoba
Manitoba has a new $ 17 per $ ...
Caster Semenya has been found female by the IAAF
The wait is finally over for Caster Semenya – gender verification tests by the International Association of Athletics Federations have proven the South African runner to be female. The IAAF needed a mere 11 months to determine Caster Semenya's sex. Semenya can again "compete with immediate effect," according to an IAAF press release given to ...
To develop car batteries, Toshiba creates partnerships
The sticking point to most electric car manufacturing is the battery. Toshiba, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen are now working together to create a car battery that can stand up to most driving. The intention is that these Toshiba electric car batteries will help electric cars go farther, charge a whole lot faster and be more economical.
The ...
$ 20 million settlement for Jaycee Lee Dugard and children
When kidnapper and registered sex offender Phillip Garrido and wife Nancy nevertheless have not gone to trial, it was reported by CNN that Jaycee Lee Dugard and her two teenage daughters are the recipients of a $ 20 million settlement from their case against the California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The lawsuit stemmed ...
