AFTER months of secrecy and speculation the Apple iPAD was finally launched in San Francisco last week by Chief Executive Steve Jobs.
Unveiling the slim-line, touchscreen device Jobs said: “It’s phenomenal to see a whole webpage right in front of you that you can manipulate with your fingers,” revealing that it lets users “hold the internet in your hands”.
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On the morning of the 12th of January the island nation of Haiti awoke to a new day, a Tuesday seemingly like any other. No one knew this would be the day that the future of their nation would be altered forever. Just before 5pm a size 7.0 earthquake tore through the island, absolutely devastating the buildings, roads and other infrastructure, including President René...
Haiti has been a nation that has constantly fallen under the influence of foreign powers. It was originally discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It traded hands between the Spanish, French and English with the French and English ultimately agreeing that the site of Haiti would be given to the French.
In the 16th century whilst still under Spanish rule slaves from...
Army Cpl. Bryan R. Boender points out something suspicious on the horizon to Army Pfc. Timmothy M. Mailliard while the two are out on patrol in the Andar Province of Afghanistan. Boender and Mailliard are part of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.(US Army Photo by Spc. Matthew Leary/Task Force Fury...
epa01870829 U.S. President Barack Obama (C) watches Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shake hands at a trilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on 22 September 2009. The talks in New York were dampened by a warning from Israeli
President Barack Obama was last Saturday awarded the prestigious...
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro has never been a place for the shrinking violet.
You won’t find it on any list of relaxing holiday destinations or spa hot spots, because the famous City of God has far more interesting things on offer; carnivals, samba, music, sport and beachside parties are just some of the activities that we Irish might recognise only from...
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