Monthly archives: January 2014

Hundreds in Mississauga without water for more than two week

102 units in townhouse complex may be without water for another week, contractor says Hundreds of people in Mississauga are still without water for the fifteenth straight day after an old pipe burst two  weeks ago, and the residents could be without water for another week. ‘The Colony’ complex, located at 180 Mississauga Valley Blvd, has a total of 102 units — all of which have been without water for more than two  week after the […]

Microsoft likely to name Indian-origin Satya Nadella as next CEO

The board of directors at Microsoft is preparing to tap 47-year-old charismatic Hyderabad born Satya Nadella as CEO Steve Ballmer’s successor and is also holding discussions to replace Chairman Bill Gates, according to media reports. The board of directors at Microsoft is preparing to tap 47-year-old charismatic Hyderabad born Satya Nadella as CEO Steve Ballmer’s successor and is also holding discussions to replace Chairman Bill Gates, according to media reports. […]

Boulder smashes through Italian farm

The family living in the house was unharmed in the incident Dramatic pictures have been released showing the destruction wrought by a huge boulder that smashed through a farm in Northern Italy after being dislodged by a landslide. The massive rock narrowly missed a farm house, destroyed a barn, and stopped in a vineyard at the property in Ronchi di Termeno. A second giant boulder detached during the landslide stopped […]

Whatever happened to the term New Man?

The New Man was once a radical way to describe a male who wholeheartedly accepted equality in domestic life. But 30 years on, what has happened to the term? The New Man rose to prominence in the 1980s like an exotic new species, happy to do the washing up or change a nappy. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the New Man was someone “who rejects sexist attitudes and the […]