Aggressive Hurricane’s head-butt may lead to suspension
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- Aggressive Hurricane’s head-butt may lead to suspension
- ‘Scorpions’ rock Shillong like a hurricane
- VDOT completes hurricane gate project
- Dominican officials report 11 more deaths from tropical storm
Aggressive Hurricane’s head-butt may lead to suspension
News & Observer – Dec 13, 2007
comp –> Walker may be penalized Aggressive Hurricane’s head-butt may lead to suspension. comp –> Rachel Carter and Luke DeCock Staff WritersComment on this story RALEIGH – Scott Walker may be facing a suspension after the Carolina Hurricanes forward head-butted Ottawa Senators forward Mike Fisher in the face during a fight on Wednesday night. After Walker collided with Senators goalie Martin Gerber early in the second period of Carolina’s 6-0 loss Fisher fought Walker and cut him under the left eye. Walker head-butted Fisher earning a match penalty for attempt to injure. Fisher said he chipped one tooth and may have lost another. Walker was ejected from the game and now faces an automatic review from the NHL.
‘Scorpions’ rock Shillong like a hurricane
Apun Ka Choice – Dec 13, 2007
The atmosphere was charged up even before the first stroke on the guitar chord was made. The audiences burst into thunderous clamour as the smoking machine puffed out and the ‘Scorpions” front man Klaus Meine and his band members took the stage. The band belted out their rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and their singles “Winds of Change” “No One Like You” “Still Loving You” “Send Me an Angel” and from the new album “Humanity Hour 1″ “Humanity” “The Future Never Dies” “Love Will Keep Us Alive” among others. The capital of Meghalaya known for its passion for Western Music has emerged as a hot destination for international music bands with recent performances by ‘Petra’ ‘Fire House’ ‘Michael Learns to Rock’(MLTR) ‘Air Supply’ and former Iron Maiden’s front man Paul Di Anno Eric Martin the voice of ”Mr Big” and Sepultura. It was indeed amazing to be here and to know that Shillong is the rock capital of India” band’s founder member and lead vocalist Klaus Meine said. Eulogising the people for the love of music Matthias Jabs (lead guitar voice box vocals) said: “Shillong being a northern state has a majority who love hard rock which he said was different from the southern part of the country.
VDOT completes hurricane gate project
WVEC.com – WVEC.com (subscription) – Dec 13, 2007
The gates located along the entry and exit ramps of interstates 64 and 664 are designed to allow lane reversals in the event of a evacuation declaration. The project ran from outside Richmond to Norfolk and Virginia Beach and began in mid-July. VDOT finished installing gates foundations guard rails and traffic controls December 8th a week ahead of schedule. The project was awarded to Johnson Controls and paid for through state and federal money.
Dominican officials report 11 more deaths from tropical storm
Houston Chronicle – Dec 13, 2007
An elderly woman and a 3-year-old boy were killed in northern Haiti where poor infrastructure could delay reporting on the storm’s aftermath for days said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste head of Haiti’s civil protection department. In Puerto Rico a rain-triggered avalanche buried an SUV killing a passenger. Olga was only the 10th named storm to develop in the month of December since record keeping began in 1851 according to the U. National Hurricane Center in Miami. It passed through the Dominican Republic just six weeks after Tropical Storm Noel left 87 dead on its way to becoming the deadliest storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Olga will be included in the tally for the 2007 hurricane season bringing the number of named storms to 15 including six hurricanes.