Boy sets compound house on fire May 27, 2009
Suhum (ER), May 26, GNA - Five people, including an 80 year-old man and a pregnant woman, had all their personal effects and cash running into thousands of Ghana Cedis destroyed, when a three year old boy set their house on fire at Suhum last Wednesday. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency GNA), the caretaker of the house, Mr Joseph Larbi Lartey said the victims, Lydia Akyema, Victoria Akwaley, Yao Adu, Gifty Niko, the pregnant woman and 80 year old Opanyin Kwame Ntow, lost all their personal... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
James Brown's estate settled, for now May 27, 2009
JAN. 11, 2007: Mr. Brown's will is read in an informal meeting at the Aiken County Judicial Center, with his adult children present but not Mrs. Brown or James II. The will calls for his personal effects to be divided equally among six named heirs: daughters Venisha, Yamma and Deanna and sons Terry, Larry and Daryl: and says any omissions are intentional. The bulk of Mr. Brown's holdings are in an irrevocable trust separate from the will, with the beneficiaries listed as Mr. Brown, the Brown... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Fire displaces 40 farmers and families May 27, 2009
Personal effects, food items and cash were destroyed in the fire the cause of which is being investigated by the Ghana National Fire Service. The displaced persons are currently putting up with friends and relatives. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A life lost, a plan derailed, a fiancee in limbo May 26, 2009
Then the personal effects from Michael's base in Iraq came back. Ren quickly laid down some ground rules. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
His youth and vigor of mind and body are still celebrated in places big and small May 24, 2009
A re-creation of Kennedy's Oval Office includes his personal effects, such as his rocking chair, ship models, and the coconut shell on which he carved a distress message after the sinking of his PT-109 in World War II. In a stark black hallway, haunting drumbeats and television coverage of Kennedy's assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, play on a continuous loop and leave a lump in the throat even of those who weren't alive for that tragic day in Dallas. Columbia Point, Boston, 617-514-1600. (Boston Globe)
Miss Ghana marks World Hepatitis B Day May 20, 2009
The disease is transmitted through exchange of body fluid such as sweat, saliva, breast milk, through kissing, breast feeding and sharing of personal effects such as cups and cutlery. The virus can stay in one's blood for months and years. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Show steps into Marilyn's world May 20, 2009
The exhibition includes personal effects found in the star's bedroom on the morning that she died. Among the pieces is Monroe's white robe, believed to the last item of clothing that she wore. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* Passengers get luggage back from Hudson ditching May 19, 2009
Yet the respectful formality in giving back items that the passengers had to leave on the plane is standard practice for Douglass Personal Effects Administrators, the company in El Segundo, California, that is managing the returns. When the company returns belongings, it is often to relatives of someone who has been killed in a crash. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hard times legacy May 17, 2009
Display cases feature personal effects donated by corps alumni, and visitors can flip through photographs of men shoveling snow or chopping trees and at play posing in the camp's basketball uniforms or enjoying a cigarette break. The museum, housed in a former mess hall, includes one of the tables where men gathered for meals, and the pot-bellied stove and cot on display reflect the camp's austere living conditions. (Boston Globe)
Holidaymakers Could be Paying 500% Over the Odds for Their Travel Insurance, Warns Confused.com May 16, 2009
Single Trip, Medical expenses up to 5,000,000, Cancellation 5000, Personal effects 2000. Annual Silver, Medical expenses up to 5,000,000, Cancellation 2000, Personal effects 1,250. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Curtain `Up': Cannes opens with animated adventure May 15, 2009
"A service of the Associated Press(AP) BOX OFFICE TOP 10 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: TV NEWS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Farrah's Story," an unvarnished look at Farrah Fawcett's struggle to overcome cancer with her dignity intact, was shown to a somber audience that included longtime companion Ryan O'Neal.NEW YORK - "Grey's Anatomy" hands Dr. Isobel Stevens a fateful choice on its fifth-season finale.NEW YORK - "Grey's Anatomy" handed Dr. Isobel Stevens a fateful choice on its fifth-season... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Bloody clothes part of emotional Lennon exhibit May 14, 2009
Besides Lennon's guitars, letters and other personal effects, it also includes a paper bag containing the bloody clothes from the night he was shot to death. Ono received the items from the medical examiner in December 1980, when the former Beatle was gunned down in New York City at age 40. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Nigeria: Fresh Crisis in Ekiti May 11, 2009
Ado-Ekiti The palace of Onisan of Isan, Oba Sunday Ajibaye was yesterday razed by suspected arsonists and properties including antiquities and other personal effects worth over N100 million were destroyed. Apart from the main palace building burnt down by the hoodlums, they also set ablaze a Toyota Camry and Mercedes Benz E-Class cars belonging to the royal father on fire. (allAfrica.com)
New meets old 'Star Trek' May 10, 2009
Sioux City Journal : New meets old 'Star Trek. New meets old 'Star Trek. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Unemployed jailed for setting ex-boyfriends room on fire May 9, 2009
Kumasi, May 8, GNA - A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced an ex-girlfriend of a Community Protection Officer of the Ghana Police Service to 36 months imprisonment for torching all his personal effects in his room. Monica Quansah, unemployed, who pleaded guilty to causing unlawful damage, was convicted on her own plea. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* The museum whose architecture is at odds with its displays May 5, 2009
One corridor is called the Axis of Exile, because along it are the personal effects of Jews who fled Germany during the 1930s. Another is named the Axis of the Holocaust, which shows letters and photographs of murdered Jews. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
CHS grad, NY resident missing (267) May 4, 2009
They found his personal effects ... They found King s personal effects, police said in the press release. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
AP: Author Jamie Ford on Corner of Future and Success Apr 28, 2009
bought the long-closed landmark in 1986 and found in the basement the personal effects - scrapbooks, kimonos, dolls, records, paintings and photographs - of 37 Japanese families who placed them in storage before being interned during the war and never returned. In a rare deviation from fact, the owner in the book is named Palmyra Pettison. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
May-September romance – straight to video Apr 28, 2009
ri, or Ashton Kutcher (20 years younger) in this week's DVD offering Personal Effects (2009) ... Amusingly, in the making-of segment on the Personal Effects DVD, Kutcher discusses the similarities between his personal life and his character in the movie former wrestler, has a twin but manages not to mention the May-September romance ... Adapted from a short story by Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, Personal Effects is a low-key drama with suffering stacked wide and high. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Police chief expects long investigation into blast's cause Apr 20, 2009
Forensic tests have started on the clothing and small personal effects of the men on board the boat to ascertain the cause of the explosion. Meanwhile, 11 injured remain in Royal Darwin Hospital, some in a serious condition, with burns, head injuries and broken limbs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
MARSHALL D. MOUSHIGIAN: Obama must recognize genocide Apr 18, 2009
Most recently, a handwritten document was discovered in the personal effects of Talat Pasha, then-Interior Minister of the crumbling Ottoman Empire and one of the architects of the Genocide, wherein it showed, in meticulous detail, that the Empire's Armenian population shrank by 972,000 persons between 1915 and 1916. The question begged is obvious, and so is the answer. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
China's communists celebrate with 'red tourism'... Apr 16, 2009
The museum, in Wang's old school, features photographs, personal effects and films about his life. The 60 students, sent by their university, go from one museum piece to the next, attentively following the explanations of the guides. (The Drudge Report)
Jackson to sell personal effects Apr 15, 2009
Page last updated at 11:04 GMT, Friday, 12 December 2008. Michael Jackson has suffered financial problems in the past. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Killer blaze rocks Poland Apr 14, 2009
In front of the building lay barely recognisable remains of furniture, personal effects, broken windows and bits of metal. A security fence had been set up by police and firemen. (iAfrica.com)
The Taliban Spreads Out Apr 14, 2009
Jackson is trying to stop the sale, saying he never got a chance to remove his personal effects, but the auction house that is running the event is confident it will go forward. Among the items up for sale are dozens of bronze garden statues of young children, a red velvet throne, platinum albums, a seven-foot Lego model of Darth Vader, and, of course, gloves. (Slate)
Cold Easter in Italian quake zone Apr 12, 2009
Residents have been pleading with security forces at roadblocks to let them recover personal effects from their abandoned houses. "I just want to get some clothes, I've been wearing this tracksuit for five days now," said Melina Giandomenico, who used to live in a central street in L'Aquila where three more bodies were unearthed on Saturday. (BBC News -- Europe)
Tax dispute puts film company at risk Apr 4, 2009
The company whose multimillion-dollar production slate includes Battle in Seattle with Charlize Theron and the forthcoming Ashton Kutcher-Michelle Pfeiffer movie Personal Effects is currently lobbying Ottawa rather than taking legal recourse because that might take up two years or more, Ms. Micale said. In the meantime, she said, Insight can't start any new productions. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Suspect in B.C. shooting suffered brain damage in car accident Apr 2, 2009
Contrary to earlier reports, Mr. German said the woman was pushing a wheelchair filled with personal effects and the gun, and was not in the wheelchair herself. When police arrived, she ignored their commands. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Gym manager accused of breaking into lockers Apr 2, 2009
When officers served a search warrant at Medrano s home, they found a machine used to clone credit cards, along with numerous drivers licenses, credit card and personal effects believed to belong to other victims. Right now we re still investigating and attempting to locate the owners of the items found in the house, Schiralli said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Dog patrol could be useful curb on drugs Apr 1, 2009
The regulations governing student privacy now states that students' "expectation of privacy extends to their persons and personal effects as well as school property assigned for their individual use.". A proposal to change that expectation long overdue is coming up for a series of hearings; it's part of a slate of rule revisions the Board of Education is considering (follow the link online at for details and schedules). (Honolulu Advertiser)
Behold: The Godzilla of energy bills cometh Apr 1, 2009
If anything, after watching the president request that Rick Wagoner pack up his personal effects and exit the office, the banking CEO crown must lie ever more uneasily on the head. Because by asking Wagoner to step down in return just for a 60-day bailout timeline extension, Obama has boxed himself in. (Salon)
Bostrack Winona's new police chief Apr 1, 2009
He piled personal effects from his office into boxes, which he carried with him on his way out. There s a lot of memories in that box, he said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Romney's work puts him in 2012 spotlight Apr 1, 2009
He had just completed loading a U-Haul trailer with personal effects from the ski home he's selling and was about to set out - alone - for the 111/2-hour drive back to California. "At this stage, running again is way beyond the horizon," said Romney, 62. (AZCentral -- News)
Unemployed remanded for possessing fire arms Mar 29, 2009
The alarm attracted a lot of onlookers to the scene, who decided to hand him over to the police together with his (Salifu) yellow polythene bag containing personal effects. Police search into Salifu's bag revealed a compact disk and Deck player which he claimed ownership of. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Europe, Russia in Mars mission rehearsal Mar 29, 2009
The six, all men, will be allowed to take personal effects such as books, laptops and DVDs into the facility at Russia's Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow but will otherwise be sealed away from the world. According to the strict rules for the experiment set out by the IBMP, the volunteers can only quit the capsule if they have decided to pull out of the experiment for good. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Is art a wise investment? Mar 28, 2009
Rahul Kapoor, could before this amendment contend that art work he owned constitutes personal effects like wearing apparel (clothes) or furniture ... The definition of capital assets inter alia now includes personal effects such as drawings, paintings, sculptures and any work of art. (India Times)
* OTHER RELEASES Mar 27, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
'Sunshine Cleaning' keys on crime scenes and struggles Mar 20, 2009
Blunt's Norah is so angry at the world that she's immobilized - she'd be Goth if she had the energy - but the discovery of a victim's personal effects sets her on the track of the woman's daughter (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who mistakes Norah's intentions in scenes that are subtle, unexplicit, yet powerfully erotic. Rajskub does terrific small-scale work here, as does Clifton Collins Jr. ("Capote") as the gentle one-armed cleaning-store proprietor Rose flirts with. (Boston Globe)
Plumber before court for stealing laptop Mar 20, 2009
Dormaa-Ahenkro(B/A), March 19, GNA - Tutu Prince, a plumber, has been remanded into prison custody by a circuit court in Dormaa Ahenkro till March 27 when he would re-appear for sentence over his involvement in the theft of personal effects valued at GH C2,100. An accomplice, identified only as Oppong, is on the run and the Police have declared him wanted. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Skeletal remains found in Wailuku, Maui Mar 19, 2009
Clothing and personal effects were also located near the remains. The remains were recovered and transported to the Maui County Medical Examiner's Office for further examination, police said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Michael Winship: Government releasing more info about soldiers' suicides Mar 18, 2009
GateHouse News Service. Tue Mar 17, 2009, 11:28 PM EDT. (Medfield Press, MA)
Puppy mill - some dead, skulls hanging from trees Mar 18, 2009
There was no sign of his car or personal effects nearby, and Brunette has no apparent connection to the school, said Sgt. Randy Rimple of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police. "He looked just kind of neutral," Rimple said. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Going, going, gone Mar 17, 2009
The Indian tycoon who offered the winning bid for Gandhi's personal effects said he intended to repatriate the objects to his homeland for public display. But what motivates someone to acquire a Hitler artifact. (International Herald Tribune)
Michael Winship: The brave, living and dead Mar 17, 2009
Bodies and personal effects are thoroughly washed and cleansed, dress uniforms are individually tailored for the corpse, even the individual s wristwatch is carefully set to the time at the location where they fell. I learned this a few weeks ago, when I happened on the telecast of the HBO made-for-TV movie, Taking Chance, the true story of Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl played in the film by Kevin Bacon who in 2004 escorted the body of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps, killed in Al Anbar... (Medfield Press, MA)
Soldiers die in bid to free hostages Mar 17, 2009
The fate of the three hostages is not known but the military said it had recovered their personal effects from a camp it over-ran Monday. "We recovered their tents and other equipment," Pangilinan told reporters in Manila. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Agency Says It Found the Helicopter That Crashed off Newfoundland Coast Mar 15, 2009
Searchers have also found two doors and a bulkhead from the aircraft, and some personal effects. Aircraft and ships will be banned from traveling into the crash site area while the salvage work continues, Cunningham said. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Chinese Art Dealer Weeps After Refusing to Pay for $40 Million YSL Bronzes Mar 10, 2009
Last week, the Indian government said it facilitated the return of independence leader personal effects from a New York auction after the Indian public decried the sale. Indian liquor magnate Vijay Mallya paid $2. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* Gandhi's possessions return home Mar 7, 2009
Some of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhis personal effects, which were auctioned by Antiquorum in New York, are displayed on Tuesday. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Exxon Mobil shows no concerns over downturn Mar 7, 2009
Exxon Mobil shows no concerns over downturn - International Herald Tribune. Exxon Mobil shows no concerns over downturn. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Purchaser of Gandhi artifacts known as 'King of Good Times' Mar 7, 2009
Mallya, an airline and liquor tycoon, bought Gandhi's personal effects in a controversial New York auction Thursday. He said Friday he planned to give them to the government of India. (International Herald Tribune)
India 'helps businessman procure Gandhi belongings for nation' Mar 7, 2009
Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson says he is "delighted" that the personal effects will now return to India. The auction went ahead despite protests from Delhi and a last-minute bid by the seller to halt proceedings. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Seller of Gandhi's personal effects pulls out of auction... too late Mar 6, 2009
An auction of personal effects of Mahatma Gandhi has gone ahead, despite protests from India and the seller's last-minute attempt to halt it. James Otis offered Gandhi's iconic round glasses, a pocket watch, leather sandals, plate and bowl for sale. (BBC News -- Americas)
India scrambles to bring relics home Mar 6, 2009
There is hope, however, that Gandhi's personal effects will return home thanks to the financial clout of some prominent Indian Americans. Adding to the patriotic fervor, the wealthy Indian American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal has said that he and some of his friends will pool money to bid in the Gandhi auction. (Asia Times Online)
India in bid to stop Gandhi sale Mar 5, 2009
Gandhi is widely revered in India as the leader of the independence movement against British rule and the planned auction of his personal effects has created some concern. In 2007, India managed to obtain another piece of Gandhi memorabilia - a manuscript of an article he wrote - after persuading the auctioneers to withdraw the document from sale. (BBC News -- South Asia)
India vows to stop sale of Gandhi items Mar 5, 2009
This week, New Delhi instructed its diplomats in the US to try to obtain Gandhi's personal effects before the auction that the freedom fighter's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, has described as a "grave insult.". Mahatma Gandhi, who eschewed material possessions, led India's freedom movement against British rule and was assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic in 1948, a year after independence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Should Indian government bid for Mahatma Gandhi's belongings? Mar 5, 2009
NEW DELHI: India has ordered its diplomats in the US to try to obtain personal effects of iconic independence leader Mahatma Gandhi that are soon to be auctioned off in New York, officials said on Wednesday. The foreign ministry in New Delhi said last-minute meetings were being held with Antiquorum Auctioneers ahead of Thursday's sale of the items, which India wants returned to the country for public display. (India Times)
Auction Of Michael Jackson's Person... Mar 5, 2009
Auction Of Michael Jackson's Personal Effects: Sale Scheduled for April 22-25 in Beverly Hills ... Auction Of Michael Jackson's Personal Effects ... Auction Of Michael Jackson's Personal Effects. (Suite101.com)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Mar 2, 2009
NEW DELHI (AFP) - A relative of Mahatma Gandhi made a last ditch appeal to the government Monday to stop the independence icon's personal effects, including trademark round glasses, from being auctioned off. The latest appeal from Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, came as New York-based Antiquorum Auctioneers said plans to sell a watch, a pair of sandals, a plate and bowl plus the glasses would go ahead this week. (Yahoo! Asia News)
A view of Thoreau at the Concord Museum Feb 28, 2009
But we'd never been to the Concord Museum, home to many of the author's personal effects. There's a ton of other fascinating stuff there, too. (Boston Globe)
India launches Gandhi sale move Feb 28, 2009
Correspondents say Gandhi holds a unique status in India as the leader of the independence movement against British rule and the planned sale of his personal effects has created some concern. Modest lifestyle. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Police advise motorists to hide valuables (41) Feb 27, 2009
Leaving valuables in plain sight was costly to a Boyes Hot Springs man after somebody smashed a window in his truck and made off with more than 1,200 worth of personal effects. Sonoma County Sheriff's Department deputies took a report on Sunday, Feb. 22, from the victim, who lives in the 17000 block of Park Avenue. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Fire guts dormitory block at Bolgatanga Polytechnic Feb 24, 2009
Items consumed by the fire included books, suitcases, clothing, computers, rice-cookers and gas cylinders and other personal effects belonging to the students. A delegation from the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) in Bolgatanga led by Mr Samuel N'lary, Chief Director, accompanied by a team of pressmen visited the Polytechnic on Monday morning to assess the situation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Relative upset over auction of Gandhi's items Feb 23, 2009
The personal effects of Gandhi, who was also known as "Mahatma" or "great soul," consist of a pair of eyeglasses, worn leather sandals, a pocket watch and a simple brass bowl and plate. They will be sold as a single lot on March 5 by Antiquorum Auctioneers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Bushfire razed down village Feb 21, 2009
Other items destroyed include a corn mill, bicycles, food items, cash and personal effects costing thousands of Ghana Cedis. The displaced are now residing with relatives in the area surviving on few donated relief items, including used clothing and sachet water. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Taking Chance' team wanted to show a different side of Iraq war Feb 20, 2009
Blood and grime scrubbed from dog tags, watches, and other personal effects. Hands carefully cleaned, though they will be concealed by white gloves. (Boston Globe)
