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One of the programme's presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, has been critical of the BBC regarding the handling of the programme. [2] In the February 2006 issue of Top Gear Magazine, Clarkson revealed that he thought that the BBC did not take Top Gear seriously, making the length of the series far too long, and often replacing the show with live snooker coverage, despite Top Gear having considerably ...
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
A car accident results in Dave getting temporary amnesia, of which the doctor orders he take it easy until his memory is fully restored. Deciding to take advantage of this, Alvin talks Dave, Simon, and Theodore to take a vacation up at a ski resort, where they enjoy hitting the slopes, relaxing in the saunas, and Dave even begins a romance with ...
At the end of the first film, the jack is also used as a stabbing weapon against the antagonist Clarence Boddicker. RoboCop is extremely strong, able to lift the front of the average car over his head with one arm or resist the crushing effort of a car crusher, as seen in the TV series (episodes 5 and 21, respectively).
United States Capitol car attack: The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. is placed under lockdown after a suspect rams a car into a barricade on Constitution Avenue and exits the vehicle holding a knife. Two police officers are injured in the attack and taken to a hospital, where one dies from his injuries.
The one-day only, rebranded faux sports network, which draws inspiration from the 2004 hit sports comedy film DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story and the former alternative sports/extreme sports format of ESPN2, features a lineup of unconventional sporting events including Disc Golf, Ultimate Trampoline Dodgeball, Firefighters World Challenge ...
Business and economy China China's Xinhua launches a global 24-hour English TV news channel. (AP via Yahoo!) (Channel News Asia) The Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway goes into operation; the journey takes 73 minutes with a top-speed of 350km/h (217 mph). (Shanghai Daily) (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, makes ...