BURLINGTON TONWSHIP, N.J. — Federal authorities are investigating how hundreds of gravestones from a veterans' cemetery ended up in a Burlington Township yard.
The Veterans Affairs Department says gravestones from national cemeteries are usually destroyed when they are cracked or damaged.
But authorities say hundreds of tombstones from the Beverly National Cemetery were found as part of the home's landscaping. Some date back to the Spanish-American War.
The U.S. Attorney's Office searched the property on Monday.
The stones, which weigh 230 pounds each, were hauled away on Tuesday.
Authorities have not released the name of the homeowner.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Mario Kart Wii's arriving in the US in Spring 2008, you say? Little vague there, Nintendo. Need something more concrete. Oh, what's that?
THE alternative trading system Liquidnet is doing big business while it lobbies for a licence to compete with the Australian Securities Exchange.
Since launching on February 20, the "selective" trading system — which only accepts institutional clients — has facilitated equity trades worth more than $200 million.
Acting like a sharemarket dating service, Liquidnet matches buyers and sellers, allowing them to complete their transaction in one go rather than having to divide it up to disguise its size. In the past four weeks, Santos shares valued at $5.4 million changed hands in a single transaction.
"Institutions have outgrown the market's ability to handle their business effectively," said New York-based Liquidnet founder Seth Merrin, who was in Melbourne yesterday to promote the multinational business.
Liquidnet operates under an Australian financial services licence and employs a broker, but the company has applied for a markets licence, which would allow it to conduct trades independently of the ASX.
Mr Merrin, and Liquidnet Asia managing director David Klinger, said the move would add competition to the monopolistic Australian market, therefore reducing trading costs. "If you reduce the cost of trading, there will be more trading," Mr Merrin said.
But like Instinet's Chi-X Australia trading system, Liquidnet is waiting for approval from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Mr Merrin said the route to approval had been "circuitous". But in light of recent issues, such as delayed settlement in the market and suspected market manipulation, he emphasised Liquidnet's reliability.
"In seven years we have never had one issue (with settlements)," he said. "We are very careful about who our clients are."
Liquidnet operates as a broker in the US and Europe, and executes trades in Hong Kong and Japan. It has offices in six cities around the world, including Sydney.
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Since launching on February 20, the "selective" trading system — which only accepts institutional clients — has facilitated equity trades worth more than $200 million.
Acting like a sharemarket dating service, Liquidnet matches buyers and sellers, allowing them to complete their transaction in one go rather than having to divide it up to disguise its size. In the past four weeks, Santos shares valued at $5.4 million changed hands in a single transaction.
"Institutions have outgrown the market's ability to handle their business effectively," said New York-based Liquidnet founder Seth Merrin, who was in Melbourne yesterday to promote the multinational business.
Liquidnet operates under an Australian financial services licence and employs a broker, but the company has applied for a markets licence, which would allow it to conduct trades independently of the ASX.
Mr Merrin, and Liquidnet Asia managing director David Klinger, said the move would add competition to the monopolistic Australian market, therefore reducing trading costs. "If you reduce the cost of trading, there will be more trading," Mr Merrin said.
But like Instinet's Chi-X Australia trading system, Liquidnet is waiting for approval from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Mr Merrin said the route to approval had been "circuitous". But in light of recent issues, such as delayed settlement in the market and suspected market manipulation, he emphasised Liquidnet's reliability.
"In seven years we have never had one issue (with settlements)," he said. "We are very careful about who our clients are."
Liquidnet operates as a broker in the US and Europe, and executes trades in Hong Kong and Japan. It has offices in six cities around the world, including Sydney.
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Mario Kart Wii Hits US On April 27
Mario Kart Wii's arriving in the US in Spring 2008, you say? Little vague there, Nintendo. Need something more concrete. Oh, what's that? It's launching on April 27, 2008? Much better. By my watch that has it 16 days after the European release, so if you'll excuse me, I have to pop outside and catch the flying pigs as they fall from the sky. Dead. Dead from the shock of it all.
Hit the jump for press release readin' fun.
Nintendo Speeds Into Spring With Mario Kart Wii
Hotly Anticipated Racing Game Includes Innovative Wii Wheel
REDMOND, Wash., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the typical signs of
spring will be accompanied by the sweet sound of revving engines and the sight
of lightning-fast shells whizzing around every corner. Mario Kart(R) Wii is
zooming toward its launch in the United States on April 27. The game comes
with the intuitive Wii Wheel(TM), which makes it easy for novices to compete
against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup
to Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other
drivers from around the world for racing dominance.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080312/LAW040)
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061011/LAW104LOGO)
"Mario Kart Wii transforms one of our most popular franchises into a race
that every member of the family can join," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of
America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Driving with the Wii
Wheel could not be more natural, and this is one place where speeding is
encouraged."
Mario Kart Wii will include 16 new courses and 16 classic courses from
previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever, players have the option of
racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players can also hit the road as their
personalized Mii(TM) caricatures in addition to the handful of classic
Nintendo characters found in the game. True to the series, the game features
tons of racing, plenty of power-ups and oodles of objects for players to use
to slow down other drivers. And 10 battle arenas will keep players busy
between trips around the circuit.
The easy-to-use Wii Wheel will also be sold as a separate accessory,
giving every driver in the household a chance to get behind his or her own
wheel. And if veteran Mario Kart fans are afraid of getting smoked by rookie
drivers using the Wii Wheel, they can rest assured that Nintendo has them
covered. Mario Kart Wii supports four different control options: Wii
Remote(TM) with or without the Wii Wheel, Wii Remote and Nunchuk(TM)
controller combo, Classic Controller and even the Nintendo GameCube(TM)
controller. So there's bound to be a configuration that fits everyone's style.
Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to
enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. This new channel builds on the
huge online community of Wii owners and lets players compete in tournaments,
check worldwide rankings, see when their friends are playing and download
ghost data.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the
content their children can access. For more information about this and other
Wii features, visit Wii.com. For more information about Mario Kart Wii, visit
MarioKart.com.
Hit the jump for press release readin' fun.
Nintendo Speeds Into Spring With Mario Kart Wii
Hotly Anticipated Racing Game Includes Innovative Wii Wheel
REDMOND, Wash., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the typical signs of
spring will be accompanied by the sweet sound of revving engines and the sight
of lightning-fast shells whizzing around every corner. Mario Kart(R) Wii is
zooming toward its launch in the United States on April 27. The game comes
with the intuitive Wii Wheel(TM), which makes it easy for novices to compete
against veterans, so no one is left in the dust. And with a broadband hookup
to Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection, players can compete with up to 11 other
drivers from around the world for racing dominance.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080312/LAW040)
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061011/LAW104LOGO)
"Mario Kart Wii transforms one of our most popular franchises into a race
that every member of the family can join," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of
America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Driving with the Wii
Wheel could not be more natural, and this is one place where speeding is
encouraged."
Mario Kart Wii will include 16 new courses and 16 classic courses from
previous Mario Kart games. For the first time ever, players have the option of
racing with either karts or motorbikes. Players can also hit the road as their
personalized Mii(TM) caricatures in addition to the handful of classic
Nintendo characters found in the game. True to the series, the game features
tons of racing, plenty of power-ups and oodles of objects for players to use
to slow down other drivers. And 10 battle arenas will keep players busy
between trips around the circuit.
The easy-to-use Wii Wheel will also be sold as a separate accessory,
giving every driver in the household a chance to get behind his or her own
wheel. And if veteran Mario Kart fans are afraid of getting smoked by rookie
drivers using the Wii Wheel, they can rest assured that Nintendo has them
covered. Mario Kart Wii supports four different control options: Wii
Remote(TM) with or without the Wii Wheel, Wii Remote and Nunchuk(TM)
controller combo, Classic Controller and even the Nintendo GameCube(TM)
controller. So there's bound to be a configuration that fits everyone's style.
Mario Kart Wii launches with a new channel added to the Wii Menu to
enhance game play: The Mario Kart Wii Channel. This new channel builds on the
huge online community of Wii owners and lets players compete in tournaments,
check worldwide rankings, see when their friends are playing and download
ghost data.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the
content their children can access. For more information about this and other
Wii features, visit Wii.com. For more information about Mario Kart Wii, visit
MarioKart.com.
Diaz and Dillon dating again
Matt Dillon and Cameron Diaz have sparked rumours they have rekindled their relationship.
The former couple - who dated for three years after meeting on the set of hit movie 'There's Something About Mary' - were spotted in Los Angeles' exclusive Chateau Marmont hotel earlier this week.
An onlooker said: "Cameron looked so happy when she spotted Matt. She ran over to him and greeted him with a big hug. He looked equally as happy to see her, and they just stood grinning at each other for a while.
"They were drinking and laughing together, and at one point Cameron put her hand on Matt's cheek. They definitely looked like their chemistry was back on track."
Matt, 44, and 35-year-old Cameron split in 1998, after 'Charlie's Angels'
star Cameron reportedly decided she wasn't ready to settle down.
Since their break-up, Cameron has dated actor Jared Leto, 'SexyBack' star Justin Timberlake and 'Gravity' singer John Mayer.
'To Die For' actor Matt hasn't publicly dated anyone since splitting from Cameron.
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The former couple - who dated for three years after meeting on the set of hit movie 'There's Something About Mary' - were spotted in Los Angeles' exclusive Chateau Marmont hotel earlier this week.
An onlooker said: "Cameron looked so happy when she spotted Matt. She ran over to him and greeted him with a big hug. He looked equally as happy to see her, and they just stood grinning at each other for a while.
"They were drinking and laughing together, and at one point Cameron put her hand on Matt's cheek. They definitely looked like their chemistry was back on track."
Matt, 44, and 35-year-old Cameron split in 1998, after 'Charlie's Angels'
star Cameron reportedly decided she wasn't ready to settle down.
Since their break-up, Cameron has dated actor Jared Leto, 'SexyBack' star Justin Timberlake and 'Gravity' singer John Mayer.
'To Die For' actor Matt hasn't publicly dated anyone since splitting from Cameron.
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