Wednesday, March 1, 2006 The Sizzler Restaurant franchise in Australia has closed the salad bars in all of its 29 restaurants across the country, after rat poison was discovered in food at two of the chain’s outlets in Brisbane. Self-serve salad bars at the restaurants have been closed in response Continue Reading
Understanding The Need For Reading Glasses
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Newcastle Granny Flat Backspace Living By Suzanne Hughes We are often left wondering why we may need to have reading glasses. For those who are interested in knowing the reason, here it is in a nutshell below. The lens of the eye is Continue Reading
Ensure A Dry Work Space With Professional Commercial Roofing In Grove City Ohio
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Backspace Living Granny Flat Newcastle byadmin There are several kinds of roofing solutions, but one of the most common methods for covering a business or other commercial building is the flat roof. Technically, a flat roof is impossible because it cannot shed water Continue Reading
Oil prices drop as inventories grow
Thursday, October 16, 2008 NYMEX/WTI: $70.61/barrel $-3.93 (-5.27%) ICE/Brent: $65.43/barrel $-4.15 (-5.96%) 16:00, 16 October 2008 (UTC) Prices displayed in U.S. dollars. International oil prices sank on Thursday as investors worried that a looming global recession will lower demand. Crude oil for future delivery fell to below US$71 a barrel Continue Reading
At least four dead and hundreds of homes destroyed after week of wildfires rage throughout Texas
Friday, September 9, 2011 Parts of Texas have been scorched by sweeping wildfires this week. Officials state that a wildfire which swept much of central Texas this week destroyed at least 1,400 homes and forced about 5,000 people to evacuate to safety. An official with the Texas Forestry Services told Continue Reading
Vodafone New Zealand buys Internet provider ihug
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 In an NZ$41 million deal announced Monday night, the New Zealand telecommunications company, Vodafone has bought Internet service provider (ISP) ihug New Zealand Ltd. Ihug will remain a separate company however. Vodafone said that one of the reasons that they bought ihug was because of their Continue Reading
Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away
Monday, May 14, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles. As Continue Reading
Fires out at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 After two days, the 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire has finally been extinguished. The fires began after a series of explosions early on the morning of 11 December 2005. The terminal, known locally as the Buncefield Depot, is an oil storage facility located near Hemel Continue Reading
Lobby groups oppose plans for EU copyright extension
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer as the “Beatles Extension Act”, the proposed measure would extend copyright from 50 to 95 years after recording. A vast number of classical tracks are at stake; Continue Reading
UK electoral commission asked to investigate News International payoffs
Thursday, August 25, 2011 The United Kingdom electoral commission has been asked to investigate whether payments made by News International to Andy Coulson amidst the recent phone hacking scandal were illegal. Labor MP Tom Watson, who has been a driving force in the phone hacking scandal, called for the investigation Continue Reading