Correction — November 19, 2009 In the final line of this article, it is stated that The West Australian is a News Limited paper. It is actually independent – the News Limited paper in Perth is the Sunday Times. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 With an election coming up this Saturday in the Australian state of Queensland, […]
Food with cancer-causing dye recalled in Britain
Saturday, April 30, 2005 The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a recall of foods containing banned dyes which increase the risk of cancer. The food products were sold at the Tesco, Waitrose, and Somerfield supermarkets. A Bristol company called “Barts Spices” found the illegal Para Red substance in their Barts Ground Paprika, which […]
Kent Hovind faces a 58-count federal indictment
Friday, July 21, 2006 Creationist Kent Hovind was arrested and plead not guilty in a Florida federal court to 58 charges of filing a frivolous lawsuits, false complaints, making threats against investigators and those cooperating with the investigation, and includes failing to pay $473,818 in employee-related taxes. Last Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Miles Davis heard […]
Foods That Boost Metabolism, What Should You Eat To Lose Weight?
Find Out More About: Best Hair Transplant Surgeon In Manhattan By Steve Madigan What is the short cut to losing weight? You could eat fast food, not the kind you are thinking of, but the good kind, I am talking about edible amphetamines. Eat these foods and you’re guaranteed to burn more calories…just by sitting […]
Electric vehicles can be less green than classic fuel cars, Norwegian study finds
Sunday, October 7, 2012 A Norwegian University of Science and Technology study released Thursday found electric vehicles have a potential for higher eco-toxicity and greenhouse impact than conventional cars. The study includes an examination of the electric car’s life cycle as a whole rather than a study of the electric car’s environmental impact during the […]
British schools to inform parents of overweight children
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Starting in September, British schools will inform parents of their child’s weight in an attempt to deal with the growing issue of obesity, according to an announcement by the Department of Health (DoH). Nearly 23% of children aged 4-5 are overweight or obese, with that figure growing to nearly 32% for […]
Bucharest to be ‘rebranded’ for 800 million euro
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Bucharest, Romania — The city centre of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is set to get a major facelift due to a real estate project called Esplanada (The Esplanade), which will be constructed by TriGranit Development Corporation. The total investment in the project will be greater than 800 million euro and […]
Horse Track, Outdoor Arena &Amp; Equestrian Lighting
Find Out More About: Luxury Kitchen Design Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design By Kimberly Quang Outdoor lighting for horse arenas and equestrian facilities are becoming more sophisticated every day. In the old days, horse arenas and outdoor rodeo arenas were lighted with outdoor flood lights, halogen lights or simply mercury vapor barn lights. These forms of […]
Market Data
Warning: The information on this page may be incorrect and/or outdated. Don’t trust it. Information about the world’s markets index, no longer maintained. Index Name Description Current Value Change Updated ^MERV MerVal (Argentina) 1479.650 25.720 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 ^AORD All Ordinaries (Australia) 4338.100 0 Tuesday, July 26, 2005 ^ATX ATX (Austria) 4.898,18 -0.1% Friday, […]
New Zealand police want bus driver to pay reparation
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Christchurch, New Zealand Redbus bus driver Micheal Sean Ohiomhair, 57-year-old, is being sought for NZ$9000 by the New Zealand Police for wasting time and resources after he filed a false statement that a woman had attacked him. The police had put 100 hours into the hunt for the attacker. The Christchurch […]