Read More About: Bq Design Bedheads Sydney Submitted by: Ben Greenwood Choosing new blinds for a home can be a difficult process; you choose to go with blinds over curtains or drapes and then suddenly you re faced with an even more daunting selection of what blinds to go for. The truth is, there s…
New law to help asbestos sufferers in Victoria, Australia
Saturday, May 24, 2008 New legislation in Victoria, Australia will provide for greater compensation for victims suffering from effects of exposure to asbestos. The legislation is called “Bernie Banton law”, after the late campaigner for asbestos-related issues. The law will remove a restriction which prevented asbestos victims from making another claim after being diagnosed with…
UN sponsored ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon begins
Monday, August 14, 2006 At 5:00 a.m. GMT, a UN sponsored ceasefire between the IDF and Hezbollah took effect. Outside of isolated small arms fire, both sides seem to be abiding by it. Although fighting took place until just minutes before the ceasefire, no air strikes or rocket attacks have been reported since. Israel has…
As shipping exemption expires, hurricane-torn Puerto Rico may face changes in relief from mainland United States
Thursday, October 12, 2017 According to the United States Department of Homeland Security on Monday, Puerto Rico’s exemption from the Jones Act, which temporarily lifted the rule requiring that only U.S.-owned ships might carry goods between U.S. ports, was allowed to expire on Sunday rather than being renewed. The island commonwealth had been given a…
Tips For Finding A Senior Alzheimer Care Facility
Read More About: Home Care Providers Aged Care At Home byAlma Abell Having a loved one with Alzheimer’s is heartbreaking, especially when it comes time to choose a Senior Alzheimer Care Facility. The task is made even more difficult, because the loved one can’t make any of the decisions with you, so you are on…
Pakistan: car rams into police truck killing at least seven, injuring 22 in Quetta
Friday, October 20, 2017 On Wednesday, at least seven people were killed and 22 were injured in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, after a car rammed into a truck carrying policemen. Abdur Razzaq Cheema, a police chief, said five police officials died in the incident and eight were critically injured. Speaking to Al Jazeera, police official…
Boyzone member Stephen Gately dies at age 33
Sunday, October 11, 2009 Boyzone member Stephen Gately has died suddenly at the age of 33 while on holiday on the Spanish island of Majorca. Gately was on holiday with his partner Andrew Cowles when his body was found on Saturday. The information was confirmed on Boyzone’s official website on Sunday. The other members of…
Russian mathematician declines Fields Medal
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 A Russian mathematician, Grigori (“Grisha”) Perelman, who is credited proving the Poincaré conjecture declined to accept the Fields Medal, regarded as the highest honor in the field of mathematics. The Fields Medal, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics”, was awarded this year to Andrei Okounkov (Russia/US), Terence Tao…
How To Keep Your Garage Door Happy
Read More About: Electricity Providers Brisbane Best Electricity Deals QLD How To Keep Your Garage Door Happy by Ronnie PhanthavongsaEvery winter there are constantly a number of things than can be done around your house to better seal it against the aspects and decrease power consumption. Many people are unaware that garage door weather stripping…
India signs on to chemical patents to comply with WTO order
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 A bill passed by India’s Parliament put an end to the manufacture of many cheap generic drugs copied from products protected by foreign company patents. A Patents Amendment Bill (2005) has been condemned by foreign aid groups who expect a significant rise in drug costs as a result of the bill….