West Cumbrian flood-hit family back at home at lastFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:40AMA BAREPOT family have spoken of their joy at returning to live in their home following the havoc wreaked by last year’s flood.
How to Choose the Right Technician to Restore Your Flood Damaged PropertyFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:00AMJena Dyco International have advised of what to look for in a flood damage restoration technician, following the large number properties damaged by the recent storm damage around Australia.
Fabric that powers mp3 player inventedThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:12PMBy Jessica Berman Imagine wearing a shirt that can power an mp3 player, cell phone, and monitor your heart beat, brain waves and more. U.S. and Italian scientists have invented a fabric that can conduct electricity but that also can be made into light, comfortable clothing. The new, high-tech fabric contains cotton threads coated with a thin layer of semiconductor polymers and nanoparticles ...
Last Night's Television: Too Poor For Posh School, Channel 4 Michelin Stars – The Madness of Perfection, BBC2Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:22PMEvery year, dozens of (seemingly) rational people take the (some might say) not entirely rational decision to spend £28,545 – more, indeed, than the average British salary – on sending their children to school. Don't they, one wonders, realise that school is free in this country? Perhaps not. Either way, Harrow School can hardly be short of demand. It currently educates some 800 boys, all of ...
How I Got the Goods on Madoff, and Why No One Would ListenThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:27PMHarry Markopolos and his ad hoc team of sleuths spent eight years trying to expose Bernie Madoff as a fraud—but the SEC turned a deaf ear. His new book tells the sad tale
Formaldehyde testing set to beginThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:09PMothers also read... The Ministry of Environment, Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable (PGAIR) and PACHA plan to begin retesting Prince George air for formaldehyde in three to four weeks.
Best Winter Games ever?Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:55PMJames Pearce on why Vancouver was so special
Feet stink up airport carpetThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:34PMPALM BEACH, Fla., March 11 (UPI) -- Officials at a Florida airport said security workers want to replace two carpets at checkpoints they say have been ruined by passengers' smelly feet.
Hitting a Hy note - the ix35Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:08AMFLUIDIC scuplture is one of the terms the Hyundai people use to describe their new ix35. "Liquid lines" is another.
Add touch of glamour to your homeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:27AMIt's awards season for the movie industry, a time of year when the real place called Hollywood comes closest to being the "Hollywood" of our collective imagination. As red carpets unfurl and movie stars appear at their most glittering, how can you add a bit of Hollywood glamour to your home?
Gold and greenSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:23AMCharles Reid estimates he spends about 70 percent of his first meetings with clients explaining Charter House Innovations’ concept of green. Sometimes it’s easier to show them, he told a recent gathering of “green” boosters. Reid, founder of CityFlats Hotel in downtown Holland, said a recent coterie of clients from Minneapolis left more than impressed: They ordered sets of the hotel’s bamboo ...
Qld floods dampen rural festivalSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:55AMThe spirit of the Outback is alive and well in tiny Nindigully amid the vast floods across Queensland.
Sleeping in style in IrelandSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:38AMTourists love Ireland for many reasons, including Guinness, golf and the easygoing graciousness of the Irish people. I love the country for its accommodations. Historic townhouses, glamorous boutique hotels, country manors, ancient castles — Ireland is packed with distinctive places to stay.
N. Korean who shopped for dictators goes publicSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:06AMA North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country's rulers said Thursday the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury while many people struggled to survive in his impoverished communist nation, according to AP.
At Home: Hollywood GlamSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:55AMAwards season is the perfect time to accessorize your home for that red carpet luxury It's awards season for the movie industry, a time of year when the real place called Hollywood comes closest to being the "Hollywood" of our collective imagination. As red carpets unfurl and movie stars appear at their most glittering, how can you add a bit of Hollywood glamour to your home?
Spring Pilgrimage starts strongSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:54AMEarly Saturday morning a group from Texas waited with “great anticipation” on the porch of Magnolia Hall for ...
Turnkey Tales: Moreno Valley is prime example of housing boon and a bustSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:38AMStanding in his driveway, Bill Teutimez, 65, wistfully remembered when the lawns throughout his neighborhood looked like green carpets. That's no more. For almost a year, homes next to his were abandoned. Their weeds spread to his lawn and rats dined on garbage left behind before new owners cleaned up the mess.
Al Aqili eyes Dh430m sales this yearSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:01AMFirm aims to become a Dh1bn firm in five years. Given the right timing, Al Aqili Furnishings will consider an IPO and is expecting sales worth Dh430 million in 2010, says a senior official. "In 2009, we hit the Dh300m-mark in terms of sales.
NKorea defector tells of business deals in WestSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:03AMVIENNA -Kim Jong Ryul spent 20 years doing business for North Korea's dictators with European firms, before he defected to Austria in 1994. Now he fears for his life after emerging from hiding this week. Read more...
Flood threat not over yet in southern QldSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:08AMThe residents of Queensland's southern inland town of St George have escaped a major flood threat but there is now concern about the nearby town of Bollon.
NKorea defector tells of business deals in WestSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:46AMVIENNA (AFP) - Kim Jong Ryul spent 20 years doing business for North Korea's dictators with European firms, before he defected to Austria in 1994. Now he fears for his life after emerging from hiding this week.
Mom Arrested After Home Found Unfit For KidsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:24AMA Sacramento mother of five has been arrested after officers found roaches, soiled diapers and garbage throughout her home.
Reassembling Lisa Gastineau's noseSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:23AMLisa Gastineau has had an operation to rebuild her nose after part of it was removed due to skin cancer. The ex-wife of former Jet...
SightingsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:23AMShaquille O'Neal wielding his fork left-handed at Lure Fishbar after surgery on his right . . . Ellen Barkin, minus makeup but with her perfect blond bob...
Billy Corgan wants nothing to do with Courtney LoveSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:23AMBilly Corgan, of the Smashing Pumpkins, worked with Courtney Love on songs for her new album, but now he wants nothing to do with her...
Kid Rock's offering to pastorSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:23AMKid Rock certainly has a diverse group of friends. The bad-boy rocker invited TV evangelist Pastor Paula White to join him, Trace Ayala, Diana Jenkins...
Brightening up your home for a quick saleSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:10AMGetting your home ready for sale can take anywhere from one to six months. Make a list of both major and minor jobs. Tackle big projects first.
Ian Schrager's dress-up frenzySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:08AMIan Schrager now knows what it's like on the other side of the velvet rope. The Studio 54 creator went on Thursday to the...
Wool's futureThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:17AMNew Zealand's economy may have been built from wool off the sheep's back, but the present perilous state of the industry means its contribution could be consigned to history.
Oscars gown intrigueThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:07AMThe unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamour to outfit stars for the red carpet - the fashion runway of all fashion runways.
Pink causes a real stinkThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:33AMBefore... FORGET painting the town red, Denbighshire County Council is now painting Denbigh pink! Love it or hate it, but you probably won't have missed the new brightly coloured addition to Vale Street in Denbigh on the corner of Post Office Lane.
Charleville set for second round of floodsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:44PMWater levels are rising again in Charleville in southern Queensland, threatening the town with another flood.
Many nominees, new stars feed Oscar fashion frenzyWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:52PMLOS ANGELES - The unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamor to outfit stars for the red carpet -- the fashion runway of all fashion runways.
Toyota talk of the town at Geneva showWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:44PMTOYOTA is the talk of the town in Geneva, the first motor show since the Japanese car giant was forced to recall more than eight million cars over safety concerns that have hammered its reputation.
Toyota talk of the town at Geneva showWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:44PMTOYOTA is the talk of the town in Geneva, the first motor show since the Japanese car giant recalled more than eight million cars over safety concerns.
On the waterfront: The changing face of student digsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:18PMA panoramic view of the Liverpool docks from enormous glass windows in the designer sitting room, spacious en suite bedrooms and a concierge service are some of the luxuries that Henry Brown, 22, a PhD student, has in his digs. Nor is he a lone student calling a swanky £350,000 apartment "home." In the private One Park West development in a highly desirable area of Liverpool, more than 10 per ...
Hollywood nodWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:33PMOscar newcomer Anna Kendrick is getting her share of the limelight.
Southern Qld braces for flood peakWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:59PMAuthorities and residents in St George in southern Queensland are preparing for a major flood peak heading towards the town.
Springlike weather has Snohomish County in bloomSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:26PMBetter dig out the sunglasses and sharpen the lawn-mower blades — spring appears to be here to stay. Forecasters predicted warmer than average temperatures this winter.
Beyond the brochure: Hi-de-Hi societySaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:57PMWhy is there a seven-bedroom Scottish baronial castle located on the Somerset coast near Butlins at Minehead?