Wednesday, July 11, 2007 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a review into the ‘social effects’ of gambling, throwing doubt over the government’s previous plans to grant a license for a 5,000 m² ‘supercasino’. The review, to take place in September, will look at “whether regeneration in the areas for the super-casinos may be […]
Read MorePatio Furniture: Materials Selection For Various Climate
Find Out More About: Buy Outdoor Furniture Ny Patio Furniture: Materials Selection for Various Climate by Tara Lawson While style may be a major consideration when purchasing outdoor furniture for your patio, homeowners will also want to consider the material that each piece of patio furniture is made of. Depending on where you choose to […]
Read More2008 Taiwan Designers’ Week shows potential of innovations
Monday, June 30, 2008 Vastly different from the YODEX, mainly focused on students’ designs, the 2008 2nd Taiwan Designers’ Week, a collective show organized by Taiwan Designers’ Web for industrial designs and individual design studios, took place at the Xinyi Public Assembly Hall, formally known as “Si-Si Nan Cun (in Chinese: ????)” and entitled the […]
Read MoreWikinews Shorts: December 4, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 4, 2008. File:Imsdal 33cl.JPG On December 2, the Toronto city council voted in favor of banning the sales and distribution of bottled water on city property. The council also agreed to provide public drinking fountains on their properties, as well as on a measure that would make […]
Read MoreRicky Hatton regains IBF light welterweight title
Sunday, January 21, 2007 Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton regained the IBF light welterweight title belt he relinquished less than 12 months ago when he defeated Juan Urango in Las Vegas, Nevada tonight. “The Hitman” won by unanimous decision, as the fight went to 12 rounds. Despite early match odds suggesting Hatton would dominate the fight, […]
Read MoreFaux Finish Leather Look For A Closet Door
Find Out More About: Real Estate Professionals Bald Hills By Jessica Ackerman Nothing says style and elegance like a leather door, and you can create the look of leather for your closet door by applying a faux finish. Over the course of a weekend using a few simple tools and products, you can create a […]
Read MoreProposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]
Read MoreSix killed in Sadr City bombing
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Iraqi police report a bomb explosion killed five civilians and one security official, and injured at least another twelve, Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. The bomb was planted near a state-operated bank in a Shi’ite slum. The blast occurred while retirees waited in line to receive their pension checks. Three anonymous civilians […]
Read MoreGunman shoots at gamblers at Las Vegas casino
Saturday, July 7, 2007File:Newyorknewyork-corner.jpg A 51-year-old man fired 16 rounds from a semiautomatic handgun from a balcony overlooking the floor of the New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting left four people with non-life threatening injuries. They were treated and released from a local hospital later that morning. Steven […]
Read MoreDiy Home Framing Construction
Find Out More About: Painters Newcastle DIY Home Framing Construction by Marvin Mills There are a lot of DIY home building kits that have various styles of framing, such as A-frames, log frames, steel frames, and even frames that can be mounted with domes on top. Constructing your own house from scratch can be a […]
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