Monday, January 16, 2006 Israeli media is reporting that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened his eyes for the first time since he suffered a major stroke on January 4, 2006. However, hospital officials said the reports were generated by the Sharon family’s “impression of eyelid movement, whose medical significance is unclear.” “He was listening to…
Seinfeld on HBO award: “Awards are stupid”
Monday, April 2, 2007 Seinfeld experienced much success with his eponymous sitcom before returning to stand-up. (Photo: Alan Light) Stand-up comedian and sitcom star Jerry Seinfeld was “honored” Sunday in an HBO TV special entitled “Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award,” hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper and featuring fellow comedians Robert Klein, Chris Rock, and Garry…
As increase in digital music sales slows, record labels look to new ways to make money
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 U2 perform at the King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels. Mark Mulligan, a music and digital media analyst at Forrester Research, said in an interview that “at a time where we’re asking if digital is a replacement for the CD, as the CD was for vinyl, we should be starting to see a…
Construction Careers A Job Someone’s Got To Do
Here’s An Opinion On: Litigation Lawyers Sydney By Ajeet Khurana The construction worker is the backbone of society since the advent of human civilization. But not too many people seem to notice that. And the role of the construction worker extends as far as the eye can see. You wouldn’t be able to go to…
Alleged tax-haven scheme linked to Canada’s largest brokerage firm
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 In a continuing crackdown on tax evasion, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has alleged that brokers with a branch of RBC Dominion Securities, Canada’s largest brokerage company, helped clients set up accounts in the small European principality of Liechtenstein in order to avoid taxation on their wealth. In affadavits submitted by…
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Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book
Friday, October 12, 2007 “I just want addicts to stop. I want addicts to do whatever it takes. If it takes thinking of me as a hero, fine. If it takes thinking I’m a jerk, fine. If my book makes someone look at themselves, or look at their lives, then that’s what I want.” Image:…
Apple plans to sell movies on iTunes
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Picture of the iTunes Music Store. Apple Computer is planning to sell full-length feature films for download via the online iTunes Music Store. The store currently sells digital music tracks, and more recently has begun to sell TV episodes. Apple executives are in negotiations with film studios to arrange the deal…
Canada pursues new nuclear research reactor to produce medical isotopes
Friday, July 10, 2009 The Saskatchewan provincial government alongside the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) have come together to establish a CA$500 million, 10 megawatts research nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes. Brad Wall, the Premier of Saskatchewan Image: DanielPaquet. “In 1949 … cobalt-60 treatment was tried for the first time here in Saskatchewan,…
Three injured in drive-by shooting at Six Flags amusement park
Friday, August 19, 2022 The parking lot and entrance where the incident happened, pictured on July 22, 2022. Image: User:Harobouri. Three people were injured Sunday night, August 14, at a Six Flags amusement park after a drive-by shooting in Gurnee, Illinois. The theme park, Six Flags Great America, was evacuated after gunfire was reported around…