On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2016

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Sunday, July 17, 2016 The following is the second edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the Brexit vote on the US presidential […]

Violence at Cronulla Beach as 5000 people gather

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Monday, December 12, 2005 Cronulla Beach in Sydney, New South Wales was the scene of racist mob-violence yesterday. In what has been described as disgusting, un-Australian and shameful behaviour, participants in a 5000-strong mob assaulted people suspected of being of Lebanese origin. The angry, alcohol-fuelled crowd also turned on anyone who tried to help the […]

Creating High Gloss Finishes On Plastic And Stabilized Pen Barrels

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Read An Opinion On: Kitchen Cabinetry Best Kitchen Companies Sydney By Steven Russell One of the more enduring quests by pen turners is the pursuit of the perfect pen finish, one that offers exceptional durability and visual clarity, with a deep wet look. Although this is a tall order for any finish to deliver, careful […]

Russian commander: Tu-160s penetrate US airspace undetected

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006 A senior Russian air force commander has claimed that new, upgraded Tu-160 bomber aircraft were unchallenged by US air defense systems when they penetrated a radar zone near the Canadian coast in US territory during an April training exercise, reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Commander of Russia’s long-range strategic […]

US government reopens following bi-partisan debt deal

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Thursday, October 17, 2013 Both the United States House of Representatives and Senate agreed to a bill yesterday to end the government shutdown and to raise the debt limit of the federal government. President Barack Obama has signed the bill into law. Workers employed by agencies of the US federal government who had previously been […]

Getting Solar Hot Water In Hawaii

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Read An Opinion On: Business Electricity Best Electricity Prices byAlma Abell When you install a solar hot water system into your home, you are looking for a long-term solution to rising energy costs. You are looking to make an investment into your home, as it will cost you to have the new system installed. That […]

Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer

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Monday, August 7, 2006 Dogs can be trained to detect early and late stages of lung and breast cancer accurately according to a study published by California scientists in the little-known scientific journal Integrative Cancer Therapies. The study took place over the last five years at the Pine Street Foundation, a non-profit organization which conducts […]

Miners survive underground fire in Tasmania

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006 Three miners have escaped uninjured after being trapped underground by a mineshaft fire on Tasmania’s west coast. The men took shelter in a chamber more than a kilometre underground. A worker noticed smoke coming from a shaft at Avebury nickel mine on Trial Harbour Road near Zeehan at 7.45am. The blaze […]