Monday, October 27, 2008 United States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was convicted Monday on seven counts of failing to report gifts. Stevens, a senior United States Senator from Alaska and the longest serving Republican in the Senate, had been accused of not reporting tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from the VECO Corporation including free house remodeling. […]
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Beatles’ Apple Corps sues Apple Computer
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 The Beatles‘ Apple Corps has filed a lawsuit against computer and electronics maker Apple Computer in a London court this week, the third such lawsuit in a long running trademark dispute between the two companies. Apple Corps claims that Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store violates an agreement reached between the two companies in 1991, which barred […]
4 Useful Ways To Start Selling Auto Insurance
More On This Topic: Div 7a Loan Agreement By Douglas R. Williams Selling insurance plan can be a rewarding and also promising job provided you understand how to start it. You need to acquire your license, work for a recognised business, get to know folks, and supply leads online to aid enhance your occupation. Auto insurance is a prerequisite to […]
British Chancellor George Osborne downgrades growth forecast in annual budget
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 The British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered the budget today, an annually-held audit of the country’s finances deciding how taxpayers’ money should be spent. He set out plans to boost the housing market in his fourth budget, as well as stating the economy will grow by 0.6% — half his prediction four months ago. […]
Birks to create 2010 Olympic, Paralympic jewelery; wines on menu
Thursday, February 8, 2007 Birks was recently announced as the “Official Supplier of Jewelery” for the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. The company will create licensed products with the logos of the 2010 Olympic Games, 2010 Paralympic Games, and the Canadian Olympic team emblem, including necklaces, earrings, pendants and rings. The partnership was announced at an employee celebration in Vancouver, to mark […]
Getting Rid Of Infestations By Contacting A Rodent Control Company
More On This Topic: Self Storage North Lakes byAlma Abell Can you imagine getting up in the morning, walking into your kitchen to find a mouse scurrying across your floor or counter-top? You might open up a cabinet and find it filled with bugs that are getting into the containers of food you have stored there. Sometimes, no matter how […]
England: Multi-storey carpark in Liverpool gutted by fire, 1,300 vehicles destroyed
Thursday, January 4, 2018 A fire on Sunday night in the seven-storey carpark for the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England destroyed almost all the vehicles parked inside and led to cancellation of the final evening of the Liverpool International Horse Show and evacuation of nearby blocks of flats. The blaze reportedly started with a parked Range Rover Discovery. Investigators with […]
Timothy Dalton to voice a character in Toy Story 3
Friday, September 11, 2009 Disney president John Lasseter has announced that British actor Timothy Dalton will be voicing a character in Toy Story 3. Dalton, who previously starred as James Bond in Licence to Kill and The Living Daylights, will star as a thespian hedgehog called Mr. Pricklypants in Toy Story 3, a film which is due for release in […]
UK Parliament to vote on tuition fee rise on Thursday
Sunday, December 5, 2010 The controversial plan to raise university tuition fees in England and Wales will be voted on in the House of Commons on Thursday, December 9. The policy has been the cause of protests across the United Kingdom by students, some of which have turned violent. It has also been a source of considerable criticism and political […]