A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, March 2, 2007. United States fast-food chain Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits has filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit against competitor Church’s Chicken. Popeyes Chicken says fast-food chain Church’s Chicken was trying to steal customers. AFC owned both companies for 12 years, till it sold Church’s in 2004. AFC claims that Church bought all […]
Life Insurance Policy – The Need Of Today
Here’s An Opinion On: Nrma Green Slips Aami Insurance NSW byAlma Abell “The foundation of life insurance is the recognition of the value of a human life and the possibility of indemnification for the loss of that value.” – F.C. Oviatt A life insurance policy, commonly known as the life assurance policy is a contract between the policy holder and […]
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. Two weeks ago Dr. Siemionow, […]
NASA’s Mars rovers exceed all expectations
April 6, 2005 With the approval of an additional 18 months of funding, NASA’s twin Mars rovers, the Spirit and Opportunity, will continue their exploration of “fantastic” landscapes for an additional 14 months. “The rovers have proven their value with major discoveries about ancient watery environments on Mars that might have harbored life,” said Dr. Ghassem Asrar, deputy associate administrator […]
Neville Chamberlain’s War Diaries go on display
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 File:Arthur-Neville-Chamberlain.jpg The personal diaries of British wartime Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain are to go on display at the Imperial War Museum in London. Beginning on August 20, 2009, a free exhibition, marking the 70th anniversary of the declaration of WWII, will allow visitors to have an unprecedented insight into the mind of the Prime Minister at […]
Cisco sues Apple for iPhone trademark
Friday, January 12, 2007 The iPhone only made its appearance as a prototype and there have been controversies aroused. The dispute has come up between the manufacturer of the iPhone (which was resented on Wednesday for the first time) – Apple Inc. – and a leader in network and communication systems, based in San Jose – Cisco. The company claims […]
10,000 refuse to pay U.S. taxes to protest Iraq war
Sunday, April 16, 2006 An estimated 10,000 conscientious objectors chose to withhold some or all of their U.S. income taxes due Monday, April 17, in protest to the use of US military power in Iraq. Some plan to instead donate their required tax to charity. The Internal Revenue Service does not distinguish tax resistors from any other person behind on […]
Drug-resistant infections on the rise in American hospitals
April 9, 2005 A rise in flesh-eating staph infections has worried doctors about the possible spread of drug resistant bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as staph, is a bacteria that commonly causes skin infections in otherwise healthy people. However, as a persistent threat in hospitals, it tends to infect patients who are already sick and whose systems are vulnerable due […]
Public disclosure made of final report on deaths of nine in Finnish school shooting
Friday, April 18, 2008 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation yesterday released 600 pages of the 2,000 page final report into the Jokela school shooting. 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire at Jokela High School, killing eight before turning his gun on himself, receiving fatal wounds. The remaining 1,400 pages of the report are to remain confidential. The public section reveals […]
The Relevance Of Heatset Printing To Your Advertising Efforts
Here’s An Opinion On: Fibre Optic Cabling Fibre Optic Cables Submitted by: Irene Thompson Is heatset printing relevant for your advertising efforts? Well, the simple answer is yes. Heat set web printing represents a key printing practice that is actually crucial for any kind of advertising effort that uses many different printed materials. There are some characteristics in heatset printing […]