Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Bindeez beads, a children’s toy from Australia and manufactured by Moose Enterprise in Hong Kong, is being pulled off toy store shelves in the United Kingdom after traces of an illegal drug, which is converted into gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) when ingested, was found inside the toy. At least 20 million toys…
Massive explosion in North Toronto, Ontario
Sunday, August 10, 2008 Multiple large explosions have been reported at Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases, a propane facility in northern Toronto near Keele Street and Wilson Street near the Highway 401, at approximately between 3:25 and 3:50 am EST, at Murray Rd. and Spalding Rd. A six-alarm fire continued to erupt from the explosion, now…
English Football: Chelsea F.C. sack Grant
Saturday, May 24, 2008 Chelsea F.C. fired Manager Avram Grant today. This comes three days after Chelsea lost to Manchester United F.C. in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow. Grant’s tenure has been scrutinized ever since he took over for Jose Mourinho last September. Despite the constant questioning of his appointment as Manager…
Canadian Blower Tunnel Ventilator
Canadian Blower Tunnel Ventilator by Oleg Cthetchel Canadian Blower have supplied the ventilation systems and fans for many tunnels in Europe, and North America, as well as providing fans for tunnels in other parts of the world. Typical tunnel ventilation applications include: longitudinal ventilation with jet fan, injector or extraction, transverse ventilation of road tunnels,…
Fire reported at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo, New York
Saturday, January 19, 2008 Buffalo, New York — According to scanner frequencies of the Buffalo, New York fire department, smoke was reported on at least five floors at the northeast side at One HSBC Center in downtown Buffalo. The call came in around 10:50 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday January 18, not long after the…
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Using Free Web Tools To Make Money On The Internet}
Using Free Web Tools To Make Money On The Internet by TheWebReviewer When you decide to take the plunge and use free online website tools to help you make money on the internet, which ones do you choose? How do you know which sites are worth investing your time on? Just like you should research…
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Max Lombardi running in Cambridge
Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Max Lombardi is standing for election in the riding of Cambridge. Lombardi is an information technology specialist who has lived in Cambridge for 25 years. Held since 2004 by Conservative Gary Goodyear,…
Moscow Metro attack suspects killed by police
Friday, May 14, 2010 Three people suspected of involvement in a bomb attack on the Moscow Metro system have been killed after a confrontation with police in the city. The attacks, carried out on March 29, killed at least 40 people and wounded over 100. According to a statement released by Alexander Bortnikov of the…