Sunday, October 9, 2005 Canada’s federal government has announced a new program that plans to share unexpected budget surpluses with ordinary citizens. It should be introduced in Ottawa as early as Friday. The Surplus Allocation Act would share any surplus equally between tax cuts, new spending and debt relief. It would not replace Canada’s $3 billion emergency fund. Under existing […]
Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Cape Wrath from the sea in 2007 Image: Colin Wheatley. A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in […]
Calls for corporate tax reform in Australia goes unheeded
Friday, May 12, 2006 Peter Costello’s budget announcement has led to rejoicing for small businesses, but the lack of joy for those pushing for radical corporate taxation reform has led to many businesses asking “what about us?” Personal taxation and small business have been the big winners after this year’s federal budget. Although dampened by the twin economic threats of […]
Gap Insurance Policy: Do You Really Need It?
See More About: Business Financial Planner Perth By Ed Sneineh GAP insurance in general comes to effect in cases of auto accidents that lead to total damage and complete losses of the vehicles. The coverage provides protection for the difference between what the insured person will receive from the car insurer and the left over balance amount of the loan […]
US denies plans for attack on Iran amid report of hunt for evidence against Iran
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Location of Iran A top US commander said yesterday that the United States is not planning a preemptive attack on Iran despite increasing rhetoric from Washington, D.C. The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also denied that an attack was imminent, stating that there is no Congressional authorization for military action against Iran. The denials […]
New UK donor laws may reduce organ shortages
Thursday, August 31, 2006 On September 1, controversial new organ donor laws, changes to the Human Tissue Act, come in to effect. The radical changes now mean relatives of organ donor card carriers will no longer be able to overturn their wishes. Under the current system 1 in 10 of all possible organ donations are stopped by the families of […]
Property Investing A Sound And Stable Investment}
See More About: Setup Smsf Canberra Property Investing- A Sound and Stable Investment by Glenn Armstrong Needles to say, investing in properties is one of the best moneymaking vehicles of this era. Not just that, property investing is also a smart and sound way to invest your money. It definitely is better than hoarding cash. Just think about it, decades […]
Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08: Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich
Sunday, October 28, 2007 October 28, 200717:00 (UTC+1) Borussia Dortmund 0–0 Bayern Munich Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Attendance: 80,708 Referee: Markus Merk Tinga 45’Valdez 61’Valdez 79’Federico 79’Blaszczykowski 83’Klimowicz 83’Klimowicz 90’+1′ Match Report 66′ Sosa 66′ Altintop 70′ Toni 70′ Podolski 88′ van Bommel 88′ Ottl 90’+1′ Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich remained undefeated in all competitions after a 0-0 draw against Borussia […]
Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 A landslide, but not the one that hit Indonesia Heavy rains in western Indonesia have triggered landslides across the region that have killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, other areas were devastated by major flooding, with water reaching two metres high in some locations. Search and rescue chief Eko Prayitno in Java told reporters that police, soldiers […]
War between top lawyers in Greece
Sunday, December 25, 2005 The famous Greek lawyers, Sakis Kechagioglou and George Nikolakopoulos have been imprisoned in the Athens‘ jail of Korydallus, as they were found guilty of graft and corruption. As a result of this, a big scandal within the Greek legal community has been raised through the exposure of illegal actions that judges, lawyers, solicitors and attorneys have […]