
'The milkman model': Big brand names to try replacing disposable containers with reusable ones
The standards are different when you support Big Government.
The Harriman-Jewell Series will celebrate its 55th anniversary with a season of classical stars. Two of the world’s biggest divas are part of the celebration, as are two of America’s … Click to Continue »
Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! Along with a look back at some big stories from the last few days we also have a fresh look at Apple's official iPhone battery cases, and some shocking news about Metroid 4.
Rhonda Burchmore on her career and the men who have influenced her.
It's almost time for the 2019 SAG Awards. On Sunday, Megan Mullally will take the stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to host the annual ceremony which celebrates the best...
This year's Crystal Cabin nominees offer new ways to make the most of precious space.
Her disclosure says a lot about the politics of #MeToo.
Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, one of the highest-ranking Republicans in the Senate, said in an interview on Wednesday that she is a survivor of rape and domestic violence.
Ernst told Bloomberg News that when she was in college, she was raped by a man she was dating. She called a campus sexual assault hotline, she said, but never reported the attack to police.
“I was embarrassed,” she said. “I didn’t know how to explain it. Читать дальше...
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Security, Europe
A terrifying tale.
In 1933 a portion of the Nazi Party’s Schutzstaffel (SS) was armed and trained along military lines and served as an armed force. These troops were originally known as the SS-Verfügungstruppen, the name indicating that they served at the Führer’s pleasure. By 1939, four regiments (Standarten) had been organized.
The Verfügungstruppen took part in the occupation of Austria and Czechoslovakia side by side with the Army (Heer). Читать дальше...
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council, Fiona Patten, 54 shares her day on a plate .
Canberra's only Bronto firefighting appliance returned to service just hours before it was used to rescue people from a burning building.
Superannuation is in the news yet again.
Here are some ideas for putting a little post-holiday restraint into your diet without sacrificing flavour.
ACT residents listing their homes on Airbnb are making almost $9000 a year through the home-sharing website.
The power of social media producing the 'good' kind of influencer.
Scientists hope to reveal answers to some fundamental questions about how our atmosphere is coping with our soaring emissions of greenhouse gases.
Comedy Central’s new series gives a warmhearted depiction of generational confusion.
A hard lesson in a very strange party tradition
This week’s most thought-provoking papers from the Physics arXiv.
Suborbital spaceflight company Virgin Galactic laid off about 40 people earlier this month as part of a realignment of "skill sets" in the company's workforce as it prepares to shift into commercial operations later this year.
There are many cheap and effective ways to provide safe water to the world’s poor regions. But projects often fail due to inadequate planning, maintenance or persuasive power
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The Sellers.
With the NHL reaching a breaking point in the season for the players to get away while the All Stars congregate in San Jose, this marks the official beginning of trade season in the NHL. The Metropolitan Division looks like it will be a four horse race between the Islanders, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Penguins. The Hurricanes can make things interesting, but still likely wouldn’t be considered over the teams ahead of them at the All Star break.
To get everyone primed... Читать дальше...
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson get all the updates from winter meeting season and touch on markets and the weather.
He was doing something which earned money but did not make him happy and he knew he needed a change, and that change has led him to unexpected heights. On June 28, Boyce will be in Washington DC, where...