Month: April 2018

Tips To Choose The Right Granny Flat Builder In Sydney}

Tips To Choose the Right Granny Flat Builder in Sydney by James RaadThe granny flats are the wonderful asset that brings the memories of a convenient and comfortable house. If you rent it out, the granny flats can offer extra or additional income for the owners. If you have planned to build a granny flat, […]

BaselWorld Fair 2007 to open its doors in April

Thursday, February 15, 2007 The year 2007 marks the meeting of the major representatives of the watch and jewelry industry at BaselWorld Show, Basel, Switzerland. The Show will take place in the period of April 12 – 19, 2007. The international event is to attract over 2000 companies from 45 countries and about 90,000 visitors. […]

Volvo announces all new car models electric or hybrid from 2019

Friday, July 7, 2017 On Wednesday, automobile company Volvo announced all of its cars to be released in 2019 onwards are to use some form of battery-powered engine, leaving conventional petrol-only vehicles altogether. The decision comes after Volvo announced in May their intent to cease production of diesel vehicles. The chief executive of Volvo Cars, […]

Interview: PRS, the UK’s music royalty collection society

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK’s music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf […]

UK government outlines plans for rail transport

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 The government of the United Kingdom has outlined its plans for the development of the Britain’s railway network in a white paper presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly. Ruth Kelly described the report as “the most ambitious strategy for growth on the railways in over […]

Super high speed internet launched in New Zealand

Friday, September 1, 2006 The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, yesterday unveiled Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN). It is super high speed Internet that is capable of transmitting data with speeds of up to ten gigabits per second, 10,000 times faster than the current speed of broadband (1Mbps), and 200,000 times […]

Ruddock hints at Australia Card

Thursday, February 2, 2006 Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock says he may introduce plans to make Australian citizens carry an identity card to avert terrorist attacks. “I’ll make an announcement soon and that could be this week,” Ruddock said. “It depends upon when I’m fully satisfied about the issues that we want examined.” According to a […]