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From the daily archives: Saturday, January 7, 2012
Hmmm. This one is more than just a simple add to the Playlist for The Big One.
This is one of those surreal moments wherein the Facebook ref a friend sent about a hard-rocking indie band out of Northern Ireland trying to raise money for a new MRI scanner on behalf of a [...]
This add to the Playlist for The Big One is ‘Honest Love’ – a makes-you-smile upbeat americana-countryish-worldbeat tune by very accomplished NYC-based singer/songwriter Brian Mackey.
Mackey & his music are everywhere these days. His songs ‘Color Blue’ and ‘Honest Love’ have been placed in four feature fims due for release in 2012 - ”The Boys [...]
Rome | A seguito della sospensione delle autorizzazioni dei Laboratoires Genopharm – Francia e dell’officina di produzione Alkopharm Blois, nonché del ritiro dal commercio, a partire dal 2 gennaio 2012, dei lotti di numerosi medicinali delle predette Aziende, disposti dall’Agenzia regolatoria francese con comunicazione sul proprio sito (http://www.afssaps.fr/) del 20 dicembre u.s., si comunica [...]
Edinburgh | A consultation on the development of a safety system for adventure activities in Scotland has been launched by the Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Shona Robison.
The Scottish Government is considering the best way forward for Scotland in light of the UK Government’s plan to replace the statutory Adventure Activities Licensing Authority [...]
Edinburgh | Utility companies are working ‘tirelessly’ to reconnect households that have faced disruption from yesterday’s severe weather, Finance Secretary John Swinney said today.
Travel networks and services are getting back to normal however, some households are continuing to experience disruption to power supplies.
Network Rail has deployed more than 350 teams in Scotland to [...]
Edinburgh | A Ministerial meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Committee (SGoRR) took place this afternoon for the second time today – chaired by First Minister Alex Salmond and including Transport Minister Keith Brown.
It heard details of the significant activity taking place across Scotland to deal with the impact of today’s (Jan 3) exceptionally [...]
Edinburgh | On 28 December 2011 Health Protection Scotland, acting on behalf of the National Anthrax Outbreak Control Team (NAOCT), published a report into the outbreak of anthrax among injecting drug users which occurred in Scotland between December 2009 and December 2010.
During the course of the outbreak, 208 suspected cases were formally investigated. Of [...]
London | Cases highlight importance of vaccine uptake and awareness of signs and symptoms.
Cases of whooping cough reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040* in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years [...]
Atlanta GA | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments continue to investigate four recent cases of Cronobacter infection in infants in four states: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma. There is currently no evidence that indicates the Cronobacter infections in these infants are related.
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QLD | Charleville – fire in commercial premises
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) responded to a fire in a commercial premise on Alfred Street, Charleville around 8.40pm. On arrival half of the single storey building was well-involved in fire. Five fire crews battled the blaze and brought it under control around [...]
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