Something funny this way comes

CARRBORO — If things seem a little funny around town in the next few days, don’t panic.It’s just the return of the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, the high-spirited and rigorously annual invasion organized by Carrboro’s DSI Comedy Theater. Now in its 14th year, the fest will feature more than 100 out-of-town performers along with the Triangle’s growing legion of comic talent.In a significant scheduling change, this year’s festival Read more [...]

SPC Ardmona says Abbott wrong about overly generous conditions

SPC Ardmona says claims made by Tony Abbott and other ministers about its industrial conditions are wrong and exaggerated.The government has explained its decision not to contribute $25m to the retooling the fruit processor says is essential for its survival on the grounds that its parent company, Coca-Cola Amatil, is profitable and because SPC offers employees overly generous working conditions. It has called on companies to get their industrial relations “house in order” Read more [...]

2000 Marcos victims urged to contact Hawaii court over de-listed claims

By Cynthia D. BalanaPhilippine Daily Inquirer Commission on Human Rights chair Loretta Ann Rosales (in photo) urged about 2,000 martial law victims to inform the Hawaii district court about the deletion of their names from the original list of claimants entitled to indemnification from the Marcos assets. INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The names of about 2,000 martial law victims had been removed from the original list of claimants Read more [...]

South Florida luxury properties: Inside look at extreme houses, kitchens

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - Some of the most luxurious addresses in the country sit in South Florida, and within them are extreme kitchens with luxurious finishes. Senada Adzem is the Director of Luxury Sales for Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Listed at $13.95 million, the condo at 1000 S. Ocean Boulevard #703 in Boca Raton is the most expensive condo on the market in the area.  The property has 6,900 square feet of living space and 4,000 square feet on the terrace. “As you know, 4,000 square feet Read more [...]

Judge orders cost-benefit analysis for prosecuting Solidarity Sing Along cases

A Dane County judge wants to know what's the point of prosecuting nearly 400 cases against Capitol protesters.“People who have the authority to direct resources and prosecution, who have the authority to decide what cases the state’s going to be involved in, I think, have some obligation to exercise that authority using good judgment and some consideration of what the resource costs and benefits are,” said Circuit Court Judge Peter Anderson during a Read more [...]

2014 17th Street Farmers’ Market Event Schedule

Bacon Festival, RVA Brew B Q, Earth Day and more - mark your calendars, Richmond, because the 2014 17th Street Farmers’ Market Event Schedule schedule is out. Please note, there are the the events Enrichmond Foundation puts on, not necessarily every event (like Sharmock the Block) that's held in the market-area. From the news release: "The Enrichmond Foundation is pleased to announce the 17th Street Farmers’ Read more [...]

LG G Flex listed on company’s India site at Rs. 69999

The much-awaited LG G Flex, the company's first curved and flexible display smartphone, has now been listed on the company's India website, along with pricing details. LG has given the G Flex a maximum retail price of Rs. 69,999, and we can expect the market operating price to be slightly lower at launch.For now, LG G Flex doesn't yet have a precise India availability date, though NDTV Gadgets has learnt the smartphone should arrive in mid-February. Back in December 2013, along with the launch of Read more [...]

Mike Ashley for sale…in joke online auction

NUFC owner Mike Ashley is for sale... on an online auction site.The spoof listing on eBay is titled ‘Newcastle United Owner Mike Ashley XXXL’ and has a starting bid of just 99p.No bids have been made on the listing which has been shared by fellow disenchanted Toon fans on social media sites following the 3-0 derby defeat at home to rivals Sunderland on Saturday.The seller has listed a number of reasons for the sale saying the fortunes of the club “have gone from bad to worse”. View Read more [...]