Ironmen Close The Curtain
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on November 5, 2008
The Ironmen, wrestling injuries among key players throughout the season and leaning heavily on sophomore and junior starters, became a tight brotherhood of devoted athletes as the weeks went by and showed clear potential of extending their season by at least a few games.
But the reality of hard-nosed football and thin numbers seemed to pay [...]
Curtain Falls on Toni Braxton’s Vegas Run
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 30, 2008
Recovery is going to be the only thing on Toni Braxton’s to-do list for a while.
The Flamingo Las Vegas announced Thursday that the remainder of the R&B diva’s shows at the hotel have been canceled so that she can focus on her health.
The “Breathe Again” songstress hasn’t performed since early last month after being hospitalized [...]
Graham Murray to resign from North Queensland Cowboys
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on May 18, 2008
Murray has today informed Cowboys officials that he will not see out the remainder of his contract, clearing the way for assistant coach Ian Millward to take over for the remainder of 2008.
Murray has already indicated he had no intention to continue as a coach.
Full details will be revealed later this afternoon.
Tags: assistant coach, graham [...]
Happier mediums
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 7, 2008
Mid-sized sedans are finding favour among fuel-conscious buyers
who don’t want to scrimp on space. Motoring Editor Joshua Dowling
compares the new Mazda6 with its rivals.
As Australians continue to fall out of love with large cars,
about one in 10 new vehicles sold is a medium-sized sedan. The
original Mazda6, released six years ago, helped rejuvenate what was
once a [...]
Happier mediums
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 6, 2008
Mid-sized sedans are finding favour among fuel-conscious buyers
who don’t want to scrimp on space. Motoring Editor Joshua Dowling
compares the new Mazda6 with its rivals.
As Australians continue to fall out of love with large cars,
about one in 10 new vehicles sold is a medium-sized sedan. The
original Mazda6, released six years ago, helped rejuvenate what was
once a [...]
Mugabe The Writing’s On The Wall
Filed Under Curt Flood | Posted on April 1, 2008
The writing was on the wall for Robert Mugabe last night. It was pinned to the side of polling tents, posted on school fences and written on the walls of community halls. The election results that Zimbabwe’s president had made every effort to rig were coming in against him.
First to go were his chief lieutenants [...]
Making a memorial for life
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 21, 2008
In the aftermath of the Second World War, with cenotaphs springing up the length and breadth of the country, Lytham St Annes looked to another means of commemorating its war dead by providing homes for disabled ex-servicemen
As war memorials go, theres a certain poignancy to commemorating the sacrifice of fallen heroes by providing a [...]