Fast Forward’s Schoold merging with Lingo Media
Fast Forward's Schoold merging with Lingo Media - FastForward is pleased to announce that investee company, Vested Finance inc (trading as Schoold Inc) in which FastForward has an equity interest of 11.6%, has announced that it has now approved a definitive agreement dated August 10, 2017 to combine in a merger of equals through an all-stock transaction with Lingo Media Corporation. Schoold is a privately held company, that is the leading mobile app for getting trusted advice on applying to university...
Ten month-old baby nearly died after being fed eggs unwittingly laced with ketamine
A ten month-old baby girl nearly died after being fed eggs unwittingly laced with the rave drug ketamine, it has been revealed. The meal was cooked in dishes that had been used to prepare the notorious horse tranquilliser, better known as 'Special K'. The infant, her brother and grandmother were all discovered unconscious at home by a family member and rushed to hospital by ambulance. She spent six days in a coma on a life support machine after emergency surgery...
The Fantasy Football Blog: Week 1 review
Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The first weekend of the season is always a difficult one. How will the new boys bed in? Do they get on with the local lads? Will this be our season? FC Fakin’ Run Aboutabit had a solid start. Our 54 point haul leaves us handily mid-table, ranked 2,325,945th. Solid, if unspectacular. As feared, Kieran Trippier...
4 ways small business owners can keep their costs down
Running your own business can be rewarding, liberating and even fun. You get to work at your own pace and be your own boss. However, sometimes the outgoings can eat into the profits so it is always a good idea to be as frugal as possible without cutting corners. Here are a few ideas the will help keep your bills lower and help you maximize profits. Do you need premises? Leasing or purchasing premises can seriously damage your profit margins....
A poem for Charlottesville
The events that unfolded in Charlottesville at the weekend were a microcosm of a larger story of racism in America. As Hubert O'Hearn wrote here, Donald Trump has legitimised America to hate again, and where racial hatred had once become a marginalised facet of American society it is now out for all to see. On Friday night hundreds of white supremacists marched with torches down the long green lawn that leads to the University of Virginia. They chanted Nazi slogans in the open, undisguised,...
Paedophile encouraged a nine-year-old girl to expose herself on camera using a popular live streaming app
A paedophile encouraged a nine-year-old girl to expose herself on camera using a popular live streaming app. Glen Friend, 28, posted an intimate video of the young girl on social media site Live.Me, which was viewed by almost 300 users before it was removed. The 'predatory sexual offender' had hidden behind a fake identity to groom the vulnerable girl on the site, which is one of the fastest growing of its kind. He was caught after an intelligence-led operation directed...
Renewables Infrastructure investing in battery storage project
Renewables Infrastructure investing in battery storage project - The Board of The Renewables Infrastructure Group has announced that the company has completed the acquisition of a 100% interest in Broxburn, a battery energy storage project which is currently under construction in West Lothian, Scotland. Broxburn, a 20MW battery, was developed and is being constructed by RES, TRIG's Operations Manager. Construction is scheduled to be completed in early 2018. The Project is expected to have an operational life of 15 years. Broxburn has...
Greencoat UK Wind buys North Hoyle and Slieve Divena wind farms
Greencoat UK Wind buys North Hoyle and Slieve Divena wind farms - Greencoat UK Wind PLC has entered into agreements to acquire the North Hoyle and Slieve Divena wind farms from institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management for a total consideration of approximately GBP105 million. The acquisitions, which are expected to complete in August 2017, will be funded by Greencoat UK Wind's revolving credit facility. North Hoyle is located 5 miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, and has a capacity...
Watch – UK man locates missing four-year-old-girl in US from his bedroom…5,000 MILES away
A British Sainsbury's worker cracked a US police case when he located a missing four-year-old-girl from his bedroom -- 5,000 MILES away. Harry Brown, 21, traced little Yvette Henley to a motel in Arizona by convincing her estranged father - who had fled the state - to let him order a PIZZA to his room. Yvette was reportedly staying with her father Virgil Henley, 28, when a court granted guardianship to her grandparents, Gary and Kim Forester. Yvette Henley with...