Lockdown: How Japan stops rortsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:10AMThe Japanese have gone to extreme lengths to eradicate fixing in the popular sport of keirin racing, writes Rupert Guinness.
Safety fears hit nurseryFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:44AMPLANS to build a nursery for 30 children on land opposite the Peels Arms, Den Lane, Springhead, were turned down on the grounds of road safety.
Storm Peels Roof Off Apartment ComplexFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:42AMHigh wind peels the roof off of an apartment complex in Oklahoma City.
Tipp odor coming from sludge lagoonThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:31PMTIPP CITY – An odor reported over a portion of the city is coming from a sludge lagoon just east of town in Monroe Twp., City Manager Jon Crusey said Thursday, Sept. 2.The Tipp Top Canning lagoon receives process water and organic material – tomato peels – from the company processing plant on First Street. As the material biodegrades, it creates an odor, and “unfortunately due to the winds ...
Laying LowThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:21PMA contestant hits the water in the Slime Pit. Participants in the relay race slide across a plastic mat lubricated with vegetable oil and into a five-foot dirt pit filled with water and a few leftover orange peels and marshmallows.