“It’s non-stop at the OK Corral here,” enthuses Essie Davis in the few minutes she has spare to talk while shooting season two of the Australian smash-hit drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. So hectic has been her schedule that finding a time for a chat with the Tasmanian actress has proved to be a major challenge
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Dive-in cinema next big thing
Remember drive-in cinemas Well, get ready for a hot tub cinema. Watch a classic film in your togs in a spa pool, while waiters fetch drinks and food
Toronto G-20 Summit Threatened by U.S.-E.U. Fiscal Row
Convened in Washington, in November 2008, the first G-20 summit was a hasty attempt by top economies to forge common cause against a rapidly escalating financial crisis.
Brewing Battle: Starbucks vs. McDonald’s
Over my morning coffee , I read the news this week that a battle is brewing between Starbucks and McDonald’s. According to the story, McDonald’s is planning to capitalize on the public’s willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 of their fast-food outlets.
Mississippi River Flood Concerns Hurt Memphis Tourism
While television reporters delight in doing stand-ups while wading through water, the truth is, only a tiny percentage of the city of Memphis has been affected by flooding. But with images of the swollen Mississippi River driving tourists away from Beale Street, the city’s famed party strip is dry and far too sober
Women On A Binge
Lisa Diebold, 22, has two goals for her senior year at Syracuse University: “Learn how to drive a stick shift, and drink a guy under the table.” The pert advertising major has nearly mastered her first objective. She now darts about the hilly campus in her white Volkswagen Golf
Backing Up Files Online: Why It’s Good to Mozy Along
If you’re like most computer users, your PC or Mac is loaded with a gazillion family photos and other prized documents.
Bolt says ‘anything is possible’ for future
Fresh from setting the world of athletics alight by running a blistering new world record time of 9.58 seconds in the men’s 100 meters at the World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt has told reporters "anything is possible" for the future. The triple Olympic champion, who is 22-years-old, told the official Web site of athletics world governing body (IAAF) that he could reduce his record-breaking times even further in the future. “Anything is possible.