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UP TO 45 new jobs could be created at the site of a former colliery near Selby after plans for a tyre recycling centre were given the go-ahead.

The proposals to convert the Gascoigne Wood Mine, in Lennerton Lane, Sherburn-in-Elmet, were submitted to Selby District Council in June by Newgen Recycling Ltd.

The site, which closed in August 2004, contains two large buildings, which will be used as a dropping-off point for scrap tyres and other rubber products, which would be stored and sorted at the facility before being shredded and granulated.

Since the colliery closed, the buildings have been used for electricity generation by British Gypsum, and were touted as potential locations for an environmentally friendly eco-town, or a new base for technology giants Hitachi.

In documents submitted to the council, agents acting for Newgen said the scheme would not harm the surrounding countryside or wildlife and no piles of tyres would be more than three metres tall, and so they will be hidden from view outside the site.

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Let your office be the place that brings delight to your mind and nonchalantly soothes your stress to make your life stress free. Though the time and resources that are spent if not invested in the creation of a comfortable office, might seem for few as futile and avoidable or perhaps as Shakespeare would say it as “Much Ado about Nothing”, for those with a taste for the pretty, demure and aesthetic surroundings, life has a pleasure only the like minded can understand.

The archaic philosophy supporting the fact that the office was meant to be a place where the formal and uptight would find refuge and therefore were designed with a theme that seemed mercilessly boring, to say the least. But courtesy the progression and evolution of the common world apart from the awareness that seems to have cropped in courtesy the boon of the mass media, People have realized that art and beauty are abstracts which cannot be confined by the bridle of discipline or old fashioned ideologies. Therefore, next time you are deciding to make an office, remember to keep it as beautiful and relevant as are the other components of your life. To Read full article…

At least one pizza joint is trying to take advantage of the hype surrounding Republican presidential candidate and former pizza magnate Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” tax reform plan.

A Washington D.C. franchise of “Z Pizza” sent a promotional email out to customers Friday afternoon touting their new special: “The 9-9-9 Pizza, offering a large cheese pizza for only $9.99.

“Herman Cain is a pizza guy,” said co-owner Nick DeCarlo in an interview with The Daily Caller. “We thought we’d give our customers a little break, hopefully like Herman Cain’s tax plan might give taxpayers a break someday.”  (RELATED: How Godfather’s Pizza is benefiting from Herman Cain)

Cain’s plan throws out the current tax system by establishing a 9 percent corporate tax, a 9 percent income tax and a new 9 percent national sales tax.

The deal is being offered at the Z-Pizza in Chinatown in Washington until Oct. 19. DeCarlo said another location in Silver Spring, Md. will roll out the special Monday.

This isn’t the first time the D.C. pizza joint has gone political

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A controversial new Android app has gone on sale that claims to be able to assess whether or not a young man is gay.

On the app page it states: Youre questioning yourself? 20 questions to know more about your son. After this test youll have the proven answer to a question you might have since maybe a long time.

Some of the sample questions are:

Does he like to dress well; is he very careful when choosing his outfits and selecting brands?

Does he like football?

The French app, Mon fils est-il gay?, is sold there for 1.99.

NEW YORK With 1,096 essays for “60 Minutes” under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sundays broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributor.

The 92-year-old Rooney will announce his departure at the end of the program, where he has been featured since 1978, CBS News announced on Tuesday. It will be preceded by a segment in which Rooney looks back on his career with “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer.

“Theres nobody like Andy and there never will be,” said Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and “60 Minutes” executive producer.

He called Rooneys contributions to the program “immeasurable,” and added, “Its harder for him to do it every week, but he will always have the ability to speak his mind on 60 Minutes when the urge hits him.”

Rooney began speaking his mind on “60 Minutes” in July 1978 with an essay about misleading reporting of automobile fatalities on the Independence Day weekend.

“Car for car,” argued Rooney, “its one of the safest weekends of the year to be going someplace.” In fact, fewer people die of all causes on that weekend than at most other times, his research told him.

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BOISE — As Hurricane Irene gets closer to the East Coast, airlines are preparing for long delays and canceling some flights.

So far, there are no canceled flights out of Boise, but if you are headed to the East Coast this weekend there is a good chance you’ll run into delays.

Major airlines have travel warnings posted on their websites.

Some airlines are letting passengers change their travel plans without having to pay the usual fees.

We checked with the airlines flying out of Boise here is what we found.

Delta, Frontier, United and Alaska Airlines are letting travelers change their flight without any fees if Irene is impacting their trip.  It is important you check with your airline to see when you need to rebook your flight.

Southwest airlines has decided to cancel flights in and out of Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday.  They will continue service when they are out of the storm’s path. I Read full article…