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As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise
As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise From the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/us/30grease.html?th&emc=th By SUSAN SAULNY Published: May 30, 2008 The bandit pulled his truck to the back of a Burger King in Northern California one afternoon last month armed with a hose and a tank. After rummaging around assorted restaurant rubbish, he dunked a tube into a smelly storage bin and, the police said, vacuumed out about 300 gallons of grease. Nick Damianidis, an owner of Olympia Pizza and Pasta in Arlington, Wash., has had oil stolen.Bai Ling Formally Charged with Petty Theft
Actress Bai Ling was formally charged with petty theft, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office announced Monday. "(She) was charged based on an arrest that occurred Feb. 13 at LAX where she stole two Star magazines and a package of batteries," spokesman Frank Mateljan said.Rapper DMX arrested again - this time for identity theft
Rapper DMX has been arrested at a Phoenix mall on a felony charge of taking the identity of another. Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill did not have details of the charge, as it stemmed from a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office case.Brandy’s mom sues Kim Kardashian over $120,000 credit card theft
Kim Kardashian has never really done anything that’s made me say, “Wow, that girl’s good with money.” She’s done a lot of things that have made me say, “Wow, that girl’s got an ass that should be on her chest,” but that’s about it. And apparently Kim’s ass cleavage is the biggest thing she’s got going for her, because not only is the girl bad with money, but she’s criminally bad. And when you combine bad fiduciary judgment with a ridiculous love of shopping and access to someone else’s credit card, things can get out of hand.Home start-ups face extra risks without small business insurance
Fresh data collected by online small business insurer Insurantz.com shows that an increasing number of entrepreneurs face extra risk of litigation, loss, etc.
The insurer’s research reveals that nearly one million entrepreneurs who are starting their own small businesses from home are unwittingly placing themselves at severe financial risk because of the wrong impression that their businesses are covered by existing home-contents policies.
The study revealed a serious gap between what is needed and the commercial reality.
Home-start-ups unaware of insurable risks
New data from online small business insurer Insurantz.com demonstrates an increasing number of entrepreneurs who are at risk to litigation, loss and other potential risks.
The research from the insurer, which is exhibiting at Business Start-up 2009, shows nearly 1 million entrepreneurs who are starting their own business from home are unwittingly putting themselves at severe financial risk by wrongly believing their businesses are covered by existing home-contents policies.
The research demonstates a real gap between what is necessary and the commercial reality.
Entrepreneurs dream of flipping burgers
When it comes to new small business start ups, entrepreneurs are showing a real appetite for the catering industry.
Online small business insurance supplier Insurantz.com is seeing a huge increase in entrepreneurs starting up Fast food outlets such as burger bars, and growth in the sector is out performing most of the other strong performing industries such as plumbers and construction sector.
But for those who are dreaming of firing up the grill and banging out burgers to the thronging masses, there are a few requirements which need to be considered before a customer can be served. Apart from understanding food standards and hygiene legislation, it is necessary for catering facilities to have employer liability insurance and advisable to have public and product liability insurance to cover every eventuality and protect themselves from litigation and other costly problems. And then, of course, accident, fire and theft insurance for the catering unit itself is essential in case the worst happening.
Lindsay Lohan Balks at Picking Up the Bill
By Kristin Boehm
Hide your valuables and lock up your liquor: Is that the warning that should herald a visit from Lindsay Lohan? Based on her reputation for having allegedly sticky fingers – with the latest claim from a bar that was nearly left holding the bill for bottles of bubbly – that may not be such a bad idea. Lohan, 23, was partying at the Crown Bar in Los Angeles Nov.
Burger bars most popular start-ups
When deciding to venture into business, most entrepreneurs seem to prefer the catering industry.
Online small business insurance supplier Insurantz.com reports a huge increase in the number of entrepreneurs starting up fast food outlets such as burger bars. The growth in this sector is out-performing most of the other strong performing choices such as the plumbing and construction sector.
World Series Ring Theft
You thought those Baltimorons who lifted Cal Ripken's No. 8 statue were going to remain your favorite dumb baseball thief story of the year?
Heh, not even close.
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