Monday, March 6, 2006 In Helsinki, the Finnish trade union for bus and truck drivers has gone on strike on Sunday evening, mainly over the use of part-time labor. The strike is estimated to affect 100,000 people in the capital area, crowding the remaining transit system on Monday morning. The strike is halting almost half […]
Pay-by-Plastic pumps up gas prices/Notes
Saturday, April 30, 2005 The first thing to catch my eye when I approached what used to be a Texeco gas station, was a guy up in a man-lift beside the pump price sign. Seeing heavy equipment being used to change what I thought were the gas prices, I thought, “Gawds, these prices are getting […]
News briefs:April 29, 2005
Friday, April 29, 2005 Sgt. Hasan Akbar of the United States army has been sentenced to death for his grenade attack on officers in the days preceding invasion of Iraq. His defense team plans to appeal the case, arguing for life imprisonment. article The new Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino has opened as the most expensive […]
Australia/2006
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Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, […]
Stuhrling Original Trackmaster Swiss Quartz Brown Genuine Leather 211.3315 K55}
Submitted by: Watches C To the true watch-lover, its the maker that matters; not where that maker belongs to. But on the contrary, it is incredibly difficult disputing a watch with the Swiss marking. The Swiss name and tradition is an ever-important one. The Stuhrling Original Trackmaster Swiss Quartz Brown Genuine Leather 211.3315K55, being Swiss […]
BT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costs
Friday, September 15, 2006 BT Global Services this week laid out its vision for the next three years: its revenues to double in the USA, Japan, India and China, and £400m of annual savings, achieved through offshoring and slashing its procurement costs. £200m of this will come from a reduction in what it spends on […]
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5 Reasons Why Dogs And Puppies Chew Things They Shouldnt}
Read More About: Potty Patch Dog Grass Pad 5 Reasons Why Dogs And Puppies Chew Things They Shouldnt by Dog_Lover Dogs have been known to chew almost everything from doors, windows, and car seat belts to balloons, books, mobile phones and underwear! So what is going on, and whats the reason for all this chewing? […]
British man fully “recovers” from HIV
Sunday, November 13, 2005 A 25 year old British man has been reported to have made a full recovery from the HIV virus . Andrew Stimpson did not take any drug treatments after being diagnosed with the virus in August 2002 and was found HIV negative in October 2003. Stimpson’s two HIV tests were performed […]