Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals […]
Official Myanmar death toll increases to 78,000
Friday, May 16, 2008 State run television in Myanmar has reported that the death toll from the recent cyclone has increased dramatically to 77,738. In addition to this, 55,917 people are still officially missing. In what are admittedly rough estimates, the United Nations (UN) estimates that more than 100,000 have died, while the International Red […]
How To Attain Green Procurement With Office Stationery
Read More About: Buy Shrink Wrap Online Buy Shrink Wrap Australia Submitted by: Laura Stephens In any office, in any business, there is a lot of office stationery. These types are usually the most wasted supply in the office. There is something about paper products, pen, markers, staple wires amongst others that people tend to […]
Civilians dead following U.S. air strike on ‘terrorist compound’
Monday, July 4, 2005 17 Afghan civilians, including women and children, are thought to be have been killed as the result of U.S. aircraft bombing the village of Chechal in the east of Afghanistan late last week, said a governor. The air strike occurred last Friday in the same area as an elite U.S. military […]
NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet
Sunday, April 24, 2005 New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded, for-profit company known as NYSE Group. This announcement was followed two days later by NASDAQ®, which independently announced a definitive agreement to purchase Instinet Group. […]
Missing dog’s severed head found by 17-year old girl
Thursday, March 15, 2007 A $2,500 reward has been issued by the Humane Society of the United States for information on an “implied terroristic threat”, according to Sergeant Jim Gray of the St. Paul Police Department. According to Crystal Brown, 17 year old owner of the dog, a gift-wrapped box with a note saying “Congratulations […]
Five Questions Answered About Cfd Share Trading
Read More About: Low Commission Forex Brokers Australian Ecn Forex Broker Five Questions Answered About CFD Share Trading by Thomas RobertsFive Questions Answered About CFD Share Trading CFD share trading is a trading method that allows you to take a position on the underlying market, without having to invest the large amount of money usually […]
Building collapse in Barbados traps family
Sunday, August 26, 2007Miami Dade Fire Rescue, Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1 Members were on the scene since last night. Search dogs worked the scene all night. According to current reports, sometime early this morning, an apartment building in Brittons Hill, Barbados fell into a cave below. Five family members are known […]
On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016 The following is the fifth edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: an arrest warrant is issued for the Green Party presidential […]
Interview: Drupal founder Dries Buytaert balances community and company interests
Sunday, February 24, 2008 In the year 2000, Dries Buytaert created Drupal, a freely licensed and open source tool to manage websites, as a bulletin board for his college dorm. Since Dries released the software and a community of thousands of volunteer developers have added and improved modules, Drupal has grown immensely popular. Drupal won […]