A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 4, 2008. File:Imsdal 33cl.JPG On December 2, the Toronto city council voted in favor of banning the sales and distribution of bottled water on city property. The council also agreed to provide public drinking fountains on their properties, as well as on a measure that would make […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 The Red River at Winnipeg is almost clear of ice blocks and ice jamming, however there are still dangers from the Red River flood. Ice blocks which were as high as two storey buildings were ripping out trees, fences and railway ties. “You’ll see huge pans of ice standing vertical, up […]
See More About: Cattleyards Cattleyard Manufacturers byadmin Colorado, known as the Centennial State became part of the Union in 1876. It boasts of being the 8th largest state geographically and has the largest peak in the Rocky Mountains. Yet, where Colorado also excels is in its production of food. In farming and ranching, the state […]
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Software giant Microsoft’s chief lawyer Brad Smith claimed in an interview published in the magazine Fortune on Monday that open-source software products violate 235 of Microsoft’s patents. The main transgressors are claimed to be Linux (107 patents) and OpenOffice.org (45), with e-mail programs infringing 15 patents. Microsoft wants royalties to compensate […]
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Denunciations of corruption, bribe, collection of bribes from refugees [1] and of sexual scandal involving the peacekeepers [2], [3] threaten the Organization of the United Nations (UN). The gravest denunciations involve the aid project to Iraq, called Oil-for-Food. Grave denunciations of bribe exist, superfluous accounting and collaboration with the ex-dictator Saddam […]
See More About: Australian Industrial Relations Policies Australia Ir Policies byadmin Dealing with tons of debt is not easy. You are often bombarded with the hassles of creditors calling you all the time and their threats of repossession and wage garnishment. Though you want to be free of your debt, you cannot seem to pay […]
Friday, 19 June 2020 Small Large More news Developing news Politics and conflictsDisasters and accidentsCrime and lawEnvironmentObituariesEconomy and businessScience and technologyCulture and entertainmentHealthSports JAPAN PROMISES 500,000,000USD…DEVELOPING… Relief efforts continue With more than 150,000 deaths confirmed, the massive earthquake off Indonesia has become a global disaster with victims from dozens of nations. […]
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See More About: Monthly Planners Monthly Planner byAlma Abell One of the most common areas of a home’s roof a homeowner should keep maintained is the gutters. The gutters on a roof are designed to help in preventing a backup of water on the roof. This can be essential in preventing many types of issues […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Nick Bos, of the University of Helsinki, studies “the amazing adaptations social insects have evolved in order to fight the extreme parasite pressure they experience”. In a recently-accepted Evolution paper Bos and colleagues describe ants appearing to self-medicate. I have no doubt that as time goes on, there will be more […]