Find Out More About: Nonprofit Insurance Companies By Philbert Xavier Jenkins The following are recommended steps for setting up a corporate gym. Rather than paying for what can be costly corporate gym membership at a national chain or local sports centre, setting up your own inhouse gym can be a cost effective solution. Having the […]
Read MoreMumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless
December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began in early December. When complete, over 2 million people are expected to be displaced. After […]
Read MoreSpelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]
Read MoreNYC Transit on strike
Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Calling it a “fight for dignity on the job, a concept foreign to the MTA,” Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) President Roger Toussaint officially declared that its union members are now on strike, extending the job action, and bringing the subways and buses of New York City to a halt. […]
Read MoreThe Forex Trading Platform And The Trader
Find Out More About: Australian Trading Plaform The FOREX Trading Platform And The Trader by Paul Hyland The foreign exchange market is a global arena for the trading of international currencies and it connects financial centres, buyers and sellers from all around the world. The global foreign exchange market is responsible for converting and trading […]
Read MoreUS Federal Reserve raises interest rate from 5% to 5.25%
Thursday, June 29, 2006 The United States Federal Reserve has announced an increase of 25 basis points (0.25%) in the federal funds rate bringing it to 5.25 percent. It also announced its approval of a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate to 6.25 percent. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at […]
Read MoreAgriculture Department investigating possible U.S. case of mad cow disease
Saturday, March 11, 2006 The Associated Press has reported that the United States Department of Agriculture is currently investigating a possible case of mad cow disease. USDA official John Clifford said that a routine test indicated the possible presence of the disease. The Agriculture Department says that the first test was inconclusive and that further […]
Read MoreWhen Jokes Are Decreased To Punch Lines}
Find Out More About: Right At Home Care Prices Submitted by: Donna Rodgers As I bear in mind my dad and mom and their buddies telling jokes as a standard portion of the day’s amusement, much as these days individuals check out cartoons on Tv. And men and women really don’t read books of jokes […]
Read MoreObama’s first State of the Union speech focuses on economy, jobs
Thursday, January 28, 2010 In his first annual State of the Union address Wednesday night, United States President Barack Obama urged Americans to overcome a deficit of trust in government and work together to solve a damaged economy and other problems. Obama acknowledged that many Americans are frustrated and angry, doubting whether he can deliver […]
Read MoreU.S. claims of Iraqi bioweapons labs contradicted in classified Pentagon report filed on 27 May 2003
Saturday, April 15, 2006 In an article published on Wednesday by The Washington Post, reporter Joby Warrick alleged that the Bush administration and the CIA “possessed powerful evidence” that contradicted assertions made by President Bush one month after the Iraqi war began, where trailers found in Iraq were said to have been mobile biological weapons […]
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