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…
Tips For Booking An Ocean Cruise On Crewed Charter Yachts From St. John
Here’s An Opinion On: Hydraulic Air Compressor Sydney Australia byadmin If you are thinking of going on vacation, you want to go somewhere relaxing but you still wat an element of fun and adventure. What could be more pleasant than exploring the ocean waterways and beaches of St. John-USVI and the British Virgin Islands on…
Economics take over Canadian leaders’ talking points
Canadian Federal Elections 2008 Day Stories from the 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 13 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: Libertarian John Kittridge in St. Paul’s 13 October 2008: Canadian scientists protest Harper’s attacks on science 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Paul Arbour in Carleton—Mississippi Mills 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding in Parry Sound—Muskoka 10…
Millions march in France and around the world in support of Charlie Hebdo
Monday, January 12, 2015 Following the shootings at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, millions of people turned out yesterday for marches in Paris, in cities across France, and around the world. Reported estimates of between 1.5 and 2 million people rallied in Paris, and the French interior ministry estimated 3.7 million or more rallied across…
Options For Home Health Care In Mc Kinney, Texas
Here’s An Opinion On: In Home Care Prices Sydney byAlma Abell In today’s busy world, often it is hard to find extra time anywhere from our demanding schedules. So when an aging family member or loved one is in need of full time care or assistance, it can throw our already stressed routines into over-drive.…
Horse flu spreads in Australia
Monday, August 27, 2007 The number of horses confirmed to be infected with Equine Influenza in Australia has risen to 47, all in the state of New South Wales. So far none of those confirmed infected have been thoroughbred race horses. The NSW government has confirmed infections at the federal government’s quarantine facility at Eastern…
GAO reveals $1.6 billion spent on public relations by the Bush administration in 2003-2005
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 A new 154-page Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says seven federal departments together spent US$1.6 billion on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, and media organizations, as well as individuals involved in such activities. Congressional Democrats requested the report after several incidents surfaced in which journalists or commentators were…
Japanese researchers create smell sensor using genetically engineered frog eggs
Sunday, August 29, 2010 A University of Tokyo group of researchers, led by bioengineer Shoji Takeuchi, has made an electronic sensor capable of smelling gases. The sensor uses genetically engineered frog cells. Since previous sensors were not very accurate, the scientist decided to try a biological approach. The invention was revealed in a US scientific…
Back Acne And What You Can Do About It
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Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye.…