Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship

Friday, December 11, 2009 Somali pirates released a Greek-owned cargo ship and its 24 Ukrainian crew members earlier today, after seven months in captivity. The director of Greek shipping firm Alloceans Shipping, Spyros Minas, announced that pirates freed the Ariana, after the company paid a ransom. The released sailors were in good health, Minas noted. Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko also […]

Internet Changes Buyer And Car Dealership Behavior}

Here’s An Opinion On: Best Car Loans Australia Internet Changes Buyer and Car Dealership Behavior by Wally Koster Not too long ago, anyone shopping for a new or used car or truck would spend hours scouring the newspaper or waste precious time and money driving from dealership to dealership to compare models, trim levels and prices. Todays smart, Internet-savvy customers […]

UNHCR: 200,000 people displaced by violence in Yemen

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that 200,000 people in Yemen have been displaced by ongoing violence, and that the growing number of refugees is straining the ability of aid agencies to shelter and care for those forced to flee their homes. The refugee agency reports that thousands of civilians in north […]

Selling Homemade Cakes Online

Here’s An Opinion On: Termination Policies By Janice C. Lim Do you have what can be called a ‘baker’s Midas touch’? Does every bit of sticky dough, every sprinkle of snowy flour, every dash of confectioner’s sugar, every last swirl of icing turn into gold as soon as you’re finished with it? Do your friends constantly praise the scrumptious cakes […]

Nine children abandoned at hospital emergency room in Nebraska, USA

Thursday, September 25, 2008 A man has abandoned his nine children at a hospital emergency room in Nebraska, but will not be prosecuted under Nebraska state law. The children, whose ages range from 1 to 17 years old, were dropped off by their unnamed father at Saint Joseph Hospital at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha on Wednesday evening. Authorities […]

Large study provides new insights in autism’s genetic code

Thursday, February 22, 2007 In the largest study of its kind, a genetic analysis of 1,168 families with multiple cases of autism has identified genetic links to autism. A previously overlooked stretch of DNA on chromosome 11 implicates a gene called neurexin 1 and increases the evidence for the involvement of neurexins and genes related to glutamate transmission in the […]