Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Safia Ahmed-jan, the director of the Afghan Ministry of Women’s Affairs for the Khandahar province and an advocate of women’s rights and a strong critic of the Taliban‘s repression of those rights, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside her home in Khandahar city in southern Afghanistan on Monday. Safia Ama-jan, as she was known locally, […]
Sweden’s Crown Princess marries long-time boyfriend
Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which cost an estimated 20 million […]
Coaching An Engineer: What Makes Top Performers Better?
Here’s An Opinion On: Faac Automatic Gates Sydney Submitted by: Martina Carroll-Garrison I had been an Engineer, Project Manager, and Program Manager (PM) for nine years. For the last three of them, my performance as a PM had reached a plateau. I would like to think it was a good thing that I had arrived at my professional peak early […]
Peter Andren, Australian MP dies aged 61
Sunday, November 4, 2007 Australian federal member of Calare, Peter Andren died on Saturday after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was aged 61. Mr Andren who had held the seat since being elected in 1996 had previously announced his intention to run for the senate after his electorate was changed for the 2007 federal election. After Mr Andren […]
New method of displaying time patented
Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey the hour and a moon […]
Craft Your Own Custom Printed Boxes To Display Cbd Products
Here’s An Opinion On: Medicinal Cannabis For Health Professionals Nowadays CBD oil is used in a wide range of products i.e. from edibles to medicines, massage creams to cosmetic products, etc. Just like the list of CBD products is endless the benefits obtained from CBD products are countless too. Just like CBD products are important in routine life, their presentation […]
Chilean miners trapped after mine collapse; miscalculated drilling delays rescue
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 A gold mine collapse in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile has trapped 33 miners since last Thursday. Another collapse occurred on Saturday, that provoked temporary suspension of the rescue works. Rescue efforts were first focused on a ventilation shaft, but attempts to reach the miners failed. Rescuers have been drilling into the mine since Sunday. “The situation […]
Air America radio files for bankruptcy, allegedly due to advertiser blackout
Monday, November 6, 2006 Air America Radio filed for bankruptcy on October 13th, with close to $20 million in liabilities.A recent memo from ABC has suggested that Air America’s financial problems are partially the result of the loss of revenue from 90 corporate advertisers who requested their ads not be run on stations who carry Air America. It is common […]
Train collision kills at least eighteen near Brussels, Belgium
Monday, February 15, 2010 Belgian authorities have confirmed that at least eighteen people died in a head-on collision between two passenger trains in the suburbs of Brussels. Other reports suggest that the death toll could be as high as 25. More than 125 passengers are reported injured, 11 of them “very seriously”. Rescuers were still trying to free bodies from […]
Business Events Sector Continues To Stimulate Economic Growth, News By Singapore Company Setup
Here’s An Opinion On: Energy Efficiency Savings For Small Business The Integrated Resorts (IR) which will commence operating in early 2010, are proving to be a shot in the arm for Singapore economy. The government unveiled the plans for development of the casino based resorts in 2005 in order to drive the economy further by boosting the tourism industry. In […]