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Read MoreChemical firm LyondellBasell collapses
Friday, January 9, 2009 Correction — January 17, 2009 LyondellBasell did not collapse. Although the United States units and an affiliate registered in Germany filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection, the rest of the group, including the Netherlands parent, is operating normally. Sources: “Press release: Non-U.S. Operations Not Affected By Chapter 11 Filing (English version)” — LyondellBasell, […]
Read MoreNew York executive files $60 million libel lawsuit over insurance scandal
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executive has hit former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with a $60 million defamation lawsuit over an online magazine article regarding an insurance bid-rigging scandal. William Gilman, a former Marsh managing director, filed a complaint last Friday in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, over […]
Read MoreHow To Decide If An Adult Needs Assisted Living Tucson
Read An Opinion On: Aged Care Homes Aged Care Homes Northern Beaches byAlma Abell Assisted Living Tucson Facilities are an option for people who want companionship or need support as they get older. These types of facilities are different from nursing homes and allows for resident to stay in an apartment and only use the […]
Read MoreInterview with US political activist and philosopher Noam Chomsky
Saturday, April 4, 2009 Noam Chomsky is a professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Linguistics and Philosophy. At the age of 40 he was credited with revolutionizing the field of modern linguistics. He was one of the first opponents of the Vietnam War, and is a self described Libertarian Socialist. At age 80 […]
Read MorePolitically concerned movie Zootopia wins Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 On Sunday, Disney’s Zootopia won the Oscars award for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony held at Los Angeles. Pixar’s animated short Piper won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and Disney’s The Jungle Book won for Visual Effects. Others competing with Zootopia in the […]
Read MoreACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]
Read MoreAs the Eurovision entrants return home, the home crowds weigh in
Monday, May 18, 2009 Most of the Eurovision entrants have returned home from their sojourn in Moscow, Russia, and the newspapers across Europe have varied opinions. Most national newspapers congratulated their entrants on a job well done, while others trash-talked other entrants, and still others called for their countries to pull out of the Contest. […]
Read MoreAustralian government provides $15.8 million for North Adelaide Technical College
Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Australian Minister for Vocational Education and Training, Gary Hardgrave has announced the government will provide AU$15.8 million to establish an Australian Technical College in North Adelaide. The minister said the government was entering into a partnership with the Archdiocese of Adelaide and consortium of industrial and manufacturing companies. The North Adelaide […]
Read MoreGastric Sleeve Surgery: A Ray Of Hope In An Otherwise Bleak Situation
Read An Opinion On: Gastric Bypass Surgery Los Angeles Balloon Weight Loss Surgery Cost Beverly Hills GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY: A RAY OF HOPE IN AN OTHERWISE BLEAK SITUATION by Seenath Gastric sleeve surgery or vertical gastrectomy is one of the newer types of bariatric surgery. During this surgery a surgeon removes around 85% of the […]
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