Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Buffalo, New York — A woman in Buffalo, New York in the United States is in critical condition tonight at Sisters Of Charity Hospital after she accidentally set herself on fire. The unnamed elderly woman was receiving oxygen for medical problems in her home and lit a cigarette, and the oxygen coming from her mask facilitated […]
Newcastle, Australia man arrested for selling stolen jewelery online
Friday, August 4, 2006 New South Wales Police have arrested and charged a 39-year-old man from Warner’s Bay in Newcastle, on the NSW Central Coast after he allegedly stole jewelery from his employer and sold it on an Internet auction site. According to police, the man stole over AU$100,000 worth of gold and diamond jewelery from a store where he […]
Australian Defence Department funds controversial development training
Thursday, April 3, 2008 Australia’s Department of Defence spent thousands of dollars on controversial development seminars, Australian media reported Wednesday. The seminars are run by a San Francisco, California-based training company called Landmark Education. The company evolved from Erhard Seminars Training “est”, and has faced criticism regarding its techniques and its use of unpaid labor. Australia’s Defence Minister Warren Snowdon […]
New Zealand dollar hits new high versus the United States dollar
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 File:New Zealand money.jpg The New Zealand dollar (NZD) value rose and, for a short amount of time, was worth US$0.7932, the highest level in New Zealand since the dollar was floated in 1985 — 22 years ago. The value then dropped a little and as of 11.40 a.m. was trading at US$0.7925. This was due to […]
Queensland prisoners put to work manufacturing water tanks
Monday, April 30, 2007 Prisoners in the Australian state of Queensland have been put to work manufacturing rainwater tanks to help meet a shortfall in supply. The southeast corner of Queensland, which is currently undergoing one of its worst droughts on record, is experiencing a boom in the rainwater tank industry. Households, encouraged by subsidies introduced by the Beattie government, […]
Hair Removal For Genitals The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Click Here To Know More About: North Bondi Dentist Best Edgecliff Dentist By Natalie Williams Genital hair removal for men includes the removal of hair from the penis and scrotum. For women, this refers to the removal of hair from the clitoral hood, labia minora and labia majora. The process of removing genital hair requires sensitive care because the genital […]
Ancient neanderthal protein sequenced
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 An international team has extracted and sequenced a protein from a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal fossil in research that demonstrates a new method of comparing genetic relationships between organisms. “This research opens up the possibility of getting detailed protein information from past human populations, to make inferences about the evolution of human diet and physiology,” says Erik Trinkaus […]
America’s Cup: Alinghi are fifth race victors
Saturday, June 30, 2007 File:America’s Cup.jpg The Swiss yachting team, Alinghi, have defeated Team New Zealand in the fifth race for the 32nd America’s Cup. The overall score is now 3-2 to Alinghi. Alinghi won the race by 19 seconds, though throughout the pre-start race each yacht was within close distance of each other. Team New Zealand, racing with NZL-92, […]
Bank of Ireland to axe 2,000 jobs
Monday, March 21, 2005 It emerged last night that the Bank of Ireland, Ireland’s second largest bank, intends to lay off 15% of its workforce. Such a move would affect 2,000 of the bank’s 12,000 employees. The job cuts would be an effort to reduce the banks large cost base and thus improve its overall competitiveness. Newly appointed CEO Brian […]
Reactions to review of economic implications of climate change
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Reactions to the review of the economic implications of climate change include optimism about the commercial opportunities and apprehension about possible fiscal repercussions. The Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, commissioned by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, points to the need for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions if a world-wide […]