Thursday, April 24, 2008 In a unanimous 95-0 vote Thursday, the United States Senate passed a bill that would forbid employers and health insurance companies from discriminating against someone based on information learned through genetic testing. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, described by Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy as “the first major new civil rights bill […]
Assassin of Turkish-Armenian journalist ‘treated as national hero’
Saturday, February 3, 2007 According to news reports from Turkey, a number of the members of the Turkish security forces, though unofficially, are treating Ogün Samast, the assassin of Hrant Dink as if he were a national hero. For instance, after being taken into custody, Samast was filmed shoulder to shoulder with the Turkish police, […]
Do You Know The 7 Reasons Why Investment Real Estate Values Drop?
More On This Topic: Body Corporate Management Money is the primary motive for real estate investing, the essential reason why people invest in real estate, and typically the first thing people think of when they consider owning investment real estate. One of the advantages of owning income-producing property is that income generated from rent can […]
Missiles fly out of control during air base fire in Russia
Sunday, May 25, 2008 A video has surfaced online that appears to show at least two Russian missiles flying out of control after the Lodeynoe Pole air force base caught fire in St Petersburg on May 23. The video, which was broadcast by BBC News is about 45 seconds long and shows at least two […]
Kansas library discusses Wikipedia
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. A diverse group of approximately 25 people gathered at the Johnson County Library on Monday to participate in reference librarian Scott Vieira’s class, Wikiwhatia? Wikipedia. Scott opened the […]
The Steel Pipe Industries Of Various Regions Are Looking For A Way Out
More On This Topic: Land For Sale Orange Submitted by: Double Shu Hebei colorful packaging of steel pipe have gotten four national patents Reporters, in the Tangshan Iron and Steel pipe Company’s packing site of cold-rolled product, see the packer Tang Jianbo is packaging the cold-rolled galvanized products in green pack ribbon. Calm and elegant […]
Cuba to embrace free software
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 On Tuesday, Juventud Rebelde reported that the Central Administration of Cuba is organizing a migration to free and open source software. The announcement was made during a free software workshop organized at the “Convención Internacional Informática 2005” by the director of the state office of information technology, Roberto del Puerto. The […]
Germany legalises medical use of cannabis
Friday, January 20, 2017 Yesterday, the German Bundestag passed a law to legalise cannabis drug for medicinal purposes. The law is to come under effect in March. “Seriously ill people must be treated in the best ways possible” ((de))German language: ?Schwerkranke Menschen müssen bestmöglich versorgt werden., German health minister Hermann Gröhe tweeted. Doctors can prescribe […]
World’s most expensive hotel-casino opens in Las Vegas
Friday, April 29, 2005 The world’s most expensive hotel-casino ever has opened in Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino, which was designed and built over a period of five years, cost US$2.7 billion to construct. The hotel stands nearly fifty stories above the Las Vegas valley, with a 180-foot tall mountain in front of the main […]
How Web Design And Seo Come Together
More On This Topic: Webcoda Website How Web Design And SEO Come Together by Liz Leask Today I intend to discuss various aspects about web design and search engine optimisation, and how they go hand in hand. The vast majority of all businesses throughout the world now own a website, and to many these websites […]