No breakthrough in the WTO trade talks
Friday, July 29, 2005 Two days of ministerial talks have ended without agreement and evidence of a possible deadlock between developing and developed countries. 148 member countries are trying to reach a consensus on how to proceed with the Doha round of talks which are scheduled to be agreed in 2006. However, they are now […]
Eric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge
Thursday, April 17, 2008 Eric Bogosian is one of America’s great multi-dimensional talents. “There’s sort of three different careers, and any one of them could exist by itself, on its own two feet. There was that solo stuff, and then I started writing plays in the late seventies.” Although his work has spanned genres, most […]
Enjoy Great Movies With Dish Network Video On Demand This July}
Read An Opinion On: Drama And Acting Classes Enjoy Great Movies with DISH Network Video on Demand This July by Stack Are you looking for some cool fun this July? Well, there is great news for you. You can now have a wonderful time watching the best of satellite TV movies on DISH Network and […]
Grandfather and grandson die after dinghy capsizes off North Wales coast
Sunday, July 3, 2005 A grandfather and his grandson have died off the coast of North Wales, UK, after their sailing dinghy was overwhelmed and capsized in rough seas. They were with a party of four who had been angling from a 4.6 m boat. At 4pm local time on Saturday the Holyhead Coastguard received […]
Protests mark Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 The Columbia University campus in New York City erupted today in protest over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad‘s debate with Columbia President Lee Bollinger. Ahmadinejad’s presence on one of the United States’ most prestigious universities brought out protesters from many causes to make their opinions known: whether Ahmadinejad should speak or not, the […]
UN probing allegations US is ‘torturing’ soldier over leaks
Thursday, December 23, 2010 The United Nations is reportedly beginning an investigation into claims that Pfc. Bradley Manning is being “tortured.” Manning was arrested in May, after allegedly leaking over 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Last week, it was announced that supporters for Manning lodged a complaint with the Office of […]
Trying To Get A Physical Therapy Scholarship? Look At This
Read An Opinion On: Hard Metals Site Submitted by: Blake Maxted It is clear that more and more people are gaining interest in the area of physical therapy to be a job. This in fact does not come as a shock any longer, particularly that this industry is likely to be in need through 2018. […]
US federal judge and Florida judge clash over Scientology wrongful death case
Sunday, October 10, 2010 A United States federal court judge and Florida state court judge are enmeshed in a conflict against each other regarding a wrongful death lawsuit involving Scientology. A federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Steven Douglas Merryday, ordered Pinellas County Senior Circuit Judge Robert […]
Advocacy groups complain about 4parents.gov sex-ed website
Tuesday, April 5, 2005The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) has written a March 31 letter to Michael Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The letter presents a number of complaints about the new HHS website for parents, called 4parents.gov. An additional 145 advocacy groups have signed on to […]
Efforts to cap Deepwater Horizon oil spill delayed again
Correction — May 11, 2011 This article incorrectly describes BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. Sunday, May 16, 2010 An attempt to cap the massive oil spill in the Gulf […]