Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired […]
Overlooked Considerations With Liquid Blending Equipment
Read An Opinion On: Strata Managers Strata Choice bytimothyharvard Selecting the ideal liquid blending equipment for any process line is always a challenge. There are different models, options, capacities and features and systems on the market, and it can be challenging to try to compare these very different systems. By focusing in on a few […]
Former Oral Roberts University Regent member speaks out
Friday, November 9, 2007 Harry McNevin, explained in a recent interview that he quit the Board of Regents at Oral Roberts University in disgust in 1987 after 16 years of service when he learned that Richard Roberts, Oral Roberts and other Roberts family dipped into the school’s endowment fund for personal expenses. McNevin noted that […]
Israel declares Gaza Strip ‘enemy entity’; preparing for military incursion
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 The Israeli government has declared the Gaza Strip an “enemy entity” due to the continued firing of rockets into Israel from Gaza. Gaza’s ruling Hamas party has stated that it considers the announcement a “declaration of war.” The definition means that Israel could stop supplying Gaza with fuel, electricity and other […]
Nigeria fireworks fire kills one, injures dozens
Thursday, December 27, 2012 At least one person has been killed and at least thirty were injured as the result of a fire in the city of Lagos in Nigeria after an explosion in a building with fireworks stored in it. As many as nine other buildings in the Lagos Island fire yesterday were also […]
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Excessive surgeries swell Medicare costs in United States
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 At least 10% of the increase in Medicare expenditures since the mid-1990s is due to increased rates of one type of elective surgery, according to a recent study, and many of the patients may not need it. University of California, San Francisco found that only 44% of patients who undergo an […]
Aussies ignore flag ban at Big Day Out festival
Friday, January 26, 2007 Despite pleas from Big Day Out promoters to leave the national flag of Australia at home, many of the 55,000 music lovers have turned up to the Sydney event covered in it. Co-promoter Ken West caused a stir when the flag was “banned” from this year’s Big Day Out in Sydney […]
CNN medical correspondent to be named US Surgeon General
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 United States president-elect Barack Obama has chosen Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a medical correspondent from the American television station CNN, to be the next United States Surgeon General. Gupta, also a neurosurgeon, was reported to be chosen because of his background in broadcasting and skills in communication. He is currently the host […]
Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Scientists report reasons for skewed sex ratio
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