Saudi Arabia blocks access to Blogger, Flickr, LiveJournal
Monday, October 10, 2005 The government of Saudi Arabia blocked access to Google‘s Web blogging service Blogger, Yahoo!‘s photo sharing website Flickr, and the diary service LiveJournal as well as some other websites through their nationally run Internet Services Unit (ISU) last Tuesday. As a result, English-speaking Saudis were prevented from publishing blogs, reading journals, […]
Continue Reading...Fred Thompson’s ‘exploration’ causes confusion on USA election rules
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 The day after Fred Thompson’s “exploratory committee” announced that it raised just over US$3 million dollars, the type of fundraising is causing “confusion” over Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules for the “exploratory” status. CQ Politics reports, “Friends of Fred Thompson” also is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a “527” […]
Continue Reading...How Important Is Aircraft Maintenance Engineer For The Aviation Sector?}
Find Out More About: Stainless Steel Tube Fittings Carrington Products Submitted by: Jayesh Sawant With aviation sector flourishing globally, the demand for more top line aircrafts is increasing with each passing day. And with more aircrafts on board, the need arises for its regular maintenance and service. This is where the role of an aircraft […]
Continue Reading...Beware Of Shady Lenders Offering Bad Credit Used Car Loans
By Kevin Clark A bad credit leaves your credit record blemished, which automatically lessens your chances of getting loans in the near future. Well, it does not have any affect on your financial requirements. It means your financial needs cannot be avoided, just because your credit record is suffering from bad credit. With a change […]
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Continue Reading...Drug-resistant staph deaths surpass AIDS in the United States
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, killed nearly 19,000 Americans in 2005 alone, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That is more people than were killed by AIDS in the United States. More than 94,000 Americans were afflicted with MRSA infections […]
Continue Reading...How To Become A Heavy Equipment Operator}
Find Out More About: Excavator Nz Excavator Auckland How to Become a Heavy Equipment Operator by Kris Koonar Heavy equipment(HE) include machinery such as bulldozers, cranes, excavators, forklifts, etc., that are used for heavy-duty work. As these machines are of a large size and strength, the people who operate them must be well trained and […]
Continue Reading...Zimbabwe opposition calls for constitutional reform, may boycott elections
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 The opposition party of Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has announced that it wishes for constitutional reform to take place before the planned March election. The party has warned that they may boycott the planned elections, as well as saying in a press release that they believe the current […]
Continue Reading...CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Max Lombardi running in Cambridge
Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Max Lombardi is standing for election in the riding of Cambridge. Lombardi is an information technology specialist who has lived in Cambridge for 25 years. Held since 2004 by Conservative Gary Goodyear, […]
Continue Reading...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 […]
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