Friday, May 16, 2008 State run television in Myanmar has reported that the death toll from the recent cyclone has increased dramatically to 77,738. In addition to this, 55,917 people are still officially missing. In what are admittedly rough estimates, the United Nations (UN) estimates that more than 100,000 have died, while the International Red […]
Read MoreTuesday, December 1, 2009 With two by-elections coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to gain a seat in the House of Representatives. Stephen Murphy is one of the independents. Mr Murphy is a computer programmer from the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick. “After growing up in South-East Melbourne I studied […]
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Read MoreTuesday, April 1, 2008 Many media outlets traditionally deliberately spread hoaxes on April Fools’ Day, including notable quality sources such as National Geographic and Science. The popular British tabloid The Sun wrote that French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to undergo stretch surgery to make him taller than his wife, Italian artist and model Carla Bruni. […]
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Read MoreMonday, November 5, 2007 In the 1980’s and the 1990’s there were multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children or non-consenting adults in the context of Satanic rituals that has come to be known as The Satanic Panic. In the United States, the Kern County child abuse cases, McMartin preschool trial and the West Memphis […]
Read MoreFind Out More About: Nonprofits Insurance Massachusetts Insurance For Non Profits Nj By Susan Willis To properly shop for car insurance, you know by now that it is not just about price. Sure, everybody wants to pay the lowest-possible insurance premiums each month: why pay more than you have to? But, after you have been […]
Read MoreMonday, April 4, 2011 A team from the China Agricultural University is reporting success after transferring human genes into a herd of 300 dairy cows. The cows now produce milk containing proteins associated with human breast milk. Human milk is beneficial to infants due to its high nutrient concentration. Formula milk offers an alternative to […]
Read MoreSee the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]
Read MoreSaturday, July 18, 2009 The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu virus in Fiji rose to 97 on Thursday. A further 16 cases were confirmed by the laboratory at Mataika House, one day after it had confirmed 8 cases to bring the total to 81. Both sets of cases were confirmed from batches […]
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