Sunday, January 13, 2008 In response to higher than expected mortgage rate increases last week, Australian treasurer Wayne Swan flagged changes to banking regulations to increase competition between lenders on home mortgages. Swan announced yesterday he had sought a Treasury report on the banking sector ahead of talks over the next fortnight on reforms...
Physicist John Wheeler dies at age 96
Monday, April 14, 2008 Theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler died of pneumonia at his residence in Hightstown, New Jersey yesterday. Wheeler is most known in the popular culture for popularizing the term “black hole” to describe stars which had become so dense that nothing, not even light, could escape their gravitational pull. Although Wheeler...
Pathfinder Outdoor Shoes, Brand Actively Pursue Expansion Strategy
More Detail Here: Brand Strategy Agency Vancouver Brand Strategy Vancouver Pathfinder outdoor shoes, brand actively pursue expansion strategy by slary In 2010, Pathfinder outdoor brands achieved revenues of 434 million yuan, an increase of 48% and net profit of 53.9 million yuan, an increase of 22.40%, to achieve EPS 0.40 million, in line with...
France issues pollution alert as ship splits off Basque coast
Thursday, February 6, 2014 Officials in France have issued a pollution alert after an unladen freighter grounded on a breakwater at Anglet, Basque yesterday. The vessel split in two and is leaking fuel oil. The Luno had 120–160 cubic metres of fuel aboard when it broke down and high winds and waves pushed it...
Interview with Reggie Bibbs on his life with neurofibromatosis
Friday, December 14, 2007 Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic condition causing benign tumors (neurofibromas) to grow along certain types of nerves and, in addition, it can affect the development of bones or skin. There are several variants of the disease but type 1 and type 2 NF account for the vast majority of cases....
Pass The Japanese Language Proficiency Test 5 Tips
More Detail Here: Commercial Solar Energy Battery Commercial Solar Batteries By Jed Jones The Japanese Language Proficiency Test, or JLPT, is administered only once per year and is taken by about 380,000 (1995 figures) non-native speakers of Japanese each year worldwide. The test is divided into four levels (1-4), with Level 1 being the...
Wikinews interviews Spain’s most decorated Paralympian, Teresa Perales
Saturday, January 19, 2013 Zaragoza, Spain — On Thursday, Wikinews traveled to Zaragoza, Spain to interview the nation’s most decorated Paralympian and IPC Athlete Council representative Teresa Perales. A wide range of topics about the Paralympics and sport in Spain were discussed including the evolution of Paralympic sport, disability sport classification, funding support across...
Sesame Street to promote healthy lifestyles
Monday, April 11, 2005 PBS has recently decided it was time their Cookie Monster was sent on a diet. Sesame Street’s cookie-loving Muppet icon developed a sudden interest in vegetables, as part of PBS’s drive to instill a healthy lifestyle in children. The blue furry monster’s makeover comes as part of a larger plan,...
Benefits Of Wood Flooring Installation In Manhattan
More Detail Here: Medical Scrubs Buy Medical Scrubs byAlma Abell When a person is remodeling their home or planning to build a new home, there are several decisions that they need to make. One of them is the material that they are going to use for the flooring. Of all the materials they have...
Preparations for inaugural Bathurst International Motor Festival begin
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 The Bathurst Regional Council has begun preparing the Mount Panorama motor racing circuit for the inaugural Bathurst International Motorsport Festival (BIMF) to be held between April 13 and 16, 2006. The Mount Panorama motor racing circuit is considered to be the home of motorsport in Australia. Council’s staff have been...