OSCAR CORONATION FOR ‘THE KING’S SPEECH’
“The King’s Speech,” the period drama about King George VI of Britain and his vocal coach, won best picture and three other trophies at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony on […]
Monthly Archives: February 2011
CALL TO OVERHAUL DISABILITY SUPPORT
People with a severe disability will be guaranteed a lifetime of support and care under a proposal expected to cost governments more than $12 billion a year.
EDUCATION KEY TO A LONGER LIFE
Education is now also being correlated with lower blood pressure (BP), decrease in alcohol consumption, smoking and weight gain, according to latest research.
TWITTER REUNITES HOMELESS MAN, DAUGHTER
It only took a single tweet from homeless man Danny Morales to be reunited with a daughter he hadn’t seen in over a decade. Watch the video: Newsy
LIFE OF OTTOMAN FIRE BRIGADES DISPLAYED AT REZAN HAS MUSEUM
Life of Ottoman fire brigades displayed at Rezan Has Museum – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review. For the full article: Hurriyet Daily News
MASS. COMPANY MAKING DIESEL WITH SUN, WATER, CO2
Joule Unlimited has invented a genetically-engineered organism that it says simply secretes diesel fuel or ethanol wherever it finds sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
US SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCHED ON FINAL FLIGHT
The Space Shuttle Discovery is now on its way to the International Space Station after what NASA calls “a picture perfect launch” from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday. […]
FIRE-DAMAGED MUSEUM REOPENS IN TIME FOR 90TH BIRTHDAY
Many art lovers consider the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., one of the premier private museums of modern art. The extraordinary collection, with about 3,000 works, includes French Impressionist masterpieces […]
CUBA: INTEGRATED FARMING TO HELP REACH FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
CUBA: Integrated Farming to Help Reach Food Sovereignty – IPS ipsnews.net. For the full article: IPS News
PHILIPPINE MUSIC FEST CELEBRATES CULTURAL LINKS
The four-day International Rondalla Festival gave each country a chance to showcase native stringed instruments in both traditional and modern tunes — an attempt to woo back young people more […]
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