Saturday, December 3, 2005 James Hardie Industries has signed a final agreement designed to ensure that compensation will be received by victims who suffer health consequences due to their exposure to the company’s asbestos products. The deal, signed on Thursday, is expected to cost the company $4.5 billion over the next 40 years, and James…
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Apes and birds are able to plan ahead: psychologists
Friday, May 19, 2006 According to psychologists in Leipzig, Germany, apes and some birds are able to plan their actions ahead of time. Psychologists Nicholas Mulcahy and Josep Call at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology say that apes are able to save tools to use at a later time, that will assist them in…
Role Of Higher Education Counselor For Choosing The Top University Or College In Abroad
More On This Topic: Career Programs For Nurses Mission Hills My responses to this topic will include the most honest reflection of those experience-based and observation-based biases that I can offer. Our role as a counselor is to demonstrate genuineness by being transparent, showing unconditional positive regards like accepting caring, valuing & respecting and to…
Western Australia apologises to abused wards-of-state
April 7, 2005 The state Premier of Western Australia (WA), Dr Geoff Gallop, gave an apology to children physically and sexually abused in institutional care within the state between the 1920s and 1970s. The statement was given in reaction to an Australian Senate inquiry into institutional child abuse published last year. “We acknowledge our state’s…
James Brown dies of pneumonia
Monday, December 25, 2006 James Brown, often referred to as the Godfather of Soul, died in Atlanta due to congestive heart failure, combined with pneumonia. His death at age 73 was announced by his agent. After his dentist noticed something unusual with him, Brown was told to visit a doctor immediately. He was taken into…
Bank staff in India threaten strike
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Members of the All India Bank Employees Association have threatened to go on nation-wide strikes to express their unhappiness with the move to privatise banks, allowing foreign direct investment in the banking sector and outsourcing of services. The exact dates of the strike will be decided at the AIBEA national general…
Skin Problems After Turning 30
More On This Topic: Plastic Surgeons In Fort Worth, Texas Skin Problems After Turning 30 by Jordan Rocksmith When a person turns 30 they may begin to notice differences in the way that they look. This is particularly common in women. This is due to fluctuations in hormones that begin to happen once a woman…
Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt
Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring. According to Cleveland Scene, 29-year-old Kostendt is a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Republican Party but has referred…
Mini Storage Businesses For Sale How To Locate Them
More On This Topic: Used Cars Geelong By Allan Smithz Mini storage units offer great investment opportunities. With low monthly upkeep and a great percentage of returning customers, a high profit margin can easily be achieved. However, finding mini storage businesses for sale can be a challenging and very frustrating experience. These storage units can…
Greece declines Finland’s offer of helicopters, personnel to help fight forest fires
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Greece has declined Finland’s offer of three firefighting helicopters and 25 firefighters. The offer had been made as a result of a request by Greece for aid with the forest fires Greece is currently experiencing. Greece had stressed at the time that the most urgent need was for fixed-wing aircraft with…