Saturday, November 19, 2005 In a joint agreement by Australia and the United States, the U.S. Air Force will begin regular strategic bomber aircraft training in the Northern Territory early next year. At the recent high-level AUSMIN talks between the U.S. and Australia it was announced that the strategic bomber training program would involve B-52…
Galatasaray clinch 17th Turkish title
Sunday, May 11, 2008 After the final match of the season, Galatasaray became the champions of Turkish Super League with 79 points in 34 games, six points ahead of rivals Besiktas and Fenerbahce. The 50th season of the top-flight football league in Turkey ended Saturday as Galatasaray and Fenerbahce qualify for next season’s Champions League,…
Nokia appoints Microsoft Business Division Head as chief executive
Sunday, September 12, 2010 The Finnish communications corporation Nokia announced that its Head will change on September 21. The previous chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will continue to chair in non-executive capacity. The head of Microsoft Business division Stephen Elop will take the position. It is the first time a non-Finn becomes Nokia president and chief…
Mitt Romney to announce presidential campaign
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will formally launch his Presidential campaign in Michigan, his home state, next week. Romney has spent the last few months rallying support around the country. Romney is the first of several Republican front runners to formally declare his candidacy. Romney’s record as a moderate and his…
“Avast ye scurvy file sharers!”: Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 MP3s for the people? The Pirate Party, a new Swedish political party first publicized in January, wants to legalize sharing music, movies, and other copyrighted content using the Internet. What may seem like a doomed effort by a small group of idealists is attracting significant media attention, in part due to…
How To Succeed In Life Through Mastery Of The Psychology Of Success
By Chris D’Cruz All of us are responsible for building a psychology of success. Whether we become successful or unsuccessive depends on how willing we are to work hard for it. Success can be in terms of personal power, in relationships, in boosting basic income, financial success and all round happiness. Personal power This involves…
‘Tim Hortons’ coffee shops to go ‘Cold Stone’
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Tim Hortons, a popular Canadian express coffee and doughnut chain, has announced that they will be co-branding with another popular chain, Cold Stone Creamery, an American ice cream parlor chain. The deal includes a total of 100 new stores, at CA$121,690 (US$100,000) each. Each company will have 50 stores that they…
CoolBrands: New Zealand coolest place in the world
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 New Zealand has been voted the coolest place in the world by United Kingdom brand: CoolBrands. Coolbrands is owned by a consultancy firm in the UK, called Superbrands. It started in 2001, CoolBrands is a way of telling how ‘cool’ a brand is. Superbrands defines “brands that have become extremely desirable…
Priyanka Chopra Named as eighth highest-paid TV actress 2016 by Forbes
Sunday, September 18, 2016 ‘Quantico’, Actress Priyanka Chopra has been scaling new statures. A knockout in the West, she has made it to the highest point of the Forbes list as one of the most generously compensated TV performing artists on the planet. According to the magazine, her earning from June 1, 2015 to June…
Shining A Light On Your Organization: Advent Candles As Fundraisers
By Matt Franks Many not-for-profit organizations rely heavily on fundraisers to help them meet their budgets. This is because, as their name suggests, their goods and services do not make a profit, and so there are no other funds with which to cover their overhead expenses. Every not-for-profit has these expenses, such as office rental,…