The word cheating is often associated with men – Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Elliot Spitzer and Governor Mark Sanford, but the latest statistics reveal women cheat on their husbands equally as much as men – one in five married women has had an affair.
Why do women cheat on their husbands? Put it down to The [...]
Horseshoe Casino Announces $7,000,000 Ultimate Giveaway
The all-new $500 million Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, Illinois, is excited to announce details of the upcoming $7,000,000 Ultimate Giveaway. Horseshoe has $7 million to give away in the Grand Finale event, and each finalist can win up to one million dollars!
Starting January 8, 2010 and [...]
Greenpeace Climate Activists Released After Three Weeks in Jail for COP15 Protest
Danish police today release four Greenpeace climate protesters who had been held in prison for nearly three weeks. The four activists from Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands had been arrested following a peaceful protest staged on December 17th during the UN climate summit [...]
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham Inspired by HIV/AIDS Prevention in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 9 December 2009 – During a visit to South Africa, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham took time out of his schedule to fulfill his Ambassadorial role for UNICEF and to highlight the progress that has been made around the world [...]
Visa Offers Opportunity to Win a Trip to Olympic Winter Games for Life
U.S. Cardholders Automatically Entered for Chance to Win When Paying with Visa
In a first of its kind promotion, Visa Inc. , a worldwide Olympic Games sponsor for more than two decades, today announced that it will award one winner a trip to [...]
Spectacular Sound, Light, Water And Fireworks Marked Burj Dubai Inauguration
DUBAI, Jan 4 (Bernama) — The inauguration of Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, developed by Emaar Properties, featured a spectacular display of sound, light, water and fireworks on the evening of January 4, 2010.
A combination of dazzling fireworks, light beams, choreographed water displays, and sound [...]
AFGHANISTAN FIRST IN WORLD TO USE NEW VACCINE AGAINST POLIO
Critical step as global eradication effort faces entrenched challenges
15 December, Kabul – A new vaccine against polio will be used for the first time today in polio immunization campaigns in Afghanistan. The bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), recommended by the Advisory Committee on Poliomyelitis Eradication, the [...]
Siemens lights up the world’s biggest revolving Christmas star
Lighting installation by multimedia artist Michael Pendry shines over Munich on the first Advent.
Quite a few people wondered if it would ever function. Yet right on time for the first Advent Sunday it is obvious to all: But still it moves! Siemens – together with multimedia artist [...]
In Copenhagen, Denmark, many years of investments in the sewage system has revitalized the harbour. The revitalization is mainly due to a remarkable reduction in the discharge of wastewater during rainfall. The Copenhagen case illustrates how municipal strategies and investments towards cleaning up the harbour. In 2002, a public harbour bath opened in the area [...]
National Survey Finds Work, Family Responsibilities Fueling Low College Completion Rates
Nationwide, only half of the students attending four-year colleges graduate within six years, while barely 20 percent of public community college students graduate within three years. For most young adults who started college but didn’t finish, managing work, school, and family was their biggest challenge. [...]
