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I was recently in good ol’ Sydney and was privileged to be present for the issuing of a proclamation by Mayor John Morgan that recognized the many ... teacher and church organist Elizabeth Jennings refused to leave her seat on a New York streetcar.  

World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy addressed The Economist Conference "Feeding the World" in Geneva this week. He spoke about the volatility of food prices saying that they are a result of the fundamentals of the food market, and it is ...  

Authors and source External author:  The Honolulu Star-Advertiser   A Hawi man was charged with stabbing a firefighter in the head multiple times with a ballpoint pen Tuesday. Dylan Trumpy, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. He was being held at the Kona police cellblock in...  

Authors and source External author:  The Honolulu Star-Advertiser A Hawi man was charged with stabbing a firefighter in the head multiple times with a ballpoint pen Tuesday. Dylan Trumpy, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening. He was being held at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $4,000 bail. North Kohala patrol...  

Lamy-Chappuis’ comfortable victory came in a time of 26:58.6 minutes, five seconds ahead of Germany’s Bjoern Kircheisen with Norway’s Mikko Kokslien taking third. Another German, Eric Frenzel was fourth, clocking 27.04.9 minutes followed by Japan’s ...  

La Salle-Peru girls basketball coach Hollis Vickery decided to go for the win. Down two points with 5.9 seconds left in Thursday’s game against Geneseo, Vickery instructed senior Ellen Renk to shoot a 3-pointer. The Lady Cavaliers inbounded the ball ...  

Benjamin J. Patterson and Douglas R. Lindstrom, Jr. have become partners of the law firm of Lane & Waterman LLP. Lane & Waterman was established as Davison & True in 1854. It has grown to a general practice law firm with 42 lawyers, with offices ...  

John B. Lindahl said on Wednesday morning. The younger Mr. Lindahl, 37, started to say that he believed his father may have slipped, but then stopped himself, saying he did not want to speculate on what went awry. “He spent his whole life plying the ...  

La Salle-Peru senior bowler Morgan Brandner finished second individually Monday at the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference Meet in Sterling with a 1,254 series ... nine points and five steals for L-O. The Knights fell behind 19-9 after the first quarter ...  

Some blame part of the Eurozone’s woes on globalization – the interconnectedness of world economies held responsible for the downturn that’s hit so many nations in turn. Pascal Lamy head of the World Trade Organisation joined Isabelle ...  

The International Consumer Electronics Show is a veritable electronics smorgasbord, full-to-brimming with televisions, tablets, telephones, and cameras. The iOS accessories market is no different, getting its very own dedicated pavilion at CES. Here are some of the standout products weâve seen in both the iLounge Pavilion and the rest of the show floor throughout our CES travels.  

When artist Aimée Baldwin tells people she creates "vegan taxidermy," the reaction is often one of confusion. "They say, 'Do you stuff eggplants?' " Baldwin says, sitting in the dining room of the north Berkeley house...  

GROVELAND, Fla. , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Ventures Group, Inc. (OTCBB: EVGI.OB - News) is pleased to announce its continued success with its mineral recovery system.  EVGI is processing increased quantities ...  

Eco-Products®, the nation’s leading brand of foodservice products made from renewable resources and recycled content, is proud to be recognized as a founding member of the Paper Re  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Canadean Ltd's new report "Leading Asia-Pacific Clothing, Fo