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6 Reasons Why You Should Neuter Your Dog}
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Film And Television Course Acting Classes Sydney 6 reasons why you should neuter your dog by Dog_Lover Rech, my 6-month old puppy, recently spent a couple of hours at the vets being de-sexed. Read More …
Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly Read More …
Prayer does not help heart patients, study finds
Wednesday, July 20, 2005 A multi-center US study of 748 patients, who were to undergo treatment for coronary artery disease, has found that prayer by Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist groups had no measurable effects on the medical health of Read More …
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Click Here For More Specific Information On: Custom Stainless Steel Fabrication Barry Brown And Sons Site Submitted by: Bruce Maul Flax seed has come a long way since the days of making linen out of the dark seed. Now the Read More …
Australian government announces study of tax system
Monday, February 27, 2006 The Australian federal treasurer, Peter Costello, has announced a study to compare the Australian taxation system with those of other countries. It will include overall tax levels, as well as indirect tax, income tax and company Read More …
New Zealand town subject to window smashers
Monday, November 20, 2006 Otaki, a small town located in the North Island of New Zealand, has been subject to vandals who have smashed around 70 windows in the local primary school, Otaki Primary School. The smashed windows resulted in Read More …
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost Read More …
Micro-loans to US poor from Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank
Sunday, February 17, 2008 Grameen Bank of Bangladesh has made the first loans to U.S. citizens who do not have a bank account. Grameen Bank is experienced in micro-financing in its home country, lending money to poor women that want Read More …