PUR Water Filtration Systems and former Playboy centerfold and supermodel Cindy Crawford have gotten together to help–what else?–the children and the environment. Crawford, who was once a chemistry major, says that after she had two children, she suddenly saw the light and, Saul-to-Paul-like, had a great ephiphany about environmental matters, especially since she lives in […]
Fiji Government Raises Income Tax Threshold, Lowers Trade Duties
Acting Finance Minister Filipe Bole of Fiji’s interim government has announced that his Department has raised the nation’s minimum income tax threshold from $9000 to $15,000 (U.S.), a move which is getting mixed reactions from economists. The new cut-off for income taxation goes into effect on June 1st. The intent of the action is to […]
Bush Administration Appointee Lurita Doan Bites the Dust
After having been head of the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) since late May of 2006 as that agency’s first female leader, Lurita Doan has resigned. The GSA employs 12,000 people and is given an annual federal budget of $20 billion to keep up the thousands of buildings and properties that the U.S. federal […]
May Day Demonstrations Suppressed in Turkey
On April 30th, Turkish officials announced publicly that they would use force if need to be to thwart a May Day demonstration planned to be held in the center of the capital city of Istanbul. "We will use force as the law permits…It is natural that an illegal demonstration will be stopped," Istanbul Governor Muammer […]
Morning Ring Around the Sun
In the skies above Florida’s Key West yesterday morning, the unusual phenomenon of a ring around the Sun could be seen, which seems to have first been sighted and officially called in by a dawn-treading sailor. Some people who have viewed the rings, mock suns, sun dogs, or other related atmospheric phenomena have wondered if […]
Basque Nightclub & Restaurant Lost in Early Morning Fireball
Around 5:30 AM this morning, the Basque Nightclub and Restaurant at the world’s "most famous intersection in the most famous neighborhood" of Vine street and Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles erupted into flames that reached 40 feet in height, accompanied by smoke plumes so tall that they were seen for miles around. Other businesses housed […]
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