Schwab Charitable, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing national donor-advised funds with 12,000 donors and nearly $2 billion in assets, announced today that grants to charities during the third quarter of 2008 were up 12 percent from 2007 levels. The increased giving, which comes as turmoil on Wall Street has cut contributions […]
The Philles And Rays Set To Face Off In The World Series
The last time the Philadelphia Phillies were in the World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays weren’t even a franchise. Now, after an exciting game 7 win by Tampa, they are set to play each other in the 2008 Fall Classic. The two teams have a lot in common; a high powered offense, with a good […]
Global Financial Crisis Takes Center Stage at Socially Responsible Investment Industry Conference
Socially responsible investment industry leaders will focus considerable attention on the global financial crisis at the 19th annual SRI in the Rockies Conference October 26-28, 2008. A record 720 participants are expected to converge on The Fairmont Chateau Whistler, in Whistler, British Columbia. Several of the scheduled conference sessions will feature experts discussing how […]
October 21 in Cricketing History
Players who were born on October 21 1931: Jim Parks, England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests from 1954-68 1940: Geoffrey Boycott, stoic England opener from 1964-82 1947: Younis Ahmed, batted for Pakistan in 1969 and again in 1987 1952: Trevor Chappell, Aussie underarm bowler 1970: Paul Nixon, veteran Leics WK, England ODI team from 2007 1971: […]
Man kills his wife as she said was single and looking on facebook
United Kingdom: Man killed his wife using a meat cleaver because she humiliated him on Facebook. 34 year old Wayne Forrester killed his wife Emma and was subjected to be jailed for 14 years. He confessed to police sometime after the murder and pleaded guilty. He said he was forced out after he made threats […]
End of Human Evolution, Says Geneticist
London: A geneticist @ the University College London, named Steve Jones said that the dramatic fall in mutations being passed on is bringing the evolution for the human kind to an end. He made the claim during this week in his lecture which he called "Human Evolution is Over." Jones says that most of […]
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