Jammu, March 24 – Governor, N. N. Vohra, has reconstituted the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), for a period of three years, with immediate effect. In his capacity as Chairman, SMVDSB, the Governor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under section 4(1) (b) of the Jammu and Kashmir Shri […]
Midwife Births a Way of Life in Texas, But May Jeopardize Citizenship
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea The State Department is questioning the citizenship of some people born in southern Texas because of fraudulent birth certificates associated with midwives in the area. Between 1960 and 2008, over 75 midwives from South Texas were convicted for forging birth certificates, according to the Associated Press in a July […]
Car Crash Kills Illegal Immigrants
The 19 illegal immigrants had traveled a long road, some from as far away as El Salvador and Guatemala. Their dreams of living and working in the United States were almost in sight when they packed into an SUV to carry them north, away from the border. But on a rural road northwest of Tucson, […]
Seven Losing Short-listed Sites in the Choice of the 7 ‘New’ Wonders of the World
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Lisbon, Portugal recently reported on the selection of the 7 ‘new’ world wonders during a celebrity-studded ceremony held at Lisbon’s Stadium of Light on July 7, 2007. The AFP-Lisbon report mentions the names of the 7 ‘new’ world wonders, as follows: (1) the Great Wall of China, (2) the Colosseum […]
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