Saturday, August 6, 2005 A U.S. lobbyist group, the United Seniors Association, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Boston to recover Medicare expenses related to tobacco smoking. The suit says there is a link between nicotine addiction and smoking-related diseases. The first of its kind lawsuit seeks to recover as much as $60…
Mobility Scooter Or Power Wheelchair: Which Is Best For Me?
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Safetyandmobility Site Mobility scooter or Power Wheelchair: Which is best for me? by Austin Logan Many people are unclear which power mobility device is best for their needs. In fact many users aren t even sure what the difference between a power wheelchair and mobility scooter are. When…
New York Times to start charging for access to web news
Friday, March 18, 2011 The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network … The New York Times announced on Thursday that it will start charging for full access to NYTimes.com, its online version. Beginning March 28, U.S. visitors who do not subscribe to the…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Russell Korus, Vaughan
Sunday, October 7, 2007 Russell Korus is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Vaughan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from…
Netscape navigating the World Wide Web no more
Monday, December 31, 2007 AOL has decided to discontinue development of the Netscape web browser which brought surfing the Internet to the masses, until its user base began to erode during the “browser wars” of the mid-1990s and resulted in the birth of Mozilla project. Tom Drapeau, the director of Netscape inside AOL announced on…
Commercial Loans And Construction Financing
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Allied Leasing Corporation Commercial Loans and Construction Financing by Stephen Bush Commercial construction financing and commercial real estate loans are presenting a number of new challenges for commercial borrowers. As a result, small business owners should anticipate that they are likely to encounter some new but generally avoidable…
New Jersey real estate investor charged with $2 million theft
Friday, March 20, 2009 The owner of a New Jersey real estate investment firm has been charged with using $2 million of his company’s money for construction at his home and other projects not related to work. Gary Klein, owner of the Asbury Park-based REI Group Inc., surrendered himself to police after a Monmouth County…
Scientists find key human language gene
Thursday, November 12, 2009 Researchers have found a crucial genetic difference between humans and chimps that could help explain our language and speech abilities. The difference lies in a gene called FOXP2 which encodes for a protein of the same name. This acts as a transcription factor, controlling the activity of other genes. The human…
Female sponge contraceptive re-approved for US market
Saturday, April 23, 2005 What was once the most widely sold contraceptive for millions of women, the Today® Sponge, has been re-approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be brought back for sale to the American marketplace, as early as this summer. The reintroduction of the sponge, demanded by many women for years,…
Earn Your Degree Faster! Summer Classes College Programs
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Pharmacy Technician Training Program San Diego Earn Your Degree Faster! Summer Classes College Programs by Jon Ginsburg === [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSYCwxt78jY[/youtube] Summer Classes College Once high school is completed there are many important decisions facing the recent graduate. Among these are where to attend college and what degree to pursue.…