Dungog, Australia residents celebrate continued protection of local forest
Thursday, September 5, 2013 Local residents of Dungog, a small country town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, held a celebratory nature walk on Sunday after they received assurance that their local forest was deemed worthy of “enduring protection.” Previously, a proposal before the NSW government to log over one million hectares of protected national park forests had caused alarm among nature conservationists. To celebrate the continued protection of national parks in NSW, a free guided walk was held on Sunday in the Black Bulga Range Conservation Area. This family-friendly nature ramble meandered along the mountain’s ridge, with locals enjoying the forest, sharing a cup of billy tea and knowledge about the local forest’s ecology and history. The physical presence of the locals in the forest demonstrated their continued use of this area and the importance of national parks for the community. Since early 2012, the possibility of logging for…
California releases search warrant for Wells Fargo bank on identity theft
Saturday, October 22, 2016 The California Department of Justice on Wednesday released the warrant and affidavit of a criminal investigation of the Wells Fargo bank. The State of California served the warrant on October 5 to search the San Francisco headquarters of Wells Fargo for felonious activities related to identity theft. The warrant said property to be seized at the bank’s San Francisco headquarters was related to the unauthorized creation of accounts by Wells Fargo employees including the names of individuals for the accounts; account information and fees; the names of employees and their managers who created accounts without the consent of the Wells Fargo customers in question; and all communications including emails referencing the unauthorised accounts. California Attorney General Kamala Harris’s criminal probe is part of an increasing list of officials nationwide questioning the business practices of Wells Fargo such as California State Treasurer John Chiang who announced a…
US financier Madoff to remain free on bail
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 A federal court in New York, New York ruled Monday that American financier Bernard Madoff can remain free on a US$10 million bond. Madoff faces charges of securities fraud in case that may reveal losses as large as US$50 billion. He was originally arrested on December 11, 2008. Federal prosecutors had argued that Madoff had violated terms of his bail by mailing valuables to relatives from his Manhattan apartment, where he is under house arrest. Judge Ronald L. Ellis ruled that, “The government fails to provide sufficient evidence that any potential future dissemination of Madoff’s assets would rise to the level of an economic harm.” The judge, however, did say that “it is appropriate that his ability to transfer property be restricted as completely as possible.” Madoff will be required to submit a complete inventory of items in his apartment. A Wall Street adviser, Madoff was…
British government scraps planned rules on pay equality
Saturday, December 4, 2010 The British Conservative-Liberal Democratic coalition government has scrapped plans by the previous government to change the rules on equal pay between men and women. The previous Labour government included a provision in the Equality Act 2010—Section 78—to allow the government the option to introduce regulations that would require companies to publish details of the difference in pay between male and female employees. If the government had activated such regulations, they would have come into force in 2013. The current government have decided not to activate this requirement and instead will only ask businesses to provide this data voluntarily and will set an “aspiration” to dramatically increase the number of women in senior positions in business. Lynne Featherstone, the Liberal Democrat MP and coalition Equalities Minister, in announcing the plans stated that the government wishes “to move away from the arrogant notion that government knows best, to…
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Manchester City loans Joe Hart to Torino
Saturday, September 3, 2016 On Wednesday, English football club Manchester City F.C. announced that they had loaned their goalkeeper Joe Hart to Italian club Torino F.C. till the season end. Hart joined City from Shrewsbury Town F.C. in 2006. Since then, he has won four Premier League Golden Gloves for keeping most clean sheets in a season, which is a League record. In a decade at the Etihad Stadium, Hart has won two Premier League trophies, two Football League Cups and one FA Cup. Hart debuted for England at the age of 21, and has represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012 and 2016 and FIFA World Cup 2014. Signing the contract, Hart said, “I am very excited to compare myself in an important and beautiful League such as Serie A.” ((it)) Italian language: Sono molto felice di potermi confrontare in un campionato bello e difficile come la Serie A.…
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Cosmetic Dentistry Options For Patients by drshawnkeller There are many options available for people seeking to better their smiles. Depending on how much a patient wants to spend, procedures range from teeth whitening to full mouth reconstruction. Here is a list of the procedures available at most cosmetic dentists. Dental Bonding. Bonding can improve teeth that are broken, chipped, cracked, stained, or misalignment of teeth. Using the latest in tooth-bonding technologies, materials colored the same as your tooth are bonded to your tooth surface. Tooth whitening Whitening or tooth bleaching makes teeth brighter that have been discolored or stained with time. When done completely in the dental office, bleaching can be completed in around 1 hour. Alternately, the dentist may give you a bleaching system for use at your home. Enamel shaping Shaping involves changing the appearance of teeth by contouring or removing enamel. Often combined with bonding, this process…
Proper Financial Planning For Better Lifestyle}
Click Here To Know More About: Wealth Management Advisers Best Financial Advice Submitted by: John Don Though we should never encourage ourselves to borrow money from others there are times when we find that there are no other options apart from borrowing. Banks and financial institutions are always ready to provide us with all kinds of loans that would make our life easier but the fact is that taking loans without proper planning would make your life miserable and you would find yourself in greater problems. Proper financial planning is really important in todays world because the better we plan our finance, the better lifestyle we can live and enjoy. Borrowing money requires a lot of thought process because you also need to think of how you will repay the principal amount along with the interest. Many people feel that loans are the best way to tackle financial crisis but…
Adam Folkard and Nick Norton ready for more men’s softball
Monday, March 19, 2012 Hawker, Canberra — Coming off a national championship win for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) men’s open team in mid-February, Australia men’s national softball team representatives Nick Norton and Adam Folkard are getting ready for more softball later this year, including the Australian club championships to be held in Brisbane in June. Folkard and Norton have both won the World Championships and have each won a total of ten national championships with the ACT side. They are both named to the current men’s national team, which has roughly thirty players, and believe they are likely to survive the December cut down to eighteen players who will represent Australia at next year’s World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand. The World Championship is one of the two most prestigious available to male softball players. The other is the International Softball Congress, an event Folkard and Norton have both…
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 Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.