171. Dirty money: is canada's new $20 bill 'pornographic'?
November 09, 2012
What do you get when you put topless women and an image that lookslike the Twin Towers on a Canadian $20 dollar bill? A lot ofcontroversy. The newly redesigned $20 bill was unveiled by the Bank of Canada inOttawa last week, according to the Daily Mail . The revamped bill — the most counte...
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172. Transcript processing time reduced, csi director says
November 09, 2012
The center for student information has reduced its transcriptprocessing period from seven to 10 days to five to seven days,Director Elizabeth Garza said during Tuesday s AcademicAccountability and Student Success Committee meeting in Killen Center. We ve really improved our track record as we ve mo...
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173. Oxygen therapy slows type 1 diabetes in mice, study says
November 08, 2012
But whether hyperbaric treatment would help humans is unknown. By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with hyperbaric oxygentherapy helped prevent or slow the progression of type 1 diabetesin mice, according to new research. It is too early to say if the...
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174. Probe yeddyurappa's role in illegal mining, supreme court tells cbi
November 07, 2012
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI enquiry into the formerKarnataka Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa for illegalities inmining activities, in which he allegedly used his public office togrant undue favours to mining companies, who in turn made severallarge "donations" to a trust maintaine...
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175. Miles per gallon (mpg) fraud -- why class action works better thansmall claims
November 07, 2012
REDLANDS, CA -- May 11, 2012 : When it was announced that Heather Peters won her lawsuit against Honda for alleged MPG advertisingviolations, it drew nationwide attention and several more smallclaims against the popular car company. Now we hear that Peters'small claims judgment was overturned in...
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176. Grand am gt - segal brings points lead and momentum of first 2012victory to new jersey
November 07, 2012
Grand Am GT - Segal Brings Points Lead and Momentum of First 2012Victory to New Jersey MILLVILLE, May 11, 2012: Jeff Segal will bring the GRAND-AM RolexSports Car Series GT class points lead, and the momentum of hisfirst victory of the season with co-driver Emil Assentato and AIMAutosport Team FX...
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177. Old bags auctioned off to boost domestic abuse services
November 06, 2012
Nicky, a domestic violence survivor, never thought it would happento her. "I was just so shocked," she said Thursday at YWCA of Greenwich'sannual Old Bags Luncheon, which benefited victims of domesticviolence and the Y's Domestic Abuse Services . "I thought I was going to die." After suffering ...
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178. Sia seeks tie-ups in india, china as profits flounder
November 05, 2012
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday it is exploring partnershipsin India and China as it looks to guard against increasedcompetition and global economic uncertainty. "There is always a constant look at how we can be nimble inresponse to changes in the market," chief executive Goh Choon Phongtold...
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179. Oilsands critics put spotlight on foreign ownership
November 05, 2012
Anti-oilsands activists hit back at recent criticism of foreignfunding of environmental charities Thursday by releasing a reportshowing oilsands companies are overwhelmingly foreign-owned. ForestEthics Advocacy a spin-off of ForestEthics, which is aregistered charity released a shareholder analysi...
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180. Obama jokes with clooney at record-setting fundraiser
November 05, 2012
George Clooney played the suave host, Chef Wolfgang Puck whipped upsomething for dinner, and U.S. President Barack Obama and about 150of his Hollywood set donors enjoyed a few laughs at Clooney'sgood-humoured expense. Obama reminded the crowd that his famed Hope poster from the 2008was derived f...
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