The American Red Cross and other organizations are providing first aid and CPR training online and some of these courses may be available for free. Obtaining a certification in CPR is essential because it can be used to save the life of a person who has suffered cardiac arrest. For example, if a person stops breathing, he or she has only six minutes to live because without oxygen, irreversible brain damage could occur. Knowing how to provide rescue breathing could mean the difference between life and death if the ambulance…
Read MoreBuying property abroad? 5 things you must remember
Indians who want to buy property abroad are looking to benefit from the global recession. Dubai, earlier deemed unaffordable for most, is now being looked at as the most sought after destination for purchasing one’s dream home. United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand are other places already established as hubs for the Indian population -inviting professionals to invest with the intention of finally settling down there. 1 Clarity of purpose. However, it has to be clarified that the law nowhere provides that possession of property abroad would be a…
Read MoreWrinkle Serums For The Face
The most gorgeous people across the country have defining characteristics: beautiful eyes, luscious lips, shiny hair. Some of the people people are tanned Brazilian-esque models, while others are as pale as Snow White. Each year, millions of people around the globe spend billions of dollars on tanning products to make their skin color darker. Yet for some reason, people who strive to lighten their skin are looked down upon. If beauty to you means lighter skin, then you should be able to achieve it safely. For specifics on organic beauty…
Read MoreBiologist Nick Bos tells Wikinews about ‘self-medicating’ ants
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Nick Bos, of the University of Helsinki, studies “the amazing adaptations social insects have evolved in order to fight the extreme parasite pressure they experience”. In a recently-accepted Evolution paper Bos and colleagues describe ants appearing to self-medicate. I have no doubt that as time goes on, there will be more and more cases documented The team used Formica fusca, an ant species that can form thousand-strong colonies. This common black ant eats other insects, and also aphid honeydew. It often nests in tree stumps or…
Read MoreFixing Common Bathroom Vanity Problems
Whenever you undertake a major renovation in your home, you do your best to avoid mistakes: You follow the instructions as closely as you can, or even hire a professional contractor to do the work for you. Sometimes however things go wrong and you might need to repair your vanity cabinets, or other problem areas, yourself. By learning some simple repair techniques before your next project starts, you’ll be ready for whatever the future holds. Leaking faucet or pipe If you installed your vanity cabinets yourself, you needed to turn…
Read MoreU.S. Senate majority goes to Democrats
Friday, November 10, 2006 George Allen, incumbent Republican Senator from Virginia, conceded the state’s mid-term election to Democratic challenger Jim Webb on Thursday. Democrats have now gained the six seats needed by the party to hold majority control of the Senate. “The people of Virginia have spoken, they have spoken in a closely divided voice. We have two 49ers,” Allen said during the afternoon press conference in Arlington. Allen garnered 49.25% of the vote, compared to the 49.55% who supported Webb. “I do not wish to cause more rancor by…
Read MoreUS reveals Nazi war criminal’s location was known two years before his capture
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 The 27,000-pages of documents released on Tuesday reveal that while the United States and West Germany knew the location of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann two years before his capture, the fact was kept secret. The documents were declassified as part of the Nazi War Criminals Disclosure Act of 1998. West German Intelligence informed the US in March 1958 of the whereabouts of the senior Gestapo officer, who was living under the alias “Clemens” in Argentina where he had arrived seven years earlier. It was not…
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Cars big winner as 34th Annual Annie Awards handed out
Monday, February 12, 2007 Cars drove home the big prize last night, from the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The animation industry’s highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annies recognise contributions to animation, writing, directing, storyboarding, voice acting, composing, and much more. As mentioned, Pixar took home the big prize last night, after facing stiff competition from four other Happy Feet, Monster House, Open Season, and Over the Hedge. But the biggest winner of the night didn’t get a “Best Animated Feature” nod at all. Flushed Away won five feature animation categories including Animated…
Read MoreElection in Moldova instigates rioting mob demanding recount
Thursday, April 9, 2009 Protests which began Monday escalated to a riot on Wednesday consisting of over 10,000 people in Chi?in?u, the capital of Moldova, protesting the results of Sunday’s 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, which showed an apparent, narrow victory for the Communist Party (Partidul Comuni?tilor din Republica Moldova, PCRM). Demonstrators claim the victory was the result of electoral fraud. The demonstration escalated to a “flash mob” of between 10,000 to 15,000 communicating via online tools like email, micro-blogging tool Twitter, and social-networking website Facebook. “We sent messages on Twitter…
Read MoreFormer US Representative Dan Rostenkowski dies aged 82
Saturday, August 14, 2010 Former US Representative Dan Rostenkowski died of lung cancer Wednesday at his vacation home in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Rostenkowski, whose political career ended in the early 1990s after he was convicted on fraud charges, was 82. Rostenkowski’s death was confirmed by his spokesperson, Jim Jaffe, who said that the former congressman had been receiving treatment for lung cancer for a while. Rostenkowski had previously been treated for prostate cancer in the 1990s. Rostenkowski was born on January 2, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. He was an athlete…
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