Here’s An Opinion On: Macrame Rope byAlma Abell Advantages of Synthetic Mooring Lines for Transport Vessels Traditionally, many transport ships used wire rope mooring lines because it was the best option available. Manufacturers have been working hard to create mooring lines that not only do a great job, but also have advantages over the traditional…
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 This past Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill known as “Rocky’s Law” that requires Illinois high schools, through the local school district, to buy catastrophic injury insurance up to US$3 million or medical costs for up to five years, whichever one comes first, that covers student athletes….
Sunday, August 19, 2007 Justine Henin has defeated Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (3), 7-5 to win the prestigeous Rogers Cup. Justine, who is ranked world number one, has defeated Jankovic in all of their seven encounters. Jankovic is ranked world number three. Jankovic had an early 4-1 lead, but Justine first pulled even, then went on…
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology in South Africa, publicized results of a study on Tuesday on the role of women in the fields of science and technology in the country. Though women only make up thirty-three percent of publishing scientists in the country, their numbers have increased in recent…
Here’s An Opinion On: Yoga Synergy Teacher Training Submitted by: Anthony Malibu She won’t write, she won’t call… she won’t respond to any of your contact. Every since the break up, your ex girlfriend has been pretty much ignoring everything you do. Minute by minute you feel her slipping away, and by now it seems…
Monday, October 31, 2005 Kansas has been denied permission to use two key documents commonly used in the writing of science education standards for states, the National Science Education Standards (published by the National Research Council) and Pathways to Science Standards (published by the National Science Teacher Association). The respective organizations argued that they could…
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Time magazine named 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed yesterday to its list of “30 Most Influential Teens of 2015”. He was made famous after being taken into custody by police when a teacher thought a clock he brought to his Texas school looked like a bomb. Mohamed joins the ranks of influential teens…
Saturday, August 24, 2013 A transgender woman attacked in Harlem, New York last week died on Thursday after being declared brain dead and taken off life support. Police are treating the death of Islan Nettles, 21, as a hate crime. They were called faggots, they were called he-shes, she-males, things of that nature Nettles was…