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Thailand sets up nursing home for elderly elephantsBangkok, Oct 20 (DPA) Thailand has set up its first nursing home for elderly elephants in Lampang province, already the home of two elephant hospitals, media reports said Tuesday.
Canadastandard.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World (Paperback) newly tagged ''society''The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World (Paperback)By John Michael Greer Buy new: $12.89 First tagged "society" by Brian Merson Customer tags: sustainability, society, future
Amazon Tuesday, October 20, 2009Difficult year for Erickson Retirement CommunitiesErickson Retirement Communities of Catonsville said Oct. 19 that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to sell to Redwood Capital. Here are some of the events leading up to
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, October 20, 2009Mistress of accused multiple killer Charles Kembo was living in social seniors housing prior to deathThe apartment manager for murder victim Sui Yin Ma says he phoned police after seeing a newspaper article about a body that was discovered in Richmond. Sydney Mason told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that...
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, October 20, 2009U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Oct. 20WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
prnewswire.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009Children choose DVDs over booksCHILDREN as young as four spend more time playing
video games and watching DVDs than reading with their parents, research has revealed.
Scotsman Tuesday, October 20, 2009Elderly facing tough futureWith a flood of Baby Boomers approaching retirement, 401(k) savings in the toilet, housing values sinking and Medicare going broke, ''we are looking at a serious crisis.'' That's the assessment of Lar...
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, October 20, 2009Illinois Students Develop Valuable Work-Force and Academic Skills Using Cutting-Edge Software Tools Donated by MicrosoftREDMOND, Wash. and CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With financial support and assistance from Microsoft Corp., the Illinois State Board of Education announced plans to provide more than 640,000 high-school students with an opportunity to use professional-level software tools to develop work-force skills and prepare for post-secondary education by participating in the "bliink"
web design contest, whose theme "I Imagine a Green Future" focuses on environmental sustainability. Students will compete against each other for cash and prizes by developing a Web site using Microsoft Expression Web software, which will be donated to every high school in Illinois as part of the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) program. Tutorials and curriculum units, created by a team of classroom teachers, and mapped to national standards, will also be provided at no
charge. Microsoft's software donation has been valued at over $4 million.
prnewswire.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009Report calls for state action on journalismFees from telecoms bills or internet service providers should be diverted to a fund for local news, says a new study of future models for ensuring the survival of 'accountability journalism' in the US
FT Tuesday, October 20, 2009IoD wants radical reform and a pension age of 70THE state pension age should rise to 70 as soon as “reasonably practical”, company directors argued yesterday. The Institute of Directors called for a “radical reform” of both...
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