How Americans Became So Sensitive to Harm
Zeh Fernando / Flickr A mother leaves her son in the car while popping into a store at a strip mall. She is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A high school senior complains to...
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St. James's Place PLC -1- ST. JAMES'S PLACE PLC 27 St. James's Place, London SW1A 1NR Telephone 020 7493 8111 Facsimile 020 7493 2382 PRESS RELEASE 28 February 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL RESULTS FOR...
View ArticleWhitney Houston doc, Rami Malek and Al Pacino movies headed to Tribeca Film...
The 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has unveiled the initial line-up for its upcoming 16th annual showcase, with a diverse mix of entertaining features and documentaries. Among the highlights of Thursday’s...
View ArticleWill Self on the meaning of skyscrapers – from the Tower of Babel to the Shard
When it comes to skyscrapers I am, in the proper sense of the word, ambivalent: I hate them for all the obvious reasons – sometimes a cigar may be just a cigar, but a skyscraper is always a big swaying...
View ArticleWill Self on the meaning of skyscrapers
Skyscrapers are all too evidently phallic symbols, monuments to capitalism and icons of hubris. Yet Will Self can’t help but love them. He explores their significance – from JG Ballard to Mad Men, and...
View Article2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom (The Heritage Foundation)
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) August 30, 2016 | Special Report on Economic Freedom 2017 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom By James M. Roberts, William T. Wilson, Ph.D., Diane Katz, Anthony B. Kim,...
View ArticlePRIME MINISTER BOYKO BORISSOV: BULGARIA, ROMANIA, AND SERBIA - WE HAVE THE...
(Source: Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria) PRIME MINISTER BOYKO BORISSOV: BULGARIA, ROMANIA, AND SERBIA - WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO REALIZE PROJECTS BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH US AND THE WHOLE OF...
View ArticleFinal Results (Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust plc)
(Source: Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust plc) RNS Number : 6170S Fundsmith Emerging Equities Tst PLC 18 March 2016 FUNDSMITH EMERGING EQUITIES TRUST plc Audited Results for the Year ended 31 December...
View Article“This Crooked System”
Summary I have no hope of getting justice in this crooked system. —Umar Daraz, Karachi, January 2016 How do you expect us to recover stolen items from hardened criminals? Do you think they will agree...
View ArticleUTSA centennial honors renowned, late Congress Henry B. Gonzalez (UTSA - The...
(Source: UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio) Civic leaders honor renowned public figure Henry B. Gonzalez 05.04.16 Photo credit: Camille Garcia, Rivard Report On May 3, 2016, civic leaders,...
View ArticleClosed Doors
Summary Gang violence has plagued Central America’s “Northern Triangle” countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for more than a decade. Children are particularly targeted by gangs in these...
View ArticleScottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC - Circular and Annual Financial Report...
(Source: Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust plc) Chairman's statement I am pleased to say that the Scottish Mortgage portfolio has continued to produce good long term returns for shareholders. The past...
View ArticlePrudential plc - FY16 Results - Business Review
NEWS RELEASE PRUDENTIAL PLC GROUP COMMUNICATIONS 12 ARTHUR STREET LONDON EC4R 9AQ TEL 020 7220 7588 FAX 020 7548 3725 www.prudential.co.uk 14 March 2017 PRUDENTIAL PLC FULL YEAR 2016 RESULTS RECORD...
View ArticleIndependent Review - Moncton Shooting - June 4, 2014 (Royal Canadian Mounted...
(Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police) Submitted by: Assistant Commissioner Alphonse MacNeil (ret'd) Note: Throughout the document ***** denotes where content was redacted as per the Access to...
View ArticleTribeca 2017 Announces Feature Film Line Up for Competition, Spotlight,...
An exciting slate of films that showcases the full breadth of contemporary filmmaking across a wide range of styles will premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T. Today, we've...
View ArticlePC Epidemic Grips U.S. Colleges (Tea Party Inc)
(Source: Tea Party Inc) Students increasingly demand protection from 'offensive' words, ideas, subjects (Atlantic) - Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is...
View ArticlePrudential plc - HY16 Results - Business Review (Prudential plc)
(Source: Prudential plc) NEWS RELEASE London,10 August 2016 PRUDENTIAL PLC 2016 HALF YEAR RESULTS ASIA DRIVES GROWTH AND CASH GENERATION Performance Highlights on a constant (and actual) exchange rate...
View ArticleAnnouncement of Final Results (The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd)
(Source: The Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd) The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited Announcement of Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2016 21 February 2017 The Directors of The...
View ArticleProtecting Schools from Military Use
Introduction This report collects recent and historic examples of laws, court decisions, military orders, policies, and practice by governments, armed forces, non-state armed groups, and courts aimed...
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