Archive for the ‘World & Business’ Category

BP Chairman Svanberg says: ‘we care about the small people’. According to the latest news, BP to pay 'small people' US$20B.BP Perhaps meant the little people, like, the ones that don't make multi-million dollar salaries and all that. Swedish BP chairman's words on Wednesday after a ... Full story

President Obama's Oval Office speech on the Oil Spill - Obama's first speech from the Oval Office, he addressed the nation about the Gulf oil spill and related energy policy issues. According to the reports, Obama discussed his response plan and emphasized what he sees as the need for a shift in energy regulations ... Full story

Earthquake in Ocotillo, California, San Diego hit by Magnitude-5.7. SAN DIEGO—The US-Mexico border region has been shaked by a magnitude-5.7 earthquake.The quake struck at 9:26 p.m. PT Monday about 137 kilometres east of San Diego, or 8 kilometres southeast of Ocotillo in California’s Imperial County, the U.S. Geological ... Full story

Flag Day 2010, History back to date in 1777-Celebrate Flag Day by proudly flying Old Glory, which is far more than just the cloth that makes up its 13 red-and-white stripes, 50 white stars and field of blue. Veterans and scouts gathered to pay tribute to US flag on this day "FLAG DAY"Matthew Fox, ... Full story

Kamala Harris leads in AG's race, Harris declares victory in Attorney General Democratic primary. Kamala Harris wins in the race of Democratic Party candidate for attorney general of California. Harris outdistanced her six competitors with 33% of the vote, Kelly came in second with a little over 14%. Harris’ next campaign challenge will be ... Full story

World Environment Day 2010 is being celebrated all across the globe today, June 5. Here is history, quotes, slogans and this year's theme is Biodiversity. Protect the environment make planet earth a safe & pollution free. World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention ... Full story

Alcoa negotiations - can be a classic case study of using internet during wage negotiations. A sign of a growing trend of using internet and technology for information dissemination during the wage negotiations by unions. In this case Aloca when negotiating with USW or United Steelworkers have used a website - www.alcoanegotiations.com. Aloca is a metal producing ... Full story

May 31 Happy 'Memorial day' 2010 quotes, poems and What is Memorial day? Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. soldiers who died while in the military ... Full story

National Grid plans £3.2bn raise from shareholders - National Grid has announced plans to raise £3.2bn from shareholders to spend on adapting the UK's power networks for renewable sources of energy. NationalGrid also announced annual profits of £2.2bn for last year, up from £1.4bn the previous year. Steve ... Full story

John Shepherd Barron dies, Farewell to Inventor of ATM cash machine - John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, OBE (23 June 1925 – 15 May 2010) was a Scottish inventor.He was born in Shillong, Assam (now Meghalaya), India. This was the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). The ... Full story