Vestas Cowes rooftop occupiers: “Save the environment, scuttle a NIMBY”

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Friday, August 7, 2009 Five activists have installed themselves on the rooftop of Vestas Wind System‘s Venture Quays factory in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, in support of the Vestas employees. The five — four of whom are members of the Climate Camp which has set up in the Isle of Wight — scaled the Cowes plant, which is located about five miles (8 kilometres) north of Vestas’s main Isle of Wight plant in Newport,Continue reading

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Danish clothing company sells T-shirts to support FARC and PFLP

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Friday, January 20, 2006 A recently created Danish clothing company is selling on the internet T-shirts in order to support the clandestine radio station of the Colombian guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the graphical workshop of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In fact the money will be used by these groups to carry on their terrorist activities. FARC activities include kidnappings, masacres, bombs, extortions and the drugContinue reading

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Iran’s morality police crack down on un-Islamic dress

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 The Iranian police forces have faced criticism from Ayatollah Hashemi Shahrudi, the head of the judiciary who was appointed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for their re-invigorated campaign to do away with un-Islamic dress. Ayatollah Shahroudi proclaimed, “Tough measures on social problems will backfire and have counter-productive effects.” Others have, of course, made it clear that un-Islamic dress can lead to moral corruption, engender innumerable vices, and hurt the Islamic characterContinue reading

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The Problem Mentality Syndrome

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Click Here To Find Out More About: Ems Group Site Submitted by: Erin Heaven Do you have problems that never seem to go away? Are you often concerned about your health? Do your relationships always seem to fail? If so, you might have “Problem Mentality Syndrome”! People with “Problem Mentalities” are often stuck in the misery of their lives. It is very hard for them to see the positive side of the things that troubleContinue reading

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya runs marathon under two hours

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Sunday, October 13, 2019 Yesterday, Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya ran a marathon in less than two hours. This is the first time anyone has been recorded to run a full marathon of 42.195 kilometers (approximately 26 miles) under this pursued landmark time. It was not, however, an officially sanctioned world record, as it was not an “open race” of the IAAF. His time was 1 hour 59 minutes 40.2 seconds. Kipchoge ran in Vienna, Austria.Continue reading

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Magnitogorsk apartment building collapses after explosion, dozens dead

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Friday, January 4, 2019 An apartment building collapsed on Monday in Magnitogorsk, a city in the Ural region of Russia. A suspected gas leak led to an explosion, followed by the ten-storey building coming down. A total of 39 are confirmed dead, officials told state media, adding that rescuers ended their work yesterday. Some reports suggest a deliberate criminal act. The 1973 building was home to over 1,000 people; 48 apartments were damaged. Rescuers, workingContinue reading

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