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More Evacuations in Flood-hit Mindanao
Ten days after tropical storm Washi caused severe flooding on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, leaving over 1,200 dead and thousands homeless, thousands more people have been evacuated from their homes following fresh flooding, officials say. How...
Objectivism on the Side of the Angels
After reading Hugo Slim’s review for the London Telegraph of Steven Pinker’s new book The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and Its Causes, I am not sure I really want to slog through all 802 pages of the book itself....
Hertz And Marriott Introduce Electric-vehicle Car Sharing At San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
Hertz and Marriott have introduced electric-vehicle (EV) car sharing at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront and the first EV car rental program in downtown San Francisco. This new, cutting-edge hotel amenity enables guests and local area residents...
95lbs Woman Breaks Men’s Dead Lifting Guinness World Record By Nearly 15,000 Pounds
Athletes who heard the rumor said it couldn’t be done. How could a 5-foot woman, barely weighing in at 95 pounds compete with professional weightlifting men to set a new world record? On August 14, at St. Emydius Gym in San Francisco, Dr. Thienna...
97 Pound Woman Attempts Guinness World Records (Set By Men) to Lift Over 90,000 Pounds in 1 Hour!
Thirty years ago, Thienna Ho and her family were Vietnamese boat people who survived a brutal attack by Thai pirates during a treacherous voyage on their way to their new home in San Francisco. Now Thienna is a super-athlete who has broken Guinness World...
Love Aaj Kal Remake In Telugu
Good News for the Pawan Kalyan fans and movie lovers who want to see a variety in movies regardless of the hero. Telugu film industry’s power star Pawan Kalyan’s next movie after Komaram Puli is going to be a remake of hit Hindi movie Love Aaj Kal....
China’s Yang Lan to Appear At Global Hunter Securities’ China Conference
Global Hunter Securities (GHS) have announced that Yang Lan, one of China’s most prominent media figures, will appear at the company’s inaugural GHS China Conference, July 11-13, 2010, at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco. Lan, often referred to...
Chase Plans To Add 90 Bank Branches in California in 2010
Chase has announced that it will continue its investment in California by opening about 90 new branches and adding more than 1,200 new jobs to better serve California bank customers in 2010. The new branches will extend Chase’s network to more than...
