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Oct 2, 2010
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Norfolk Island becomes first nation to hoist flag at Village
Making its presence felt, the 33-member delegation, which is a part of Commonwealth of Australia, clapped and swayed to the tunes of bhangra and fusion music played by the students of a city school in their honour.
Students celebrate Gandhi Day
A nation under one umbrella, one of the major themes shown by students of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School during the Mahatma Fiji Day celebrations held at the school in Nabua yesterday. Picture: JONE LUVENITOGA
Obama delays CNMI wage hike for 2011
President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that delays the scheduled 50-cent minimum wage increase in the CNMI in 2011, a proposal that two of the largest business organizations in the Commonwealth have been asking for.
Legislature almost back to square one on budget bill, CNMI
On the second day of the CNMI government's partial shutdown, the 17th Legislature is almost back to square one on the $132 million budget bill for Fiscal Year 2011.
The House of Representatives passed Saturday night a new budget bill that the Senate amended once again about an hour later because of the same contentious issue of work hour cuts and unpaid holidays, among other things.
Lawmakers who requested anonymity said there was already a “compromise” reached among senators and House members to pass an eight-hour cut as of Friday afternoon.
The House of Representatives passed Saturday night a new budget bill that the Senate amended once again about an hour later because of the same contentious issue of work hour cuts and unpaid holidays, among other things.
Lawmakers who requested anonymity said there was already a “compromise” reached among senators and House members to pass an eight-hour cut as of Friday afternoon.
Shutdown closes Oleai Sports Complex, Saipan
Two student-athletes read the closure notice at the south entrance of the Oleai Sports Complex, which was locked beginning yesterday due to government shutdown. Inset, the parking lot of the facility is empty because of the closure notice. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
CAMPUS SECULARISM
A U.S. organization supporting nonreligious student groups reports a
growing number of such groups on campuses at the start of the fall 2010
term.
According to the Secular Student Alliance, a record 219 groups offered
atheist and agnostic students an alternative to religious ministries on
campus. There were 159 such groups in 2009 and 100 in 2008.
The trend toward increased secularism on campus reflects a broader
trend in U.S. society, according to the Alliance. The 2008 American
Religious Identification Survey showed that the secular demographic was
the only group to have grown in every state since 1990.
SOURCE: Secular Students Alliance
http://www.secularstudents.org/recordnumbergroups2010
growing number of such groups on campuses at the start of the fall 2010
term.
According to the Secular Student Alliance, a record 219 groups offered
atheist and agnostic students an alternative to religious ministries on
campus. There were 159 such groups in 2009 and 100 in 2008.
The trend toward increased secularism on campus reflects a broader
trend in U.S. society, according to the Alliance. The 2008 American
Religious Identification Survey showed that the secular demographic was
the only group to have grown in every state since 1990.
SOURCE: Secular Students Alliance
http://www.secularstudents.org/recordnumbergroups2010
REVISED MODEL FOR ICE-CAP MELTING
The Greenland and West Antarctic ice caps are melting, but at only half
the rate previously predicted, according to a team of U.S. and Dutch
researchers.
Past estimates of the rate of ice-cap melting in Greenland and western
Antarctica may not have properly accounted for movements in the Earth's
crust that alter mass distribution and influence the gravitational
field.
Using data from satellites and GPS measurements of land and sea-floor
pressure, the researchers concluded that the ice caps are melting at
approximately half the speed originally predicted and, as a
consequence, that the average rise in sea levels will also be less.
However, they cautioned that "there are too few data available to
verify this independently."
the rate previously predicted, according to a team of U.S. and Dutch
researchers.
Past estimates of the rate of ice-cap melting in Greenland and western
Antarctica may not have properly accounted for movements in the Earth's
crust that alter mass distribution and influence the gravitational
field.
Using data from satellites and GPS measurements of land and sea-floor
pressure, the researchers concluded that the ice caps are melting at
approximately half the speed originally predicted and, as a
consequence, that the average rise in sea levels will also be less.
However, they cautioned that "there are too few data available to
verify this independently."
Pakistani breaks world record of tree plantation in 24 hours
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A soldier of the Pakistani Army set up a Guinness world record on Wednesday by planting maximum plants in a time period of 24 hours by an individual, local media reported.
Venezuela holds parliamentary election
Venezuela has held an election to form a new legislature. A total of 165 seats in the National Assembly were up for grabs in Sunday's poll.
About 17 million voters were registered to cast ballots at some 12,500 polling stations across the country.
India marks Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary
NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- India Saturday marked the 141st birth anniversary of its Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, with political leaders from across the spectrum paying homage to the man who led the country to independence.
At least 14 killed in Nigeria's twin car bombing
Security personnel check the car bomb blast site in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Oct. 1, 2010. At least 14 people were killed as Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), claimed responsibility for the twin car bomb blasts which occurred near the National Day parade in Abuja on Friday. (Xinhua/Joshua)
World largest airline "United Airlines" born
Passengers check in at the Continental Airlines counter in O'Hare International airport in Chicago, the United States on Oct. 1, 2010. UAL Corp and Continental Airlines Inc. closed their merger on Friday to form the world's largest carrier, called United Airlines. (Xinhua/Jiang Xintong)
Nigeria celebrates 50th independence anniversary despite deadly bomb attack
ABUJA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria celebrated on Friday the 50th anniversary of independence as the pageant was overshadowed by a deadly twin bomb blasts near the National Day parade.
Pakistani PM warns against NATO intrusions
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani told the parliament on Friday that Pakistan will consider other options if NATO continued intrusion into its sovereignty in future.
Obama apologizes for infecting Guatemalans with sexual diseases
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday extended his apology for purposely infecting Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in a research study in the 1940s.
Obama says White House chief of staff quits
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) applauds outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L), while Obama's new interim chief of staff Pete Rouse looks on, in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 1, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
Calm returns to Ecuador on Friday after police unrest
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