The Education Travel & Culture (ETC) based in Portland, Oregon is a non-profit educational exchange organization for high school students from around the world. Its purpose is to promote international understanding and goodwill by providing high quality educational and cultural exchange programs in the United States and abroad. ETC provides inbound program opportunities for high [...]
The Pacific Ocean saw the dramatic rescue of three boys who had been lost at sea for nearly 2 months. The miraculous escape occurred when they were picked up by fisherman just off Fiji some 800 miles away from their starting point. The young boys who were left adrift were Samuel Perez, 15, Filo Filo, [...]
LONDON: Excessive sovereign and private sector debt in both Greece and Portugal has resulted in a notice being given that their credit ratings may be cut which proves that the euro zone crisis is not going to be resolved any time soon. And factor in the dilemma of the large Spanish economy which is also [...]
LONDON: The winner of the recent X Factor show Matt Cardle has seen his new single ‘When We Collide’ reach number 1 in the UK singles chart. The previous X Factor winner Joe McElderry only reached number two in the charts last Xmas after a concerted campaign to lift ‘Rap Against The Machine’ to number [...]
LONDON: The outbreak of a winter flu epidemic is causing concern amongst some medical professionals due to the fact that many people who are classed as ‘at risk’ have yet to come forward and take the flu vaccine. The people most at risk from the flu virus are the elderly followed by asthmatics, diabetes, pregnant [...]
Freezing artic temperatures and heavy downfalls of snow has brought the UK to a halt in the last 24 hours with thousands of commuters heading home for Xmas facing severe delays and cancellations on all transport networks. The first travel services to be hit were the airlines with both Gatwick and Heathrow cancelling flights due [...]
The private financial planning and networking group ‘The Elevation Group’ have announced that there will be opening their doors for members in December 10. The Elevation Group (EVG) is the brainchild of Mike Dillard, the Multi Level Marketing expert who became a self made millionaire through learning wealth creation techniques from some of the wealthiest [...]
Rises in the base rate for variable rate mortgages will leave many households exposed to greater debt and possible bankruptcy warned the Bank of England in its Financial Stability Report. The possibility of interest rate rises in 2011 cannot be ruled out due to changing circumstances in the economy with the effects of excessive inflation [...]
Carlos Tevez, 26, the prolific Argentinean goal scorer who plays upfront for Manchester City has become disillusioned with City’s plans for the future so much so that he has thrown in a transfer request. 33 goals in 50 league games has made Tevez a fans favourite and can be largely be held responsible in Cities [...]
LONDON: New research has come to light that suggests berries such as blueberries as well as green tea has protective effects against a number of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis says a report recently published by the Press Association. The report goes on to say that the berries and green tea extracts [...]
