Are There Two Sides To Every Story? Many believers pray for protection, to be kept safe while traveling, to be kept from harm, to be granted good health, to be healed if sick. I have noticed that this theme is common, “God protect us.” Likewise, when we believe we have been spared from certain calamity [...]
In a brief address to the United Nations Security Council on Friday, February 25, 2011, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon touched upon escalating violence and civil unrest in Côte d’Ivoire and the broader implications of the country’s upcoming democratic elections. A press release from his office issued the same day details the Secretary-General’s address to the council [...]
The Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 to discuss ways to bring back the now diminished low and moderate income home mortgage lending market. In a press release issued on February, 24, 2011, the FDIC’s Chairman, Sheila C. Bair stated that [...]
Sixteen weeks after its release and on the heels of its one millionth copy printed, Heaven Is for Real will be ranked at #1 of the New York Times Nonfiction Paperback and the Print Hardcover and Paperback Combined lists. In a press release on February 24, 2011, the publisher, Thomas Nelson, Inc. also announces that [...]
As a part of its “America Saves Week” (February 20-27), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is encouraging Americans to establish automatic savings practices in order to “save money, reduce debt and build wealth”. The FDIC strongly suggests that every American have a savings vehicle into which deposits are automatically made or that consumers develop [...]
President Obama highlighted the need for American business to “out-innovate, out-educate and out-build” its competitors world-wide in order for the country to succeed in the future in his February, 2011 State of the Union Address. To that end, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness has been formed. On February 23, 2011, the White House [...]
In a civil suit filed on February 22, 2011, Tony Fredianelli is suing Third Eye Blind’s lead singer and other parties for $8 million in damages he alleges his due for having co-founded the group and co-written many hit songs. Mr. Fredianelli was the band’s lead guitarist, a founding member and claims to have co-written [...]
In a statement released on February 21, 2011, the North Carolina Advocates for Justice quotes statements made by a member of the Southeastern Regional Medical Center of Lumberton’s Board of Trustees criticizing the North Carolina Senate Bill 33. The proposed bill will set a limit of $250,000 on damages that can be awarded in medical [...]
The 49th session of the United Nation’s Commission on Social Development took place from February 9 – 18, 2011 in New York, NY. The theme of this year’s session was “The Eradication of Poverty”. A press release from the Holy See Mission on February 11, 2011 provides a more detailed explanation of the ideas expressed [...]
Rentrak Corporation which provides tracking services for On Demand operators in the cable and telecommunications industries issued the list of top 10 movie titles for the week of February 7 – 13, 2011 in a press release on February 18, 2011. Life As We Know It (Warner Brothers) The Social Network (Sony) Paranormal Activity (Paramount) [...]
