Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 28, 2009
By Vibecke Gudmundsen
Scotland is getting closer to achieving the targets of increased levels of recycling and reduction of waste by 2010, as outlined in the National Waste Plan towards a zero waste Scotland.
The targets include stopping the growth of municipal waste and achieve 40% recycling and composting of the municipal waste by 2010. Anna [...]
Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 21, 2009
By Vibecke Gudmundsen
Fewer couples get married in the Kirk because of the cost of church weddings, a Church of Scotland minister has said.
The number of weddings conducted in the Church of Scotland has suffered a strong decline over the last years, falling 11,4% from 2001 to the end of 2007, according to the General Register [...]
Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 9, 2009
By Vibecke Gudmundsen
Regular napping is dramatically raising the risk to develop diabetes, according to new research.
The study conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham has found that people who sleep for short periods during the day are up to 26% more likely to evoke type-2 diabetes.
“There is an obvious link between sleeping for short [...]
Posted by: vibeckeg on: March 5, 2009
By Vibecke Gudmundsen
The new UK regulations on in vitro fertilization (IVF) will erode the role of fathers, a senior Church of Scotland minister has warned.
The new rules shortly coming into force allow the women who conceive a child through in vitro fertilization or sperm donation to put any person as the second parent on [...]
Posted by: vibeckeg on: December 2, 2008
George W Bush admits the invasion of Iraq was a mistake.
It was in a television interview with the ABC on Monday that the president, who is counting his last days in the White House, admitted the blunder. He said that his biggest regret from his entire eight year old presidency were the invasion of [...]
Posted by: vibeckeg on: November 17, 2008
Now that he is President, Barack Obama may have to give up his beloved BlackBerry. According to the transparency laws the smartphone makes his every e-mail and document open for public viewing. There goes another habit of the newly elected President.
As many other busy and business men, President Obama has relied on his BlackBerry for [...]
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