United States
West Virginia Mine Explosion: Continuous rescue operations going on
West Virginia Mine Explosion: The worst U.S. mining disaster in two decades. Hopes of finding survivors faded as rescuers pulled back fearing another explosion after at least 25 miners were killed. The accident, the worst U.S. mining mishap since 1984, hit Monday afternoon during a shift change at the mine, located some 30 miles (50 [...]
Dan Duncan founder and the chairman of Enterprise Products Partners LP died
Dan Duncan was an American businessman. He was the co-founder, chairman and majority shareholder of Enterprise Products. Billionaire Houston energy tycoon Dan Duncan was 77. Enterprise Products Partners LP said Monday in a statement that Duncan died at his Houston home on Sunday. Duncan co-founded Enterprise Products Company in 1968 and took Enterprise Products Partners public in July 1998. [...]
New York State Unemployment Insurance and Benefits announced by NYS Dept of Labor
New York State Unemployment: The Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor Collen Gardner addressed the NYS unemployment issue. He said, “Prevailing unemployment issues in NYS or the New York State are sky-high already.”According to the reports the New York State Unemployment rate is stable at 8.8% for February 2010. It also states that 8,100 private sector [...]
58th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival 2010
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C. commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington. Mayor Ozaki donated the trees in an effort to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and The Cherry Blossom Festival is an event that takes place every year for two weeks. [...]
Happy St. Patrick s Day 2010
Saint Patrick’s Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on 17 March every year in Ireland in memory of Saint Patrick of the patron saints of Ireland. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to the parades with thousands of performers traveling from the four corners of the globe to take part in festivities. [...]