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Golf club ends 113-year sock rule
Men have been given permission to show off their legs at an Essex golf club for the first time in 113 years."Members of Frinton Golf Club were previously required to wear knee-length socks with shorts. But now committee members have relaxed the rule and men can wear short...
Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil
Here we get a long and considered article on Canada's oil sand bonanza or environmental disaster depending on how you view it. Alberta as the new Kuwait. John Vidal's piece is a mixture of sound fact and comment and... Cremated remains of show organizer to be shot in fireworks at Indianapolis...
One of the fireworks bursting above the city this year will contain a bit of cremated remains – a fitting tribute, organizers say, to the man who ran the annual event for 40 years." Meredith Smith died in February at age 74. About a half-teaspoon of his ashes will be in... Was the War In Iraq About Oil? Look At Today's "No Bid" Oil Wealth Contracts
This lingering question remains unanswered: Was the war in Iraq really about oil?Iraq has decided to exploit its vast oil wealth by offering big oil companies contracts to explore and drill in Iraq. Four Western oil... Oil tanker drivers agree 14 per cent pay deal
Tanker drivers in the UK have agreed to a 14 per cent pay deal over two years. Their strike disrupted fuel supplies last weekend."The rise, which will see basic pay increased to £36,000, will be introduced over two... Western Oil Giants Heading Back to Iraq: Was the War Really About Oil?
Critics of the Bush Administration that have been saying for years that America's invasion of Iraq and elimination of Saddam Hussein was just a plot to rob Iraq of its oil will be gloating this week.Several oil companies are getting close to signing deals with Iraq that will... Nigerian Militants Strike Shell Oil Rig
Nigeria has a tragic history of conflict between Shell oil and local interest groups. Today, militants attacked one of Shell's offshore oil rigs."Royal Dutch Shell was forced to shut down production of its Bonga... UK fuel drivers offered 14% pay rise
UK fuel tanker drivers have been offered a 14% pay increase by Shell to be given over two years. This comes after their four-day strike has affected the UK fuel supplies.A second round of strikes was expected to... Talks restart as UK fuel strike ends
The fuel strike in the UK has ended for now, but another is planned for later this week if the talks that are scheduled fail to settle the dispute over pay.NowPublic coverage on the previous fuel strikes can be found... Hundreds of Shell tanker drivers strike over pay
Hundreds of UK tanker drivers began a four-day pay strike on Friday, affecting fuel delivery to nearly 10 percent of UK filling stations. This is just the latest challenge for an already hard-hit fuel industry, as protests have been taking place around the world. See... Israeli fire kills girl in Gaza
" Israeli fire kills girl in Gaza Three Hamas members were killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday Palestinian medical workers say a young...Houston to Shell Out $150,000 to Defend Police Beard Ban
"HOUSTON — The Houston City Council has unanimously authorized spending up to $150,000 to defend the city in a lawsuit challenging the police department's ban on beards. Council members spent more than an hour last night discussing the policy and... Bolivia takes over four oil companies and one communication enterprise (updated)
Caracas, Venezuela, 1 May 2008. Today, the Bolivian government of Evo Morales Ayma formally nationalized four oil companies: Transredes (Shell), Andina (Rapsol), Chaco (BP) and CLHB (British Ashmore... Message to Shell: ‘Stop Buying Middle East Oil’
I read an interesting article this morning about former professional basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon and his close ties to Islamic mosques with ties to terror groups, including Al-Qaeda. While that article was...Shell: Peak oil in 7 years
Shell is calling peak oil will begin in 2015. Will the days of cheap, easy motoring be over so soon or will we just go nuclear? Neither scenario bodes well for a world that seems unable to stop...
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