Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

ICC: Congo's Lubanga to stand trial

After several postponements, the Netherlands based International Criminal Court (ICC) is to go ahead with its first ever trial. "Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese militia leader, will be tried in January over...

Listeria alert Ontario : Old Style brand Thin Sliced Honey Ham

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a warning regarding possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination of the "Old Style brand Thin Sliced Honey Ham," sold only in Ontario, exclusively in Price Chopper stores in the province. " OTTAWA, November 3, 2008 – The...

Gurulib Online Home Library

Gurulib(www.gurulib.com) helps organize small home libraries. Using a book shelf metaphor Gurulib helps catalog books, movies, music, games and software online. Gurulib is completely free. Some of the important features available in Gurulib are: Retreives and displays...

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