Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels to join rivals Bayern Munich

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 In a deal announced yesterday, German association football defender Mats Hummels, the current captain of Borussia Dortmund (BVB), agreed to sign a five-year contract with his boyhood club — and arch rivals of Dortmund — Bayern Munich next season. The arrangement was conditional on Hummels undergoing medical tests before signing. Mats …

Rescued Australian miners sign multi-million dollar media deal

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 The two Australian mine-workers, who were trapped for 14 days underground in a collapsed mine, have signed a media deal reportedly worth AUD$2 million for their story of survival. Local media reports that the lucrative deal, announced by the Nine Network, is believed to be the “highest ever paid to secure …

Alves to leave FC Barcelona

Saturday, June 4, 2016 On Thursday, FC Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernández announced Brazillian football defender Dani Alves would leave the club this summer as a free agent. Alves spent eight seasons with the Catalonians when the club signed him from Sevilla FC. Making his debut for Barça in 2008, Alves played 391 matches and …

Canadian government settles lawsuit over children ‘scooped’ out of indigenous communities

Saturday, October 7, 2017 The Canadian federal government of Justin Trudeau yesterday responded to a group of lawsuits by agreeing to pay C$750 million to the survivors of the “Sixties Scoop” program, in which 20,000 First Nations children were removed from their parents’ households and placed with non-indigenous foster or adoptive parents. The plaintiffs claimed …

How To Use The Census In Your Genealogy Research

By Debbie Pettitt You’ve gone through the preliminaries. You’ve collected all your household vital records, interviewed relatives, gathered additional records from living relatives and followed-up on some of the leads that were developed. Now, you’re stuck and not sure what to do next in your genealogy research. If you’ve worked your way far enough back, …

Ten April Fool’s pranks of 2009

Friday, April 3, 2009 April Fools’ Day pranks harmlessly pervaded worldwide again this year. Media outlets and internet sites have joined family, office workers, and friends to provide a wide variety of practical jokes. Ireland, France, and the United States celebrate April Fools all day, whereas a few countries celebrate jokes only until noon such …

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer makes 2005 Budget speech

Wednesday, March 16, 2005 The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable Gordon Brown PC MP, in a speech to the British House of Commons today presented his ninth Budget, what is very likely to be his last Budget before the next UK General Election. This opened the parliamentary debate on the 2005 …

North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile, claims its range includes all of the continental US

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Low Cost Garden Design Ideas You’ll Want To Try

See More About: Sprinkler Systems Low Cost Garden Design Ideas You’ll Want To Try by Russell Strider Are you looking for low maintenance and low cost garden design ideas? Choose a perennial garden that will greatly reduce your weed pulling and watering chores. Perennial flowers complimented by evergreen shrubs are a great choice for gardeners …