MP Candidate from Gandhinagar for Lok Sabha 2009 “Say Enough to all that is Wrong” Mallika Sarabhai is standing as a candidate from the Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. She represents the Friends For Democracy, a collective of concerned groups and individuals who want to reclaim politics ... Read More...
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Adult education is fast becoming the turning point for many people seeking to retain or learn new skills. With growing numbers entering adult education Westminster Adult Education (WAES) is responding to that growth. WAES is one of the largest providers of adult education in the country, offering over 1,000 courses ... Read More...
On 18 February 2008, Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES), in partnership with Abbey Community Association, are launching the new purpose built IT suite at The Abbey Centre in Great Smith Street, SW1. The Lord Mayor of Westminster will officially open the event. Having spent £30,000 to install the new IT suite ... Read More...
On February 16 in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Organization for Civic Action will host a debate on the state of the nation in the wake of the economic crisis and the collapse of the Icelandic banking system. Keynote speakers are economist Haraldur L. Haraldsson, psychiatrist Andres Magnusson and Adalheidur Asmundsdottir, law student. ... Read More...
Twenty years ago this week, the Ayatollah issued a fatwa against the author of The Satanic Verses. Then I brought him into my house to hide from the assassins. It was twenty years ago, on St Valentine’s Day, that the Ayatollah Khomeini launched the mother of all prosecutions against Salman Rushdie, ... Read More...
It was widely predicted that the UK’s Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would announce a further cut in base rate today. In line with consensus predictions, the rate has been reduced by 50 basis points, bringing the base rate down to a new all time low of ... Read More...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-02-05/the-pirate-whisperer/ Somali pirates were just paid $3.5 million—the largest ransom ever—for the release of a ship off East Africa. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Beast, negotiator Andrew Mwangura reveals the secrets of the murderers he does business with in this exclusive interview at The Daily Beast. ... Read More...
Knexus Digital, the premier digital marketing resource for busy marketing and communications professionals has today launched a new ‘Content License’ offering. Marketers are already using the Knexus platform to keep abreast of important developments in online marketing by participating in regular online webcasts and downloading from the vast library of ... Read More...
School wins £500 towards musical instruments from 12 Days of Christmas Campaign Bradford & Bingley International (BBI), donated £500 to St Thomas’ Church of England School for the purchase of musical instruments following the school’s success in BBI’s 12 Days of Christmas draw. BBI’s Community Affairs Manager, George Campbell, added “The 12 ... Read More...
Today’s unprecedented 1.5 per cent cut in base rate is great news for those with tracker mortgages – and may also bring relief for those on variable rates. Buy-to-let investors at Young Group’s myBASE1 development in Southwark completed on their purchases earlier this year, the majority taking tracker rate mortgages; many ... Read More...
Westminster City Council’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Carolyn Keen, has praised students of Westminster Adult Education Services’ (WAES) for their remarkable achievements in learning at an awards ceremony at Council House on Monday, 21 May 2007. The awards were presented to the students as part of the annual Adult Learners’ ... Read More...