A United Nations panel will decide Friday whether the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina violated a treaty on racism, and its ruling could be influenced by a controversial statement from two U.N. advisers who last week labeled the planned demolition of four New Orleans public housing complexes as "discriminatory" even though neither visited the city to research the issue.
A strange thing happened on a rough night for the Warriors. Not only did Brandan Wright and Patrick O'Bryant both get minutes, but they got them together. And in the second quarter, no less. With Andris Biedrins and Chris Webber hurt and Al Harrington in foul
Yeah, Petra Nemcova’s a hot Czech model with the face of an angel and some serious survival instincts -- she climbed a palm tree to escape 2004’s tsunami -- but she’s also a major philanthropist (anyone who’d date James Blunt would have to be, right?).
It’s a plan that has been in the works for some time now, and Thursday the Port of New Orleans will release its master plan through the year 2020 – a plan that includes more than $1 billion worth of improvements in hopes of staying competitive with other ports.
Sgt. Matthew J. Rhoads, a 29-year-old paratrooper from Philadelphia who served seven months in Iraq, was found dead Sunday in his residence at Fort Bragg, N.C.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Trying to keep up with stiffening competition, the Port of New Orleans wants to spend more than $1 billion by 2020 to boost its container cargo capacity, expand cruise facilities and bounce back fully from Hurricane Katrina.
Pacific Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq:PCBC) announced today that George Leis, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Sandler O'Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 1:45 p.m. Pacific time.
In the news release, Supermicro Showcases OfficeBlade, DatacenterBlade Server and Whisper-Quiet 28dB Workstation at CeBIT 2008, issued yesterday, March 4, by Super Micro Computer, Inc. over PR Newswire, the contact information should read, "Michael Kalodrich of Super Micro Computer, Inc., +1-408-503-8063, michaelksupermicro.com" rather than "michaleksupermicro.com" as incorrectly transmitted by