Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study

Thursday, January 29, 2009 Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with “more personal touch” can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in the online “Anthrozoos,” which is described as a “multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals”. The Newcastle University‘s School of Agriculture, Food andRead More

Melbourne Victory clinch A-League premiership

Sunday, December 17, 2006 Melbourne Victory has won the 2006-07 A-League football (soccer) premiership after defeating New Zealand Knights 4-0 at Olympic Park, Melbourne. The win takes Melbourne to 41 points, 13 ahead of Sydney FC in second place, with only four games remaining in the regular season. This makes it mathematically impossible for theRead More

Portugal to produce new Volkswagen model in 2008

Saturday, January 21, 2006 Volkswagen announced the Palmela, Portugal factory – Autoeuropa – has been chosen to produce a new car model beginning the first quarter of 2008, but did not specify the model to be produced. “The decision to produce a new model in Autoeuropa is the result of the competitive cost of productionRead More

Jamie Lee Curtis quits acting

Monday, October 9, 2006 Jamie Lee Curtis, 47, has stated that she will end her acting career, but said that she will continue writing. “I’m not an actor anymore,” she told Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell. “I really don’t imagine I’ll do that again.” She later said in the conversation, “I’m just focused on myRead More

The Game Of 5 Card Stud And How It Evolved

See More About: Deck Builders Gold Coast The Game Of 5 Card Stud And How It Evolved by Craig Walkrowin5 card stud poker is a game of gambling played by millions of gambling enthusiasts all over the planet. This is an ancient game of gambling which went through many modifications and alterations and gave usRead More

New Zealand dollar hits new high versus the United States dollar

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 File:New Zealand money.jpg The New Zealand dollar (NZD) value rose and, for a short amount of time, was worth US$0.7932, the highest level in New Zealand since the dollar was floated in 1985 — 22 years ago. The value then dropped a little and as of 11.40 a.m. was trading atRead More

US adds 173,000 jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to seven year low

Monday, September 7, 2015 The US economy added 173,000 jobs in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 to 5.1 percent, the lowest since April 2008. Although August job gains were lower than most economists forecast, job growth numbers for June and July were revised upwards byRead More