Confrontation between Greenpeace and fishermen off Marseille

Thursday, August 24, 2006 The ship of the organisation Greenpeace, the Rainbow Warrior II, was blockaded off Marseille by a fleet of 30 fisherman ships. The fishermen protested against the campaign by Greenpeace regarding an alleged over-fishing of blue-fin tuna. The fishermen encircled the Rainbow Warrior II, leaving her only the room to receive supply from the land by means of small boats. The confrontation was settled when Greenpeace accepted that a ship of the French Navy, the oceanic tug Abeille Flandre, escort her to another harbour for supply, before…

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James Brady, former White House press secretary, gun control advocate, dies at 73

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 James Brady, former White House Press Secretary for the Ronald Reagan US presidential administration and advocate for gun control, died yesterday at age 73 in an Alexandria, Virginia retirement community. The family released a statement saying, “We are heartbroken to share the news that our beloved Jim ‘Bear’ Brady has passed away after a series of health issues”. Brady was a few weeks shy of his 74th birthday. Brady was serving as President Reagan’s press secretary when he was the most seriously wounded out of four,…

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Wikinews interviews John Taylor Bowles, National Socialist Order of America candidate for US President

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached out to these candidates, throughout the campaign. The most recent of our interviews is Laurens, South Carolina‘s John Taylor Bowles. Mr. Bowles is running with the endorsement of the National…

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Learning How To Become A Great Interior Decorator

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Blinds In Sydney Bedheads Sydney Learning How to Become a Great Interior Decorator by Stefan Petty Interior decoration is the art of making the interior of different spaces to look attractive and comofrtable, and you can be sure that there are a lot of things you can learn in this area. It can take time to become a really good interior decorator, and even if you have an excellent knowledge of how to use different color combinations to make matching styles, without a…