WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak at the 44th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Service on Monday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. EST at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Bolden will give brief remarks and bring greetings from President Obama. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Mission [...]

Available on print newsstands Jan. 31 and as a fully interactive e-magazine available on the App Store Jan. 15. Special Content for iPad Edition Includes: New Tricks From Old Dogs video – Watch a behind-the-scenes video of photographer Robert Clark shooting portraits of dogs at the Westminster Dog Show. The Calm Before the Wave video [...]

The Chandikulam Bird Sanctuary which was earlier destroyed by LTTE terrorists was restored and opened on January 03, under the Government’s initiative to expand facilities for nature lovers. The Sanctuary which is second only to the Kumana Bird Sanctuary offers a charming spectacle of nature and spreads over 49.2 sq km on the Northeastern coast. [...]

SECAUCUS, NJ and TOKYO – Panasonic(NYSE:PC) (TOKYO:6752) (@PanasonicEvents) is pleased to announce that the company will host a global interactive video stream broadcast, Panasonic LIVE @ CES, during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 10-11 from Panasonic’s booth (#9405) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For the first two days of the [...]

Children and vulnerable adults will remain at the forefront of Cheshire East Council’s work in 2012 said Leader, Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald, in a New Year statement this week. Sterling work achieved this year in attracting inward investment to the borough’s towns will also continue, he pledged, despite the unprecedented level of economic hardship. “Austerity is [...]

Employers across Scotland are being urged to make 2012 the year they take on a Modern Apprentice by Minister for Youth Employment Angela Constance.As the Government gears up to deliver Opportunities for All, the pledge to ensure every 16-19 year old has a place in education or training, Scotland’s business sector is being urged to [...]

The New Year Honours list for 2012 includes recongition for a number of prominent Scots.Among those in Scotland to receive a CBE are:Tahir Mahmood, for services to women’s healthJames Holloway, Director, The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, for services to the artsRonald Shade Hamilton, Chair, Daysoft Ltd, for services to the contact lens industryRonnie Corbett, actor [...]

The Elephant Pass Saltern, which had been destroyed completely by the LTTE, is being rehabilitated and will soon recommence production by the first quarter of the New Year. According to the Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Douglas Devananda everything was done from scratch to commence salt production after its destruction by the [...]

Support of more than £1 million for Scotland’s museums and galleries has been announced.Project funding of £970,000 and £100,000 capital funding has been allocated from the Scottish Government’s 2012-13 draft budget.More than 260 accredited museums and galleries are eligible to apply for the funding, which is administered by Museums Galleries Scotland on the Scottish Government’s [...]

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Dec. 20, 2011 – Walmart (NYSE: WMT) today announced the launch of its popular VUDU entertainment service on Xbox 360. Xbox LIVE customers can now shop VUDU’s library using new, interactive features such as voice search, voice control and Kinect gesture commands to rent or own the latest Hollywood hits, TV [...]