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Nora Ephron From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ephron This article is about  a person who has recently died . Some information, such as that pertaining to the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change as more facts become known. Nora Ephron Ephron in New York City, 2010 Born May 19, 1941 New York City , New York, U.S. Died June 26, 2012 (aged 71) New York City, New York, U.S. Cause of death Pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia Residence New York City, New York Nationality American Alma mater Wellesley College Occupation Actress, screenwriter, producer, director, journalist, playwright Years active 1973–2012 Notable work(s) Silkwood ,  When Harry Met Sally... ,  Sleepless in Seattle , Julie & Julia Home town New York City, New Yo...

  http://www.animalsaustralia.org/issues/mulesing.php   Flystrike and Mulesing Flystrike is a major problem for sheep in the Australian wool industry. When a strike occurs, blowfly eggs laid on the skin of the sheep hatch into larvae, which feed on the sheep’s tissue. Flystrike can produce inflammation, general systemic toxaemia, and even death. It is estimated that around 3 million sheep a year die as a result of flystrike in Australia (Wardhaugh and Morton, 1990). Many more are affected by non-fatal strikes.   Very careful husbandry can protect sheep from flystrike without surgery (i.e. regular surveillance, crutching, insecticides etc). Unfortunately, given the large numbers run over extensive areas in Australia, and with very low labour levels, sheep do not receive this sort of care and attention. ^ top What is Mulesing? In an attempt to reduce the incidence of flystrike in Australia, the ‘Mules’ operation was introduced in the ...

http://www.asafeworldforwomen.org/economics-poverty/ec-central-and-southasia/2725-court-absolves-union-carbide.html     A group of survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy hold placards during a protest against Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the London Olympics, in Bhopal on Wednesday. Photo: A. M. Faruqui US court absolves Union Carbide of liability in Bhopal tragedy Source: The Hindu  (Additional Text:  Wikipedia ) In a setback to 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy victims, a US court has held that neither Union Carbide nor its former chairman Warren Anderson were liable for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims at the firm’s former chemical plant in Bhopal. US District Judge John Keena in Manhattan dismissed a lawsuit accusing the company of causing soil and water pollution around the Bhopal plant due to the disaster, and ruled that Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) and Mr. Anderson were not liable for remediation or pollution-relat...

http://www.reprieve.org.uk/tvandradio/2012_06_28_linda_carty_bbc_radio_5live/ Listen to Linda Carty on BBC Radio 5 Live By Anita Digernes on  28 June 2012 After having spent 10 years on  death row  in the US state of Texas, British grandmother  Linda Carty remains optimistic and is fighting to prove her innocence. The  British consulate  was not notified of Linda's arrest, nor that she was being charged with capital murder, and was therefore not able to assist with her case at this crucial stage. A catastrophically flawed trial led to her death sentence in February 2002. Since then, Reprieve has gathered significant evidence which - if presented at her trial - Reprieve believes could have proved her innocence. In this interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Linda talks about life in prison, the case and her fight for the right to live. With thanks to  BBC Radio 5 Live . Downloads 2012_05_28_bbcradio5live_linda_carty ...

http://azarmehr.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/hossein-ronaghi-maleki-very-definition.html For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East. This weblog was created to act as a platform for the voice of secular pro-democracy activists in and outside Iran who are struggling against the religious dictatorship of the Islamic clerics in Iran. My favourite quote: "Evil only prevails when the good stay silent" SATURDAY, JUNE 09, 2012 Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, The Very Definition of a Freedom Fighter Well before a fraudster named Austin Heap, was fooling the world that his non-existent Haystack software was breaking the internet filter barriers in Iran, a young Iranian computer genius, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, was the real hero who was helping the people of Iran achieve their inalienable right: 'access to free information'. At the time when Austin Heap was receiving Guardian's Media Innovation Award and getting state d...

  Campaign to send emails for the  jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/jun/06/iran-blogger-hossein-ronaghi-maleki-hunger-strike Iranian blogger on hunger strike close to death, warn fellow prisoners Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been sentenced to 15 years for 'insulting' the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki Human rights activists have raised serious concerns about the health of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, an Iranian blogger on hunger strike in protest at his 15-year jail sentence and the authorities' refusal to grant him prison leave despite severe medical conditions. Ronaghi Maleki, 27, was arrested in December 2009 following the unrest in the aftermath of  Iran 's disputed presidential elections. He was picked up from his father's house in the city of Malekan in Iran's province of East Azerbaijan and taken to Tehran'...