Monday, March 21, 2005 Portal and search company Yahoo! has purchased Ludicorp Research and Development Ltd., the private corporation which owns the photo sharing site Flickr.The news was officially disclosed in a Sunday posting to the corporation’s staff blog and is credited to Caterina Fake, Flickr’s vice president of marketing and community. The posting announced…
Surgeons reattach boy’s three severed limbs
Tuesday, March 29, 2005A team of Australian surgeons yesterday reattached both hands and one foot to 10-year-old Perth boy, Terry Vo, after a brick wall which collapsed during a game of basketball fell on him, severing the limbs. The wall gave way while Terry performed a slam-dunk, during a game at a friend’s birthday party….
Weight Loss And Calorie Balance
More On This Topic: Buy Indoor Furniture In La Submitted by: Rudolphwx Wells Weight loss isn’t easy but it isn’t complicated either. You don’t really need a complex diet to help you lose weight. It all comes down to the numbers and a thing called calorie balance. When you are in a state of calorie…
On the campaign trail, August 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012 The following is the tenth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: Wikinews interviews the Peace and Freedom Party vice…
Chula Vista, California becomes model for blight control laws in the US
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both locally and throughout the United States, the one year old ordinance has become a model for…
Traditional Italian Food And Wine Pairings White Wine And Apulia Dishes
More On This Topic: Restaurant Takeaway Menu Toronto Canada Traditional Italian Food And Wine Pairings – White Wine And Apulia Dishes by Levi Reiss The Apulia region is the heel of the Italian boot. It is situated in the southeast corner of Italy on both the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. With its maritime location, the…
Irish Senator Kieran Phelan dies at age 60
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Irish Senator Kieran Phelan has died suddenly at the age of 60. Phelan died after falling ill in his hotel in Dublin this morning, shortly before a meeting due to be held by the Seanad. Phelan sat on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and had been a Senator since 2002. He…
Flexible Ductwork For High Velocity (Hvac) Air Cooling Systems
More On This Topic: Air Conditioner Service Maitland Flexible Ductwork for High Velocity (HVAC) Air Cooling Systems by Nell Cotton. In many climates, the reason for discomfort at home in the summer has as much to do with humidity as with heat. For this reason, an air conditioning system that uses the aspiration method cools…
Major explosions at UK oil depot
Sunday, December 11, 2005 A series of large explosions have occurred close to Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, UK. The source of the explosions has been confirmed as the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (HOSL), Hemel Hempstead, known locally as the Buncefield complex. Up to 150 fire fighters are reported to be at the scene with 10 fire…
Consensus reached on incentive package for Iran
Friday, June 2, 2006 In Vienna, top diplomats from the United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, France, and Germany reached an agreement on Thursday on an incentive package to offer to Iran in exchange for its giving up uranium enrichment. The specifics of the incentive package were not revealed, but a delegation from Europe led…