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John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defendingRead More
Jewel in King Tut’s necklace created by possible asteroid impact
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 A jewel that once belonged to King Tutankhamen of ancient Egypt is believed to have been created by an exploding meteorite entering Earth’s atmosphere “hugely bigger in energy than the atomic [bomb] tests,” said geophysicist John Wasson. The explosion was “Ten thousand times more powerful,” added Wasson. The Egyptian Mineral ResourcesRead More
Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note
This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety.Read More
Knowing The Differences Between Level And Decreasing Term Life Insurance
See More About: Property Investment Specialist Sydney Binnari By Joe R. Maldonado There’s level and decreasing term life insurance, and when it comes time for you to choose between the two you want to know for sure which one is right for you. Since there are such a wide variety of options at your disposal,Read More
Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND
See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. ItRead More
Football: Both Manchester teams out of Europe as Bilbao and Sporting profit
Sunday, March 18, 2012 They might be occupying first and second place in the Premier League back in England, but Manchester United and Manchester City were defeated following the second legs of their respective UEFA Europa League ties. March 15, 2012 Athletic Bilbao 2 – 1 Manchester United Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 40,000 Referee:Read More
UK drivers urged not to panic buy during delivery strikes
Friday, June 13, 2008 British drivers have been urged not to panic buy fuel because of the 4-day walkout by delivery drivers working for companies delivering to Shell petrol stations. The 600 workers have walked out over pay disagreements, wanting an increase to their current pay of £36,500, however their union Unite turned down aRead More
Brits Losing A Day A Week To Money Worries}
See More About: Best Crm For Insurance Agents Crm For Insurance Agents Brits losing a day a week to money worries by Adam SingletonBrits are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of the economy amid talk of recession and a credit crunch, it has been revealed. While this is not exactly surprising, the extent ofRead More
Execution of two gay teens in Iran spurs controversy
Saturday, July 23, 2005 International controversy erupted after Iranian officials executed two gay teenagers who were originally reported to be convicted of homosexuality, however later reports released by the Iranian government after international furor claimed the conviction was for the rape of a 13-year-old boy. The two were hanged July 19. Only the age ofRead More