Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A Scottish woman who set out before Christmas to purchase a turkey finally made it home on Monday, after being cut off by snow for a month. Kay Ure left the Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage on Cape Wrath, at the very northwest tip of Great Britain, in December. She was heading to […]
U.S. Supreme Court eases government ability to seize property
Friday, June 24, 2005 In a major decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has expanded the right of government to seize private property for public good by allowing the city of New London, Connecticut to invoke eminent domain and seize homeowners’ property for economic development reasons. In a closely-divided decision, 5–4, the court […]
Thrifty Meals 10 Meals For $10.00 Or Less
Read An Opinion On: Lunchtime Website By Linda Holmes Thin cut steak or steak marked down in the meat department. If it is thicker you can cook it and cut it in strips on an angle. Serve with salad or over salad. Steak can be marinated for an hour in the same dressing you are […]
Interview with Usenet search sites targeted by the MPAA
Thursday, March 2, 2006 Last week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced it had launched seven lawsuits against operators of websites it claims had been “facilitating the distribution of copyright works”. In its announcement, the MPAA said it had commenced legal action against the following BitTorrent tracking sites: isohunt.com, bthub.com, and torrentbox.com, which […]
Senior UK politicians talk at Confederation of British Industry conference
Monday, November 21, 2016 UK Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn both spoke at the annual Confederation of British Industry conference today, talking about Britain after its planned ‘Brexit’ from the European Union, and future plans for business. May formally announced plans to cut corporation tax from 20%, without giving details, in […]
Church of Scientology does not see humor in website dedicated to Tom Cruise
Sunday, September 25, 2005 The Church of Scientology has threatened legal action in order to take over ownership of the domain name of a web site which links to the odd behaviour of one of the world’s most famous scientologists: Tom Cruise. http://ScienTOMogy.info has apparently received a fax and at least 6 emails in the […]
Tribal Jewelry, Exquisite Historical Relics Under The Parking Lot
Read An Opinion On: Short Term Parking Canberra Online Tribal Jewelry, Exquisite Historical Relics – Under The Parking Lot by Derek Dashwood It is happening now as it always has, even more so; the destruction of tribal jewelry and artifacts from a previous era whose time is now taken with the modern modern, powerful, civilized. […]
Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]
Alkaline Batteries For Automated Systems
Read An Opinion On: Safetyandmobility Site Alkaline Batteries for Automated Systems by Micheal D Pierce The usage of automated machinery and appliances has increased after the invention of the battery and charger. These are the tools that are used in advanced automated systems like machinery and appliances. For the efficient handling and management of the […]
Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human computer […]