Friday, January 12, 2007 The U.S. armed forces detained five Iranians working at a “liaison office” located in Erbil, Iraq before dawn on Friday. Sources said that the U.S. forces first landed their helicopters around the building, then broke through the office’s gate, disarmed the guards, confiscated some documents and certain objects, arrested five suspected […]
U.S. anti-war mom calls it quits
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 War protestor Cindy Sheehan, the mother of fallen soldier Casey Sheehan who was killed in Iraq 3 years ago, wrote on what has been published by the Daily Kos as a personal web journal on Monday morning, a day in observance of Memorial Day in the United States, that “This is […]
Tyrus Wong, Bambi artist, dies at 106
Monday, January 2, 2017 On Friday, Tyrus Wong, a Chinese-US painter who inspired the style of Disney animated film Bambi, died at home of natural causes in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles, according to his daughter Kim Wong. Born on October 25, 1910 in Guangdong province, China, Tyrus Wong left the country with his father at the […]
New Zealand medical student funding to be reviewed
Monday, February 20, 2006 The New Zealand government has announced that it will be reviewing funding for medical and dentistry students at Otago and Auckland Universities to certify the institutions’ standards and help staff retention. The dean of Auckland University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Professor Iain Martin says the review “can’t come soon […]
Several injured in Ben Nevis cable car accident
Thursday, July 13, 2006 As many as eight people have been injured after two cable cars collided at the Nevis Range near Fort William in Scotland. Two RAF helicopters, an air ambulance, four ambulance crews, police, fire brigade and a mountain rescue team are among those present. Police have confirmed that three people have been […]
Queensland state election shorts: January 30, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012 A compilation of brief news reports relating to the 2012 Queensland, Australia state election. Contents 1 Clean sweep in north: Katter 2 Sunshine Coast Greens launch campaign 3 Give bush pollie’s a go: Member for Gregory If you believe any of these stories deserves more in-depth coverage, feel free to write […]
As increase in digital music sales slows, record labels look to new ways to make money
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Every September, the Apple iPod is redesigned. Last year saw the release of the iPod Nano 5th generation, bringing a video camera and a large range of colours to the Nano for the first time. But as Apple again prepares to unveil a redesigned product, the company has released their quarterly […]
Vodafone New Zealand buys Internet provider ihug
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 In an NZ$41 million deal announced Monday night, the New Zealand telecommunications company, Vodafone has bought Internet service provider (ISP) ihug New Zealand Ltd. Ihug will remain a separate company however. Vodafone said that one of the reasons that they bought ihug was because of their strength in fixed line broadband. […]
President Bush mocked in two Canadian ad campaigns
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 A Canadian university and a Toronto firm selling books on tape are both running advertising campaigns that poke fun at US President George W. Bush. The Toronto firm simplyaudiobooks.ca has covered the city with billboards depicting a shrugging US president under the headline “Don’t read enough?” The Toronto area company promoted […]
Tips On Applying Lawn Fertilizer
Read More About: Drip Line Irrigation Sydney byadmin To keep a lawn looking and being healthy requires periodic feeding. When purchasing and applying Lawn fertilization In Virginia Beach, go with slow-release products, they are produced so that they release their nutrients into the soil over a period of time and not all at once. Slow-release […]