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Elwood Norris receives 2005 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 MIT has announced that Elwood “Woody” Norris, inventor of potentially revolutionary technologies of Hypersonic Sound beams and AirScooter flying vehicles, will receive this year’s Lemelson-MIT prize for invention this Friday, April 22. The prize comes with an award of US$500,000, making it the largest single award for invention given in theRead More
On the campaign trail, March 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 The following is the fifth 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, a politician from outside the fifty states receivesRead More
Iran hangs three suspects for mosque bombing, blames U.S. and Israel
Sunday, May 31, 2009 On Saturday morning three Jundallah men responsible for the bombing of a mosque in Zahedan, Iran, on Thursday, May 28, were hanged near the same mosque. The Iranian government said the United States, al Qaeda and Israel were involved in the bombing; the U.S. State Department rejected the allegation of AmericanRead More
Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards!Read More
Karla Spice, The Sexy Latina}
Here’s An Opinion On: Data Centre Solutions Data Centre Infrastructure Submitted by: Rod Dominguez Karla spice is one of the sexiest Latinas that you will love to spend time with. You can make her move according to your fantasy. Karla spice can do anything that you want her to do. She can dance topless byRead More
CanadaVOTES: Animal Alliance (AAEVPC) candidate Marie Crawford running in Toronto—Danforth
Thursday, October 2, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada candidate Marie Crawford is standing for election in the riding of Toronto—Centre. Marie is a Director of Animal Alliance of Canada, a separate but related organization. She volunteers herRead More
US Treasury Secretary: “We need the ability to seize firms”
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Treasury Department secretary Timothy Geithner and the Obama administration are pressuring Congress to allow the government to seize troubled financial institutions such as insurance companies and investment firms. Currently, banks are the only such entities that the government has authority to take over. Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, GeithnerRead More
Can Your Family Doctor In Columbus Ms Treat Tremors?
Here’s An Opinion On: Getroman Vs Bluechew Blue Chew byAlma Abell Tremors are more common in people over 65 years and result in involuntary movements of one or more parts of the body. This is due to disorders of the nerves that innervate or malfunction the part of the brain that controls muscle movements. TremorsRead More
Western Australia apologises to abused wards-of-state
April 7, 2005 The state Premier of Western Australia (WA), Dr Geoff Gallop, gave an apology to children physically and sexually abused in institutional care within the state between the 1920s and 1970s. The statement was given in reaction to an Australian Senate inquiry into institutional child abuse published last year. “We acknowledge our state’sRead More