‘Homer Simpson’ contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer
Monday, October 17, 2011 The Huffington Post reported Friday that U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer received a $25 campaign donation from an individual listed as ‘Homer Simpson’; the same name as the main character of the long running animated television series The Simpsons. Along with the name, the donor alsoContinue Reading
Fort Lee, Virginia adopts RAPIDGate for fast civilian access
Sunday, July 8, 2007 The U.S. Army installation at Fort Lee in Virginia will begin using a program called RAPIDGate that will replace passes issued to non-military persons who regularly require access to the facility. The program will take effect July 10, when the practice of issuing 90-day passes toContinue Reading
Fall ’08 styles at New York Fashion Week: the ’70s are back
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 The fourth day of New York Fashion Week debuted few daring designs even from designers known for such work. With few exceptions, the overwhelming theme was “old is new” and that the ’70s were even more in fashion than the shows on Sunday suggested. Among theContinue Reading
Regulating Blood Pressure Naturally With Vitamins
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Lowenberg Lituchy & Kantor By Darrell Miller High blood pressure, which is also called hypertension, affects about one in three adults. Although there are many causes of hypertension, there are not necessarily any symptoms, with 30% of people having high blood pressure notContinue Reading
South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock granted parole
Saturday, January 31, 2015 South African Justice Minister Michael Masutha yesterday announced he is granting parole to Eugene de Kock, an apartheid-era assassin who has spent twenty years in prison. After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 de Kock was arrested and subsequently detailed his actions to the nation’sContinue Reading
Online buyers conned by fake Olympics ticket web sites
Thursday, August 7, 2008 Two web sites purporting to sell tickets to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games due to open in Beijing, China on Friday have been the subject of lawsuits from the International Olympic Committee in United States courts in recent weeks. The web sites, beijingticketing.com and beijing-2008tickets.com, wereContinue Reading
Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes Secure Location To Stash Your Cash
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Note Counters There are instances you find yourself in possession of some valuable portable assets that will require a safe offshore deposit facility. These assets are valuable documents such as passports, bearer shares, citizenship records, bill of sales, pension records, trust documents, rareContinue Reading
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor electionContinue Reading
Canadian Prime Minister Harper meets with U.S. President Bush
Thursday, July 6, 2006 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with President George W. Bush at the White House today. The meeting was a short one and focused primarily on global security, particularly bilateral security issues addressing the two countries. One of the larger issues was the pending U.S. lawContinue Reading
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, UnitedContinue Reading