Friday, November 6, 2009 A 1965 Volkswagen minibus that was stolen in 1974 has been recovered by customs agents in Los Angeles. The vintage minibus was in pristine condition, valued at $25,000, and was found during a routine inspection of a shipping container scheduled for departure to The Netherlands. A routine computer database search on […]
Read MoreArkansas Democratic party chairman assassinated by gunman
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Bill Gwatney, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, died this afternoon at 3:59 pm CDT (UTC-5) after having been shot earlier this morning. “He [the gunman] came in and went into this office and started shooting,” said police Lt. Terry Hastings, speaking to reporters outside the party headquarters. The suspect […]
Read MoreIsrael buys nuclear capable subs
Friday, August 25, 2006 Israel has purchased two more Dolphin class submarines which have the capacity to carry nuclear warheads. Israel already has three older nuclear weapons-capable Dolphin submarines but the new Dolphins have propulsion systems that allow them to remain submerged for longer periods of time, according to the Jerusalem Post, making it harder […]
Read MoreJava creator criticizes .Net
Saturday, February 5, 2005 Australia –James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, said last week that he believes Microsoft is wrong in its decision to support C and C++ programming languages in the common language runtime in Microsoft .NET. According to him, this decision may lead to severe security flaws in .NET. Gosling […]
Read MoreHow To Determine Good Shopping Cart Software
How to Determine Good Shopping Cart Software by Sandra Mitchell With the rise of eCommerce, shopping cart software also ascends in the online industry. It is no doubt that having shopping cart software makes the online shopping a comfortable and delightful experience both for the buyer and seller. With these countless numbers of software, it […]
Read MoreIcici Prudential Life Launches Icici Pru Easy Retirement}
Read An Opinion On: Spectrum Wealth Submitted by: Atul Malikram ICICI Prudential Life launches ICICI Pru Easy Retirement ~ Build your retirement corpus in a cost effective and flexible manner ~ ~ Enhance your corpus by staying longer and get regular income for life ~ ~ Enjoy the convenience of online purchase ~ Key Highlights: […]
Read MoreNew Jersey files lawsuit against federal sports betting ban
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 A New Jersey state senator has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal law banning sports betting in 46 states. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, a Democrat representing portions of Union County, filed the suit Monday, arguing the 17-year-old law is unconstitutional because it treats four states differently than the other […]
Read MoreRescuers search for survivors of Japan rail disaster
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 Rescuers working with cranes and heavy equipment at the scene of Japan’s worst rail accident in forty years pulled 3 survivors and more bodies out of the wreckage of a packed commuter train that derailed on Monday. The crash is now claiming 95 lives and over 400 injuries. Hopes are fading […]
Read More2007 National Invitation Tournament Brackets
These are the complete brackets for the 2007 Men’s National Invitation Tournament. Games of the first three rounds are played at campus sites; the home team is indicated in italics. The NIT semifinals and final are played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. Contents 1 North Regional 2 East Regional 3 West […]
Read MoreUK Wikinews Shorts: December 22, 2009
A compilation of brief news reports for Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Contents 1 Man appears in court case involving murder of woman in Glasgow, Scotland 2 Man jailed for murder of ex-girlfriend in Lancashire, England 3 Two people killed in car crash in East Yorkshire, England 4 Man dies after being found unconscious in garden in […]
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