John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview

Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending …

Melbourne terror raids nab suspects

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Australian Federal Police have caught four people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Melbourne. The suspects, all Australian citizens of Somali and Lebanese descent, were arrested early this morning Melbourne time. “Police believe members of a Melbourne-based group have been undertaking planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia …

Speeches of Canada’s PM Stephen Harper rank as top-downloaded podcasts

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper is currently at the top of charts for iTunes. The PM tops the list of the most downloaded podcasts at the on-line iTunes music store. The Harper podcasts are speeches, rather than songs. Since April 4 the speeches can be downloaded for free. While the speeches are …

FanFiction.Net adult content purge felt across fandom two weeks on

Saturday, June 16, 2012 Two weeks ago, FanFiction.Net purged the site of much of the adult content, surprising many fan fiction readers and writers; leaving several archives on the Internet unprepared for a deluge of new users, problems continuing to this day. FanFiction.Net removed around 62,000 stories after a change allowing writers under the age …

New Zealand company planning for monorail in Wellington

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 SkyCabs International, a New Zealand company based in Auckland, New Zealand, has announced that it is planning to build a monorail in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington for about NZ$300 million. SkyCabs International’s plans are to build a monorail service that starts in Johnsonville which then travels into the central business district …

Materials To Look At For Inspiration For Kitchen Remodeling Ideas

Click Here To Know More About: Flatpack Kitchens Buy Flatpack Wardrobes byAlma Abell The task of remodeling a kitchen is a stressful one. There are often a lot of decisions about whether a product will work with a current kitchen style. This can lead to a lot of confusion in just picking out the right …

News briefs:May 14, 2010

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Egypt protests: Army say they will not use force on demonstrators as Mubarak announces cabinet

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 The president of Egypt has suffered a “devastating blow” after the country’s army announced they would not use force against their own people, who continue to protest against the government tonight. The news came hours after six journalists who reported on the protests were released from custody. Hosni Mubarak yesterday announced …