Kenya’s Cheruiyot and Russia’s Grigoryeva capture Boston Marathon crowns
Monday, April 16, 2007 Kenya‘s Robert Cheruiyot won the men’s division of the 111th running of the Boston Marathon finishing with a unofficial time of 2:14:13 seconds. This is Kenya’s 15th win in 17 years. It is also Cheruiyot’s third Boston Marathon win and second consecutive win. Cheruiyot first wonContinue Reading
Eurovision ’82 winner Nicole talks about ‘Ein bißchen Frieden’, her success and the Contest today
Monday, February 2, 2009 It has been nearly 27 years since Nicole, then a high school student from the Saarland in extreme western Germany, sang a heartfelt plea for world peace on the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. That simpleContinue Reading
Air Tech Air Conditioning
Here’s An Opinion On: Air Con Maitland Air Tech Air Conditioning by local1 The weather is always unpredictable no matter where you live. It can go cold in the summer and hot in the winter, and especially with global warming. Our lives are completely at the mercy of Mother Nature.Continue Reading
Modern technology maps new sections of the Great Wall of China
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Using infrared laser rangefinders and global positioning system modern technology, a survey released that the Ming Dynasty section of the Great Wall of China is 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 mi), some 2,551 kilometers (1,585 mi) longer than previous estimates. Historical accounts put the wall’s length around 5,000 kilometers (3,107 mi), however it wasContinue 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
Sunnis withdraw from Iraqi government
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 The Sunni half of the Iraqi government, also known as the Sunni Accordance Front, is withdrawing from the Iraqi government. Reports are also saying that Iraqi’s Deputy Prime Minister, Salam al-Zaubai, will resign after more than 70 people were killed in suicide bombings in Baghdad. AccordingContinue Reading
The Potential Of Online Forex Trading Market
Here’s An Opinion On: Blueberry Markets Website Submitted by: Ruth S. Lanham The online forex trading market is so far the world s biggest financial market but its accessibility is sometimes limited to a regular trader. If you are familiar with forex trading, you know that the business is notContinue Reading
Greek parliament passes austerity bill
Thursday, May 6, 2010 The Greek parliament has approved an austerity bill proposed by the government to help rescue the country’s ailing economy. The proposal, which includes increases in taxes, as well as salary and pension cuts, passed with 172 members of parliament supporting, 121 opposing, and several abstaining; theContinue Reading
Thirteen dead, several wounded in Fort Hood, Texas shooting
Thursday, November 5, 2009 The United States Army has confirmed that thirteen people have been killed after a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood army base in Texas. An additional thirty are reported wounded, and the gunman is in stable condition after being shot by military police. Two other soldiersContinue Reading
Commercial Real Estate’s #1 Myth Exposed}
Here’s An Opinion On: Real Estate Sold New Lambton Heights Submitted by: Monte Lee-Wen There it was in the Wall Street Journal last week. The headline in the Real Estate Section blared, “Apartment Vacancy Rate Hits 22-Year High !” and I murmured to myself … here we go again. ItContinue Reading