Chula Vista, California becomes model for blight control laws in the US
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both locally and throughout the United States, the one year old ordinanceContinue Reading
Kennedy Center names 2007 honors recipients
Friday, September 14, 2007 The Kennedy Center announced that its 30th presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors would go to pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin, singer Diana Ross, director Martin Scorsese and musician Brian Wilson. The Center was opened to the public in 1971 and was envisioned as partContinue Reading
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Here’s An Opinion On: Calm With Yoga How to use meditation by Charlie Martinez Meditation is a science to help man to control his thoughts and bring about peace and tranquility in life. It is a holistic approach to a deeper state of awareness. It should be practiced daily toContinue Reading
US ‘Black Friday’ shoppers gather hours, even days before some stores’ openings
Friday, November 29, 2013 With the US retail tradition of ‘Black Friday’ already underway early Thursday evening, some shoppers began gathering outside retail stores as much as 53 hours prior to these special sales events. This, according to a Texas man who told Wikinews that he and his companions hadContinue Reading
Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away
Monday, May 14, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles. AsContinue Reading
Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
Published:Wednesday, September 7, 2005Updated:Saturday, September 10, 2005 (Travolta, Preston, Moore, Stones, Three Doors Down, Johnson, Smith) After Hurricane Katrina passed across the United States, various artists and media stars have leapt at a call to action. John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston flew his private plane to deliver a loadContinue Reading
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Here’s An Opinion On: Usb Mic Australia Submitted by: Allen Jesson The reviews are in on this amazing LCD HDTV. There are mixed views on this TV, as with any, but generally customers are satisfied with their TV. The Olevia 47 1080p hd lcd tv 747i b11 is rather heavy,Continue Reading
Canadian government tax processing computers back online
Thursday, March 15, 2007 The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that computer systems involved with the processing of tax returns for individuals are back online. Tax processing had been halted on March 6, 2007, due to a computer glitch. The source of the problem had been traced back toContinue Reading
Somali parliament rejects president’s dismissal of prime minister
Monday, December 15, 2008 Somalia’s parliament overwhelmingly voted Monday to keep Nur Hassan Hussein as their prime minister, blocking President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s attempt at dismissing the prime minister and his “corrupt, inefficient” government. President Yusuf announced his motion to dismiss Hussein on Sunday, saying his government was “unable toContinue Reading
Sex, mental and physical exercise, fight dementia
Friday, April 8, 2005Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland‘s Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia. The researcher, interviewed on Australian ABC radio today [1], said that with 52,000 Australians expected to be diagnosed with dementia by the end of the year,Continue Reading