In the land of the open source elves: Interview with “Battle for Wesnoth” creator David White
Thursday, June 1, 2006 If you’ve always wanted to live in a world populated by elves, dwarves and wizards, you don’t need to pay for a World of Warcraft subscription or buy the Special Extended DVD Trilogy Edition of The Lord of the Rings just yet. You could instead giveContinue Reading
Airplane in Nigeria crashes during mock rescue exercise
Saturday, March 13, 2010 A Nigerian airplane crashed in the city of Port Harcourt yesterday, resulting in several minor injuries. The plane was supposed to be taking part in a mock rescue exercise, and was carrying 30 members from the National Emergency Management Agency and other emergency workers, when itContinue Reading
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in theContinue Reading
Scenario for impeachment of Lula raised in Brazil
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 São Paulo, Brazil — The government of the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his party, the Workers’ Party are the target of several serious accusations of corruption. This is the most severe political crisis since Brazilians first attained their right to vote forContinue Reading
Denny’s Super Bowl free ‘Grand Slam Breakfast’ brings 2 million diners
Friday, February 6, 2009 Denny’s 1,600 chain restaurants across North America, Puerto Rico and Canada, were slammed for eight hours Tuesday with hungry patrons standing on sidewalks for nearly two hours to take advantage of the $5.99 “Grand Slam Breakfast” giveaway. Denny’s, a dining chain with annual revenue of aboutContinue Reading
The Joys Of Making Your Own Dollhouse Furniture
Click Here To Know More About: Kitchen Renovations Ideas Best Kitchen Design By Rachel Nunez Dollhouses have had universal appeal for thousands of years, not only for children but for adults as well. Their allure comes from the endless possibilities of living life vicariously in miniature, the enjoyment of whichContinue Reading
Voluntary sterilization of poor women proposed by Louisiana state legislator
Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Louisiana representative has proposed a controversial solution to “generational welfare,” which would pay women on welfare to get sterilization. Republican John LaBruzzo said he thought of the idea because of his constituents’ outrage over paying for welfare. “You have these people who are just fedContinue Reading
New Zealand boarding school closed due to gastro-enteritis outbreak
Friday, March 17, 2006 Nelson Boys College was closed today because of an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in its boarding houses. About 40% of the school’s boarding students have been hit with what is thought to be the highly contagious and violent stomach bug, Norovirus. The principal, Salvi Garguilo, says theContinue Reading
British Government warns against tax breaks for Scientology
Thursday, October 21, 2010 The new British coalition government has warned local authorities in the United Kingdom not to provide tax breaks to branches of the Church of Scientology. After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed that several local authorities have granted Scientology tax breaks worth over a millionContinue Reading
Auckland City Council acts to remove suspect chemicals in pre-school’s soil
Saturday, April 1, 2006 Chemicals, which the Auckland City Council said are a suspected cause of cancer and are considered toxic, have been found in soil at a children’s playcentre in Auckland. The contamination was found at the Auckland Central Playcentre in Freemans Bay, and the Council will now spendContinue Reading