Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY


See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]

Desktop Computers Vs. Laptops


Desktop Computers vs. Laptops by Nice The first digital computer was introduced in 1982, and since then the demand for digital computers has been increasing daily. There are millions of people using digital computers for a multitude of different purposes. They use them for business, entertainment, marketing, utilization of resources, and much more. Desktop computers […]

Head of US Minerals Management Service resigns following BP oil spill response


Thursday, May 27, 2010 After reports that US President Barack Obama has fired the director of the Minerals Management Service, Elizabeth “Liz” Birnbaum, the Interior Department revealed that she instead resigned “on her own volition”. The resignation occurred amidst growing criticism of the federal government’s response to the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and the […]

Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless


December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began in early December. When complete, over 2 million people are expected to be displaced. After […]

Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo arrested in child sex investigation


Friday, September 26, 2008 Controversial evangelist leader Tony Alamo was arrested in Flagstaff, Arizona Thursday and faces charges related to child sex abuse allegations at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministry organization. Alamo has previously been convicted on charges of tax evasion. United States federal agents raided Alamo’s compound in Arkansas on Saturday and six girls […]

NFL: Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement


Friday, April 6, 2007 Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who has applied for reinstatement to the NFL, told ESPN Radio’s Dan Patrick on Friday that he hasn’t gotten high on drugs “in maybe three years.” Williams credited yoga with replacing drugs to ease stress. Williams was suspended in April 2006 for violating the NFL’s […]

Last British volume car manufacturer closes down


Friday, April 15, 2005 The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs. International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover’s only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the […]

Overhead Braced Toilet Partitions


Read An Opinion On: Renovationd Site Adp Vanity By Patricia Holland If you are building a restroom in a heavy traffic area, or one that is prone to vandalism, the most popular toilet partitions are the Bradley Series 400 Sentinel Overhead Braced toilet partitions. This style is preferred above all others because it does not […]

Mandela discharged from hospital


Monday, September 2, 2013 Nelson Mandela has left hospital to return to his home in Johannesburg, in a critical condition, South African officials said on Sunday. The 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader and former South African president has spent nearly three months in hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection and has returned to his residence […]

City Planning Board postpones decision on Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal


Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]