Swift mission measures distance to star explosions

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April 6, 2005 In another first for the NASA-led space telescope mission calledSwift, five months into its mission it measured the distance to twogamma-ray bursts (GRB), back to back, from opposite parts of the sky.The GRB’s are over nine billion light years away from the Earth. The measurements were obtained utilizing the Ultraviolet/OpticalTelescope (UVOT). “Swift […]

Air Conditioning In Riverdale: How To Reduce Your Energy Bills

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byAlma Abell The human body is naturally incapable of withstanding extreme temperatures, and this requires you install air conditioning systems in your home to maintain favorable temperatures. However, air conditioning systems have been proven to be one of the major contributors to high energy bills in most homes. Poor usage of the systems cause an […]

US: Evidentiary documents released in Golden State Killer case

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2006 “Stolenwealth” Games to confront Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

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Friday, March 3, 2006 The possibility of large-scale protests in the face of the 3,000 journalists covering the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, has event organisers and the Government worried. The group “Black GST” – which represents Indigenous Genocide, Sovereignty and Treaty – are planning demonstrations at prominent Games events unless the Government agrees to a […]

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

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Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]

Altercation erupts between rock musicians at MTV Music Video Awards

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Monday, September 10, 2007 Rock musicians Kid Rock and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee were involved in a minor altercation at the 2007 MTV Music Video Awards (VMA), held on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Both Lee and Rock were former husbands of Pamela Anderson, who was present at the VMAs and delivered her lines […]