Tuesday, July 3, 2012 The Marussia F1 team’s test driver, Spaniard María de Villota, was taken to hospital by air ambulance today after a collision in testing at Duxford Aerodrome. At the end of her first installation run, the car she was driving had a low-speed collision with the loading ramp of the team’s support […]
Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York, […]
Why People Love Visiting Vegetarian Restaurants
Read More About: Lunch Time Why people love visiting vegetarian restaurants by Jenny Jonson1 Indian food is being savoured all over the world. It is an accomplishment Indian take pride in displaying and showcasing. People of India have been foodies all their life. The cuisines prepared and displayed in every part of the country is […]
OhmyNews forum discusses experiences in citizen journalism
Thursday, June 30, 2005 Seoul — The OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters’ Forum (see previous report) concluded on Saturday with several speeches and a visit to sponsoring companies in South Korea’s technology sector. Some invited “citizen reporters” from around the world extended their stay by several days to tour the country. Since the conclusion of the […]
Book Fair 2.0; On bloggers, ebooks and pirates
Friday, October 12, 2007 The Internet is very much present at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, not just, like in previous years, as a means for the journalists who have 80 workplaces for their own notebooks to report on the fair, but like before as a chance – and as a threat for rights-owners of […]
German court upholds surveillance of Scientology
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 A German court has upheld a ruling from a lower court, sanctioning the monitoring of the Church of Scientology by Germany’s intelligence services. The North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court in Münster ruled that there is enough information present to continue to allow Germany’s intelligence agencies to monitor Scientology activities, asserting that […]
Bicycle Light: Making Your Child Safe And Sound
Read More About: Tattoo Shops Nsw Bicycle Light: Making Your Child Safe And Sound by XTREME BRIGHT Pedestrians rush back to their homes and pay much less attention to their safety than needed while crossing the roads. As a result, the chances of road accidents rise dramatically. The risk is even higher for those who […]
Canadian government announces major tax reductions
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a five-year program that could reduce taxes by a total C$60 billion. The planned tax reduction measures include: Low-end personal income tax rates would be reduced from 15.5% to 15%, taking retroactive effect to the start of 2007; The basic personal exemption, the amount at […]
Disney theme parks to rid trans fats internationally
Thursday, October 25, 2007File:Entrance of Disneyland Paris.jpg Walt Disney Resorts in Paris, Hong Kong, and Tokyo will eliminate trans fats from all food served at the parks by 2009. This move comes in addition to ridding foods of trans fats at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, by the end of this […]
Ascendant Copper Holding Steady On Ecuadorian Nest Egg: Part 1}
Read More About: Pdc Ascendant Copper Holding Steady on Ecuadorian Nest Egg: Part 1 by Andrew K. Burger The situation at Ascendant Copper (TSX:ACX) in Ecuador might serve as a snapshot of the enormous risks and rewards facing management at mining companiesand their investorsworldwide, but particularly in Ecuador and South America, where the volatile political […]