Friday, February 15, 2008 Following the first day’s events at the 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE), organisers used today as an opportunity for a number of autograph sessions, the announcement of awards and a focus on the Taipei World Trade Center‘s Hall 3 where children’s activities and seminars were being held. The Kids’ Book […]
Month: January 2018
Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note
This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety. […]
Agriculture Department investigating possible U.S. case of mad cow disease
Saturday, March 11, 2006 The Associated Press has reported that the United States Department of Agriculture is currently investigating a possible case of mad cow disease. USDA official John Clifford said that a routine test indicated the possible presence of the disease. The Agriculture Department says that the first test was inconclusive and that further […]
Innovations On Image Search
Innovations on Image Search by JV Valdez Unless you are a hard-core image scavenger, there is a great likelihood that you have never heard of Google’s Reverse Image Search. Despite the giant search engine’s ubiquity, this corner of Google formally called “Search by Image” still waits to be discovered by the common web user. What […]
Characteristics Of High End Women’s Underwear Sales Trend Analysis
Click Here To Know More About: Government Relations Canberra Government Public Relations In Australia By Himfr Tian 1, from mature markets to see the development of women’s underwear, according to survey (January 31, 2005) show that the European market, the British women’s underwear to the cost in most, 103.5 euros per person per year (about […]
Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]
Driftwood crucifix listed on eBay for $25,000
Monday, March 21, 2005 A piece of driftwood in the shape of a crucifix is listed for sale on eBay with a starting bid price of $25,000. The seller, known as “Marzipanda,” from Scottsdale, Arizona lists its description as a “Natural Found Wood Jesus Christ Crucifix Cross Easter.” Maripanda describes the discovery of the piece […]
The Onion: An interview with ‘America’s Finest News Source’
Sunday, November 25, 2007 Despite the hopes of many University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) students, The Onion was not named after their student center. “People always ask questions about where the name The Onion came from,” said President Sean Mills in an interview with David Shankbone, “and when I recently asked Tim Keck, who was one […]
“Junk” foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 Dr. Stephen Schoenthaler, a Professor of Criminal Justice at the California State University in Stanislaus, has long argued that there is a link between a healthy diet and decreased aggressive behaviour, as well as with increased IQ and school performance. Dr. Schoenthaler is well-known for a youth detention center study where […]
Category:Music
This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 18 January 2018: Irish rock band The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan dies at 46 13 December 2017: Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam 24 October 2017: Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane […]