Thursday, February 28, 2008 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have sided with Wikileaks.org and will defend them against a lawsuit which took the site off line in the United States. Wikileaks is a website dedicated to hosting leaked documents that are “anonymous, untraceable, uncensorable.” On February 18, 2008, […]
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US President George W. Bush’s daughter announces engagement
Friday, August 17, 2007 Jenna, Barbara, George W, Laura Bush One of United States President George W. Bush‘s twin daughters, Jenna Bush, announced her engagement today, according to the White House. Bush, 25, became engaged to long-time boyfriend Henry Hager. Hager reportedly proposed to Bush in Maine on Wednesday. The Washington Post reports the two […]
The Benefits Of Raised Beam Metal Roofing In Weatherford Tx
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Granny Flat Architect Newcastle byAlma Abell A roofing project is known for being one of the most stressful projects that a person may have to go through as part of their responsibilities of being a homeowner. The only way to avoid a complicated, overwhelming experience is by hiring […]
Airline bombing suspect spent months in Yemen
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Authorities in Yemen say the Nigerian man accused of trying to destroy a U.S. airliner last week lived in Yemen during a four-month period earlier this year. The Yemeni Foreign Ministry and it’s Minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi says 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab lived there between early August and early December. The […]
Ferry MV Suilven sinks in Suva, Fiji
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 MV Suilven off Scotland in 1979.Image: Dr Neil Clifton. MV Suilven, a ferry in service in Fiji, capsized and sank in Suva Harbour today. Around thirty people, all crewmembers, were on board. Local media report all were rescued. The 41-year-old vessel previously saw service in Scotland and New Zealand. The ship […]
MySpace loses over ten million users in one month
Sunday, March 27, 2011 Social networking website MySpace lost over ten million users between January and February 2011, according to comScore. In February 2011, the Internet website had less than 63 million users, down from a previous total of approximately 73 million. In the same month, 2.3 million individuals were on the site in the […]
Bitmover ends free Bitkeeper, replacement sought for managing Linux kernel code
April 7, 2005 Bitmover, the company producing a management program for computer source code named Bitkeeper (BK), announced on April 5 that it will no longer be providing a free version of its product. As a result of Bitmover’s announcement, the programmer who wrote the original Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, stated on a mailing list […]
Sony refreshes VAIO brand for business and entertainment
Thursday, July 31, 2008 The “VAIO Experience 2008” Press Conference in Taiwan.Image: Rico Shen. From the middle of July, Sony Corporation refreshed their senior laptop brand VAIO from “Video Audio Integrated Operation” to “Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer”. According to Sony Taiwan Limited, this refreshment is an attempt to relocate the laptop consuming market for business […]
Controversial rapper dethrones Mariah Carey from No. 1
Thursday, September 8, 2005In one of the most shocking changes in No. 1 in Hot 100 history, rapper Kanye West, who has been in the news this week because of his controversial views on the federal government’s reaction to the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina, received a surge of radio airplay in the pop mainstream […]
Actor Jerry Orbach dead at age 69
Friday, December 31, 2004 New York City — Actor Jerry Orbach died in his home in Manhattan at age 69. Orbach was a staple of American cinema, stage and television, with his most recent role being in the NBC police drama “Law and Order.” Orbach is survived by his wife of 25 years, Elaine Cancilla, […]