Monday, June 21, 2010 Sweden’s first royal wedding since 1976 took place Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria, 32, married her long-time boyfriend and former personal trainer, Daniel Westling, 36. The ceremony took place at Stockholm Cathedral. Over 1,200 guests, including many rulers, politicians, royals and other dignitaries from across the world, attended the wedding, which […]
Wikinews interviews Chinese-American martial artist Alfred Hsing
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Alfred Hsing, a US martial artist with Chinese origins, besides having a long history of martial arts training in various styles, such as traditional kung fu, tae kwon […]
Microsoft waits for death of Internet Explorer 6
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 With development of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser almost complete, Microsoft announced on Friday that it is time for IE6 users to move away from the antiquated 10-year-old browser. Microsoft has replaced it with three newer versions. On a new website, “The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown”, Microsoft has launched an […]
Rehearsing: A Way To Eliminate Public Speaking Anxiety
More Detail Here: Best Public Speaking Courses Online Submitted by: James Masterson It is almost impossible for one to go through his or her adult life without having been asked to speak in public at least once. You might have proposed a toast to a wedding, or reported in front of a class. At work, […]
Study shows long-term couples more satisfied with relationships and sex lives
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 A recently-published international study shows that in long-term couples, men are more satisfied with their relationships, and women are more satisfied with their sex lives. The study, which also says that men enjoy cuddling (i.e. hugging and kissing) more than women, was published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour by the […]
Cambridge, Mass., city council recommends construction firm W. R. Grace remain under DEP supervision for asbestos contamination
Sunday, April 10, 2005 Correction — May 24, 2008 This article refers to the “US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)”, though the term “Department of Environmental Protection” actually refers to state agencies, and in this case refers to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, not a United States federal agency. The Cambridge city council adopted a […]
Airbus A380 safety test injures 33
Monday, March 27, 2006 Thirty-three people were injured during a test of the Airbus A380, a double decker superjumbo jet, in Hamburg, Germany. Injuries include friction burns from sliding down the escape ramps and one broken leg. 853 volunteer “passengers” and 20 crew members took about 80 seconds to evacuate the aircraft, beating the test’s […]
Brow Lift Surgery
More Detail Here: Natural Looking Rhinoplasty In New York City bytimothyharvard Browlift surgery, Dallas Tx is used to correct the sagging skin of the forehead, eyebrows, and upper eyelids. Many people will accompany browlift surgery with a facelift. How it Works The brow lift procedure is sometimes referred to as a forehead lift. The procedure […]
Iconic London mural could be restored
Monday, September 20, 2010 One of London’s most well known murals could be restored after years of neglect if plans by a group of community activists gain public support. The Fitzrovia Mural at Whitfield Gardens on London’s Tottenham Court Road was created by two mural artists and commissioned by Camden Council in 1980, but the […]
New method of displaying time patented
Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey […]