Sunday, May 15, 2011 The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse touched down at the Brussels National Airport late Friday night, after completing a 13-hour flight from its home base in Payerne, Switzerland. It was the first international flight by a fully solar-powered aircraft. The experimental aircraft was piloted by André Borschberg, co-founder and chief engineer for the Solar Impulse project, which hopes to circumnavigate the globe using only the sun’s energy in 2013. “Our goal is to create a revolution in the minds of people…to promote solar energies — not necessarily…
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Wikinews interviews Rocky De La Fuente, U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate
Thursday, March 31, 2016 Businessman Rocky De La Fuente took some time to speak with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. The 61-year-old De La Fuente resides in San Diego, California, grew up in Tijuana, and owns multiple businesses and properties throughout the world. Since getting his start in the automobile industry, De La Fuente has branched out into the banking and real estate markets. Despite not having held or sought political office previously, he has been involved in politics, serving as the first-ever…
Education Boosts The Economy Of Pune
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Jmc Academy Site Submitted by: David H. Urmann Pune is Oxford of the East. They offer best education in the place. They also have best place to stay for their students Pune is located in Maharashtra. It is 150 kilometers from the southeast part of Mumbai. It is considered the cultural capital of Mahashtra also. This city has a growing economic activity with big thanks to the growing student population. They have booming sectors not just for educational institutes but also hotel industries,…
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, London and Paris, befriending artistic luminaries such as Salman Rushdie and Sir Ian McKellen while writing about a family where he was jealous his sister was having sex with his father as he fought off…
Westboro Baptist Church ordered to pay US$11 million to family of fallen US soldier
Thursday, November 1, 2007 The Westboro Baptist Church has lost a lawsuit and has been ordered by United States District Court: District of Maryland to pay US$11 million to the family of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, a fallen soldier, who was killed while serving in Iraq. The lawsuit was filed by Snyder’s father, Albert, after the church held a protest across the street from the cemetery where funeral services were being held. The church was sued for, “defamation of character, invasion of privacy–intrusion upon seclusion, invasion of privacy–publicity given…
2007 Big East Tournament
First RoundWednesday, March 7 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 FinalSaturday, March 10 1 Georgetown 62 9 Villanova 57 8 DePaul 67 9 Villanova 75 1 Georgetown 84 4 Notre Dame 82 4 Notre Dame 89 5 Syracuse 83 5 Syracuse 78 12 Connecticut 65 1 Georgetown 65…
Hurricane Proof Windows Are A Must In A Storm Region
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Curtains Australia By Jerry K. Blackburn If you live on the coast then you have probably lived through more than one hurricane. It is never a bad idea to remember how to be safe when living in a hurricane prone region. Some hurricanes are really like big storms while others can be very dangerous happenings. Follow these tips to keep readiness and hurricane preparation and storm protection in the forefront of your mind. Train the Family You can never be overly prepared when…
Train derails near Xinma station in Yilan, Taiwan
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 At around 4:50 p.m. local time (0850 UTC) on Sunday, at least eighteen passengers were killed and, by varying reports, more than another 170 injured after a train derailed in Yilan County in northeast Taiwan. It was the most deaths in a train crash in Taiwan in 27 years. The Puyuma express was transporting 366 people when the accident occurred, according to the railways administration. On Sunday authorities said an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the incident. Traveling between Shulin and Taitung, the…
Police charge man over fatal hit and run in Birmingham, UK
Monday, February 18, 2013 In the United Kingdom, West Midlands Police charged a 26-year-old man with causing death by dangerous driving after an 80-year-old woman died following a hit and run incident in the Yardley area of the city of Birmingham. The man’s court appearance was scheduled for today. The woman was hit at approximately 11:30am GMT Saturday while attempting to cross the street on Coventry Road. According to Claire Thomas, speaking on behalf of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, when paramedics arrived at the incident scene they found she…
Mascots for Vancouver 2010 Olympics based on native mythology
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 The mascots of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia were just announced. Based on mythological characters, they are Miga, Quatchi and Sumi. Miga, a sea bear who lives in the ocean with her family pod near Tofino, and Quatchi, a young sasquatch, represent the Olympics, while Sumi represents the Paralympics that follow afterward. A sea bear is a First Nations creature, part killer whale, part Kermode spirit bear. While illustrated as being taller than the other characters, the mascot costume of Quatchi is the…