Audio Wikinews News Brief for 2007-10-14 Recorded by: DavumayaProblems listening to the file? See media help. RSS The time is 5:40 UTC and this Audio Wikinews Brief for Sunday, October 14, 2007. Contents 1 At least 2 die in 15 truck pileup in California 2 Dalai Lama to Receive US Congressional Gold Medal 3 Burma’s military rulers arrest leaders of pro-democracy protests 4 Turkey outraged over U.S. Armenian genocide resolution [edit]
First ever video showing Guantanamo questioning released
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 For the first time a video showing the interrogation process at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has been released. According to reports broadcast by Canadian media, the video shows Omar Khadr, one of the prisoners, being questioned by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) officials. The video was filmed with a hidden camera through an air vent. It shows an interrogation from late February 2003 and it is being released now under a court order obtained by Khadr’s lawyers. In the video, Khadr can be seen repeatedly…
Controversial medical center demolished in Buffalo, New York
Saturday, May 26, 2007 A medical center, once the site of intense controversy over abortion in the 1990s, which has been vacant for nearly 10 years, was imploded in Buffalo, New York at 6:00 a.m. [eastern time] today. Several streets in about a 2 block radius were shut down until the implosion occurred and the dust settled. At least 200 people watched in nearby parking lots and on rooftops of buildings to get a good look at the implosion. The ground and the walls of buildings shook as the dynamite…
Aged Houses That Necessitate Remodeling Suggestions}
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Rockhampton Sheds Blue Print Sheds Submitted by: Jessica Tugman I live in a neighborhood filled with what real estate agents like to call “starter homes”. These are smaller houses that newlyweds and young couples typically purchase prior to having a family. Usually these homes need an upgrade to make them more appealing. There used to be a lot of turnover in the area as most couples would go on to bigger and better things within five years or so, but these days with…
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…
Illegal drug found to be used in the manufacture of toys
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Bindeez beads, a children’s toy from Australia and manufactured by Moose Enterprise in Hong Kong, is being pulled off toy store shelves in the United Kingdom after traces of an illegal drug, which is converted into gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) when ingested, was found inside the toy. At least 20 million toys are affected. So far at least three children from the U.K. and at least two from Auckland, New Zealand have fallen seriously ill and are currently receiving medical attention. The toy is also sold in…
Outlaw gangs, says New Zealand First
Saturday, November 4, 2006 New Zealand First is calling for gangs to “be outlawed” out after the New Zealand police discovered stun guns cash and large quantities of drugs. The drugs found included Methamphetamine (“P”), Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) and cannabis, which, according to police, is to be worth thousands of dollars altogether. The seven stun guns, capable of disabling a person, were discovered at houses and in cars in Hamilton and Tauranga on Tuesday. New Zealand First’s law and order spokesman Ron Mark said Parliament should pass legislation to outlaw gangs…
Controversial melatonin supplements confirmed as sleep aid
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA — An analysis of melatonin studies has upheld the controversial supplement’s effectiveness as a sleep aid. The analysis, which included 17 peer-reviewed scientific papers, was aimed at determining whether supplements of the hormone can improve sleep among insomniacs, older adults and others. “A meta-analysis essentially tells ‘yes’ or ‘no’—that a treatment does or does not have a significant effect,” says Richard Wurtman of MIT, the study’s principal investigator. “When a meta-analysis says ‘yes,’ there should no longer be any controversy about whether the…
2012 Olympics clash with Ramadan
Sunday, October 15, 2006 Muslim groups from across the world are criticising the organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London after it was revealed that the games will take place over Ramadan. The most holy month in the Muslim calendar, which will take place from the 21 July to 20 August in 2012, involves fasting during daylight hours and will affect an estimated 3,000 athletes. Joanna Manning Cooper, spokesman for the games said: “We did know about it when we submitted our bid and we have always believed that we…
Real Estate Financial Managementand Business
Real Estate Financial Managementand Business by larissaalden The properties and financial management are two important when you own residential or commercial real estate. There are many things to consider when trying running an organization or association, and many little things that need to be careful at some points of this important topic.This is the reason why most of the associations hire management companies to take care of things, big or small so they can focus on dealing with the owners and board members, instead of worrying about gardening, security and…