Google to discontinue social networking application Google Wave

Thursday, August 5, 2010 File:Google Wave.jpg Google has decided to retire the Google Wave social-networking service after one year, citing lack of user adoption. Urs Hölzle, Google senior vice president for operations, said in a blog post that “Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing … Read more

Google to discontinue social networking application Google Wave

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British scholar Tony Judt dies aged 62

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 British historian Tony Judt died Friday of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 62. Judt was known for his contributions to European history and his controversial position regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Judt’s death was announced in a statement from New York University (NYU), where he was a … Read more

British scholar Tony Judt dies aged 62

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Explosion in French college

Friday, March 24, 2006A large explosion ripped through a research building of the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Mulhouse (ENSCMu) in Mulhouse, eastern France. Mulhouse’s mayor, Jean-Marie Bockel, confirmed that the blast killed one person and injured another. Police declared Code Red, and the neighborhood was evacuated. According to the French Press, TF1, the … Read more

Explosion in French college

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What Are The Benefits Of Buying Columbus Foreclosure Homes And How To Negotiate For A Property

Get More Information Here: R&D Grants Australia With real estate prices reaching an all new high, finding a reasonably priced property has become a daunting task in todays times. But with a large number of properties available through Columbus foreclosure homes, buyers can now find a suitable property at an affordable price which is usually … Read moreWhat Are The Benefits Of Buying Columbus Foreclosure Homes And How To Negotiate For A Property

Wikinews interviews journalist Konrad Godlewski, who uncovered BATUTA hoax

Sunday, February 14, 2010 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Four years ago, on February 9, a major Polish newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza published a report detailing a hoax in Polish Wikipedia entitled Henryk Batuta. The author of the … Read more

Wikinews interviews journalist Konrad Godlewski, who uncovered BATUTA hoax

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Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not … Read more

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

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Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal

Monday, January 26, 2009 On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people’s court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others. In the local court’s decision, 17 accused were indicted for the crimes of “producing, adding melamine-laced … Read more

Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal

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Despite passage of bailout bill, two US states may need loans

Sunday, October 5, 2008 Despite the passage of a 700 billion USD bill by the United States House of Representatives on Friday and the Senate on Wednesday, two U.S. states may need loans totaling over 14 billion dollars. California and Massachusetts are seeking at least 7 billion dollars each from the federal government as loans. … Read more

Despite passage of bailout bill, two US states may need loans

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