Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vault containing millions of seeds from all over the world, saw its first deposits on Tuesday. Located 800 kilometers from the North Pole on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, the vault has been referred to by European Commission president José Manuel Barroso as a “frozen … Read more

Seeds placed in Norwegian vault as agricultural ‘insurance policy’

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Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’

Monday, November 26, 2007 In the 18 months since Andrea Muizelaar was crowned winner of the reality TV series Canada’s Next Top Model, her life has been a complete whirlwind. From working in a dollar store in her hometown of Whitby, Ontario, to modeling haute couture in Toronto, she had reached her dream of becoming … Read more

Andrea Muizelaar on fashion, anorexia, and life after ‘Top Model’

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Obama’s 100-day speech warns of U.S.’s problems

Saturday, May 2, 2009 After 100 days in office, United States president Barack Obama gave a speech on Wednesday, speaking about the swine influenza outbreak and the struggling economy, both described by the Los Angles Times as “two wars.” He used a prime time television slot to showcase his message throughout the United States. During … Read more

Obama’s 100-day speech warns of U.S.’s problems

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Pennsylvania man admits to June 25 beating of elderly woman

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Joshua J. Goyette allegedly confessed to breaking into a Saxonburg, Pennsylvania retirement home and beating 86-year-old Gertrude “Trudy” Johanson in the early morning of June 25, 2005. The crime, which shocked the small community north of Pittsburgh, was not the only one which occurred recently at area retirement homes. Goyette is … Read more

Pennsylvania man admits to June 25 beating of elderly woman

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Naperville, Illinois welcomes home Olympic silver medalist Molly Schaus

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 US Olympic ice hockey silver medalist Molly Schaus returned to her hometown of Naperville, Illinois last weekend. Her travels culminated in a visit on Monday to Spring Brook Elementary School, where as a fourth-grader she set the goal of some day being an Olympian. Schaus’s dream was fulfilled this year during the … Read more

Naperville, Illinois welcomes home Olympic silver medalist Molly Schaus

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Benefits Of Getting A Jewish Education In Gaithersburg Md

Get More Information Here: School Of Performing Arts Sydney byadmin Getting a Jewish Education in Gaithersburg MD is something that some Jewish people may want for their children. While enrolled in a Jewish school, students can be taught Hebrew. Children who learn Hebrew will be able to connect to Jewish texts better. They will learn … Read moreBenefits Of Getting A Jewish Education In Gaithersburg Md

Lawsuits filed against students accused of illegally sharing files over the Internet2

Thursday, April 14, 2005 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed 405 lawsuits against students at 18 colleges across the US. The RIAA says these students were illegally sharing songs and films over the Internet2. They claim that 3,900 songs were available on the network. The RIAA said that each person sued downloaded … Read more

Lawsuits filed against students accused of illegally sharing files over the Internet2

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Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to … Read more

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

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