Wednesday, November 10, 2010 On Monday, Symbian Foundation discontinued Symbian OS, as a result of its lost popularity since Android came to market. The Finnish telecommunications company Nokia, being one of the few hardware manufacturers who use the system on some of the models, announced that it has taken over the operating system’s development. Nokia had acquired Symbian Foundation in […]
Syrian opposition report fuel station bombing kills at least nine
Friday, January 4, 2013 Opposition activists in Syria say nine or more people have died as the result of a car bomb explosion at a fuel station in the Barzeh al-Balad district of Damascus, the capital of the country, according to BBC News Online. News agency Reuters has placed the minimum death toll at eleven while also reporting at least […]
Google launches Google Spreadsheets
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 Google has launched an online spreadsheet site, in a private beta. The site will allow spreadsheets to be shared between up to 10 users, which is aimed to be useful to teams and small businesses. “Many people already organise information into spreadsheets. Where they are struggling is to share it” said the product manager, Jonathan Rochelle. […]
Brief History Of Wigs And The Famous People That Wore Them
By Benedict Smythe Wigs have been known and used for many centuries. Many noblemen have tried this great headpiece. Even in the ancient Egyptian civilization, wigs were already into good use. Most ancient Egyptians wore wigs to protect their shaved heads from the heat of the sun. Other ancient civilizations who wore wigs are the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Greeks, and the […]
Wikinews discusses H1N1 with the WHO
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 The World Health Organization (WHO) is a program of the United Nations and a global authority on human health. In an interview with Wikinews, the WHO tells about the current H1N1 pandemic. The organization’s 93rd update as of March 26, 2010 states 213 countries, territories, and other communities have laboratory-confirmed cases and there have been at […]
Too Grimm? Mother Goose cartoonist sued by Colombian coffee growers
Sunday, January 11, 2009 While it was just a joke, the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia doesn’t find a recent “Mother Goose and Grimm” comic terribly funny. In what the coffee growers association calls “an attack on national dignity and the reputation of Colombian coffee,” the characters in a comic strip by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mike Peters call into […]
John Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing
Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired to write after the terrorist […]
Cash Advance Loans Advancing Grants In Fiscal Urgencies
Cash advance loans- advancing grants in fiscal urgencies by DavidSmithLife is unpredictable and unexpected fiscal emergencies can turn up anytime without prior warning. Cash advance loans can be a life saver in such situations. These are short term loans, accustomed to help people, meet their urgent financial needs.One can make use of the availed financial aid in various ways. This […]
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Stay Cool This Summer With Auto Air Conditioning System Repair In Maui
See More About: Secure Parking Website Parking At Central Park Sydney byAlma Abell Despite the stigma that island people live lax lives, you’re probably a very busy person. You don’t have time to take showers and reapply deodorant every hour. Life on Maui can get muggy, humid, and wet in the summer. You need to make sure that your car […]