Tom DeLay raises Republican hackles as ethics charges dominate news
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 As Tom DeLay’s (Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), alleged ethical lapses began to dominate American political news stories and the Sunday talk shows, have led some Republican members of the Majority Leader’s own party to question the reasoning for his refusal to account for his actions or resign. Last year, in a glimpse of problems yet to surface, the Republican head of the U.S. House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, or “House Ethics Committee”, presided over three admonitions that included offering to endorse the candidacy of a political lawmaker’s son in exchange for votes on legislation. The ethics complaints were originally filed by Democratic Rep. Chris Bell of Texas on June 15, 2004, and began to heat up in the months prior to last year’s elections. A Texas grand jury is taking a hard look at Delay’s fund raising practices,…
City Of Orlando The Story Behind
More On This Topic: Cattle Yard Designs Australia The story behind the City of Orlando dates back to the 1838, when it was occupied by the Native American tribes, prior to the arrival of the European Settlers. Known as Jernigan before its present name, Orlando possesses a rich history which spans over the time period of 170 years. It was after a cattleman that Orlando was first known as Jernigan. Aaron Jernigan was the first settler, to establish a permanent settlement o the lands of the present day Orlando. Although the accounts behind the name Jernigan are not disputed, many historians disagree on how the name transferred to Orlando. Majorly believed, the events tell us that Orlando came to be known by this name because of a US soldier, Orlando Reeves who protected his fellow soldiers from a surprise attack by a native in the Second Seminole Wars. This name…
Warhol’s photo legacy spread by university exhibits
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Evansville, Indiana, United States — This past week marked the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibit at the University of Southern Indiana. USI’s art gallery, like 189 other educational galleries and museums around the country, is a recipient of a major Warhol donor program, and this program is cultivating new interest in Warhol’s photographic legacy. Wikinews reporters attended the opening and spoke to donors, exhibit organizers and patrons. The USI art gallery celebrated the Thursday opening with its display of Warhol’s Polaroids, gelatin silver prints and several colored screen prints. USI’s exhibit, which is located in Evansville, Indiana, is to run from January 23 through March 9. The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries at USI bases its exhibit around roughly 100 Polaroids selected from its collection. The Polaroids were all donated by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, according to Kristen Wilkins, assistant professor of photography…
Australia Votes 2007: Liberals promise personal income tax cuts
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 With the election campaign just beginning, Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised AU$34 billion in personal income tax cuts over the next three years. That is on top of $31.5 billion announced in May, and $36.7 billion announced in 2006. The new tax cuts are based on new projections for growth in the Australian economy. The Treasury estimates that the economy will expand by 4.25% in the 12 months to June 2008, up from growth of 3.75% predicted in May. The Government has challenged the Labor opposition to announce their tax policy immediately. “The biggest, boldest tax plan that we’ve seen in a long time is presented yesterday, it deals with participation, competitiveness, building capacity in the Australian economy, and what does Kevin Rudd say? Nothing,” treasurer Peter Costello said. “He better have an answer today.” Costello described the government tax policy as “very responsible”…
Apple unveils iPhone 4, iOS 4 at Worldwide Developers Conference 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Yesterday, at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), company CEO Steve Jobs unveiled iPhone 4, along with the new iOS 4 operating system for Apple mobile devices. The announcement was long-awaited but not a very big surprise. In April, the technology blog Gizmodo obtained a prototype of the new phone and published details of it online. While introducing iPhone 4, at the annual conference, Jobs started by hinting at the incident, saying, “Stop me if you’ve already seen this.” The new iPhone was praised by Jobs as “the biggest leap we’ve taken since the original iPhone.” It is only 9.3 millimetres (0.37 inches) thick, making it “the thinnest smartphone on the planet”, a 24 percent reduction from Apple’s previous model, the iPhone 3GS. Structure-wise, iPhone 4 has a new stainless steel frame, which acts as an antenna, supposedly boosting its signal reception abilities and possibly…
The Ecowarriors Guide To Green Ways To Unclog A Toilet
More On This Topic: Garage Epoxy Flooring Newcastle By Adriana Noton It can be mortifying to drop a load that will not flush. If it happens in at home, it becomes a disaster because someone has to be persuaded to fix this blockage. There are chemical methods available only if one can ignore inhaling nasty chemicals and long-term, accumulated environmental damage. So give three cheers for green ways to unclog a toilet they are the cheapest methods. For lucky people, the floater might park like an ocean liner in a private bay. Resist the urge to plant a cocktail flag in it or hide it with paper, this will worsen the blockage. But if a person is down on his luck, he faces a bowl that threatens to overflow. Turn off the inlet. If the toilet is missing this feature, whip off the cistern lid and push the circular rubber…
Endangered Luzon Buttonquail photographed alive by Philippines documentary
Sunday, February 22, 2009 According to ornithologists, a rare Philippines buttonquail feared to have gone extinct was recently documented alive by a cameraman inadvertently filming a local market, right before it was sold and headed for the cooking pot. Scientists had suspected the species—listed as “data deficient” on the 2008 International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List Category—was extinct. Last month, native bird trappers snared and successfully caught the Luzon Buttonquail (Turnix worcesteri or Worcester’s buttonquail) in Dalton Pass, a cold and wind-swept bird passageway in the Caraballo Mountains, in Nueva Vizcaya, located between Cordillera Central and Sierra Madre mountain ranges, in Northern Luzon. The rare species, previously known to birders only through drawings based on dead museum specimens collected several decades ago, was identified in a documentary filmed in the Philippines called Bye-Bye Birdie. British birder and WBCP member Desmond Allen was watching a January 26 DVD-video of…
Nintendo releases GameBoy Micro in the US
Tuesday, September 13, 2005 On the 20th birthday of Nintendo‘s mascots, Mario and his brother Luigi, Nintendo has released the newest addition to the popular Game Boy line. The Game Boy Micro is the smallest handheld release by Nintendo to date. Unlike other handhelds in the Game Boy Advance series, the Game Boy Micro can only play Game Boy Advance games and not games designed for the original Game Boy system. The handheld features a new link port, includes multiple removable faceplates, and additional faceplates can be purchased separately. This system has an MSRP of USD$99.99. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Nintendo_releases_GameBoy_Micro_in_the_US&oldid=439058”
Category:Internet
This is the category for the Internet, a global network of computer networks. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 July 2021: Ransomware attack hits over 200 US companies, forces Swedish grocery chain to close 31 July 2020: “Avast ye scurvy file sharers!”: Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge 6 October 2019: European Court of Justice says Facebook must remove ‘illegal’ posts globally 22 September 2019: Millions don’t turn up to ‘storm’ US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence 8 April 2019: 540 million private Facebook records found on public Internet 23 December 2018: UK police locate missing Chinese teen Mei Chen, silent on details 29 October 2018: Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub 6 June 2018: Microsoft announces plan to acquire GitHub for US$7.5 billion 2 March 2018: Amazon to buy smart doorbell startup Ring 18 February 2018: Fourth U.S. state governor orders net neutrality in…
3 Things To Think About When Considering Real Estate For Sale In Manhattan
More On This Topic: Buying Property With No Deposit Australia byAlma Abell You can never go wrong when you purchase real estate for sale in Manhattan. NYC has always been one of the most competitive real estate things that you want to consider when you are looking for real estate for sale in Manhattan that will protect your investment dollars. Location is Still Everything The old real estate mantra location, location, location is still the driving force behind the real estate market, so you want to choose a property that is centrally located and that has the potential to be an attractive location for years to come. In other words, look at property in an area that is established and still growing. Community [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEExF0qPFJ4[/youtube] Real estate for sale in Manhattan comes in a wide variety options. When you are shopping for a property to live in, you are really shopping…