ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government's 'secret' attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their investigation...

2008 TaiSPO: Interview with Ideal Bike Corporation and Gary Silva

Friday, March 28, 2008 2008 Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle) & Taipei International Sporting Goods Show (TaiSPO) not only did a best reunion with conjunctions of the launch of Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition and the concurrent cycling race of 2008 Tour de Taiwan but also provide opportunities and benefits for sporting goods, bicycle, and athlete sports industries...

Understanding The Upper Endoscopy Procedure

Click Here To Find Out More About: Hyperhidrosis Surgery For Feet byAlma Abell Anupper endoscopy in Dallas, TX, also known as the EGD, is a medicalprocedure where a thin scope holding a camera and light is used forlooking at the upper portion of the digestive tract. This includesyour esophagus, stomach and the first part of your small intestine,referred to as the duodenum. Thisprocedure is...

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 a statistically significant sample. If this surgical...

Wikinews interviews the Socialist Alliance about the upcoming Queensland State election

Monday, March 2, 2009 With a Queensland state election coming up in Australia, many minor parties will be looking to hold balance of power and making the major parties listen to what they have to say. The Socialist Alliance (SA) is one of these parties. SA is a left-wing political party. There stated describes itself as an anti-capitalist party which believes in "a democratic society that is run...

U2 tour manager, Dennis Sheehan dies in Los Angeles hotel room at 68

Saturday, May 30, 2015 Dennis Sheehan, U2's tour manager, died in his Los Angeles hotel room on Wednesday at 68 years of age. In their second show at the Los Angeles Forum, U2 paid tribute to their tour manager. According to The Guardian, in-between songs U2's lead singer Bono reflected on Sheehan's life to the audience, saying how he was family to the band. Bono said, "U2's family — it's a...

The Advantages Of Residential Hydraulic Handicap Wheelchair Lift

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin’s assets are frozen

Monday, June 11, 2007 Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had about US$1.5 billion in cash assets in Thailand seized today by the Assets Examination Committee. Calling Thaksin "unusually rich," the committee said Thaksin had obtained the money through corrupt means. Thaksin's spokesman and lawyer Noppadol Pattama issued a statement, saying Thaksin would "fight until the end." "I will...

Paul Winchell, voice of Tigger, Gargamel, dead at 82

Monday, June 27, 2005 Paul Winchell, the English voice of Gargamel in the animated children's show The Smurfs and Tigger in Disney's Winnie the Pooh died on 23 June at age 82. Winchell also voiced several other characters including Boomer in Disney's The Fox and the Hound and several characters for Hanna-Barbera productions. Winchell, in addition to being a prolific voice artist, patented more...

Asbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle school

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 The discovery of the presence of airborne asbestos in a middle school in Montclair, New Jersey Friday prompted the evacuation of over 200 students from the school and the school's closure. Renaissance Middle School, part of the Montclair Public Schools in New Jersey, was closed Monday and remains closed Tuesday while undergoing asbestos testing and cleaning. According to a...