Fifth Expo Gastronomía finishes in Caracas

Sunday, May 12, 2013
Caracas, Venezuela — The fifth edition of the Expo Gastronomía food event finished its run yesterday in Caracas at the Plaza Francia in Altamira. It was the first time the event was held at this particular location. Starting on Thursday, it was the first edition of the event to be held in 2013, and was organized by Carlos Garcia and Yolanda Martin.
In its fifth version, tRead More…

Preliminary report sheds light on SAS landing gear incident

Friday, September 14, 2007
A preliminary report by the Danish civil aviation authority, SLV, has shed light on the events leading up to a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) airliner experiencing a landing gear failure upon landing in Denmark, one of two similar crashes that have resulted in the grounding of more than 60 of the model in question across the world.
The aircraft, a Bombardier Q400 (Read More…

Atlas rocket launches ICO G1 satellite

Monday, April 14, 2008
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrier rocket launched this evening from LC-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA, with the ICO G1 communications satellite for ICO Satellite Management. Lift-off occurred at 20:12:00 UTC. It is the first commercial launch of an Atlas rocket since responsibility for the launches was transferred from International LauncRead More…

U.S. Senate approves revised bailout package after controversial additions

Saturday, October 4, 2008 The U.S. Senate passed a revised bailout bill designed to help the struggling U.S. financial economy, which has measures nearly identical to the bill rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.
“Senate Democrats and Republicans believe it is essential that we work quickly on this important legislation to restore confidence to our financial system and strenRead More…

UK Government to look again at drink-drive limit

Thursday, December 3, 2009
The U.K. Government announced today it has commissioned a report on whether the legal alcohol limit for driving, and whether the laws on driving under the influence of drugs, should be tightened. The report, by Oxford University academic Sir Peter North, should be completed by April for the Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis. Lord Adonis said, “Drink-driviRead More…

Times Square bomb suspects arrested in Pakistan

Saturday, May 22, 2010
At least six suspects, wanted in connection with a failed car bomb attempt in Times Square, New York City on May 1, have been arrested by authorities in Pakistan. The arrests follow a visit to Pakistan by two high-ranking American security officials—US National Security Adviser Gen James Jones and Leon Panetta, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), both of wRead More…

NFL: Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement

Friday, April 6, 2007
Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who has applied for reinstatement to the NFL, told ESPN Radio’s Dan Patrick on Friday that he hasn’t gotten high on drugs “in maybe three years.” Williams credited yoga with replacing drugs to ease stress.
Williams was suspended in April 2006 for violating the NFL’s Substance Abuse Policy. Reinstatement to the league requires clinRead More…

GOES-12 weather satellite fails during adjustment

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The weather satellite GOES-12, which provides most of the weather pictures for the United States, became unusable on Tuesday, December 4. The satellite is positioned in geostationary orbit over the Amazon. A normal station-keeping maneuver to adjust its location was not completed as usual and services could not be continued.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdmiRead More…

Assange seeks asylum in Ecuadorian embassy

Friday, June 22, 2012
Julian Assange, founder of whistle blowing site Wikileaks, has spent a third night in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He entered the embassy on Tuesday to claim asylum, breaking strict bail conditions, after losing an appeal in the British high courts over extradition to Sweden, where he faces questioning over allegations of sexual assault in 2010.
Assange, 40, awaits a dRead More…

2006 U.S. Congressional Elections

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Contents 1 Issues
2 Campaigns turn nasty
3 Polling Problems
4 Summaries by state
5 Alabama
6 Alaska
7 Arizona
8 Arkansas
9 California
10 Colorado
11 Connecticut
12 Delaware
13 Florida
14 Georgia
15 Hawaii
16 Idaho
17 Illinois
18 Indiana
19 Iowa
20 Kansas
21 Kentucky
22 Louisiana
23 Maine
24 Maryland
25 Massachusetts
26 Michigan
27 Minnesota
28 Mississippi
29 MissourRead More…