Tuesday, December 25, 2007 A Basler BT-67, chartered from Canadian air carrier Kenn Borek Air for the National Science Foundation (NSF), a United States government agency, has crashed whilst attempting take-off during a support assignment in Antarctica. None of the ten people on board were injured, but the modified Douglas DC-3 was substantially damaged in…
How To Save Company Time Hire A Contractor For Umbrella Payroll Services
More On This Topic: Employee Management there are many companies that arebenefiting from the advancements in information technology and employing theuse of methods such as Contractors. Before moving on, it is important todiscuss what exactly a Contractor is, so that when a new employer starts usinga Contractor, he/she knows accurately what it is. By definition,…
Nauru raises media visa application fee from AU$200 to $8,000
Saturday, January 11, 2014 The cabinet of the island nation of Nauru endorsed rise of the cost of an application for single-entry three-month media visa from AU$200 to $8,000 last Thursday. The rise followed a scandal last weekend involving 60 Lebanese asylum seekers voluntarily deciding to return home from the Nauru offshore processing facility, an…
Condemned US killer to face execution by firing squad
Sunday, April 25, 2010 A convicted killer in the western US state of Utah has chosen to die by firing squad in Utah’s first execution in more than 10 years. Ronnie Lee Gardner indicated his preference at a state court in Salt Lake City on Friday, after being informed that an appeal against his death…
Portrait Lighting How To Shoot Quality Portraits Without A Studio
More On This Topic: Top Sheets Online By Autumn Lockwood Although portrait photography may seem simple to most, it is actually one of the trickiest photographic skills and takes years to master. On the plus side, because of the posed and scheduled nature of portrait photography, it is also one of the easiest ones to…
Oil spill hits Australia’s Sunshine coastline
Sunday, March 15, 2009 200,000 litres of oil leaked into waters off the coast of Brisbane from the Pacific Adventurer when their fuel tanks were damaged in rough seas on Wednesday. The figure is about ten times higher than the original estimate of twenty thousand litres of oil. The devastating diesel oil spill has spread…
Investigation into Mumbai train bombings begins
Thursday, July 13, 2006 The toll in yesterday’s serial bombings on Mumbai‘s commuter trains has risen to 200 killed, with 714 people injured, according to the official estimate released by the Police. 127 victims have been identified and a further 56 remain unidentified, the estimate said. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the…
John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending…
Cpr And First Aid Certification Courses For Everyone !
More On This Topic: Certified Nurse Assistant Class Pacoima Knowing the art of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and the basics of first aid care can be life saving in crucial situations. More people should enroll themselves with CPR certification and first aid certification to learn to handle emergency situations where immediate medical attention is not available….
FBI to begin investigation into shooting of US Air Force MP
Thursday, February 2, 2006 The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently investigating if a possible civil rights violation was committed by a sheriff’s deputy of the San Bernardino County after the shooting of an unarmed U.S. Air Force Security Force officer. The military policeman, Senior Airman Elio Carrion, 21, was shot while…