Wikinews interviews USA wheelchair curler David Palmer
Monday, April 8, 2013 Wikinews interviewed David Palmer, a member of the USA 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship team, about the 2014 Winter Paralympics being held in Sochi, Russia. ((Wikinews)) The US qualified a team for the Sochi Games. How likely are you to be on the final team? As these games would be your first, how excited are you about the possibility of representing your country? David Palmer: It is very likely that I and the team that went to Sochi in 2013 will be the team in the Paralympics 2014 as long as no sickness or injury and we all continue to perform at our level. DP: I am very happy and honored to represent my country. After competing in the last two world championships which were very exciting, I can not wait for the chance to compete at the Paralympics. ((WN)) Were you happy with your team’s…
Buying And Selling Expired Domain Traffic Tips And Methods To Make Money
By John Khu Expired traffic plays an important role in expired domain business. Expired domain traffic is a critical element that can create immense value to your domains. All famous expired domains invariably had tons of incoming traffic attached to it. People who are looking for an expired domain are very eager to buy it if it has traffic and links attached to it. Buying and selling expired domain traffic is a profitable idea that can result in an ongoing online income to your business. Before you wish to sell expired domain traffic to other people, you may need to acquire domain traffic on a consistent basis. There are actually two different modes of acquiring expired traffic to your expired domain. One method is to purchase the traffic from a reseller by paying a price while the other is to accumulate it by redirecting the traffic to your domain. Purchasing…
United States spies accused of illegally bugging the United Nations headquarters
Monday, August 26, 2013 German weekly publication Der Spiegel yesterday accused the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) of spying on the United Nations headquarters in New York. The magazine claims to have access to official NSA documents, provided by former NSA and CIA computer specialist and current fugitive Edward Snowden. If the allegations of bugging are confirmed, it would mean that the United States has breached International Treaties including the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. The Treaty states that countries must not carry out covert operations that relate to the UN’s activities. “The property and assets of the United Nations, wherever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation and any other form of interference, whether by executive, administrative, judicial or legislative action”, the Convention stipulates. The documents analysed by Der Spiegel indicate that the NSA runs bugging…
Six dead following flash flooding in Palestine, Texas
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 News reports on Monday indicated authorities in Palestine, Texas identified a sixth victim following flash flooding late last week. Giovani Olivas, 30, was reportedly swept away in the flood. In under an hour late Friday evening, Palestine was deluged by seven inches of rain, causing residents of one neighborhood to flee to their rooftops. Over 30 buildings, included many homes, in the city suffered significant damage. Lenda Asberry, 64, a retired school teacher, and her four great grandchildren also drowned during the flood. Onlookers reported the woman was attempting to get the children to safety when they were swept away. Asberry’s daughter told reporters water levels were up to the woman’s neck while attempting to save the children. One resident of the area told reporters “[her] furniture was floating around” inside her home, forcing her to climb atop her couch to seek safety. Dark skies blanketed…
Finding The Right Hair Loss Treatment In Lancaster, Pa
Click Here To Know More About: Circumcision Clinic byAlma Abell Making sure that you maintain a great physical appearance should be a top priority for you and something that you strive to achieve on a consistent basis. There are a variety of different things that you can do to make sure you stay looking your best, but none are more important than keeping your hair top form. For some men, male pattern baldness is just something that they have to deal with, but there are some treatments out there that can help. In order to find the right treatment, you will need to do some thorough research. Here are a few tips on finding the right hair loss treatment in Lancaster, PA. Assessing Your Needs is Important The first thing that has to happen when trying to find the right hair treatment is the assessing of what your needs are.…
Pakistani parliament passes bill for transgender rights
Friday, May 11, 2018 On Tuesday, Pakistan’s parliament passed a bill at Islamabad’s National Assembly which granted transgender people various civil rights. The bill, “Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act”, which was presented by Pakistan Peoples Party’s lawmaker Naveed Qamar, was approved by the senate in March, and now awaits signature of the president Mamnoon Hussain. The bill ensures people have the right to identify themselves as male, female or as “third gender”, also known as khawaja sira in Pakistan. This identity choice is to be reflected in the National Database and Registration Authority, as well as other official documents like passports and driving licence. Per the bill, transgender people can now cast votes, run for election, have the right to assemble, and can obtain loans for business startups. They are also eligible to inherit property per their identified gender. Transgender people are to be no longer discriminated at school,…
Rescue workers search wreckage of Brazilian air crash
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 crashed 1,750km (1,100 miles) north-west of Rio de Janeiro killing all people onboard, on Friday September 29. National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has confirmed that the crashed Brazilian airplane did crash into a smaller aircraft. Rescue workers and air force personnel are searching the wreckage for bodies Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Rescue_workers_search_wreckage_of_Brazilian_air_crash&oldid=3134446”
Thailand forces registration of prepaid phones to thwart insurgency
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 In a move aimed at hampering the near-daily bombing attacks in southern Thailand, all owners of prepaid phones are required to register by midnight local time today or face being blocked. Originally scheduled for implementation at the end of last year, the move was deferred to allow people more time to register their phones. The policy only applies to the three southernmost provinces that border Malaysia — Pattani, Narathiwat, and Yala — formerly the Malay Pattani kingdom. Thais from other parts of the country with prepaid phones will also be required to register should they wish to visit the region. When doing so their calls will be treated as roaming, a feature of GSM which allows a user to make and receive calls on a network other than that of their service provider. Many of the bombs used in the south are believed to be detonated…
Yamuna Expressway Giving A Significant Boost To The Real Estate Sector
Click Here To Know More About: Quantity Surveyor Melbourne Yamuna Expressway Giving a Significant Boost to The Real Estate Sector by proptiger dharmendra Yamuna Expressway is considered to be a six lane highway and is popularly known as Taj Expressway which is 65 km long and access-controlled expressway that connects Agra with Delhi-Noida- Greater Noida. This expressway connects the most townships/business centers on the eastern facet of Yamuna and create certain development of conterminous areas. The areas together with this Expressway is growing at a quick and steady rate, thus River Yamuna, 133 villages, and G.T. Road are being notified below the Plots in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. With many diversified projects under construction including Formula-1 Racing Track, I.T. Sector, Night Safari, etc Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority introduces Residential plots to be developed along the Noida-to-Agra Yamuna Expressway. New residential plots are seen to be launched along the…
United States 2003 National Adult Literacy Survey released
Sunday, December 25, 2005 Preliminary results from the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), released 15 December 2005 by the US National Center for Education Statistics, indicate gains and losses in literacy among minority adults between 1992 and 2003. Contents 1 Understanding the results 2 Selected results 3 Why are the tests carried out? 4 Sources The nationally representative study among US adults age 16 and older found the over-all average prose and document literacy remained relatively unchanged, but quantitative literacy improved 8 points (on a scale of 500.) Results among minorities were mixed, with White and Asian/Pacific Islander minorities scoring significantly higher than Hispanic or Black ethnicities; Hispanic subjects in particular had sharp decreases in prose and document literacy (-9% and -8%, respectively) and quantitative illiteracy remained unchanged with 50% of subjects scoring at less than basic literacy levels. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy is the most comprehensive…