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Wikinews interviews Sue Gardner on Wikipedia blackout

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Wikinews interviews Sue Gardner on Wikipedia blackout

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Today, the English version of Wikipedia is taking part in a 24-hour ‘blackout’ to protest two proposed U.S. anti-piracy laws, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT […]

Bayern Munich signs Corentin Tolisso from Lyon

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Bayern Munich signs Corentin Tolisso from Lyon

Thursday, June 15, 2017 Yesterday, German football club FC Bayern Munich announced signing of Corentin Tolisso from Olympique Lyonnais. The 22-year-old French international midfielder has signed a five-year contract. Tolisso joined Lyon’s academy when he was 13-years-old and made 160 appearance for the club in all competitions scoring 29 goals. Via their official website, Lyon […]

Major explosions at UK oil depot

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Major explosions at UK oil depot

Sunday, December 11, 2005 A series of large explosions have occurred close to Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, UK. The source of the explosions has been confirmed as the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (HOSL), Hemel Hempstead, known locally as the Buncefield complex. Up to 150 fire fighters are reported to be at the scene with 10 fire […]

Did Crocs Adequately Warn Parents Of Escalator Dangers?

Here’s An Opinion On: Behaviour Change Strategy Did Crocs Adequately Warn Parents of Escalator Dangers? by Larry Drexel Wide, flat, and flexible, Crocs clogs have become increasingly popular in recent years, with the company selling 6 million of them in 2005, reported Good Morning America. However, some of the characteristics that may contribute to the […]

Australia’s High Court rules mod-chips are legal

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Australia’s High Court rules mod-chips are legal

Thursday, October 6, 2005 Australia’s High Court, in a unanimous decision today, found modchips to be legal. Mod-chips are attached to the system’s motherboard to allow users to bypass copy detection and regional controls on game consoles such as PlayStation 2 and Xbox. While playing illegally copied games is a primary reason for some people […]

Obesity and the Fat Acceptance Movement: Kira Nerusskaya speaks

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Obesity and the Fat Acceptance Movement: Kira Nerusskaya speaks

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Opinions rooted in racism, sexism, homophobia are commonly unacceptable to express in public or in polite company. Michael Richards shouted down a black heckler by yelling, “Shut up!” followed by “He’s a nigger!” and gave his already dormant career less of a chance of ever reviving. When Isiah Washington called a […]

Voluntary sterilization of poor women proposed by Louisiana state legislator

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Voluntary sterilization of poor women proposed by Louisiana state legislator

Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Louisiana representative has proposed a controversial solution to “generational welfare,” which would pay women on welfare to get sterilization. Republican John LaBruzzo said he thought of the idea because of his constituents’ outrage over paying for welfare. “You have these people who are just fed up with working their buns […]

How To Find A Good Inspirational Keynote Speaker

Here’s An Opinion On: Canberra Property Investment Advisers How To Find A Good Inspirational Keynote Speaker by Rhonda Victoor Are you in search of motivational speaker for your conference? If you utilize these tips you will be able to find the right presenter that will impress your crowd and you will look like a hero […]

Iraqi insurgents intercepted drone feeds using widely available software

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Iraqi insurgents intercepted drone feeds using widely available software
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Saturday, December 19, 2009 United States defense officials acknowledged that Iraqi insurgents successfully intercepted live video feeds from U.S. MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles with widely available software. The story broke on Thursday in the Wall Street Journal with a defense official, anonymously, informing them it is an old problem, which has already been fixed. […]

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