January 28, 2022

Did human remains cause mad cow disease?

Friday, September 2, 2005 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as BSE or “mad cow” disease, may have been caused by human remains ingested by British cattle, two scientists said today. Alan Colchester and his daughter Nancy Colchester, from the University of Kent and University of Edinburgh, respectively, suggested that the remains of humans cast into the Ganges in an Indian […]

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January 28, 2022

Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/LA-ND

See the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to […]

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January 27, 2022

Biometric Time Attendance System In India Shortcomings

Read More About: Automatic Gate Faac Biometric Time Attendance System in India – Shortcomings by Swaty Agarwal Face recognition time attendance is an advanced application that enables one to get rid of the conventional pen and paper. It records the attendance and time keeping details of the employees mechanically. One only needs to enroll themselves into the system. Next time […]

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January 27, 2022

Ghana buries late President Mills

Friday, August 10, 2012 After two days of mourning, the West African nation Ghana is giving its late president John Atta Mills a state and military burial today at Geese Park, a bird sanctuary near the seat of government, Osu Castle, along the Atlantic Ocean. His mortal remains, which were moved from the Banquet Hall in Accra, currently lie in […]

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January 26, 2022

Brazilian tribe is neither a new discovery nor a hoax

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 In late May to early June of 2008, news broke that a previously undiscovered indigenous tribe had been found near the border between Brazil and Peru. Worldwide media was quick to publish the story and the accompanying photographs taken by José Carlos Meirelles. The photos showed people in full body paint aiming bows at the overhead […]

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January 26, 2022

The Importance Of Tooth Brushing

Read More About: Medical Assistant Training Programs San Diego From an early age, we are told the importance of brushing our teeth properly in order to keep them shiny and clean. However, recent studies have shown that up to 75% of the American adult population have some stage of gum disease, which is an indication that either they are not […]

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January 25, 2022

Wikinews interviews candidate for Cleveland mayor Arthur Kostendt

Monday, June 14, 2021 Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring. According to Cleveland Scene, 29-year-old Kostendt is a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Republican Party but has referred to his campaign as “casual”. […]

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January 23, 2022

British Gas announces a hike in energy bills of 14.2%

Saturday, September 10, 2005 One of Britain‘s largest domestic energy suppliers, British Gas, has announced that it is to raise the price of its gas and electricity prices by a record 14.2%. It blames the price rise on increasing wholesale gas prices, which have gone up by over 50% in the past year, the rising cost of oil & the […]

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January 22, 2022

Fire at New Zealand hospital destroys laundry

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 A fire on Tuesday night at Southland Hospital, Invercargill has destroyed a two-storey building which was used for laundry and cleaning by the cleaning company Alsco. Junior doctors and interns were evacuated from the nearby hospital campus. A dangerous goods store nearby nearby was saved from the fire. The building was not close enough to the […]

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