Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, Continue Reading
Felipe Massa wins 2008 French Grand Prix
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Felipe Massa at the previous 2008 Canadian Grand PrixPhoto credit: Mark McArdle Magny Cours Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Grand Prix de France at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France. Though his teammate Kimi Räikkönen started from pole, Massa was able Continue Reading
On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Grief captured at a funeral during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992.Photo by Evstafiev Mikhail. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Originally formulated in 1973 by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, these five stages are well-known to many as the “Five Stages of Grief“. However, despite their familiarity, the five-stage Continue Reading
Maker Faire 2009 wraps up in San Mateo, California
Thursday, June 4, 2009 Make: Technology on your time The fourth annual Maker Faire took place this past weekend at the San Mateo Fairground in San Mateo, California located in the United States. The first Maker Faire, which took place in 2006, had approximately 20,000 people in attendance. This year, Continue Reading
Bat for Lashes plays the Bowery Ballroom: an Interview with Natasha Khan
Friday, September 28, 2007 Natasha Khan at the Bowery Ballroom.photo: David Shankbone Lizzy Carey Caroline Weeks. Abi Fry Bat for Lashes is the doppelgänger band ego of one of the leading millennial lights in British music, Natasha Khan. Caroline Weeks, Abi Fry and Lizzy Carey comprise the aurora borealis that Continue Reading
TAITRONICS Autumn 2007: A 3-in-1 combination and great innovations
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 iF Design Award Pavilion. 2007 the 33rd Taipei International Electronics Autumn Show (TAITRONICS Autumn), organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufactorers’ Association (TEEMA), started on October 9 -13 at Exhibition Hall 1 and 3 of Taipei World Trade Center Continue Reading
On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the Free & Continue Reading
King of Tonga dies, aged 88
Monday, September 11, 2006 Tonga According to an official news release on the Tongan Royal Palace website, His Majesty King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV passed away peacefully at 11.34pm local time (2334 UTC), on Sunday, 10th September at Mercy Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand aged 88. King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV was Continue Reading
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, Continue Reading
Lawsuit sends Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal to New York Supreme Court
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, Continue Reading