Wow! You and your fiancee have finally bought your engagement ring and it’s really great. Of course, it was expensive too. But now you are getting worried. And the jeweler has recommended engagement ring insurance. It is not that your fiancee is a regular scatterbrain, but she can be a little careless about removing her […]
Oxford University anti-peer-to-peer policy hits legal music service Spotify
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The University of Oxford is preventing students from accessing the legal, peer-to-peer online music service Spotify. Officials in the university’s Computer Services department (OUCS) say too much of the network’s bandwidth is taken up by people using such services, slowing down the network for others. Spotify, which has more than 2.7 […]
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Pittsburgh playwrights pen furry musical, invite Anthrocon attendees to observe reading
Friday, July 6, 2007 When Pittsburgh lyricist Bill Medica and musician JC Carter saw the influx of furries for the first Anthrocon in their city, they were mystified. But as they observed Anthrocon 2006, their thoughts on furries changed. “They’re not afraid to be themselves,” said Carter. “When they left, the magic left.” “They were […]
Judge jails ‘monstrous’ London serial killer Stephen Port
Sunday, November 27, 2016 More than a year after he was first charged, a judge on Friday sentenced London serial killer Stephen Port to life imprisonment without parole for four murders and a host of poisoning and sexual offences, calling him “wicked and monstrous”. Port was convicted of the murders on Wednesday. Chef Port, 41, […]
Spreading floods in Pakistan worsen, at least 1600 dead
Friday, August 6, 2010 Since last reported, the flooding in Pakistan has spread and has now struck more than four million people. The UN reports it has left at least 1,600 people dead. The floods have been confirmed as the worst in eighty years. Heavy monsoon rains led to the flooding of the huge Indus […]
New Jersey backpedals on proposed bikini waxing ban
Saturday, March 21, 2009 New Jersey has reversed its plans for a state-wide ban on bikini waxing after salon owners from across the state spoke out against the proposal. The New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling planned to consider a ban on so-called “Brazilian waxes” in response to two women who reported being injured […]
Duke of York arrives in New Zealand
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, has arrived in New Zealand today (UTC+13) to a flurry of fans who gathered in the bad weather at Wellington’s international airport. His royal highness was met by a Honorary Aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Wing-Commander John Cummings, RNZAF The Duke has no plans for today […]
Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018
Sunday, March 25, 2018 Visual art, fabric art, photography, performance, dance, virtual reality, and music were all the subject of sessions at Furnal Equinox 2018, a conference held from March 16 to 18 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle. Canada’s largest furry convention by attendance, the annual event offers dozens of subculture-specific programs. The convention’s communications […]
Car and train collide in Buffalo, New York
Friday, January 12, 2007 Buffalo, New York —Reports say that a subway train and a car have collided in downtown Buffalo, New York. Witnesses say that calls to 911 came in just before 12:00 p.m. [EST] that a car had driven onto the tracks of the Metro Rail operated by the Niagra Frontier Transit Authority […]