Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Former mayor of Toronto, Canada Rob Ford died yesterday morning aged 46, following a cancerous tumor found in his abdomen in 2014 and two more in his bladder in 2015. A statement issued by Ford’s chief of staff Dan Jacobs called Ford a “dedicated man of the people” who “spent his […]
Ford Taurus to be revived
Friday, February 9, 2007 Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally has reported that Ford will rename the Ford Five Hundred to the Taurus for the 2008 model year, when a facelifted model is expected to be launched to improve the lackluster sales of the outgoing model. Mulally says that Ford’s decision to name all their […]
Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev dies at age 101
Friday, November 2, 2007 Igor Moiseyev, who has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance, has died today after a long illness. He was 101 years old. Born Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev on January 21, 1906 in Kiev, Moiseyev graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre ballet school in 1924 and danced in the […]
Dance party broken up by police in Utah, USA
Monday, August 22, 2005 About 90 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies broke up what they said was a rave party on public and private property in the Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork canyon, an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday (5:30 Sunday UTC). According to the county, […]
Spondylolisthesis 101 A Rudimentary Look At This Funny Sounding Spinal Condition}
More On This Topic: Yoga Teacher Training Courses Sydney Yoga Synergy Teacher Training Submitted by: Patrick Foote If you were recently diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, theres a decent chance that you asked your physician to repeat him- or herself. Spondy-lo-lis-what? While it may have a silly-sounding name, the condition is no joke. This article will explore […]
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces intention to stand for Parliament again
Thursday, August 7, 2014 Boris Johnson, the Conservative politician currently serving as Mayor of London, announced yesterday he intends to stand for Parliament in the 2015 General Election. Johnson stated he intends to also serve out his term as London mayor which ends in 2016. He did not announce which constituency he plans to seek […]
Romanian Commercial Bank to launch smart cards in early April
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Starting from April 4, the Romanian Commercial Bank (Banca Comercial? Român?, or BCR), the country’s largest bank, will launch a smart card system for all its ATM network as well as its point-of-sale terminals in more than 5,000 stores across Romania. While the system will be enabled to work with these […]
University of Southern California spit test predicts cavities
Monday, February 21, 2005 Los Angeles, California – A simple saliva test can predict whether children will get cavities, how many cavities they will get and which teeth are most vulnerable. Developed by researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, the test quantifies the genetic component of tooth decay, spotting the risk […]
On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016 The following is the fifth 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: an arrest warrant is issued for the Green Party presidential […]
Eurovision ’04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration
Monday, March 30, 2009 First becoming famous in her native Ukraine in the 1990s, long-haired self-described “Amazon” Ruslana gained international recognition for winning the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with her song “Wild Dances,” inspired by the musical traditions of the Hutsul people of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. In the five years since, Ruslana has decided […]