Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter

Friday, September 28, 2012 Melbourne, Australia — Monday, following her return from London, Wikinews talked with Amanda Carter, the longest-serving member of Australia’s national wheelchair basketball team (the Gliders). ((Wikinews)) You’re Amanda Carter! Amanda Carter: Yes! ((WN)) And, where were you born? Amanda Carter: I was born in Melbourne. ((WN)) It says here that you spent your childhood living in Banyule? Amanda Carter: City of Banyule, but I was West Heidelberg. ((WN)) Okay. And you used to play netball when you were young? Amanda Carter: Yes. ((WN)) And you’re an…

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Getting A Good Emergency Dentist In Middletown

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Nursing Scrubs For Women byAlma Abell When you are having those excruciating toothaches coming from swollen gums, tooth decay, infected gums or abscessed teeth, then you know that you need very urgent dental attention. Whether the problem is a chipped tooth, extraction or root canal, lost dental crowns, or loose fillings look for the same day service without having to book an appointment. For an Emergency Dentist in Middletown, you will need a service provider who will accept your type of insurance, and…

Research In Motion chairman resigns position

Monday, March 5, 2007 Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) co-chief executive and chairman, Jim Balsillie, has resigned voluntarily as chairman after an internal review revealed irregularities with how the company accounted for stock options. The review was carried out over the past 7 months and indicates that, Canadian BlackBerry maker, RIM, will have to restate earnings for all of 2004, 2005, and 2006, and for the first quarter of 2007. The company will have to lower previously reported earnings by approximately US$250 million. The review committee indicated that RIM “failed…

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Should You Hire A Workplace Injury Lawyer In Charles County Md?

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Compare Green Slips In Nsw January, 2018 byadmin Unfortunately, people get hurt in accidents all of the time. It would be nice to think that the great majority of these injuries happen through no fault of anyone. While sometimes, that is the case, in most situations, especially with workplace accidents, accidents take place because of the negligence of someone. When a workplace accident happens, especially one that causes significant injuries, a person at the receiving end of those injuries may want to consider…

Rail manslaughter charges are dropped in Hatfield, England

Thursday, July 14, 2005 Charges against the five rail bosses accused of manslaughter on four people who died in the Hatfield, England train crash, have been dropped at the Old Bailey. Alistair Cook, 50, Sean Fugill, 50, Keith Lea, 53, and two executives from Balfour Beatty — Anthony Walker, 46, and Nicholas Jeffries, 53 — all denied the manslaughter charges. A charge of corporate manslaughter has also been dropped against the engineering firm Belfour Beatty. But the five men and their employers, Balfour Beatty and Railtrack, still face health and…

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Pennsylvania cop on trial for allegedly murdering girlfriend’s estranged husband

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 The trial began today for a Pennsylvania state trooper accused of killing his girlfriend’s estranged husband. Kevin Foley, 43, is accused of cutting the throat of John Yelenic, a dentist who was in the final stages of finalizing a divorce from his wife, Michele. According to prosecutors, Foley “loathed Dr. Yelenic” so much that he asked another fellow trooper to help him commit the alleged murder, which occurred in Yelenic’s Blairsville home. Deputy Attorney General Anthony Krastek told an Indiana County jury that Foley also prayed…

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Toothpaste fills cavities without drilling

Thursday, February 24, 2005 A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo say that the paste can repair small cavities in 15 minutes. Currently, fillers don’t stick to such small cavities so dentists must drill bigger holes. Hydroxyapatite crystals, of which natural enamel is made, bond with teeth to repair tiny areas of damage. Yamagishi and colleagues have tested their paste on a lower premolar tooth that showed early signs of decay. They found that…

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How To Treat Acne With Common Household Products

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Outdoor Kitchens By Terry Roberts Almost every family has their own unique homemade acne treatments that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some of these treatments are very effective in treating the blemishes that are so embarrassing to young and old alike. Since everyones skin is different, you may have to experiment with what works best with your skin, but since these homemade creams, masks and scrubs are easy to make and dont cost much, it is easy to try several.…

Ireland votes to overturn 35-year-old constitutional ban on abortion

Sunday, May 27, 2018 In the official result of Friday’s Irish referendum over the legality of abortion, referendum officer Barry Ryan announced yesterday 66.4% of voters favoured overturning the eighth amendment of the constitution. Introduced in 1983, the eighth amendment made abortion constitutionally illegal. Irish Taoiseach — Prime Minister — Leo Varadkar said supporting legislation, to be framed following the result of this referendum, is to be “enacted before the end of this year”. More than 2.1 million people voted on the referendum on Friday. With a 64.1% turnout, 1,429,981…

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Chili Finger Incident

 Correction — October 10, 2019 The day of the alleged incident, March 22, 2005, was a Tuesday, not a Thursday.  Friday, May 6, 2005 On Thursday the 22nd of March, 2005, Anna Ayala, a woman from Las Vegas, claimed to have found a human finger in her bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant located at 1405 Monterey Highway, just south of downtown San Jose, California, owned by Fresno-based Jern Management.. The finger, which probably belonged to a woman as it had a long and manicured fingernail, did not belong to…

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