Canadian House of Commons approves same-sex marriage

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Tuesday, June 28, 2005 In a 158 to 133 vote of the House of Commons held Tuesday night, Canadian MPs have approved the legalization of same-sex weddings in Canada. Assuming the Senate passes Bill C-38 and the Governor General gives royal assent, Canada will become the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex weddings after the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain. The bill presented to the House of Commons by the Liberal government of PrimeContinue reading

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Alex Schult: Becoming A Photographer

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Alex Schult: Becoming a photographer by Alex Schults Taking pictures of landscapes and everything you find beautiful is not photography. Photography is talking with pictures or capturing images that seem conveying a message. When you see a simple picture taken from a high-end camera, you praise the clarity of the picture. But when you see a picture taken by a professional photographer like Alex Schult, you praise the theme. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=husZVvBQFaM[/youtube] Photography is a pastime activityContinue reading

Virginians melee at used Apple iBook sale

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Thursday, August 18, 2005 “Total chaos” is how many described the melee that resulted from a sale of used Apple iBook laptop computers at the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) by the Henrico County, Virginia school system. Officials estimated nearly 5,000 people thronged the sale for the $50, four-year-old computers. Among them were 17 injured, four requiring hospitalization – one for a leg injury, and three for heat-related illness, said Henrico County Police. Reports of tramplingContinue reading

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Sony recalls 440,000 laptops due to wiring faults

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Thursday, September 4, 2008 Technology company Sony has recalled 440,000 Vaio laptops due to a fault in the wiring which could result in overheating. The recall involves some laptops in the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000. The affected laptops were sold through the SonyStyle store for between CAN$1,700 and CAN$4,000. The recall affects 48 countries, with 373,000 of the recalled laptops being sold in countries other than Japan. 67,000 of theContinue reading

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Cheap Laptops : Flexible, Comfortable And Affordable}

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Cheap Laptops : flexible, comfortable and affordable by Issac Brandon As the bulky desktop computers were unable to carry by the users wherever they go, the sleek portable laptops have gained popularity among the people across the world. They come with all the desktop computer features and are manufactured with a very less weight. The advent of wireless Internet connectivity is also one of the reasons behind the success of laptops. To protect the glassy-screenContinue reading

Advantages Of Selecting Tandem Trailers}

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Here’s An Opinion On: Touring Caravans For Sale Australian Off Road Caravans Submitted by: Benjamin Lucas A tandem trailer just as the term indicates, is normally trailers which has two axles . This means that all tandem trailers should have 4 wheels coupled to the 2 axles. A tandem trailer provide numerous advantages over a single axle trailer as outlined here. Every tandem trailer has got superior load bearing capability a result of the extraContinue reading

Wikinews finds citizens’ feelings, actions throughout Texas regarding West Nile virus threat vary greatly

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Monday, August 27, 2012 Wikinews spoke to several residents of the US state of Texas finding varying opinions, and responses, to the threat from the West Nile virus; this, in contrast to the troubling media reports released recently. The state as a whole has seen more than 400 confirmed instances of the illness so-far this year. A Longview woman, said, “[…] It’s terrifying. I’m so scared.” The woman was quick to point out a virus-relatedContinue reading

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C-17 crashes near air force base in Alaska

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Friday, July 30, 2010 A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the United States Air Force, crashed on Wednesday near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska at about 6:15 pm (0215 Thursday UTC), killing all four crew members. The plane was practicing for the 2010 Arctic Thunder air show. These facts were confirmed by Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, Commander of Alaskan Command NORAD, in an impromptu press conference later in the evening. Col.Continue reading

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Collector Cars Are Fun To Own, Drive, And Invest In}

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Here’s An Opinion On: Pensioner Loans Australia Aistralian Premier Finance Website Collector Cars Are Fun To Own, Drive, And Invest In by Collector cars are passenger vehicles that are twenty-five years old or older. They are good cruising cars and are particularly well-suited for a summer jaunts. Collector cars are simply those cars deemed by their owners as classic, as having sentimental value, or are worth a lot more money than the average late-model car.Continue reading

Barack Obama presents rescue plan after GM declaration of bankruptcy

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Monday, June 1, 2009 In a televised speech from the White House at 16:00 UTC today, President of the United States Barack Obama presented a reorganization plan following the 12:00 UTC announcement by General Motors that it had filed for bankruptcy and Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, the largest bankruptcy of a U.S. manufacturing company. Describing the problem with the company as one that had been “decades in the making,” Obama explained the rationaleContinue reading

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