Florida’s Walt Disney World launches revamped attractions

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 ORLANDO, Florida – Alien Encounter and The Living Seas at the Walt Disney World Resort are to open today with a makeover. The Alien Encounter attraction at Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom has been revised to include Experiment 626 from the movie Lilo & Stitch. Now called Stitch’s Great Escape!, the…
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January 22, 2018 0

Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive

Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as…
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January 22, 2018 0

More Vo Ip Benefits}

Read An Opinion On: Effective Public Speaking Cape Town Best Communication Skills Courses More VoIP Benefits by John Scotter With some VoIP service providers, consumers and businesspeople alike are reporting voice clarity that is better than that experienced on traditional landlines. While some of the VoIP providers deliver call clarity that is somewhere between that…
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January 21, 2018 0

Mississippi medical board allows embattled physician to keep license

Friday, April 17, 2015 On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure chose to let Doctor Carroll Frazier Landrum keep his physician’s license, following an investigation sparked by an anonymous complaint. Media reported the Mississippi doctor has been working out of his Toyota Camry for about two years, making house calls to see patients.…
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January 21, 2018 0

Swedish man uses webcam to broadcast suicide live on internet

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 A 21-year-old Swedish man killed himself and broadcast it over the internet via his webcam feed Monday, after posting to a message board that he had swallowed some painkillers and was going to hang himself. At 11:51 a.m. Central European Summer Time (0951 UTC), Marcus Jannes, a student from Järna, Stockholm,…
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January 21, 2018 0

Toyota employs the Japanese hybrid solar powered vehicle carrier ship ‘Auriga Leader’

Friday, July 3, 2009 On Friday, a new generation solar powered cargo vessel, the Auriga Leader has docked in North America for the first time. Toyota Motor Corp will employ this car carrier for automobile shipments to Europe and North America from Japan. The vessel will be operated by the Japanese-based NYK Line. Auriga Leader…
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January 21, 2018 0

Robber holds retired NYC police officer at gunpoint during convention

Sunday, March 29, 2009 John Comparetto, a retired New York City Police Department lieutenant, was held at gunpoint on Friday morning by an armed nineteen year old in a hotel bathroom who demanded Comparetto’s money and cellphone. Comparetto handed over both to the thief. When the criminal took off with the money, Comparetto drew his…
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January 20, 2018 0

2006 U.S. Congressional Elections

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Contents 1 Issues 2 Campaigns turn nasty 3 Polling Problems 4 Summaries by state 5 Alabama 6 Alaska 7 Arizona 8 Arkansas 9 California 10 Colorado 11 Connecticut 12 Delaware 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 Kentucky 22 Louisiana 23…
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January 20, 2018 0

Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes

Monday, November 28, 2005 U.S. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R–CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax evasion and four counts of…
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January 20, 2018 0

Archbishop of Canterbury: Church’s attitude to same-sex marriage considered ‘wicked’ by the young

Thursday, August 29, 2013 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, stated yesterday that he thought the Church of England’s view on same-sex marriage and homosexuality as out-of-step with the views of society but defended his vote against the same-sex marriage bill earlier this year. Welby also said Christians needed to “repent” for their homophobic treatment…
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January 20, 2018 0