These are the complete brackets for the 2007 NCAA Men’s Division I National Basketball Tournament. All games are played at neutral sites. The higher-seeded team is designated the home team on the scoreboard and in the official scorebook, and will wear white jerseys on the court for the game. Contents 1 Midwest Regional – St….
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not…
Pakistan President Musharraf in Kabul for talks
Wednesday, September 6, 2006 The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is in Kabul for a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. The talks are expected to focus on the continuing militant activity on both sides of the border, with Taliban forces allegedly infiltrating into Afghanistan…
Commercial Blinds An Innovative Solution For Commercial Buildings
Read An Opinion On: Curtains In Sydney Submitted by: Anne Layman Window blinds are excellent for protecting homes from the harsh rays of the sun. They are also useful for providing privacy. These window treatments are not just for residential use, though. Shops, boutiques, and other commercial establishments can also benefit from what residential window…
U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached…
At least 53 killed, over 90 injured in Shanghai apartment fire
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 China’s Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that at least 53 people were killed in Shanghai during a deadly fire. The blaze, which occurred on Monday at 2:15 p.m. CST (0615 UTC), consumed a 28-story high-rise apartment building in the city’s Jing’an District. The building was being renovated at the time of…
MTV and VH1 to broadcast Live 8
Sunday, June 26, 2005 MTV Networks’ MTV and VH1 have secured the rights to distribute over cable networks the Live 8 series of concerts which will be taking place at 8 venues in Europe, North America and Japan. The concerts are meant to raise awareness of poverty in Africa and charitable donations to fight it….
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TV host Conan O’Brien accepts US$45 million settlement with NBC
Thursday, January 21, 2010 After a long night of negotiations, United States television personality and seven-month host of The Tonight Show Conan O’Brien and his network, NBC, have reached a deal that would buy out the contracts of O’Brien and his staff for US$45 million and reinstate Jay Leno as the show’s host starting March…
Senator David Vitter to earmark $100,000 for creationist group
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