A Spiders View of the World by Harry Ross There is no doubt there is a need for New Jersey termite control services and even ant control services because these creatures can be tenacious and literally eat you out of your home. While these pests are yucky, they really are just not that scary, when…
John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 The mystery of the location of a viewpoint used by English painter John Constable has been solved, after nearly 200 years. The Stour Valley and Dedham Church was painted in Suffolk, England, between 1814 and 1815, but changes to the landscape meant that the spot he chose was not known, despite…
Search-and-rescue dog that found 9/11 survivor to be cloned
Thursday, July 3, 2008 A German shepherd who recovered the last survivor of the September 11, 2001 attacks is to be cloned. His owner, James Symington, a former police officer from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada entered an essay writing contest about why his dog should be cloned. Trakr, the 15 year old German shepherd suffering…
Wikinews interviews Jeff Jacobsen, creator of LisaMcPherson.org
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 On Sunday, Wikinews interviewed creator of memorial site LisaMcPherson.org, former Lisa McPherson Trust employee and long time Scientology critic Jeff Jacobsen. LisaMcPherson.org is a memorial site created in 1997 containing information on her death and the resulting legal case against the Church of Scientology. Lisa McPherson died in 1995 while in…
Pennsylvania man admits to June 25 beating of elderly woman
Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Joshua J. Goyette allegedly confessed to breaking into a Saxonburg, Pennsylvania retirement home and beating 86-year-old Gertrude “Trudy” Johanson in the early morning of June 25, 2005. The crime, which shocked the small community north of Pittsburgh, was not the only one which occurred recently at area retirement homes. Goyette is…
Wikinews interviews Brooks Lindsay, founder of Debatepedia
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 A reporter from Wikinews recently interviewed Brooks Lindsay, who is the founder of the online wiki Debatepedia, which claims to be the ‘Wikipedia of Debates.’ Brooks told Wikinews that “Debatepedia is a non-profit, free wiki encyclopedia of debates, pro and con arguments, and supporting evidence and quotes from scholars, experts, and…
Russian territory expands by 4.5 square kilometres after seismic activity
Saturday, November 14, 2009 According to scientists, the land territory of Russia has expanded by about 4.5 square kilometres within the last few years in the Far East due to seismic and volcanic activity. The gained land was recorded in the Sakhalin Peninsula. Boris Levin, head of the Institute for Sea Geology and Geophysics of…
Cost Of An Oil Change
More On This Topic: Audi Service Centre Parramatta Submitted by: Hannah Munson Cars need engine oil as lubricant to guarantee that they run well. Not only it aids in giving better performance and better drive to the engine, but it will also avoid your mileage from going up. The average cost of an oil change…
Blow out sales prices likely on mattresses as new U.S. fire-resistant standards take effect
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 If you are in the market for new bedding, and not too concerned with the new United States guidelines for mattress fire resistance, now might be a good time to buy. Mattresses sold in the U.S. must meet new federal guidelines for flammability starting on July 1. The peak heat release…
10 American soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Saturday, May 6, 2006 Ten American soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border close to a landing zone in the Kunar province. A military spokesman said it crashed while conducting combat operations. The Soldiers were involved with Operation Mountain Lion, which is aimed at rooting out al-Qaeda and former…