DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election
Thursday, March 8, 2007 Results are coming in for the Northern Ireland Assembly election held on Wednesday 7 March. With all first preference votes counted, both the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin have made gains: the DUP received 30.1% of first preferences, an increase of 4.4 percentage points on the 2003 election, while Sinn Féin won 26.2%, up 2.6 percentage points. This means that the two parties have gained more than half of the vote. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) came third with 15.2%, the Ulster Unionist Party fourth with 14.9% and the Alliance Party fifth with 5.2%. I’m optimistic that we can achieve a working government on March 26, but it’s a very stark choice for them — get into power, or shut up shop. The election is a crucial step in restoring devolved government to Northern Ireland, which has been under direct rule from…
Why You Should Hire An Estate Law Attorney In Bel Air Md Today
Here’s An Opinion On: Best Suburbs To Invest In Brisbane Area byAlma Abell No one wants to think about the eventual end of their life, but it is something that’s going to occur eventually. You’re going to want to be prepared so that if you do pass your family will be taken care of and your assets will be distributed the way you want them to be. While you can write a will on your own, it may not be upheld in court after you pass. Instead, you’re going to want to work with an Estate Law Attorney in Bel Air MD to create your will. Each state and county has different regulations for wills, and it’s important to follow all of these to ensure your will is going to be upheld after you pass. It can be hard to know all of the local, state and federal laws for…
Suspected serial killer appears in British court
Friday, May 28, 2010 A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes. Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a PhD in criminology, gave his name as “Crossbow Cannibal” when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a CCTV recording that appeared to show a murder. A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow.…
Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless
December 25, 2004 Officials in Mumbai, India, demolished over 6,000 shanties today in a push to eradicate the capital city’s slums. In total, 39,000 shanties have been flattened, displacing over 200,000 people, in the city’s biggest-ever demolition drive, which began in early December. When complete, over 2 million people are expected to be displaced. After wiping out the least desirable shanties, next in line for demolition are the illegal ‘well-off’ shanties and neighborhoods, according to the legal and bureaucratic motions that have been executed toward cleaning up Mumbai’s appearance by lowering the dominance of shanties, which make up 62 percent of Mumbai’s housing. “As far as eye can see, there are mounds of wood, tin and tarpaulin, the remains of 6,200 illegal homes, flattened by a heavy excavator running on tank-like tracks and giant motorised claws,” the Indian Express reported about today’s destruction. [1] Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said that…
Injunction fails to stop decision on waterfront stadium in New Zealand
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Today an injunction that was filed in the High Court yesterday to stop the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council from telling the Government which stadium they prefer has failed. The decision is over a new stadium located on the waterfront of Auckland, New Zealand or an upgrade of the already existing, Eden Park, Auckland. The stadium is for the final of the Rugby World Cup 2011, which New Zealand is hosting. The injunction was filed by a group of five Aucklanders who believe that the decision is being rushed. The injunction was filed in the name of a private citizen to represent a group of five Aucklanders. Rodney Hide, leader of the ACT party and Member of Parliament (MP) and MP for the Green party, Keith Locke, are helping the fight for the injunction as they believe the Aucklanders have a strong case. Justice…
Acquiring A Car: Of Financial Restrictions And Coming Up With Sensible Choices
Here’s An Opinion On: Landcruiser Sunshine Coast Acquiring a Car: Of Financial Restrictions and Coming Up with Sensible Choices by Ernest Houston Even though automobiles have become a necessity in this age of quick advancement, many still cannot invest in this specific necessity due to obvious economic difficulties. Possessing an automobile becomes considerably more crucial when one lives in a hectic metropolis like Barrie in Ontario, Canada, which is populated by about 136,000 individuals. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09OL3RE3BvQ[/youtube] Once one is able to save money for a new car, the following clear but challenging stage is figuring out where to buy the vehicle. The size of Barrie has given rise to countless auto dealerships that try to present good service and vehicles to those who need them. The existence of numerous automobile dealers causes one to make many considerations relating to where she or he must buy the vehicle. Comprehending a vehicle’s primary…
News briefs:August 02, 2010
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OpenSync Interview – syncing on the free desktop
Friday, May 19, 2006 This interview intends to provide some insight into OpenSync, an upcoming free unified data synchronization solution for free software desktops such as KDE, commonly used as part of the GNU/Linux operating system. Hi Cornelius, Armin and Tobias. As you are now getting close to version 1.0 of OpenSync, which is expected to become the new synchronisation framework for KDE and other free desktops, we are quite interested in the merits it can provide for KDE users and for developers, as well as for the Open Source Community as a whole. So there’s one key-question before I move deeper into the details of OpenSync: What does OpenSync accomplish, that no one did before? Cornelius: First of all it does its job of synchronizing data like addressbooks and calendars between desktop applications and mobile devices like PDAs and cell phones. But the new thing about OpenSync is that…
How Model Airplanes Fly
Here’s An Opinion On: Remote Control Helicopter After the successful flight of the man-carrying vehicle made by the Wright brothers, interest in aviation spread rapidly and many models were made. Model airplane enthusiasts are already existing in the early 1900s’. Most of the models are rubber powered, twining type with double stick fuselages that are common in Europe. But even in the early days of model flying, small petrol and compressed air engines are already being used. The materials used in model constructions are birch strips, veneer, spruce, piano wire or bamboo and oiled silk covering. Then balsa structure and tissue covering appeared in the United States in the late 1920s’. So much for the history of model aircraft. So you see, even today, the airplane structure and how it fly is no different from the one we are flying today. The wings, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, propellers, engines,…
Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Local caterers get ready for big business, as almost three thousand fans converge on the David L. Lawrence Convention Center over the Independence Day weekend for the world’s largest ever furry convention, Anthrocon 2007. Many hope to renew acquaintances, or meet new friends. Others look to buy from dealers and artists, or show off new artwork or costumes. Some attend to make money, or even learn a thing or two. But one thing unites them: They’re all there to have fun. Contents 1 Costly expansion 2 Programming and entertainment 3 Audience 4 Art show and dealers 5 Charity and volunteers 6 Local impact 7 Related news 8 Sources Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Anthrocon_2007_draws_thousands_to_Pittsburgh_for_furry_weekend&oldid=4606745”