- UncategorizedTeaching Intelligent Design: Incumbent Dover PA school board fails reelection
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 The Dover, Pennsylvania school board became the first to mandate inclusion of Intelligent Design in a public school biology curriculum. For this year’s November 8 election, Republicans fielded a pro-Intelligent Design slate of candidates including some returning candidates who had previously voted to include a statement about Intelligent Design in the biology curriculum. A mixed slate of Democrat and Republican candidates came forward as an alternative group of school board candidates, the Dover CARES coalition. They proposed to remove Intelligent Design from the biology curriculum but allow discussion of Intelligent Design in courses dealing with philosophy and comparative religion. All eight open school board seats were…
- UncategorizedSwedish nuclear reactors shut down over safety concerns
Saturday, August 5, 2006 Correction — August 14, 2006 This article reports that the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant reactor cooling systems failed. This is incorrect. Two of the four emergency diesel generators supplying power to the plant failed to start as expected, during a reactor shut down. The emergency cooling system, which functioned normally was sufficient to meet the reactor’s needs. Wikinews apologises for the error Three of Sweden’s ten nuclear reactors have been shut down due to safety concerns following an incident last week at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, in which the reactor cooling systems failed. The reactor has since been shut down there. After the incident, the Swedish…
- Uncategorized2008 Boao Forum for Asia starts with sectors on economy, environment, and the Internet
Sunday, April 13, 2008 “2008 Boao Forum for Asia” started two days ago in Bo’ao, Hainan, China, and participated with government and industrial executives worldwide. Because revolutions in the Web 3.0 era have made a major impact on global economy, several elites from the Internet industry like Kai-Fu Lee provided forecasts for this key industry in the forum. Furthermore, Vincent Siew, the vice-president elect, provided his comments in the forum. But two coalitions (Pan-Blues and Pan-Greens) declared different comments on Siew’s participation. But due to a hot topic of environment and greenhouse effect, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, commented on this forum: “There were several sectors…
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When To Get Air Conditioning Installation In Yukon
Click Here For More Specific Information On: Buy Indoor Furniture Los Angeles Best Luxury Outdoor Furniture La byAlma Abell Having the indoor air quality you want depends largely on the way your air conditioner operates. This appliance should work at optimal levels to control the moisture and heat levels of your indoor air. When your air conditioner does not work correctly for an extended period of time, you will eventually have to decide whether to replace it. Consider the following factors before you get an Air Conditioning Installation in Yukon. The age of your air conditioner is a major determinant. Most air conditioners are designed to last for about 13…
- Uncategorized11 Japanese hospitals receive bomb threats
Monday, September 5, 2005 Tokyo, Japan — Eleven university hospitals in Tokyo have been threatened with bombings, within 45 days, unless they double admissions quotas to their medical schools for the next academic year. The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, and Keio University Hospital are among the threatened institutions. Police said that the letters all appear to come from the same source but they have not released the actual letters yet. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is investigating, but nothing suspicious has been found at the hospitals. Security has increased ahead of an upcoming September 11 general election.