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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/AL-KY

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Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It is estimated that 75,000 to 100,000 students have been displaced. [1]. In response, institutions across the United States and Canada are offering late registration for displaced students so that their academic progress is not unduly delayed. Some are offering free or reduced admission to displaced students. At some universities, especially state universities, this offer is limited to residents of the area.

Lib Dems launch manifesto

Thursday, April 14, 2005

An exhausted Charles Kennedy returned to the election campaign to launch a twenty page Liberal Democrat manifesto targeted at disaffected Labour voters, promising a fairer tax system and withdrawal from Iraq.

Entitled The Real Alternative the manifesto pledges to reduce the lowest rate of income tax, but increase the rate on those earning over £100,000 to 50%. The party would also scrap the unpopular local council tax in favour of a new local income tax. The manifesto also promises to remove hidden “stealth taxes”.

Under this system the party claims the poorest 15 million (25%) of people in Britain would be better off, and the middle 50% would be paying no extra tax.

The manifesto promised to scrap the controversial university tuition fees, increase services for pensioners and add £100 a month to the state pension, and train 21,000 new primary school teachers and 10,000 new police. A Lib Dem government would make eye and dental checks free, and reduce the cost of prescription medicine.

The Liberal Democrats were the only one of the three largest parliamentary parties to have consistently voted against the Iraq war, and the manifesto has promised an exit strategy with a phased withdrawal of Britain’s 8,000 troops still in the country.

“We reject a foreign policy based on ‘my ally right or wrong’,” Kennedy said. “And we say that war should always be a last resort.”

Kennedy, who became a father on Tuesday, admitted he’d had little sleep before the manifesto launch, and stumbled while answering questions on the proposed tax system.

US presidential candidate Duncan Hunter speaks to Wikinews

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Duncan Hunter is an American politician who has been a Republican member of the House of Representatives since 1981 from California’s 52nd congressional district in northern and eastern San Diego. It was previously numbered the 42nd District from 1981 to 1983 and then the 45th District from 1983 to 1993. Hunter was the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee during the 109th Congress. Hunter is currently seeking the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. Below is David Shankbone’s interview with the Congressman.

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Expert Advice For Booking Corporate Entertainment

byAlma Abell

Are you looking to hire entertainment for an upcoming corporate event in Manhattan? If so, you will have a range of choices. However, you should know that not every company that offers corporate entertainment company in Manhattan is that you want to work with. There are a variety of different companies out there that offer corporate entertainment in Manhattan and by using the following tips, you will be able to find the right entertainment company and plan the perfect event for your business.

Plan Well in Advance

Nothing is more frustrating than finding the perfect corporate entertainment option then finding out that they are not available for the date you need them for. Because you want to make sure that you can book the right entertainment when you need them, it is a good idea to book your entertainment well in advance. This way, you can be sure that the entertainment you want will be available on the date of your event.

Know What You Want and Plan for Your Audience

Another thing that you will want to make sure that you do when looking for corporate entertainment is to know what you want and to plan for your audience. For instance, you may be looking for a corporate entertainer who is funny and entertaining like a comic, especially if you have an adult audience. However, if you have a lot of children who will be attending this event, a comic may not be the best choice as they can be a bit “adult” in their presentation and children will not understand any of the gags and jokes that comics typically use.

Plan a Budget and Stick to It

You will also want to make sure that you know what your budget is and more importantly, that you are sticking to your budget. It will probably be best if you simply know what you can spend from the start and only look for entertainment options in that budget range. That way, you won’t spend a lot of time looking for these entertainment options that are out of your budget and can focus on those that you can afford.

These are only a few tips that can help you to find the right corporate entertainment for your upcoming event. For more information, reach out to a corporate entertainment provider.

Category:Abdelbaset al-Megrahi

This is the category for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, a Libyan convicted for the Lockerbie bombing.

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  • 23 May 2012: Lockerbie convict Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi buried after dying at Libyan home
  • 21 October 2009: Scottish lawyer denies death of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi
  • 2 September 2009: UK denies pressuring Scotland into Lockerbie release
  • 20 August 2009: Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi released on compassionate grounds
  • 18 August 2009: Lockerbie bombing appeal dropped
  • 15 August 2009: Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi moves to drop Lockerbie bombing appeal
  • 11 August 2009: Scotland denies bail to terminally ill man convicted of Lockerbie bombing
  • 11 August 2009: Lockerbie convict’s family among protesters for justice in Edinburgh
  • 21 December 2008: 20 years on: Lockerbie victims’ group head talks to Wikinews
  • 25 June 2007: Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission to review Pan Am Flight 103 conviction

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Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview.

Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 race immediately following the 2008 election. Schriner refers to himself as the “Average Joe” candidate, and advocates a pro-life and pro-environmentalist platform. He has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, and has published public policy papers exploring solutions to American issues.

Wikinews reporter William Saturn? talks with Schriner and discusses his campaign.

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Terms You Should Avoid When Creating Promotional Materials

byadmin

Are you getting ready to create your next set of promotional marketing materials? If so, there are obviously some things that you will want to be sure to mention. However, when it comes to these marketing materials, some people continue to make the same mistake – again and again. In order to avoid a serious marketing mishap, you should avoid certain phrases when sending your promotional materials to the printers In Orange County.

“Despite Popular Belief…”

You need to work hard to avoid any sentence that will qualify your businesses claims regarding quality. This means that you do not need to create a preface, such as “we are the best” with a phrase such as “no matter what you may have heard.” You should not put any type of doubt in the heads of your potential clients. The promotional material that you create needs to leave them with the idea that they have never heard anything other great things about your brand or company.

“When You’re Not Satisfied…”

It is important that you avoid any type of “no” sentences. You should keep everything positive – avoid anything negative. Even when you are advertising a money back guarantee, you should attempt to use language that is more positive. An example of this would be using a sentence such as, “While you will experience complete satisfaction, we now offer a money back guarantee because you are a valued customer.”

“Our Happy Employees…”

It is essential that you avoid any type of text that is labeling your employees as being content or hard working. Even though you may have the most industrious employees that could not be happier with their jobs, your workers are not some of Santa’s elves. When you use them as a tool for your business, it is dehumanizing and your clients will be able to pick up on that.

“We are Better than the Competition”

Even though you need to identify that you are, in fact, the very best in your industry, you should not name any other specific company or their products. There is no one who will like negative gossip or if you are constantly bashing your main competition. Chances are this will just come off as annoying to your potential customers. While you can make subtle hints that your rivals are inferior, you should not single out any business, this will be seen as petty.

On the campaign trail, July 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012

The following is the ninth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories.

In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the rules of third party candidate polling are examined, a third party activist causes four other parties to lose their place on the Illinois presidential ballot, and the new vice presidential nominee of the Justice Party speaks with Wikinews.

Strong earthquake hits northern Pakistan

Friday, October 30, 2009

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan on Thursday at 23.44 local time (+18.44 UTC). The epicentre was in the Hindukush mountain range. The earthquake was mainly felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad, Lahore, and Faisalabad.

The quake lasted approximately for twenty seconds. Many people rushed out of buildings, fearing that they would collapse, but no damage from the tremors was reported.

As the epicentre of the quake was deep in the mountains, along the border with Afghanistan, not much damage was caused. This is the second time that the region was hit by earthquake with an epicenter in the same region of Hindukush.

Last week, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Afghanistan-Pakistani border.