SBC teams with Scientific-Atlanta for cable TV rollout in 13 US states

Saturday, April 2, 2005 Regional U.S. telephone giant SBC Communications is one step closer to offering cable television to the 18 million households in its 13 state coverage area. The company announced a $195 million contract with Scientific-Atlanta Thursday to provide a video operations center and regional hubs for the …

Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal threatened by possible lawsuit

Thursday, March 16, 2006 Buffalo, New York — The property at 605 Forest in Buffalo was the center of attention at last night’s public meeting held at the offices of Forever Elmwood on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo. Eva Hassett, Vice President of Savarino Construction Services Corporation, confirmed last night that …

Two-and-a-half tonnes of marijuana destroyed in Afghan school

Sunday, December 21, 2008 The combined efforts of agents from the Afghan Commandos and Coalition forces have led to the discovery and destruction of two-and-a-half tonnes of marijuana in an abandoned school in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Friday. Kandah?r province or Qandahar (??????,{??????) is one of the …

Luxury Furnished Apartments For Corporate Living And Entertaining Clients At Home

Here’s An Opinion On: Archaeology Tours Egypt Archaeological Tours Middle East byAlma Abell Do you ever invite your clients over to your apartment for dinner? If you do not, you are missing an opportunity to build a friendship with your clients. Let’s face it. Clients are people, and if they …

Wikinews Shorts: December 13, 2008

A compilation of brief news reports for Saturday, December 13, 2008. Contents 1 President-Elect Obama’s inaugural donations to be listed online 2 Scientists detect black hole at center of Milky Way Galaxy 3 Zimbabwe accuses United Kingdom of causing cholera epidemic 4 Colombia extradites drug lord to the United States 5 …

BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview …