Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex region in North Texas on Tuesday WFAA 8 ABC Dallas-Fort Worth Tornadoes tore through North Texas on Tuesday, ripping roofs from homes and businesses, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor-trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. The National Weather Service confirmed at least two […]
April 3, 2012
In parts of the United Kingdom universities- not the Department for Education- gain control over Advanced Level (A-levels) education
A-level students often apply to universities in the United Kingdom. British universities (including Scottish universities, which receive many applicants taking A-levels). Students in England study General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) over 2 years, from the age of 15, and take GCSE exams at the end of this period. These are the final years of their compulsory high […]
April 2, 2012
2012: List of the world’s busiest airports for 2011
See update: ACI’s 2012 World’s busiest airports traffic and rankings- Release Date March 26, 2013 https://dilemma-x.net/2013/04/13/acis-2012-worlds-busiest-airports-traffic-and-rankings/ __________________________________ List of the world’s busiest airports in 2011 ACI Released date: March 2012 Photo: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Airports Council International (ACI) has released its latest preliminary 2011 traffic results for the world’s airports. ACI based its results on reports from over […]
April 2, 2012
People with origins in India are close to being one percent of America’s population
People with origins in India are close to being one percent of America’s population Indo-Asian News Service Washington: People of Indian origin are close to making one percent of America’s population of 308.7 million with their numbers shooting up by a whopping 69.37 percent over the last decade. Indians are now the largest Asian subgroup in […]
April 1, 2012
China cracks down on Internet after coup rumours by closing 16 websites
April 1, 2012 China cracks down on social media as coup rumours swirl Ian Johnson The Sydney Morning Herald . China started a sweeping crackdown of its vibrant social-networking media over the weekend, detaining six people, closing 16 websites and shutting off the comment function for two gigantic microblog services. The campaign, which was announced late […]
April 1, 2012
One World Trade Center in New York reaches final height of 1,776 feet tall
One World Trade Center in New York rises to the 104th floor and 1,776 feet tall The 104-floor One World Trade Center is New York’s tallest building and replaces the fallen twin towers. It is the tallest building in the United States of American and in the Western Hemisphere. The spire is 408ft tall, bringing One WTC to […]
March 30, 2012
Will the NFL ever return to the Los Angeles area? AEG’s downtown stadium plan may be fizzling out
AEG’s stadium plan may be fizzling out Image provided by AEG shows the proposed 68,000 seat stadium, to be named Farmers Field, in Los Angeles. AEG/AP Mike Florio NBC Sports It has long been believed that the NFL will return to Los Angeles only when two viable stadium projects emerge, which then can be squeezed against […]
March 29, 2012
Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries
Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries Reuters NEW DELHI- Brazil will push for its large emerging-market peers including China to denounce what it sees as unfair monetary policies by Europe and the United States, raising the stakes in a global confrontation over economic imbalances. Brazilian Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel told Reuters on […]
March 27, 2012
Almost 2 out of 10 U.S. men in their prime are not working
Almost 2 out of 10 men in their prime are not working By Allison Linn MSNBC The recent improvements in the job market have given us reason to hope the economy is finally on the mend. But after five years of struggles, here’s a sobering reminder of how far we still have to go: Nearly […]
March 27, 2012
U.S. Census Bureau releases data on growth in U.S. urban population centers
View the most recent update release date March 26, 2015 at this Dilemma X weblink: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates reveal metro areas and counties that propelled growth-Release Date: March 26, 2015 U.S. Census Bureau releases data on growth in U.S. urban population centers Among urbanized areas with populations of 1 million or more, the Charlotte, N.C., […]
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