That isn’t the case: although 867-5309 is unassigned in many area codes, it is a valid working number in some of them (and such numbers have occasionally been put up for auction on eBay). In late 2004 a member of our site’s message board called 867-5309 in every existing area…
He was granted asylum and safe haven in the United Kingdom in 1994 and was granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom in 1998. Between 1994 and 2002 it was alleged that Abu Qatada was establishing links with extremists in the United Kingdom and promoting extremist literature. Abu Qatada…
Bull shark caught and removed from Lake Hartwell by GA DNR. Likely there are a few more as Bull Sharks are one of the only shark species that tolerates freshwater. Has a bull shark been found in a lake? Bull sharks have been found in freshwater around the world: thousands…
The modern boundaries of Afghanistan were established in the late 19th century in the context of a rivalry between imperial Britain and tsarist Russia that Rudyard Kipling termed the “Great Game.” Modern Afghanistan became a pawn in struggles over political ideology and commercial influence. (Show more) Afghanistan, landlocked multiethnic country…
Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile, dubbed by scientists The Dragon of Death, have been discovered in Argentina. The newly discovered species was the size of a bus and hunted prey from Earth’s skies around 86 million years ago. When fully extended, its wing span measured a massive nine…
The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid EmpireAchaemenid EmpireAt its greatest territorial extent, the Achaemenid Empire stretched from the Balkans and Eastern Europe in the west to the Indus Valley in the east. The empire was larger than any previous empire in history, spanning a total of 5.5 million…
Not all protestors were as peaceful as Gandhi. PA The popular view of India’s journey to independence from British rule is the famous story of Mohandas Gandhi’s extraordinary campaign of non-violent protest. It is a heritage still marked today during international state visits. But there was another, often forgotten –…
Capitalism is the economic system in the United States. Why did the US develop a mixed economy? A mixed economic system protects some private property and allows a level of economic freedom in the use of capital, but also allows for governments to intervene in economic activities in order to…
But there was a condition that Pakistan’s troops must vacate Kashmir before a plebiscite could be held. Till the end of 1953, govt of India was willing to abide by the results of a plebiscite if proper conditions were created for it. Immediately after Kashmir’s accession in oct 1947, India…
A Stone For Danny Fisher is a serious early novel by Harold Robbins that looks at the effect of the Great Depression on a lower-middle class Jewish family. Dewey Decimal. A Stone For Danny Fisher is a serious early novel by Harold Robbins that looks at the effect of the…