Sunday, March 31, 2013Despite an overcast start to Easter in the Australian Capital Territory, today’s weather cleared with the sun coming out by mid-afternoon and the temperature getting up to 21°C (70°F). A number of Canberrans took the opportunity to spend the day outside alongside Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen. People, including a number of families, […]
Here’s An Opinion On: Blackjack Card Game No wonder you have to be very cautious before making the first move and this article we will guide you on how to make an informed decision to be a responsible gambler and be on the winning end. You must be eager to kick start your gambling session […]
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Chinese officials have said that their country’s exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world’s biggest exporter. The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009 […]
Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints. Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved […]
Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then […]
Here’s An Opinion On: Home Gym Equipment By David H. Urmann Ohio is ranked amongst the 35 largest states in the United States. It is also the 7th according to its population number. The nickname of the state is ‘The Heart of It All’ due to the heart shaped feature of the State in the […]
Friday, December 21, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with United States Paralympic skier Jasmin Bambur who was at Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) We’re interviewing Jasmin Bambur. He is a guy. He’s from Serbia, right? Jasmin Bambur: Yes, ma’am, I am from Serbia but I race for US Paralympic. ((WN)) […]
Monday, September 29, 2008 The US House of Representatives rejected a bill on the USD 700 billion bail out of US banks. The voting on the bill has completed. If passed, the bailout plan would have allowed for the United States government to purchase devalued mortgage backed securities, resulting from the subprime mortgage crisis from […]
Here’s An Opinion On: Corporate Skills Training South Africa Submitted by: Slideloot Designs If youre an entrepreneur, chances are, youre an influential speaker as well; because it takes real guts to stand up and deliver a narrative to your audience and in a way persuade them with your pitch. In addition to your idea, you […]
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the […]