Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached…
Better Public Speaking
Think of the last really memorable talk or presentation that you attended. Now, was that easy to do, or did you really have to rack your brains to remember one? Sadly, too many presentations are easy to forget. And that’s a big problem because the only reason the presenter gave the talk was to communicate…
How to Choose a Home Builder
Buying a new home is a major decision. Choosing a good home builder is also very important. You will want someone who is established and can be trusted, someone has the knowledge and skills in constructing a new home, someone who can manage team of craftsmen skilled at building a quality house. It’s very important…
Learn to Invest Money: Three More Tips for Finding a Superior Financial Consultant
If you’re frustrated from having one financial consultant after another financial consultant provide you with inadequate returns on your stock portfolio, then I hope you read my first article “Three Tips for Finding a Superior Financial Consultant.” In this article, I’ll drill down some more to really hammer home those points. Finding a superior financial…
Heatwave hits the UK and Ireland
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Today has seen Britain’s hottest recorded July day with temperatures hitting 36.5ºC (97.7ºF) in Wisley in Surrey. Warm air from the Gulf Stream is raising the temperature, and the hot weather is causing the asphalt on some public roads to melt, requiring gritting. Some schools stayed closed on Wednesday, while others…
Calgary Used Car Sales
If you look at any major cities or towns, used cars do a brisk business even at times of hard economic downturn. Looking at the present economic situation, it can’t be said that people can rejoice at what they had normally been used to- a booming economy. After reaching a saturation point, economy generally stays…
Life in a Retirement Community
Here you can find some general infomation on retirement villages, including the different types in Australia and what you can expect from your community. A retirement community is a perfect place for active adults who no longer work. Adults in retirement communities can choose to reside in differing styles of accommodation such as self catering…
Florida man accused of threatening to bomb animal shelter
Saturday, April 28, 2012 A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly left multiple phone messages with a local animal shelter in Brooksville, threatening to blow them up. Peter Dalessandro, 52, surrendered himself to authorities around 11:00 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday. Dalessandro has been charged with multiple counts of threatening to place or discharge…
Google mistakenly collects private data from Wi-Fi networks
Saturday, May 15, 2010 Google revealed late yesterday that it had mistakenly collected information about Internet sites people had visited on public Wi-Fi networks. The admission came from Google engineering head Alan Eustace in the form of a blog post on Friday afternoon. In the statement, Google said that it had been unknowingly gathering the…
U.S. Senate majority goes to Democrats
Friday, November 10, 2006 George Allen, incumbent Republican Senator from Virginia, conceded the state’s mid-term election to Democratic challenger Jim Webb on Thursday. Democrats have now gained the six seats needed by the party to hold majority control of the Senate. “The people of Virginia have spoken, they have spoken in a closely divided voice….