Submitted by: Annie Deakin You may not realize as you look at the fork in your hand that it has undergone a huge evolution since its earliest days. The changes that cutlery has undergone over the centuries can often mirror the way the societies that used them have changed as well. From the basic dagger…
Talk:Hard drive technology breaks storage density record
The article says “perpendicular recording has been discussed in academic circles for over 100 years.” How can this be true when hard drives haven’t been around for nearly that long? Sure this shouldn’t be 10 years? 64.218.66.130 02:07, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC) I moved the article because the claim of a 230GB/in2 hard disc being…
Australian Labor Party shelves government oversight of media legislation
Friday, March 22, 2013 A package of six media reform bills introduced last week before Australia’s Parliament — including one proposing appointing a Public Interest Media Advocate (PIMA) to monitor print and online sectors — was shelved yesterday by the Australian Labor Party, with only two passed before a seven week break for the country’s…
User talk:KaylaUOW
— Wikinews Welcome (talk) 00:21, 3 March 2014 (UTC) Hi there! Thanks for your article, The plight continues. Unfortunately, the article isn’t ready to be published. I’ve left some notes on the talk page. Regards, Microchip08 (talk) 07:26, 2 April 2014 (UTC) Hi. I have reviewed Two more signals detected during search for flight MH370…
Importance Of A Scotch Whisky Glass
Read An Opinion On: Juicersaustralia Site Importance of a Scotch Whisky Glass by Allan Michael Taylor Perhaps there are no other drinks in the planet that can be more geographically identified than Scotch whisky. What is interesting to point out is that despite of the secrecies and myths surrounding the drink, the best whiskies ever…
Blender Foundation launches open movie, open game projects
Monday, June 11, 2007 The Blender Foundation, which maintains the open source 3D tool Blender, has announced two new projects, codenamed Peach and Apricot. Project Peach will be a new open source movie, following in the footsteps of last year’s Elephants Dream project (which was initially codenamed Orange). Apricot, on the other hand, will use…
Chinese hostage rescued in the Philippines
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 A Filipino police official said that Xili Wu, a Chinese buinessman held by al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern island for one and a half years, has been rescued. Amil Banaan, Chief Inspector of Sulu provincial police, says Wu was under the name Peter Go to hide his illegal status in the…
Are There Benefits To Custom Made Furniture?
Read An Opinion On: Table Tops Table Tops For Sale Are There Benefits to Custom Made Furniture? by Bevi Sclyde For some people, having custom made furniture created is a great way to add flare and unique style to their home. Some people have a unique style that they cannot find in pre-made furniture, so…
La Liga fixtures face delay due to players’ strike
Sunday, August 21, 2011 A proposed players’ strike could postpone the start of La Liga, the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Spanish football functionaries and players will hold last minute talks on Friday to avert a strike that could see the start of the Spanish football season postponed. If…
British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now…