Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to…
Warning: It’ll Be Curtains For You If You Choose The Wrong Window Treatment}
Read An Opinion On: Blinds In Melbourne Warning: It’ll Be Curtains for You If You Choose the Wrong Window Treatment by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Ci8iRLolI[/youtube] Doug Jones Selecting new window coverings for your home can be a daunting task because there are so many options to choose from. Materials, colors, and designs vary so much that narrowing your…
National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised…
Remains of a child discovered in Jersey care home
Monday, February 25, 2008 Parts of a body belonging to a child have been discovered at the Haut de la Garenne in Saint Martin, Jersey, a United Kingdom Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Victorian building, which was originally built as a children’s care home and is now a youth hostel, has…
Wikinews interviews Spanish Paralympic track and field athlete Alberto Suárez Laso
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 With the IPC Athletics World Championships scheduled to start this Friday, Wikinews interviewed Spanish T12 classified long distance runner Alberto Suárez Laso at Madrid–Barajas Airport Monday before he departed for Lyon, France. Suárez is scheduled to compete in two events, the T12 5,000 meters and marathon events. ((Wikinews)) Hi this is…
High Deductible F Plan For Medicare Supplemental Coverage
Read An Opinion On: Family Lawyers In Gosford By Dennis Jarvis The Medicare supplemental insurance market was a pretty staid affair for years (if not decades). You had a standard suite of plans to choose from which from from A to J and all was well with the world. Things have change quite a bit…
Wikinews interviews 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor Candidate Wayne Tseng
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Thursday, October 22, 2020 2020 Melbourne Lord Mayor candidate Wayne Tseng answered some questions about his campaign for the upcoming election from Wikinews. The Lord Mayor election in the Australian city is…
Irish Finance Minister Donohoe criticises OECD’s global minimum corporate tax rate
Friday, April 23, 2021 On Tuesday, Finance Minister of Ireland Paschal Donohoe criticised talks co-ordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for a global minimum corporate tax rate, arguing smaller countries like Ireland “need to be able to use tax policy as a legitimate lever to compensate for the real, material and…
Leaked cables cause Australian concern
Friday, December 10, 2010 Leaked diplomatic cables between Australia and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, have raised controversy in the Australian community. The documents were released by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks. The cables between the then prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, and the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, revealed that China…
Nopalea Fights Arthritis
Read An Opinion On: Chicago Orthopedic Doctors By Frank Yaconis It is no secret that arthritis is linked to inflammation. Although a Time magazine article about seven years ago made a link between chronic inflammation and several other serious diseases, it is not shocking that arthritis is one of them. The connection just makes sense,…