Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Wikinews recently spoke with Mark Busse, president of the BC Chapter of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, to find out what his organization’s views are of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miga, Quatchi, and Sumi. Many people love them. Obviously some don’t. Kids seem to adore them.…
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is…
The time is 18:00 (UTC) on September 27th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 TVNZ wins court battle to screen Rainbow Warrior court footage 1.2 New Delhi: Video shows witnesses in the Jessica Lall murder case being bribed 1.3 Canadian MP Belinda Stronach alleged to have cheated with hockey…
Saturday, February 5, 2005 London, UK –The quarterly G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting at Lancaster House concluded on February 5, 2005, with the G7 failing to agree on a plan to reduce debt in developing countries. According to the Los Angeles Times, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announced that he…
Saturday, January 6, 2007 An avalanche on U.S. Route 40, which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over the edge of an expressway, and injured eight people, just outside of Denver, Colorado. The avalanche started at 10:30 AM, starting about 12 miles off…
By Joe Barton Why should you be concerned about your hypertension (also called high blood pressure) problem? Read these alarming facts about the ‘silent killer’ of hypertension? About 73 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure. That means about one and three adults have this deadly disease. And 1 in 4 are not…
By Robbie T. James If you have equity in your home right now, you are in an increasingly rare category of homeowners whose home is worth more than the amount they owe on their mortgage. There are many ways to end up in this situation, but four of the most common paths that homeowners like…
Thursday, February 5, 2009 Pirates in Somalia have released the MV Faina, a Ukrainian ship carrying a cargo of 33 T-72 tanks, along with 20 of its crew of 21, the Russian captain having been killed by hypertension during the hijack. A ransom of US$3.2 million was paid for the ship’s release, compared to the…
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Find Out More About: Effective Public Speaking Cape Town Best Public Speaking Skill Cape Town Submitted by: Clem McGrath How to Deal With Rejection, part 2 I mentioned in part 1 that when we are rejected we have to deal not only with the emotional pain but also the conclusions and beliefs that may get…