Monday, April 14, 2008 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V carrier rocket launched this evening from LC-41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA, with the ICO G1 communications satellite for ICO Satellite Management. Lift-off occurred at 20:12:00 UTC. It is the first commercial launch of an Atlas rocket since responsibility for…
Here’s An Opinion On: Superannuation Perth Pass me the chequebook….I want to waste a few billions more! by Paul AshbyWell, well, well, here we go again. Fools rushing in where angels fear to tread!Fools, dear reader, are of course the advertising agencies. We need a comic George Orwell to do justice to the recent marketing/advertising…
Monday, January 26, 2009 On Thursday, the municipal intermediate people’s court in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China pronounced sentences for 21 defendants implicated in the 2008 Chinese milk scandal which killed at least six infants and sickened nearly 300,000 others. In the local court’s decision, 17 accused were indicted for the crimes of “producing, adding melamine-laced…
Monday, May 2, 2011 Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) cadets Daniel McDonald, 19, and Dylan De Blaquiere, 18, were arrested and appeared in court Friday after allegations were made that they filmed a female cadet having sex and then broadcasted it over the internet, lying about it afterwards. They were released on bail. The female…
Here’s An Opinion On: Accountant Brisbane Australia Submitted by: Darren Hurley We all know that growing old is a natural part of life and unfortunately for some people they can no longer take care of themselves. It is sometimes possible for family members to care for their elderly parents or relatives, but not always or…
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Monday saw the latest edition of the vetted version of Wikipedia, which is aimed at educational use, go quietly online. The extensively revised version covers over five thousand…
Monday, October 1, 2007 Brian Jackson is running for the Ontario Liberal Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oxford riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals,…
Friday, January 21, 2005 After 34 years as president of Bob Jones University, Bob Jones III announced yesterday that he will retire on May 7. He will be replaced by his son, Stephen Jones. Jones, 65, will continue as Chairman of the Board and Chancellor. The Christian university was established by his grandfather, the evangelist…
Here’s An Opinion On: Building Dispute Lawyers Gold Coast Submitted by: Mr. Blayne Rush Finding a position as director, vice president of radiation therapy, or oncology through search firms and staffing agencies will help take the load and stress off job placement. Radiation oncology fields are in rapid growth in today s world. Opportunities from…
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Scientists at NASA have recently released the most detailed map of Antarctica ever. NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite took 10,000 photographs of the continent over a period of two years, from 1999 to 2001. 1,100 pictures were chosen to form the mosaic map. Officially titled the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA),…