Friday, November 6, 2009 Sports memorabilia collector Zhao Xiaokai has amassed 5,000 condoms left over from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and is offering them for sale at auction. Each condom is stamped with the motto of the Olympics in English and in Chinese: “faster, higher, stronger”. The Beijing Olympics condoms are offered for […]
John Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writingJohn Reed on Orwell, God, self-destruction and the future of writing
Thursday, October 18, 2007 It can be difficult to be John Reed. Christopher Hitchens called him a “Bin Ladenist” and Cathy Young editorialized in The Boston Globe that he “blames the victims of terrorism” when he puts out a novel like Snowball’s Chance, a biting send-up of George Orwell‘s Animal Farm which he was inspired […]
Obama renominates Bernanke as US central bankerObama renominates Bernanke as US central banker
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 United States President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that he is nominating Ben Bernanke for a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. Obama made the announcement during a brief break from his vacation at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. “The man next to […]
Should Your First House Be A Duplex?Should Your First House Be A Duplex?
More Detail Here: Simple Loan Agreement Australia Credi Submitted by: Ki Gray There is a lot of talk about getting your first house. It s part of the American Dream to get a house and maybe get a dog named Rover. But maybe someone s first home should instead be a duplex. Why would I […]
News briefs:April 08, 2008News briefs:April 08, 2008
It is Thursday, April 8 2008 at 19:00 UTC and this is Wikinews. Contents 1 Princess Diana jury returns verdict of “unlawful killing” 2 401 children from Texas sect compound taken into custody 3 Gen. Petraeus, Amb. Crocker testify before US Armed Services Committee 4 Closing Comments [edit] The jury of the inquest into the […]
Hurricane Katrina causes upwards of $12bn of damage; oil prices surgeHurricane Katrina causes upwards of $12bn of damage; oil prices surge
Monday, August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina is now over the U.S. mainland and has caused more than US$12 billion of damage. Some estimates are as high as $30 billion. New Orleans was spared the most intense winds as the hurricane weakened as it made landfall, and its track turned slightly east, away from the city. […]
2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target
Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for […]
Yahoo triples its quarterly profit on strong advertising revenueYahoo triples its quarterly profit on strong advertising revenue
Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Yahoo!, the world’s favorite Internet destination, reported $373 million in net income for the three month period ended December 31. Revenues were $1,078 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 62 percent increase compared to $664 million for the same period of 2003. “We are attracting more and more users […]
Crosswords/2005/February/7Crosswords/2005/February/7
Monday, February 7, 2005 Feel free to use the Wikimedia sites to solve our Wikinews crossword. Please do not fill it out online as it would spoil it for other people; print it out and fill it in at your own leisure! < Previous crossword. Contents 1 Quick crossword 2 Across 3 Down 4 Yesterday’s […]
What Is The Meaning Of Ascension?}What Is The Meaning Of Ascension?}
More Detail Here: Cert 4 Ageing Support Submitted by: Det Dave Love The meaning of ascension is purely a subjective term. Ascension has many meanings depending on who you ask. Most people assume ascension has a relationship with other spiritual hot words like enlightenment and illumination. We usually ascribe these terms to spiritual teachers and […]