Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously…
Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South…
Sleep Apnea Or Sleep Apnoea? Which Is It?!!
More Detail Here: Reverse Mortgages For Australians Submitted by: John Arthur If you’re in the business of getting people to stop snoring or if you are one of the 250,000 Australians that have already been diagnosed with OSA, then you’d presumably be pretty familiar with the word …but do you know how to spell it?…
Nokia files lawsuit against Apple
Friday, October 30, 2009 Mobile phone and computer manufacturer Nokia is filing a lawsuit against Apple over patent infringements. The infringements include speech coding, wireless data, security and encryption technology Nokia claims is used in Apple iPhones. According to a Nokia press release, 40 other companies are paying royalties to them in return for the…
Australian state of Queensland will go to the polls on March 21
Thursday, February 26, 2009 The Premier of the Australian state of Queensland has announced that the state will have its election on Saturday, March 21. In an address on YouTube, Anna Bligh of the Australian Labor Party said that she called the election due to the state of the economy and to stabilise the government….
Small British island gets first democratic election
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Voters in the small Channel Island of Sark, a Crown dependency of the British Crown, have voted in their first democratic election, bringing an end to almost 4½ centuries of feudal rule. Voting in the election opened at 10:00 local time (UTC) today, and closed at 18:00. The result is expected…
Easy Ways To Enhance Your Cooking Skills
More Detail Here: Outdoor Kitchens Easy Ways To Enhance Your Cooking Skills by M Noor To maximize the efficiency of the cooking that you just do, always help make your food in large quantities and when you are completed the meal, keep the meats in freezer bags. This will enable you to produce a meal…
Las Vegas ‘chili finger’ woman arrested
Story sources NBC 11 News San Jose Mercury News Friday, April 22, 2005 Las Vegas, Nevada — The San Jose Police Department has announced that Anna Ayala, the woman who claims to have found a human finger in a bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant in San Jose, California, was arrested at or near…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Sheila White, Scarborough-Rouge River
Thursday, September 13, 2007 Having worked as an aide, advisor, and Executive Assistant to municipal and provincial politicians, Sheila White is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further…
Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 January’s second Interview of the Month was with Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on 23 January in IRC. The EFF is coming off a series of high-profile successes in their campaigns to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding online rights in a digital world, and defending…