Thursday, June 4, 2009 The fourth annual Maker Faire took place this past weekend at the San Mateo Fairground in San Mateo, California located in the United States. The first Maker Faire, which took place in 2006, had approximately 20,000 people in attendance. This year, more than 80,000 people were expected to attend; quadruple the…
Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control
Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not…
Canada’s Health Minister will attempt to stop Americans from buying prescription drugs in bulk
Saturday, July 2, 2005 Ujjal Dosanjh, Canada’s Minister of Health, has set out a plan to stop U.S. cities and states from purchasing drugs in bulk from Canadian suppliers. The plan is being criticized as potentially destroying a number of mail order and internet-based pharmacies operating in Canada that ship prescription drugs to the United…
Foursquare And Your Cafe : Five Marketing Ideas
More Detail Here: Designer Kitchens Submitted by: Quentin Aisbett I am a self-confessed slave to the coffee beans. I schedule meetings in cafes, I work in cafes, and I love every chance I get to have eggs benny on a Saturday morning (in a cafe). But the story is not always that rosy. I’ve been…
Australia/2005
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Kenya government fires health worker strikers over failure to ‘report back to work’
Saturday, March 10, 2012 The Kenyan government has dismissed 25,000 striking health workers, mostly nurses, citing failure to heed government orders to recommence work and concern for the welfare of hospital patients. Speaking on behalf of the government, Alfred Mutua stated the workers were dismissed “illegally striking” and “[defying] the directive … to report back…
Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an…
A Cab In Hawthorne And Scheduling A Date Night With Your Wife
More Detail Here: Archaeological Tours Middle East byAlma Abell How much time do you spend with your friends while your wife is at home? Do you enjoy playing poker at your best friend’s house once a week and playing golf with the guys on the weekend? If this is the case, clearly your free-time is…
Danger Zone: Obtaining Life Insurance When You Work In A High Risk Environment
More Detail Here: Pigeon Proof Solar Panels Submitted by: Life Quotes, Inc Whether you re headed to Haiti as a volunteer helping to restore the earthquake-ravaged country, or to Iraq as an employee rebuilding its infrastructure, or even off the shores of Somalia as ship crewmember and scuba diving adventurist, you or your boss will…
On the campaign trail in the USA, August 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The following is the fourth edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: a bat attacks the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, the American…