Thursday, December 31, 2009 A suicide bomber attacked an American base in the Khowst region on the Pakistani border of Afghanistan, leaving seven American CIA officers dead and six injured. No American or NATO military personnel were killed or injured in the attack on Forward Operating Base Chapman. It appears that the suicide bomber, reportedly…
Nail Guns, A Replacement For Hammer
Read An Opinion On: Scaffolding For Hire Newcastle By Dave Text The Paslode T250S-F16 is an air powered finished nailer which features a powerful machine tool free trigger switch to have a precise control on nail depth over hard and soft wood. A nailer or gun nail is a type of simple machine device used…
Participant claims drug trial gave him cancer
Sunday, August 6, 2006 A man who fell ill after participating in a drug trial at Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London earlier this year has revealed he has the early signs of an “aggressive” form of cancer. David Oakley was one of six men who volunteered to take part in a trial of a…
DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election
Thursday, March 8, 2007 Results are coming in for the Northern Ireland Assembly election held on Wednesday 7 March. With all first preference votes counted, both the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin have made gains: the DUP received 30.1% of first preferences, an increase of 4.4 percentage points on the 2003 election, while…
Sap High Availability A Clear Picture
Read An Opinion On: Richard Light Interactive SAP High Availability A clear picture by jasongonce001 Needless to say, it is imperative for you to maximize the uptime of your SAP system. In other words, you need to ensure the continuous availability of any such system, especially if you cannot afford to lose out on revenue,…
Mysterious power failure takes down Wikipedia, Wikinews
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wednesday, February 23, 2005 On Monday, at 10.14 pm UTC, the Wikimedia server cluster experienced a total power failure, taking down Wikipedia, Wikinews, and all other Wikimedia websites. The servers are housed…
News briefs:May 06, 2010
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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Kristen Monster, Willowdale
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 Kristen Monster is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Willowdale riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals,…
Getting Cash For A Used Car Part: An Easy And Interest Free Way Of Acquiring Money Quickly
Read An Opinion On: Globber Scooters Australia byadmin People who need fast cash and don’t have access to credit probably have more options than they at first realize. However, some options are more preferable than others. They may be able to get a loan, but fast-cash loans usually come with high interest rates, and they…
New Zealand suicide rate decreases
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 A new report released by the New Zealand Ministry of Health titled “Suicide Trends” shows that the suicide rate in New Zealand has decreased 15% since its peak in the late 1990’s, but the attempted suicide rate is increasing. There were 12 deaths per 100,000 people between 1983-’85. 16.7 deaths per…