Saturday, September 8, 2007 Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car maker, will reportedly pay €57 million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 percent stake in the Romanian assembly plant Automobile Craiova, a Romanian official said Friday. “The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is €4.1556 per share or €57 million overall,” said…
Car Hire Service In Ireland Offers A Smooth, Safe And Memorable Trip!!
Here’s An Opinion On: Mg3 Sale Hamilton Car Hire service in Ireland offers a smooth, safe and memorable trip!! by Andy Brown Discover the magnificent landscapes, crystal clear waterways, rich heritage, vibrant cities, Irish dance and music with car hire service in Ireland. Just drive through Ireland in your hired car and surrender yourself in…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville
Monday, September 24, 2007 Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville 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…
Federal judge calls EPA head’s post 9/11 conduct “conscience-shocking”.
Friday, February 3, 2006 Federal judge, Judge Deborah A. Batts refused to grant former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head, Christine Todd Whitman, immunity from a class-action lawsuit brought by people in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. The suit seeks to hold Whitman personally liable for her actions as EPA administrator and the suit claims that thousands…
HUD hoaxer calls attention to lack of affordable housing
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Assuming the role of Rene Oswin, spokesperson for United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in New Orleans, Louisiana, a member of The Yes Men gave a satirical 15-minute speech claiming that HUD had reversed its decision to demolish four serviceable public housing complexes — a controversial action, suspected…
Lower Back Pain Treatments To Consider
Here’s An Opinion On: Sharp Knee Pain When Kneeling Down Keeping in mind, today’s working style and culture, maximum people have long hours sitting job or suffer such pains due to bad posture, strained muscles, injuries, muscle sprains, sudden different body movements while lifting weights or aging. The spine or the back is the most…
Gay Talese on the state of journalism, Iraq and his life
Saturday, October 27, 2007 Gay Talese wants to go to Iraq. “It so happens there is someone that’s working on such a thing right now for me,” the 75-year-old legendary journalist and author told David Shankbone. “Even if I was on Al-Jazeera with a gun to my head, I wouldn’t be pleading with those bastards!…
On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. Originally formulated in 1973 by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, these five stages are well-known to many as the “Five Stages of Grief“. However, despite their familiarity, the five-stage theory had remained untested empirically, until Paul K. Maciejewski, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of…
Science academies urge teaching of evolution
Thursday, June 22, 2006 The Interacademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), a global network of the world’s science academies, has released a statement urging parents and teachers to provide children with ‘the facts about the origin and evolution of life on Earth’. The statement is signed by 67 of the 92 member academies of the…
Big Tree Supply.Com: Transplanting Time
Here’s An Opinion On: Adult Dance Classes Submitted by: Ross Latham We re approaching the most wonderful time of the year. Now for those of you who think I m getting into Christmas caroling a little too early, hear me out. I m not talking about winter. I m talking about the season we re…