Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the…
The Wii, Nintendo’s next generation console, launches in North America
Sunday, November 19, 2006 Nintendo has released its newest video game console in North America. Known as the Wii, the system and games have an MSRP of US$249.99 and US$49.99 respectively. The North American release is to be followed by the December 2nd launch in Japan and the December 8th launch in Europe. Launched officially…
A Cosmetology School In Kansas City Has Stylists That Can Style Your Hair For An Affordable Price
Here’s An Opinion On: Dance Schools For Kids byAlma Abell Getting your hair done on a regular basis can be quite expensive, but visiting a Cosmetology School in Kansas City for your styling needs can save you a lot of money and time. Many people do not realize that cosmetology schools offer individuals the ability…
Soul musician Luther Vandross dies at age 54
Saturday, July 2, 2005 Musician Luther Vandross died at 1:47 pm Eastern time Friday, at a hospital in Edison, New Jersey, likely from complications related to a 2003 stroke. He was the winner of numerous Grammy Awards. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Soul_musician_Luther_Vandross_dies_at_age_54&oldid=439470”
New book links Bonds, Giambi and Sheffield to BALCO
Thursday, March 23, 2006 The new book Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of The San Francisco Chronicle, is being released today. The authors not only implicate professional baseball celebrity Barry Bonds in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, but also say…
Wikinews interviews William Pomerantz, Senior Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation
Regardless of who wins the prize, people all around the world will be able to experience the mission through high-def video-streams. Saturday, August 28, 2010 Andreas Hornig, Wikinews contributor and team member of Synergy Moon, competitor in the Google Lunar X Prize, managed to interview Senior Director of Space Prizes William Pomerantz of the X…
Implementing, Managing, And Troubleshooting Patch Management Infrastructure
Here’s An Opinion On: Strata Specialists Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Patch Management Infrastructure by Kayla Topics included: planning the deployment of service packs and hotfixes, verifying with MBSA, to SUS deployment and administration. This is certainly a hot topic for many of us: patch management. Unless you’re an administrator who has been hiding in a…
‘Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008’ comes to an close
Saturday, September 13, 2008 After the table tennis event concluded, medalists from the martial art events (taekwondo, karate and judo) were confirmed on the September 8, third match day of “Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008.” Except for steady performances from the host Chinese Taipei team during the karate and taekwondo events, European athletes…
Fatal police helicopter crash in Slovakia due to technical failure: preliminary Interior Ministry finding
Sunday, May 21, 2017 Last week’s police helicopter accident in eastern Slovakia was caused by technical failure and not human error, said the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic on Friday. The statement is based on preliminary flight recorder data analysis. Ministry spokesperson Petar Lazarov confirmed the flight recorder and remains of the helicopter…
Face Lift Should You Get One?
Here’s An Opinion On: Natural Looking Rhinoplasty In New York City A face lift is a surgical procedure that helps to reduce the amount of facial skin that is loose. As a person ages, the skin naturally becomes looser, and in many cases, this leads to the development of wrinkles. This also occurs as the…