Here’s An Opinion On: Hai Ha Dianne Nguyen Theforex market is the place where buying or selling of currencies happens. Pair is made up of two different currencies, where one is called the base currency, while the other is called the quote currency. What is the forex market? Have you ever heard of a dog…
Storing IP-addresses of Swedish copyright infringers deemed illegal
Friday, June 10, 2005 The Swedish organization Antipiratbyrån (The Swedish Anti-Piracy Bureau) suffered a massive blow today when the Swedish government’s Data Inspection Board stated that the Bureau’s storage of Internet user’s IP addresses is illegal. Antipiratbyrån is an organization representing the movie and software industry in Sweden, working to protect the intellectual property of…
UK study reveals smoking could shorten men’s lives by 10–15 years
Saturday, September 19, 2009 A study carried out in the United Kingdom revealed that the life expectancy for men could be reduced by 10–15 years after the age of 50 due to smoking. The British Medical Journal carried out a study over a time period of 38 years in the United Kingdom which examined the…
US House of Representatives rejects bail out bill in vote
Monday, September 29, 2008 The US House of Representatives rejected a bill on the USD 700 billion bail out of US banks. The voting on the bill has completed. If passed, the bailout plan would have allowed for the United States government to purchase devalued mortgage backed securities, resulting from the subprime mortgage crisis from…
Start Your Career With Artificial Intelligence
Here’s An Opinion On: Best Remote Control Helicopter Australia What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Artificial Intelligence is the skill of machines to apparently think for themselves. AI is established when a task, previously performed by a human and assumed of as needful the capability to learn, reason and solve difficulties, can now be complete by…
Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau
Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to…
City of Buffalo, N.Y. fighting lawsuit against hotel proposal
Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date…
Sandals Resorts Owner Shows Interest In Barbados Hotel, Almond Beach Village
Here’s An Opinion On: Lunchtime Sandals Resorts owner shows interest in Barbados hotel, Almond Beach Village by Susan Crown Following an announcement from Ralph Taylor, the CEO of Almonds Resorts, last week that the Almond Beach Village will be closing its doors, Sandals Resorts chairman, Butch Stewart, is said to be interested in the property.…
Woman hospitalized after allegedly stabbing daughter to death at Fort MacArthur, California
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested and charged a woman with murder, after she reportedly stabbed her ten-year-old daughter to death at the Air Force base Fort MacArthur residential facility in San Pedro, California. The girl’s father is a former member of the Navy. The 49-year-old mother, Bong Sook…
What Is Freight Services And When Should I Use It?
Here’s An Opinion On: Papua New Guinea Work Permit & Visa Agent By Adrianna Notton With such a diverse range of companies shipping a wide variety of products, not every product can be shipped using traditional shippers such as couriers and postal delivery. As well, there are companies that have a high transport demand. For…