Friday, May 12, 2006 Peter Costello’s budget announcement has led to rejoicing for small businesses, but the lack of joy for those pushing for radical corporate taxation reform has led to many businesses asking “what about us?” Personal taxation and small business have been the big winners after this year’s federal budget. Although dampened by…
Rachel Rice wins Big Brother UK’s 2008 series
Saturday, September 6, 2008 Rachel Rice has won the 2008 series of Big Brother. The trainee teacher won the ninth series with 51.3% of the final vote. She defeated blind radio producer Mikey Hughes despite him being the bookies favourite. Others eliminated on the night included Sara Folino, Rex Newmark and Darnell Swallow. As well…
The Basics Of Urology
Here’s An Opinion On: Adult Circumcision byadmin A urologist is a medical doctor with a specialization in treating the urinary tract in male and female patients of all ages. Additionally, these same professionals treat male reproductive dysfunction and problems, while a gynecologist will specialize in the treatment of the female reproductive system. Most people will…
Wikinews interviews Democratic candidate for the Texas 6th congressional district special election Daryl Eddings, Sr’s campaign manager
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by…
€8bn bank bailout in Ireland
Monday, February 2, 2009 The government of Ireland plans to inject €4 billion each into the Bank of Ireland and the Allied Irish Bank. An insurance scheme to underwrite bad debts would also be created and the banks will attempt to raise €1 billion from shareholders. The two banks have been in need of recapitalization…
Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye.…
Ten Unobvious Ideas To Pull Visitors To Your Real Estate Agent Web Site
Here’s An Opinion On: Podcast Studio By Catherine Franz The number one key to getting business in the real estate [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc0TmrVJ7Cs[/youtube] home sales market is to be the people’s first contact. The National Association of Realtor’s last three surveys between 1999 to 2003 said, 66% of buyers stayed with the first real estate agent they…
Boston College defeats NC State in double overtime
Sunday, February 26, 2006 The Boston College men’s basketball team defeated the North Carolina State Wolfpack at home in a 74-72 double-overtime thriller on Feb. 25. The BC Eagles, ranked #11 going in to the contest, left with a 22-6, 9-5 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while the NC State Wolfpack dropped to #19…
New method of displaying time patented
Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey…
Drug website surveys LSD users and culture
Friday, December 23, 2005File:LSD blotter paper.jpg Erowid, a website with the stated mission of “Documenting the Complex Relationship Between Humans & Psychoactives” has over the past few months been gathering data through a series of surveys about the drug LSD to present at the LSD Symposium, scheduled for January 2006 in Basel, Switzerland. The website,…