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See More About: Australian Opal Rings Australian Opal Rings Online Which Liquid Measuring Device Is Better by Alan FosterFactories of today operate at lightning speed as it is quickly being automated. Machines clearly work faster than human beings but, after all these machines are operated by humans. As the machines work at speed that is […]
Pet parrot saves owners’ lives
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 It turns out that dogs may not be the only ‘man’s best friend.’ A parrot in Muncie, Indiana is being credited with saving the lives of its owners. According to the owner 33-year-old Shannon Conwell along with his 9-year-old son were watching television when they both fell asleep on the living […]
Australia’s richest man dies aged 68
Tuesday, December 27, 2005The Nine Network has announced the death of one of Australia’s richest men, Kerry Packer, aged 68. Announcer Richard Wilkins said on the Today Show that he had just been handed official confirmation of Mr Packer’s death at 68. He said a statement from Tony Ritchie, Nine head of news, said: “Mrs […]
Camel Rock Festival held in Scilly
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 The August Bank Holiday weekend, as usual, played host to many festivals and musical events around the UK, not least the Camel Rock Festival held at Porthcressa on the Isles of Scilly. But will it be the last? Local bands included those formed at the Five Islands’ School, the members of […]
How An I Pad Menu Revolutionizes The Dining Experience
How an iPad Menu Revolutionizes the Dining Experience by Jamie Hanson The revolutionary ideas of the technology have gone to the extent of to show the restaurant menus of your choice. It has made simple for many people to order and visit their selected restaurants and have their wanted orders. The iPad menus are in […]
UK car crash in Leicestershire kills six
Thursday, July 10, 2008 A car crash in the British region of Leicestershire has resulted in the deaths of six people: three men and three women. The incident, involving a lorry and a Ford Mondeo, occurred at around 01:00 UTC today (02:00 local time) on the A607 road. Simon Adkin of the local police said […]
Wikinews interviews biologist Chris Simon about periodical cicadas
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 In May, periodical cicadas with 17 years life cycle emerged on the East Coast of the USA after underground development as juveniles since 1996. Researchers and scientists worked to map and study the rare wave, and the locals prepared for the noisy event. First recorded in 1666, the Magicicada septendecim species […]
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Rescue helicopter crash kills six in Abruzzo, Italy UK Civil Aviation Authority issues update on Shoreham crash response Nigerian jet attacks refugee camp, killing dozens Fighter jet crashes during Children’s Day airshow in Thailand Plane carrying 92 crashes into Black Sea near Sochi Hijackers divert Libyan passenger jet to […]
Latest trial of the One Laptop Per Child running in India; Uruguay orders 100,000 machines
Thursday, November 8, 2007 India is the latest of the countries where the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) experiment has started. Children from the village of Khairat were given the opportunity to learn how to use the XO laptop. During the last year XO was distributed to children from Arahuay in Peru, Ban Samkha in […]
John Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending […]