Friday, July 29, 2011 Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took her first steps in the museum, and won a competition organised…
The Ancient Portuguese Bull Fighting Lusitano Horse
More On This Topic: Gowanlea Timbers By Crystal A. Eikanger The Lusitano is an ancient breed of horse native to Portugal that is filled with tradition. It has historical links to the military, to bullfighting and to the classical training methods of the ‘Haute ?cole’. It is known by many names such as Lusitanian, Betico-lusitano,…
Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Last night HBO premiered I Am An Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA. Since its inception, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has made headlines and raised eyebrows. They are almost single-handedly responsible for the movement against animal testing and their efforts have raised the suffering animals…
5 Important Reasons Why You Should Replace Your Car Windscreen
More On This Topic: Car Service Sunshine Coast 5 Important Reasons Why You Should Replace Your Car Windscreen by Anna LampasonaCar is indeed one of the most important investments primarily used as a mode of transportation to get to work or school or for other activities. This is why taking care of your car is…
News briefs:January 12, 2005
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 The following stories made international headlines Wednesday: [edit] After 14 months, three missed deadlines, and a change of CEOs, Canada’s Nortel (ticker NT) finally reported their audited restatement of earnings for 2001, 2002, and 2003. Five board members are stepping down. Source: BusinessWeek Online: Nortel: Beyond Closing the Books [edit] Police…
Zarqawi shows face in new video
Saturday, April 29, 2006 The first “visual issue” of the Emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was issued April 25, 2006, by the Mujahideen Shura Council. A thirty-four minute video containing an approximately twenty minute oration by Zarqawi, footage of him leading mujahideen in training on the battlefield and in a war room,…
Category:Iain Macdonald (Wikinewsie)/Aviation
Aviation articles by Wikinewsie Iain Macdonald. Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California Germany bans Mahan Air of Iran, citing ‘security’ Lion Air disaster: Crashed jet’s voice recorder recovered from Java Sea Iranian cargo plane crashes into Karaj houses Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK’s Gatwick Airport…
Printed Menu Holders Are Great For Restaurants
More On This Topic: Menu For Restaurants United Kingdom Submitted by: Matt Franks If you re the owner or the manager of a restaurant, then there is definitely a treat for you when you want to spruce things up a bit. That treat is printed menu holders. How can printed menu holders benefit you? Well,…
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…
Kids TV star Lunar Jim to tour malls in Canada
Thursday, August 31, 2006 Lunar Jim, the star of an stop-motion animated series for preschooler, will be touring Canadian malls this fall. Produced by Alliance Atlantis, the tour will run from September 9 to October 14. The tour will feature part of Jim’s lunar village, an inflated replica of his home on Moona Luna. Also…