CPSC, ATF warn of dangers of fireworks over US Independence Day celebrations

Sunday, July 4, 2010 Last week, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a press conference on the National Mall in Washington, DC, warning consumers of the dangers of fireworks, and advising them of safe handling. They were joined by representatives from the the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); Federal Emergency Management Agency […]

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Being Frugal In Retirement To Make Your Money Last

More Detail Here: Mr Property Services Being Frugal in Retirement To Make Your Money Last by David Stack Have you thought about retirement? Chances are, if you’re young, hale and hearty, you haven’t. Most people don’t when they’re young. This is a mistake. You have to start on planning your retirement while you’re still young. […]

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8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile; tsunami warnings issued throughout Pacific rim

Saturday, February 27, 2010 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people and causing significant structural damage. The earthquake was felt in Chillan, Talca, Concepcion, and the capital Santiago. Sea level recording triggered tsunami warnings for Chile, Peru, and Ecuador. The earthquake, which started at 06.34.14 UTC, was […]

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OpenSync Interview – syncing on the free desktop

Friday, May 19, 2006 This interview intends to provide some insight into OpenSync, an upcoming free unified data synchronization solution for free software desktops such as KDE, commonly used as part of the GNU/Linux operating system. Hi Cornelius, Armin and Tobias. As you are now getting close to version 1.0 of OpenSync, which is expected […]

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Explore The Latest Trends Impacting Businesses Structured Data Cabling System In 2013

More Detail Here: Optical Fibre Cabling Explore the Latest Trends Impacting Businesses Structured Data Cabling System in 2013 by Himakshi While businesses are looking forward to embrace cloud computing or taking complete backup of their existing data centers, most of them are estimating colocation as a major alternative. With the constantly increasing demands, collocation data […]

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gets new chairman

Saturday, April 28, 2007 Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda has appointed Timothy W. Casgrain as the new chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Mr. Casgrain’s credentials will bring strong leadership to the CBC. I am confident that his experience and sound judgement will greatly benefit the CBC. “Mr. Casgrain’s credentials will bring strong leadership […]

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Interview with Anna Mikkola, Finnish Left Alliance candidate for European Parliament

Friday, May 29, 2009File:Anna Mikkola.jpg Anna Mikkola is running for European Parliament in Finland as a member of the eco-socialist Left Alliance party. At the age of 28 she’s the youngest member of the 14 candidates on the Left Alliance’s list for the multi-national body. She spoke to Wikinews during a break in campaigning. Finland […]

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Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson under fire for remarks about earthquake in Haiti

Friday, January 15, 2010 American radio host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh and televangelist Pat Robertson have drawn criticism from the White House for comments made on Thursday criticizing the relief efforts for Haiti following Tuesday’s earthquake there. When asked by a caller on his radio show about the president urging Americans to contribute […]

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At least fifteen dead after landslide in Indonesia

Thursday, February 25, 2010 At least fifteen people have been killed as the result of a landslide which occurred in Indonesia on Tuesday. According to BBC News Online, at least sixteen were killed. It is thought that up to seventy people were killed as a result of the landslide, which occurred in a village near […]

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