Tuesday, June 2, 2009 American Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is cutting US$100 million dollars from hydrogen fuel cell vehicle research and diverting the remaining $69 million to hydrogen fuel cell research for household current. Former president George W. Bush advocated the zero-emission vehicles and launched $1.2 billion for hydrogen fuel cell research over a […]
Read MoreGeoffrey Rush named 2012 Australian of the Year
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 On the eve of Australia’s national day celebrations, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Geoffrey Rush’s receipt of this year’s Australian of the Year award. Presenting the accolade to Rush on the lawn of Parliament House, Gillard cited his “outstanding achievements in a lifelong career on the stage and screen and long […]
Read MoreWikinews attends a ‘Dialogue with Decision Makers’
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Two weeks ago, on February 1st, it was the second day of the national environmental Focus the Nation teach-in. One of these events, which took place at the same time at other educational institutions across the country, took place in the city of Lynn at the campus of North Shore Community […]
Read MoreAsbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds
Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on […]
Read MoreCorrective Surgery For Receding Gums}
Submitted by: Lenard Baltazar Dentists Health Services: I walked into the dentist office for a regular dental service, routine oral exam and teeth and oral cleaning. Just like every other time at the dentist routine health services, the dentist assistants measured my gums, completed an x-ray service of my teeth and bone, and performed the […]
Read MoreLA Clippers owner receives lifetime ban from NBA for racist comments
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 File:Donald Sterling.jpg Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has received a lifetime ban from the NBA (National Basketball Association) and has been fined $US2.5million for his racist comments this week. Sterling, who has owned the team since 1981, was overheard telling a woman, identified as girlfriend V. Stiviano, not to bring […]
Read MoreBoiler Plate Law For Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel Claims In New York
Find Out More About: Projector For Hire Submitted by: Nicklaus Misiti Under the Constitution of the United States, the determination of effective assistance of counsel turns on whether the representation was reasonable under the prevailing professional norms. See, Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 688, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2065 (1984). New York law requires an […]
Read MoreSemapedia introduced to Africa: Powered by “Made in Ghana” technology
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects. Please note that Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Semapedia is not associated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 7, 2006 Accra — The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT introduced the Semacode technology and the Semapedia application to a […]
Read MoreNFL: Cowboys cornerback Pacman Jones can’t discuss police incident
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was not available to speak with reporters Thursday after a Tuesday night incident involving Jones and a bodyguard in a hotel bathroom in the south-Central American city of Dallas, Texas. Officials are calling the incident private and said charges are not likely to be filed. […]
Read MoreRomanian mobile phone giant Connex to launch 3G network
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 Romanian mobile telephony giant Connex, recently bought by Vodafone, announced the company is planning to introduce 3G services and video telephony. Romanian cities effected by the change are: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timi?oara, Bra?ov, Constan?a, Ploie?ti, Craiova and Ia?i. The only 3G-enabled model currently sold by Connex is the Nokia 6630. Ken Campbell, […]
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