Thursday, October 19, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Dalbir S. Kathuria, asking them to answer common questions sent…
Venezuela opens granite processing facility in Bolívar
Monday, February 18, 2013 Venezuela’s government has opened a granite processing plant in the state of Bolívar, with the intention of providing about 25% of the granite required nationwide. Ricardo Menéndez, vice president of the Productive Economic Area, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has yearned for the creation of this project to empower Venezuelan construction….
What Is So Special Tool Gear Cutting Edge
Read More About: Tecbo Sport Site By Lanbo Jiang In recent years, with the development of computer numerical control technology, and universal application, gear machine tools, processing technology has also been great development, especially in high precision, large gear processing, there were many new technologies. Such as a new CNC milling machine to replace the…
Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Coinciding with Easter Sunday, Glasgow Cannabis Social Club’s annual 420 event was held on Glasgow Green, under sunny blue skies, and overlooking the river Clyde. Despite the city’s council attempting to revoke permission for the gathering at the last minute, police were happy for it to go-ahead with approximately a dozen…
US stock markets fall amid credit fears
Friday, August 3, 2007 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 280 points, Friday, to 13181.91, just two weeks after soaring to a historic record of 14,000. Two other major indexes, the Nasdaq and the Standard and Poor 500, fell more than 2% in a widespread market sell-off. Shares of Bear Stearns, the largest…
Virginians melee at used Apple iBook sale
Thursday, August 18, 2005 “Total chaos” is how many described the melee that resulted from a sale of used Apple iBook laptop computers at the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) by the Henrico County, Virginia school system. Officials estimated nearly 5,000 people thronged the sale for the $50, four-year-old computers. Among them were 17 injured, four…
What To Look For In Comfortable Work Shoes
Read More About: Custom Stainless Steel Fabrication byAlma Abell When wearing shoes at work for up to ten hours or more a day, comfort is of paramount importance. Although there are a number of different forms of comfortable work shoes, none have a high heel. For those people who work in a position that demands…
Canada’s Toronto—Danforth (Ward 30) city council candidates speak
Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Toronto residents will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Toronto Centre (Ward 28). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Edward Chin, Paula Fletcher (incumbent), Patrick Kraemer, Suzanne McCormick, Daniel…
Obesity and the Fat Acceptance Movement: Kira Nerusskaya speaks
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Opinions rooted in racism, sexism, homophobia are commonly unacceptable to express in public or in polite company. Michael Richards shouted down a black heckler by yelling, “Shut up!” followed by “He’s a nigger!” and gave his already dormant career less of a chance of ever reviving. When Isiah Washington called a…
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity gets stuck in a small sand dune
Friday, May 6, 2005 The Mars Rover MER B, better known as Opportunity, is stuck in a sand dune about 30 centimeters tall in Meridiani Plunum. The Rover had just discovered a pair of tiny craters when its six wheels got stuck in the dune and the Rover stopped dead. Opportunity ground control is now…