See More About: Corelle Brands Website Submitted by: Adam Peters How to create the Tuscan style of decorating in your kitchen by using accessories and colors in imaginative ways. The newest rage in decorating schemes is actually an old idea. Many people are now decorating their kitchens in the old Italian styles, such as from…
Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
Sunday, January 27, 2008 Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101. Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States. Schreckengost’s peers included the…
Tsunami exposes ancient ruins in India
Friday, March 18, 2005Probably one of the first good things to come out of the 2004 Tsunami in Asia, ancient ruins were discovered in India. Fishermen along the shores report seeing the ruins along the shoreline near Mahabalipuram when the waters receded just prior to the arrival of the tsunami. Mahabalipuram is a port city…
How Can The Low Income People Avail Car Loans?
See More About: Financial Expert Submitted by: Sussane Sylvia Normally folks with low income are excluded from the affordable financial services thus most of them rely on more expensive forms of credit or they simply prefer going without all items which are essential. Same is the case when cars come in scenario. Low income families…
With arrival of rainy season, perennial scramble in Zimbabwe for seed, fertilizer
Thursday, October 22, 2009 As Zimbabwe’s rainy season approaches, farmers in the Wedza district, Mashonaland East province, are worried that again this year they won’t be able to locate or afford the seed, fertilizer, and other inputs needed to get a maize crop in the ground. Aiming to relieve such shortages of inputs, Christian Care…
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…
The Benefits And Drawbacks Of A And B Shares (Multiple Share Classes)
See More About: My Money Sorted By James Quinn There are a number of reasons why creating multiple share classes (usually known as A and B shares, etc) in your company might be desirable, such as: – it gives you more control over the amount and timing of payment dividends due to each type of…
Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
Sunday, September 5, 2021 Since June 2019, the people of South Gippsland Shire, located at the southernmost tip of Australia, have been without a local council, after a state government inquiry found “high levels of tension” within the council. Administrators were appointed by the Victorian state government in July 2019, who have governed the shire…
Interview with Dalbir S. Kathuria, Regional Council candidate for Wards 9 & 10 in Brampton, Canada
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…
Video hosting website Stage6 to shut down
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 American corporation DivX, Inc. announced on Monday that it will shut its Stage6 website that hosts videos made by users. The shutdown will take effect on February 28, 2008 and is because the firm no longer have the resources to keep it online. “Why are we shutting the service down? Well,…