Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Marvin Schur, a 93-year-old man from Bay City, Michigan has died after the electric company limited his electric use due to his failure to pay over US$1,000 in past-due payments. Bay City Electric Light & Power installed a power-limiting device on his home on January 13. The device would limit the amount of power the resident […]
New legal British tender revealed
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 For the first time in 40 years, the Royal Mint has chosen a new set of designs for the reverse of the coins, first introduced in the Coin Design Competition 2005. The designer, Matthew Dent of Bangor, North Wales, was paid £35,000 (GBP) for his designs, which depict the Shield of the Royal Arms spread over […]
All You Need To Know About Group Buying Sites In Australia
Here’s An Opinion On: Newage Caravans Warrnambool Site Group buying sites are fairly new to Australia but they have been extremely popular in the Unted States as well as Europe. The logic is pretty simple; there is a sole offer that goes on sale for a certain period of time maybe a day, a week or even a month. It […]
British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
Saturday, March 14, 2009 Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now his profession – he turns […]
Reasons For Hiring A Digital Marketing Agency Or An Internet Market Agency
Here’s An Opinion On: Brand Strategy Agency Vancouver Reasons for Hiring a Digital Marketing Agency or an Internet Market Agency by Karen john Digital marketing revolves around the internet. It is a very effective communication and powerful marketing medium. The internet can be used for two specific objectives, push marketing and pull marketing. Pushing a message is email, really simple […]
Ziff Davis sells 1UP to UGO Networks/Hearst, closes Electronic Gaming Monthly
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Electronic Gaming Monthly is now dead. EGM was one issue away from its 20th anniversary in February 2009. An internal email leaked to industry website Gamasutra on Tuesday revealed that EGM was to be closed following the acquisition of the online element of the 1UP network by competitor Hearst Corporation‘s UGO Entertainment and that the January […]
Technology giant Microsoft completes acquisition of GitHub
Monday, October 29, 2018 On Friday, US-based technology giant Microsoft confirmed acquisition of software code hosting and version controlling website GitHub. The announcement was made by Microsoft via their official blog, which also mentioned Nat Friedman was to become new Chief Executive Officer of GitHub. Microsoft had announced plans to acquire GitHub for a price of 7.5 billion US dollars […]
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Paul Johnstone, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
Thursday, September 13, 2007 A resident of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound his whole life, Correctional Services officer Paul Johnstone is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect […]
Reasons To Buy Microsoft Software For Pc And Laptops
Here’s An Opinion On: Cloud Based Security Camera By Adrianna Notton There are many reasons why people should buy Microsoft software for PC and laptops. For one thing, the amount of programs available to the home or business user from the company owned by Bill Gates is extensive and enormous. They have managed to find every niche in the market […]
U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 The U.S. has announced full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and the country removed from the list of nations the U.S. considers to be state sponsors of terrorism following a 45-day open comment period. Renewal of diplomatic relations between the two states comes after extended diplomatic efforts by both parties to end the 25-year […]