Click Here To Know More About: Knitting Yarns My First Scarf Using Rio De La Plata Yarn by Robin OBrien I don’t ever remember a time when I didn’t knit. However, I have to confess that it’s only recently that I turned my hand to hand-dyed yarns. Maybe the more I knit the more snobbish […]
Wikinews Shorts: December 4, 2008
A compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, December 4, 2008. File:Imsdal 33cl.JPG On December 2, the Toronto city council voted in favor of banning the sales and distribution of bottled water on city property. The council also agreed to provide public drinking fountains on their properties, as well as on a measure that would make […]
Google provides Gmail access to American cell phone customers
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Gmail, Google’s popular e-mail service launched earlier last year, is now available to any American cell phone user via text messaging. Cell phone owners can send Google their phone number, and are then sent an access code via SMS that enables them to open an account. Google has stated that the […]
Lead Auditor Course: Developing Your Skills As A Quality Auditor
Click Here To Know More About: Aviation Consultants Sydney Growing number of individuals are opting to attain degrees in order to have greater opportunities in relation to employment. Gaining a college education can help gear up anyone for a brand new, more respectful career yet it’s not enough if you are wishing to advance your […]
Divers safe from pesticide from MV Princess of the Stars
Friday, June 27, 2008 Divers from the Philippine Coast Guard and Navy were given a clean bill of health from any effects from the toxic waters surrounding the sunken passenger ferry, MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of Romblon province. Fifty six diving personnel tasked to retrieve bodies of passengers trapped inside the […]
Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle
Thursday, March 13, 2008 Family First Senator Steve Fielding arrived at Parliament today, dressed as a beer bottle to raise awareness of a bill he intends to move in the Senate today. Senator Fielding will introduce a bill to establish a nationwide refund scheme for bottles and cans. A similar scheme has operated in South […]
5 Best Flea And Tick Treatments For Pets In 2020
Click Here To Know More About: Pet Shop Boyz Years may come and go but the terror of fleas and ticks will never vanish completely. Your pets can be susceptible to fleas and ticks that easily grow and can result in fatal diseases if left untreated. But, fret not, just as every New Year comes […]
At least fourteen dead in Pakistan after drone strikes
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 At least fourteen people in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region have been killed in drone strikes earlier today by suspected US unmanned aircraft. The attacks happened in the Dattakhel village, located near the Afghanistan border; as many as eighteen missiles were fired at targets, according to security authorities. A local intelligence official […]
Protesters serenade Lockheed Martin outside firm’s UK HQ
Saturday, December 12, 2009 Fourteen peace activists from pressure group Trident Ploughshares, dressed mainly in Santa hats, with the occasional nuclear weapons inspector or reindeer, descended upon the low-key London based UK Headquarters of American arms giant Lockheed Martin on Thursday. Activists, campaigning for nuclear disarmament and against the government’s plans to replace the trident […]
Virgin Atlantic jet fire investigation finds faulty wiring in A340 fleet
Saturday, February 14, 2009 Investigators in Ireland have found wiring problems in several Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340s as part of their investigation into a fire on board one such aircraft that was forced to divert to Shannon Airport. The Virgin jet was headed from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago with 143 passengers and thirteen crew […]