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 …

Interview with gay marriage movement founder Evan Wolfson

Sunday, September 30, 2007 Evan Wolfson, the founder of the modern gay marriage movement, tells the waiter he would like an iced decaf and “the usual.” Wolfson, one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People in the World, is a man who unflinchingly knows what he wants and stays his course, whether it be in his …

2007 ING Taipei Marathon warming up competition goes to Kaohsiung

Monday, September 17, 2007 On Saturday of September 15, ING Taipei Marathon South Taiwan Warming Up Competition goes to Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, not only 1615 professional runners but also international runners from Canada, Japan, UK, USA, Germany, and Ireland participated this event. And event organizer Chinese Taipei Road Running Association (CTRRA) presented limited …

Protect Your Commercial Minnesota Refrigeration Equipment With Routine Maintenance

byAlma Abell Commercial refrigeration is the main aspect of HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) that deals with the refrigeration and freezer technology in restaurants, hospitals and many other service industries. Refrigeration can also be used to cool chemical processes, maintain long term freezer storage systems and a great many other tasks. Servicing these …

The Costs And Savings Involved In Making Solar Homes

See More About: New Homes Toowoomba Design Master Homes Site Submitted by: Johnathan Cunnings Slowly but surely, people s consciousness are turning green. The effects of global warming are quickly getting apparent; the dwindling of the planets natural resources, the increasing levels of pollutants in the air, and the rising costs of generating energy. There …

New edition of Canada’s Food Guide released

Thursday, February 8, 2007 A new version of Canada’s Food Guide was announced by Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement on Feb. 5, 2007. The guide has helped Canadians with healthy eating habits since 1942 but was last updated in 1992. It is the Canadian government’s most-requested publication after income tax forms. Changes to the Food …

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 …

Chesapeake Bay Program issues first-ever water quality forecast

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 For the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, a first-time-ever “water quality forecast” was issued Monday for the upcoming summer season by the Chesapeake Bay Program. The eastern mid-Atlantic region’s heavy spring rainfalls are predicted to increase nutrient levels in bay waters, leading to oxygen eating algae blooms …

German polar bear Knut turns one year old

Thursday, December 6, 2007 Knut, Germany’s famous polar bear, turned one at the Berlin Zoo yesterday. For the celebration he had a healthy cake with fruits and vegetables, fish and rice on lettuce topped with a candle-shaped rolling pin. The director of the zoo, Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, said: “I wish Knut that he will get as …