Friday, July 1, 2005 In the wake of a United States Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London on eminent domain last week, a California man has proposed that Justice David Souter‘s New Hampshire home be seized by the state and a hotel be built on the site. Logan Darrow Clements faxed a letter […]
Read MoreWan Bandwidth Optimizers Why Businesses Are Leveraging Application Acceleration
Here’s An Opinion On: Forklift Hire Melbourne Prices WAN Bandwidth Optimizers – Why Businesses Are Leveraging Application Acceleration by Escajeda Suel WAN Bandwidth Optimization Devices look to increase the speed of an extensive selection of applications accessed by distributed enterprise users from erasing redundant transmissions, staging information in local caches, compressing and prioritizing data, and […]
Read MoreJohn Vanderslice plays New York City: Wikinews interview
Thursday, September 27, 2007 John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called “one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today,” found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. “For the first time in my life I wouldn’t say I was defending […]
Read MoreKeep your eyes peeled for cosmic debris: Andrew Westphal about Stardust@home
Sunday, May 28, 2006 Stardust is a NASA space capsule that collected samples from comet 81P/Wild (also known as “Wild 2) in deep space and landed back on Earth on January 15, 2006. It was decided that a collaborative online review process would be used to “discover” the microscopically small samples the capsule collected. The […]
Read MoreVictoria Wyndham on Another World and another life
Thursday, December 13, 2007 Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel Cory, the maven of Another World‘s fictional town, Bay City, from 1972 to 1999 when the show went off the air. Wyndham talks about how she was seen as the anchor of […]
Read MoreMobile Recruitment: Does Hr Management Need It?
Here’s An Opinion On: Workplace Info Website By Andrea Watkins Attracting the most suitable candidates is a harrowing task for the human resource management division of even the best companies. In such a scenario, mobile phones and recruitment offer synergies that can get quicker and better results at a lower cost than traditional techniques. Mobile […]
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court eases government ability to seize property
Friday, June 24, 2005 In a major decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has expanded the right of government to seize private property for public good by allowing the city of New London, Connecticut to invoke eminent domain and seize homeowners’ property for economic development reasons. In a closely-divided decision, 5–4, the court […]
Read MoreCanada’s Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an […]
Read MoreAll About Financial Planning What Are Short Term Loans?
Here’s An Opinion On: Loan Agreement Sydney By Willie Rhoades When the need for many arises, and this happens quite often nowadays, people turn to lending companies or banks in order to secure a loan. Among the many kinds of loans that people make, one of the most sought after are short term loans. By […]
Read MoreRussian astrologist sues NASA for Deep Impact test
Monday, July 4, 2005 Russian astrologist Marina Bai has filed suit in Moscow asking for 8.7 billion rubles (311 million U.S. dollars) because, she claims, the NASA Deep Impact mission damaged her business by altering her ability to provide accurate horoscopes, harmed her “system of spiritual values,” and will “interfere with the natural life of […]
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