Monday, March 21, 2005A piece of driftwood in the shape of a crucifix is listed for sale on eBay with a starting bid price of $25,000. The seller, known as “Marzipanda,” from Scottsdale, Arizona lists its description as a “Natural Found Wood Jesus Christ Crucifix Cross Easter.” Maripanda describes the discovery of the piece as,…
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Choose Online Band Promotion For Maximum Exposure
Read An Opinion On: Granny Flat Builder By Joe R. Maldonado You can make or break your career with the way you choose to approach band promotion. It used to be that your band didn’t have a chance unless you started out having just the right connections. You still have to have connections, but now…
New Zealand prisoners do nothing says National party
Sunday, November 5, 2006 Figures released by Simon Power, law and order spokesman for the National party, show that the New Zealand Labour led government lets 81% of all prisoners not do any work while in prison. Newspaper, Sunday News says that some Christchurch prisoners have been given a barbecue for good behavior. Simon Power’s…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Russ Aegard, Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Monday, September 24, 2007 Russ Aegard is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding. 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 interviews…
The Wii, Nintendo’s next generation console, launches in North America
Sunday, November 19, 2006 Nintendo has released its newest video game console in North America. Known as the Wii, the system and games have an MSRP of US$249.99 and US$49.99 respectively. The North American release is to be followed by the December 2nd launch in Japan and the December 8th launch in Europe. Launched officially…
Payday Loans Online Provide You With Instant Funds
Read An Opinion On: First Home Buyers By Smith Jones Urgent monetary needs can be a cause of worry for any salaried individual, especially, if your next paycheck is still far off. Fund shortage in between two consecutive paydays is a common feature for many of us and often we need to approach our family…
Forest preservation plan debated at climate talks
Saturday, December 8, 2007 Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Indonesia are wrestling with a proposal that would allow developing nations to earn billions of dollars through carbon trading by leaving idle forests such as those in Borneo, the Amazon and Congo basins. The news comes on the same day that it…
Mauritanian refugees begin returning home from Senegal
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Mauritanian refugees stuck in Senegal for nearly two decades after fleeing ethnic clashes in their home country have begun returning to Mauritania under a U.N.-sponsored program. But many do not want to return. There were goodbye ceremonies and welcoming ceremonies attended by officials on both sides of the Senegal River as…
President Bush to request USD$439.3B defense budget
Saturday, February 4, 2006 The Bush Administration said Thursday that it will request a Defense Department budget of US$439.3 billion for 2007. This is an increase of over 4%. This does not include a planned supplemental bill to fund ongoing actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. The proposal’s details are still not final, but the budget…
Five Must Eat Foods For Beautiful Healthy Skin
Read An Opinion On: Luxury Design Kitchens Alfresco Outdoor Kitchen Design By Janet Martin Maintaining soft and younger-looking skin does not have to break your budget. If you cannot afford to go to the spa to have a facial or body scrub regularly, then you can always rely on the power of nature to help…