This is the category for mining. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 3 June 2016: Glencore announces Tahmoor mine in New South Wales to close 28 May 2014: Second sinkhole appears in Australian city this week 12 February 2014: Jade Rabbit lunar rover declared lost 25 April 2012: Disposal of fracking wastewater poses potential environmental problems 13 April […]
News briefs:April 22, 2010
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Facebook acquires Instagram for US$1 billion
Thursday, April 12, 2012 The popular social networking site Facebook agreed to purchase the Instagram photo-sharing mobile app for US$1 billion in cash and stock Monday. The app, which can be used to apply faux-vintage filters to photographs, allows users to share photos with one another both directly and through posts to social networking sites. Instagram was founded less than […]
Canada’s Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, November 4, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Don Valley East (Ward 33). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s […]
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 31 July 2018: Total lunar eclipse occurs in July 2018 21 July 2018: Cretaceous baby snake fossil found in Myanmar 19 July 2018: US astronomers announce discovering ten tiny Jovian satellites 10 June 2018: New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat […]
20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 A survey released today by the RACV and Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce found that 20 percent of cars in Victoria have at least one worn or unroadworthy tyre. The study looked at 1,000 cars last month and found of those 200 had at least one tyre that had worn. Chief engineer for the RACV, Michael […]
Police crackdown on illegal tow operations in Sydney
Friday, June 30, 2006 New South Wales Police, in connection with the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, Tow Truck Authority and Centrelink (the agency responsible for providing income support) conducted random checks on tow trucks on Thursday. The checks were carried out in Bankstown, a suburb in Sydney’s South-West. According to police, 50 tow trucks were pulled over during the […]
News briefs:June 1, 2010
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Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” makes maiden flight
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Boeing’s newest commercial aircraft, the 787 “Dreamliner”, made its first test flight Tuesday in Everett, Washington at 18:00 UTC. Boeing claims that the new 290+ seat wide-body, twin engine jetliner is more fuel efficient than previous Boeing models. The release of the “Dreamliner” is almost two and a half years behind schedule. The project has been […]
Wellness And Erikson’s Stages Of Development
See More About: Adp Vanity Adp Vanity Units Wellness and Erikson’s Stages of Development by Mitch Straus I believe that having a good understanding of developmental psychology is important to one’s holistic wellness. It is for this reason I previously wrote about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Erik Erikson’s eight stage theory of psychosocial development is one of the leading theories […]