Avalanche buries cars in Colorado

Saturday, January 6, 2007 An avalanche on U.S. Route 40, which was 100 feet wide and 15 feet deep, has buried many cars, caused other cars to be pushed over the edge of an expressway, and injured eight people, just outside of Denver, Colorado. The avalanche started at 10:30 AM, starting about 12 miles off Interstate 70, and taking three different paths down the mountain before coming to a stop. “Our crews said it was the largest they have ever seen. It took three paths,” said a spokeswoman for the…

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U.K. National Portrait Gallery threatens U.S. citizen with legal action over Wikimedia images

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. The English National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London has threatened on Friday to sue a U.S. citizen, Derrick Coetzee. The legal letter followed claims that he had breached the Gallery’s copyright in several thousand photographs of works of art uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons, a free online media repository. In a letter from their solicitors sent to Coetzee via electronic mail, the NPG…

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The Revitalizing Power Of Beauty Management

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Tattoo Sydney The Revitalizing Power of Beauty Management by Robert Baird Every woman in this earth love to feel pampered and beauty management is one of the best ways to fulfill this desire. Though every woman indulge herself in various responsibilities in home, at work or with her children but some where they also think for their beauty. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qtTPTxvoPA[/youtube] One of the best beauty management is spa or resort. Beauty management also includes Pedicures and Manicures and to more extent Botox or Laser…

Von D from “LA Ink” TV series sets world record for tattooing

Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Realising how visual a medium tattooing is, tattoo artist Kat Von D of TV series LA Ink set a world record while raising funds to fight childhood blindness. In 24 hours, Von D tattooed 400 people with an “LA” logo, in her West Hollywood, California tattoo shop. The December event at High Voltage Tattoo drew 1000 people in line, although only 400 could get the image emblazoned on them, for a $20 donation. Most learned of the event through her MySpace profile. In all, the funds…

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Central Registry To Simplify Loan Process Ashish Gupta

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Deposit Power Central Registry to simplify loan process Ashish Gupta by zameenkuldeep explains how this proposal will make the due diligence process easier The government is contemplating on setting up a 0Central Registry office for home loans . The Central Registry will equip the lender better to make a fair assessment of the risk undertaken while providing finance against property, thus making lending easier and safe. The country is moving closer to a Central Registry for equitable mortgages. Once it is in place,…

Interview with Tony Ciufo, City Council candidate for Ward 10 in Mississauga, Canada

Friday, September 22, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Mississauga municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council. Wikinews contributor Nicholas Moreau has contacted as many candidates as possible, including Tony Ciufo, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. There is no incumbent in the newly created ward; the sixteen resident competing for the position are Shah Rukh Alam, John Briers, Jamie Dookie, Dale D’Souza, Prag Euclid, Adnan Hashmi, Elias Hazineh, Jack Janiak, Fasal Javaid, Craig Lawrence,…

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2012 Report on Gender Equality and Development says US women have room for progress

Friday, September 27, 2013 Tuesday, World Bank released the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development. The United States is referred to many times, often as a benchmark to foster understanding of recent gains for women in other parts of the globe. At the same time, United States women still lag behind US men in a number of areas. In 2012, the authors note women in the United States still face challenges economically and socially. They are represented disproportionately in certain professions like teaching and nursing. They are…

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Explore Growth Opportunities In Industrial Hemp Market

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Promethean Bio Pharma Site MarketsandMarkets projects that the globalindustrial hemp marketis projected to grow from USD 4.6 billion in 2019 to USD 26.6 billion by 2025, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.0% during the forecast period. The growing usage of hemp-derived seed as a superfood due to its rich nutritional profile and other health benefits is driving the market for industrial hemp. Furthermore, increasing legalization of hemp in different countries across the world is also driving the growth of industrial…

Jersey child abuse case ‘was not covered up’

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Frank Walker, the chief minister of Jersey, a United Kingdom Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France, denies that there was a cover up after a child’s remains were found. The allegations of a cover-up stem from statements by Stuart Syvret. Syvret, the former Minister for Health and Social Services for Jersey, said that “It’s a continuum that we see. It’s a culture of cover-up and concealment and tragically the recent evidence is just the latest manifestation of that.” It has come to light that…

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Dove’s Real Beauty looks at photoshoot techniques in commercial

Thursday, October 12, 2006 Dove soaps continues their North American “Campaign for Real Beauty” advertising with a television commercial that explores the alterations that can be done on models. Labeled “a Dove film”, the commercial is entitled “evolution”. Beginning with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program. The photo-manipulation is then posted on a billboard for the fictional “Easel Foundation Makeup” brand. Two young, teenage girls walk past, glancing at the board.…

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