American politician Augustus F. Hawkins dies at 100

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Augustus Freeman Hawkins, a prominent U.S. figure in Civil Rights and Organized Labor history, has died at the age of 100, just three days ago, on November 10. Born on August 31, 1907, Shreveport, Louisiana, he served as the first African American from California in the United States Congress, where he […]

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]

New method of displaying time patented

Saturday, October 14, 2006 An American inventor has patented a pair of new time formats with a footprint less than 50% of that of conventional four-digit time. The more unusual of the two new formats, called “TWELV”, dispenses with numerals altogether. In place of clock hands or digits, the new clock uses color to convey […]

Different Types Of Financial Services

Read An Opinion On: Investing In Brisbane Property Market By Adrianna Noton Financial services are companies that work with customers and their money. There are many different types including banks, credit cards, insurance providers, credit unions, investment funds and stock brokerages. Companies doing this work make up a large chunk of the profit making services […]

Culture of creativity features at Furnal Equinox 2018

Sunday, March 25, 2018 Visual art, fabric art, photography, performance, dance, virtual reality, and music were all the subject of sessions at Furnal Equinox 2018, a conference held from March 16 to 18 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle. Canada’s largest furry convention by attendance, the annual event offers dozens of subculture-specific programs. The convention’s communications […]

Microsoft to track legal marijuana with new partner Kind Financial

Sunday, June 19, 2016 Microsoft announced on Thursday they are partnering with KIND Financial to help governments track the production and distribution of legal marijuana. Kind Financial, a California-based start-up company, began selling its Agrisoft Seed to Sale software three years ago. Microsoft is admitting Kind’s software on the Government portion of its Azure cloud […]

What Are The Benefits Of Using Data Cabling Rather Than A Wireless Network?

Read An Opinion On: Fibre Optic Cabling What are the benefits of using data cabling rather than a wireless network? by Sarah Haines As wireless networking becomes more common more devices are being built enabled for wireless connectivity. Where it was once the only industry standard, where does this leave traditional physical data cabling ? […]

Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Ikeda Kanako, a 21-year-old senior student of the Meiji Gakuin University and the first daughter of celebrity surgeon Yuko Ikeda, was kidnapped at about 1225 (UTC+9), June 26, 2006, in Shibuya, Tokyo. A bullet was fired and one officer slightly cut when police stormed a Kawasaki apartment to rescue the girl. […]

Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed further

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, October 2, 2006 “Court date […]

Home Security: Protecting Your Family And Your Valuables

Read An Opinion On: Farm Sheds Emerald By Ralph Winn According to FBI reports, every ‘15.4’ seconds a home is burglarized in the United States. Burglary is now the most serious threat to a home. Although considered a non-violent property crime because residents are usually not at home, victims of burglary are often left traumatized […]