Sarkozy in UK to mark historic de Gaulle war broadcast

Sunday, June 20, 2010 But has the last word been said? Must hope disappear? Is defeat final? No!—Charles de Gaulle broadcast Nicolas Sarkozy visited the UK today to celebrate the 70th anniversary since Charles de Gaulle made his war broadcast. The French president and the Prince of Wales laid wreaths at the statue of Charles de Gaulle in London. Earlier, […]

Computer professionals celebrate 10th birthday of A.L.I.C.E.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005File:Turing1.jpg More than 50 programmers, scientists, students, hobbyists and fans of the A.L.I.C.E. chat robot gathered in Guildford, U.K. on Friday to celebrate the tenth birthday of the award winning A.I. On hand was the founder the Loebner Prize, an annual Turing Test, designed to pick out the world’s most human computer according to an experiment laid […]

Trivia Tidbits About Copper Recycling In Hartford Ct

Click Here To Find Out More About: Jacon Buy Jacon Concrete Mixers Perth byAlma Abell The recycling of copper objects is big business for recycling centers and scrap-metal collectors. It is one of the most highly prized recyclable metals that exists. Here are some interesting trivia tidbits about copper and Copper Recycling Hartford CT. * Experts say that recycling copper […]

Germans and Arabs establish a search engine that competes with Google

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 In the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Seekport, a German and Saudi founded technological company, began to start on a web-search engine dedicated to the Arabic language called Sawafi. According to Arabic marketing officials, it is predicted to compete with the popular web-search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Sawafi’s goal is to be as successful […]

Cloned cattle’s milk and meat seem safe, according to new study

Tuesday, April 12, 2005 A National Academy of Sciences report (.pdf) last year said that while the milk and meat from cloned animals would not likely make anyone sick, more research should be performed. Now, a new US-Japan study published in the April 11 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that milk and meat […]

Massachusetts lawmakers enact plan for universal health coverage

Friday, April 7, 2006Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court, their name for the state legislature, approved legislation on Tuesday, April 4, that would make it the first state in the United States to require all residents to have health insurance and impose penalties for non-compliance. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican who is expected to run for U.S. President in […]

Aspergers

Click Here To Find Out More About: Communication Skills Course Confident Communication Aspergers by John Foley Aspergers is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who published a paper in 1944 describing the autistic-like condition. Aspergers is a form of Autism, which affects the way a person communicates and relates to others. Aspergers is attached to the […]

Hollywood sign modified to read ‘Hollyweed’

 Correction — January 22, 2016 The vote on November 9 was of California voters, not the California legislature.  Tuesday, January 3, 2017 The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California was modified to read “Hollyweed” on Sunday. Security camera footage shows the perpetrator was dressed all in black, said Sergeant Robert Payan. Christopher Garcia, a spokesperson of the Los Angeles Police Department, […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Miriam Stucky, Peterborough

Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Miriam Stucky’ is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Peterborough riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic […]