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National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment

Friday, July 29, 2011 Grant Stott, and Bryony Hare opening the museum. Image: Brian McNeil. Today sees the reopening of the National Museum of Scotland following a three-year renovation costing £47.4 million (US$ 77.3 million). Edinburgh’s Chambers Street was closed to traffic for the morning, with the 10am reopening by eleven-year-old Bryony Hare, who took […]

‘Electra’-fying competition faces ‘Fockers’

Friday, January 14, 2005 U.S. and Canada — North American movie box offices were dominated by Universal pictures last weekend as two of its films, a comedy, Meet the Fockers, and a horror flick, White Noise, together raked in a combined $52.6 million, more than half the $98.3 all films made over the Jan. 7 […]

Wikinews tours London Paralympic Village wheelchair repair workshop

Saturday, September 1, 2012 1 2 3 4 Ottobrock workshop. Image: Hawkeye7. Carbon fibre running blades. Image: Hawkeye7. Pumping up a wheelchair tyre tube. Image: Hawkeye7. Store room. Image: Hawkeye7. London, England — Yesterday Wikinews had the opportunity to tour the Ottobrock wheelchair repair workshops at the Paralympic Village in London. It is one of […]

‘Guantanamo’-style detention facility under construction on Australian Island

Monday, November 28, 2005 The Australian Government is currently building a “Guantanamo-style detention facility” – a $210 million, 800-bed Immigration Reception and Processing Centre – on Christmas Island, 1400km off Australia’s northwest coast. The project has residents concerned about the prospect of having imprisoned detainees and possible terrorism suspects as neighbours. Christmas Islanders fear the […]

Repower Equipment: Is Your Lawn Mower Ready For Summer?

More On This Topic: Dural Irrigation Website Repower Equipment: Is your Lawn Mower Ready for Summer? by Ben Anton Summer is almost here. You can already smell fresh mowed grass of neighborhood laws and here the kids running through sprinklers. It is time for all of us to get geared up for the long mowing […]

2006 U.S. Congressional Elections

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 United States of America Contents 1 Issues 2 Campaigns turn nasty 3 Polling Problems 4 Summaries by state 5 Alabama 6 Alaska 7 Arizona 8 Arkansas 9 California 10 Colorado 11 Connecticut 12 Delaware 13 Florida 14 Georgia 15 Hawaii 16 Idaho 17 Illinois 18 Indiana 19 Iowa 20 Kansas 21 […]

Space Shuttle Discovery launches

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery roared into the Florida sky at 10:39AM ET (14:39 UTC), 2 weeks after the launch was scrubbed due to a faulty sensor. The launch was the start of the STS-114 mission, which is planned to be completed on August 7, 2005. Solid rocket booster separation was […]

What You Need To Do To Become A Successful Broker

More On This Topic: Dispute Lawyers Lismore By Jay Ashley If you desire to become a surgeon, you need to take an approved pre-med course before going to medical school. Then you have to pass the medical exam and so forth. The career path from step 1 to the end for doctors, lawyers, and the […]

Hotel development proposal could displace Buffalo, NY business owners

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 […]