Italian Winter Holidays Visit Sardinia
More On This Topic: Hungry Human Italian Winter Holidays – Visit Sardinia by Levi Reiss The beautiful island of Sardinia east of the Italian mainland has a relatively mild winter. But you won\’t want to sit in your shirtsleeves in a seaside café sipping a local wine. That pleasure will have to wait for the other seasons. November 1 is the day of the Dead, and in Nuoro many families prepare a feast and leave room at the table for departed loved ones. They cook lots of extra food and share the meal with less fortunate neighbors. Then people join the holy procession to the Madonna delle Grazie sanctuary, where village from neighboring villages sing hymns. The village of Desulo holds a \’Mountain Products Agricultural Fair\’ with handicraft and painting exhibitions during the first week of November. Santa Lucia is a beloved saint whose December 13th festival is celebrated in…
Google to invest in alternative energy
Wednesday, November 28, 2007 On Tuesday, Google announced a new strategic initiative aimed at producing electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal power that is cheaper than electricity produced from coal. Google plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on research and development in 2008, and to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to bring energy projects to market. The new initiative is dubbed “RE<C”, for “Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal.” It will “focus initially on advanced solar thermal power, wind power technologies, enhanced geothermal systems and other potential breakthrough technologies,” according to the company’s press release. “We see technologies we think can mature into very capable industries that can generate electricity cheaper than coal, and we don’t see people talking about that as much as we would like,” said Google Co-founder Larry Page. “Solar thermal technology, for example, provides a very plausible path to…
First international flight lands at Delhi airport’s new Terminal 3
Friday, July 16, 2010 File:T3 concourse day.jpg An Air India Boeing 777 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was the first international flight to land at Delhi’s new Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. However, this was only one of nine “terminal process proving flights” that landed or departed from the brand-new steel and glass T3 on either Wednesday or Thursday. Seven of the proving flights departed or arrived on Wednesday and two on Thursday. The new terminal was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 3. Terminal 3 is designed to handle large international aircraft like the Airbus A380, which landed as one of the terminal process proving flights on Thursday. Though Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates the airport, had planned earlier to commission the new terminal for international operations on Wednesday, the commissioning was pushed to July 28 due to unfinished…
News briefs:May 7, 2006
The time is 15:30 (UTC) on May 7th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Iran says it may withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Iran In a letter to the United Nations, Iran’s Parliament has said it may have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if pressure to end its nuclear program escalates.The letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan stated that if the issues with Iran’s nuclear program are not settled by peaceful methods, then “there will be no option for the parliament but to ask the government to withdraw its signature.” Human Rights Watch implicates 600+ in war prisoner abuse United States A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel is expected to be charged soon in connection with the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The news came on the same day human rights groups released a report charging that abuse of prisoners in…
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More On This Topic: Excavator Parts Komatsu Overhead Projectors by Ibrahim Machiwala Multimedia Projectors such as Overhead Projectors, LCD displays, audio-visual displays in multi-national organizations are mainly used for making presentations like projects plans, health programs, entertainment and education programs in front of a small or great amount of audience. Marketing firms make regular use of these equipments for drawing valuable clients. Multimedia / Presentation Systems: LCD Projectors Overhead Projectors DLP Projectors Transparency Film Screens / Flip Charts Trollies / Mobile Stands White / Notice Board Laser Pointers Certain problems can occur in the projection equipment such as, resolution problems, difficulties of displaying slides, boot-up problems etc. These problems can ring alarms of losing valuable clients if proper presentations are not done. Multimedia equipment repair centers are present to handle any type of problem in any multimedia equipment. These centers offer the total after care solution, and ensure that you…
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’ permission, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars lost. The Senate enquiry called for a Royal Commission into the bank, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Narev stated the bank’s performance in providing financial advice was “unacceptable”, and the bank was launching a scheme to compensate clients who lost money due to the planners’ actions. In a statement Mr Narev said, “Poor advice provided by some of our advisers between 2003 and 2012 caused financial loss and distress and I am truly sorry for that. […] There have been changes in management,…
Clicker Training With Treats
More On This Topic: Potty Patch For Dogs Submitted by: Kimberly Case Clicker Training with Treats: Tips for Canine Success There truly are no bad dogs. There are dogs that have been mistreated and dogs that have been misunderstood. This is why communication with your canine is vital to ensure a long, happy relationship together. Many people try to win their pet s affection by offering toys and treats in hopes that it will somehow remedy obedience problems. The truth is this might be making the situation worse. If you are searching for an efficient, positive way to train your dog, consider clicker training with dog treats. The Concept behind Clicker Training Clicker training is far more effective if you understand how it works. The idea is that your dog will learn to associate a sound (the click) with a positive reward. You must move forward in baby steps, offering…
Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 26) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 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 West (Ward 26). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Muhammad Alam, Bahar Aminvaziri, Orhan Aybars, Michele Carroll-Smith, Mohamed Dhanani, Abdul Ingar, Geoff Kettel, Debbie Lechter, Natalie Maniates, John Masterson, John Parker, David Thomas, Csaba Vegh, and Fred Williams. For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006. Contents 1 Geoff Kettel 2 Natalie Maniates 3 John Parker 4 Csaba Vegh Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Canada%27s_Don_Valley_West_(Ward_26)_city_council_candidates_speak&oldid=2584823”
No prosecution for UK minor who called Scientology a ‘cult’
Saturday, May 24, 2008 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of the government of the United Kingdom told the City of London Police on Friday that there will be no prosecution for a 15-year-old boy who called Scientology a “cult” at a May 10 peaceful protest. The City of London Police had previously confiscated the boy’s protest placard and gave him a court summons at the demonstration, which took place near St Paul’s Cathedral at the Church of Scientology‘s London headquarters on Queen Victoria Street. The boy’s poster read: “Scientology is not a religion, it is a dangerous cult”. The human rights organization Liberty has come out strongly against the City of London Police for their actions at the protest, and said they are pursuing an inquiry into the police force for what they say is a troubling freedom of speech issue. Individuals from the group Anonymous have held monthly international…
A Weight Loss Plan That Is Doomed To Failure : 4 Reasons Why Diets Fail
More On This Topic: Best Remedies For Hidradenitis Suppurativa Submitted by: Ingrid Lihan You don’t want your weight loss plan to flop before you have even seen positive results. Here are some things that can result in diet failure. Statistically, more diets fail than succeed. However, if you train yourself to think of the process as a weight loss plan, rather than a diet, you are more likely to reach your desired goal. Before beginning the plan, educate yourself about the reasons why diets result in the desired weight level one year following the diet. There are several reasons, including both physical causes and psychological causes. A failed diet is bad for you in two areas. First, it is demoralizing to try very hard to succeed at something and fail. Second, yo-yo dieting results in increasing difficulty in getting the weight off each time. Nutritionally unsound diets If your weight…