Wikinews interviews Australian Statistician Brian Pink
Monday, April 7, 2008 The Australian Bureau of Statistics is responsible for some of Australia’s largest surveys, including the Census of Population and Housing, held every five years. At its head is the Australian Statistician. The current Statistician, Brian Pink, started in his position on March 5, 2007, following the retirement of predecessor Dennis Trewin. Wikinews recently caught up with Brian Pink to talk with him about his first year in the position, as well as his previous tenure as Government Statistician at Statistics New Zealand, and the state of mathematical education in Australia. ((WikiNews)) : Good afternoon. Brian Pink: Good afternoon. ((WN)) : And congratulations on spending a year as Australian Statistician. BP: Yes, it’s gone very quickly. (laughs) Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_interviews_Australian_Statistician_Brian_Pink&oldid=627643”
Digital Technologies Driving Healthcare Industry In 2020
More On This Topic: Salary For Radiology Techs The healthcare industry is expected to reach $280 billion in upcoming years. 2020 will be an essential year for the health industry. When it is about digital health trends, law, artificial intelligence, telemedicine is used to solve the biggest challenges of our age. Here is a list of the major trends you should know about digital health technologies in 2020: Most essential digital health trend is MDR: MDR i.e., Medical Device Regulation, will transform the entire admin scene in the EU. This is going to create an immense impact on mobile app development companies. The MDR came in order in 2017 and implemented from May 26, 2020. From that date, every new gadget should have promoted, sold, or appropriated in the European market and need to be confirmed. Strategize successfully and keep your health tech data secure, which guarantees you have great…
Governor of Tokyo is sued for insulting French language
Monday, July 18, 2005 On July 13, 21 French and Japanese individuals sued Shintaro Ishihara, the governor of Tokyo, for defamation towards people who use the French language. Those 21 were French language teachers and Japanese researchers who taught French. In 2004, Ishihara said that no one can count in the French language. Ishihara was sued for 500,000 yen (approx. US $4,457) for each plaintiff, including Malik Berkane, a French private language school owner in Tokyo. In addition, the plaintiffs demanded that he make an apology. On October 19, 2004, Ishihara said “French language is a language in which no one can count, therefore it seems to me reasonable that it is disqualified as an international language. People who are tied to the language have taken it upon themselves to oppose [me]. It is all ridiculous” in a speech Ishihara made at the inaugural celebrations of the “Tokyo U-Club”. The…
Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England
Monday, January 25, 2010 An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an accident in her kitchen yesterday afternoon. An internal investigation into the fire has suggested that while the woman was cooking, she dropped a towel onto one of the stovetops while attempting to move a pan on the cooker. The towel then set alight. When she attempted to put out the fire, the towel dropped to the side of the cooker, alongside some plastic bags. A smoke alarm sounded; a nearby resident heard the alarm and went to assist. The neighbour managed to break into the bedroom window of the bungalow in order to be able to get inside the building. The person made it to the hallway but had to…
Choosing The Right Tool For The Right Job}
More On This Topic: Buy Best Air Compressor Online Submitted by: Red Writer More often than not, if a tool fails its not the result of a poor quality tool but because it was not being used for the purpose it was designed and intended for. You would not try to split a 10 inch diameter log with a hatchet instead of an ax. By the same token you would not want to try to drill a 3/4 inch hole in cement with a standard 1/4 drill. You hear people all the time bad mouthing a particular tool because it did not work well when the real problem was the user. They did not choose the right tool for the job at hand. Most tools, if not all, were made for a specific range of jobs to perform. When you try to use it beyond the range it was made…
Study says to clean your sponge, microwave it
Thursday, January 25, 2007 Studies done on germs and bacteria performed by researchers at the University of Florida show that a dirty kitchen sponge can be cleaned and “sterilized” by microwaving it for 2 minutes, but researchers warn to wet the sponge first. “People often put their sponges and scrubbers in the dishwasher, but if they really want to decontaminate them and not just clean them, they should use the microwave,” said the professor who was in charge of the study that discovered the results, Gabriel Bitton. “Basically what we find is that we could knock out most bacteria in two minutes. The microwave is a very powerful and an inexpensive tool for sterilization,” added Bitton. The sponges that researchers studied, were placed in “raw wastewater” and then put into a microwave to be “zapped,” according to Bitton. The wastewater was a “witch’s brew of fecal bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites…
Ash and steam reported over Mount St. Helens
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 Portland, Oregon – A cloud of white steam and ash rose as high as 36,000 feet from Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington at 5:27 p.m. PST today. The eruption was visible from the Portland metropolitan area in the neighbouring state of Oregon, causing traffic slowdowns as commuters slowed to watch the spectacle. News helicopters have shown photos of lava emerging inside the crater. Although the eruption was mostly over by 6:07 p.m. PST, an ashfall advisory until 9:00 p.m. PST has been announced for communities around the mountain. The volcano has been building a new dome in its crater in recent months and causing tremors. It seems to have done enough damage to knock out at least two of the seismometers operated on its dome by the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, although this could be the result of either damage to the…
New Zealand suicide rate decreases
Tuesday, August 1, 2006 A new report released by the New Zealand Ministry of Health titled “Suicide Trends” shows that the suicide rate in New Zealand has decreased 15% since its peak in the late 1990’s, but the attempted suicide rate is increasing. There were 12 deaths per 100,000 people between 1983-’85. 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people between 1996-’98. And 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people between 2001-’03. But there were 73.1 attempted suicides per 100,000 people between 1995-’97 compared to 82.5 in 2002-’04. Jim Anderton, Associate Health Minister, said “It provides some comfort to see the long-term trend still appears to be heading in the right direction, with a continued decline or levelling off of self-inflicted deaths but there is no room for complacency.” The suicide report also shows that: The 25- to 34-year-old age group has the highest suicide rate Between 2000-’03 Maori has the highest suicide rate Men…
Get Back The Whiteness Of Your Teeth With Different Teeth Whitening Methods
More On This Topic: North West College Get back the whiteness of your teeth with different Teeth Whitening methods by RonWinson Some food and drink we can easily make at home can work as natural teeth whiteners. Some fruit juices like juice of green apples which serves malic acid is said to be a good teeth whitener. Carrot is another vegetable which can be a good whitener. Raisins are natural mouth solutions that can wash out plaque out of your mouth. Strawberry can also be termed as a natural bleaching material apart from being a popular fruit as it contains vitamin C. Baking Soda is also popular to be a good teeth whitener and cleaner. Among other materials, hydrogen peroxide can also be used as a good mouthwash. Today there are wide ranges of products in the market made for teeth whitening purpose. Such products come under over-the-counter whitening solutions.…
Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England
Monday, January 25, 2010 An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an accident in her kitchen yesterday afternoon. An internal investigation into the fire has suggested that while the woman was cooking, she dropped a towel onto one of the stovetops while attempting to move a pan on the cooker. The towel then set alight. When she attempted to put out the fire, the towel dropped to the side of the cooker, alongside some plastic bags. A smoke alarm sounded; a nearby resident heard the alarm and went to assist. The neighbour managed to break into the bedroom window of the bungalow in order to be able to get inside the building. The person made it to the hallway but had to…