A portrait of Scotland: Gallery reopens after £17.6 million renovation

May 26, 2021 0 Comments

Thursday, December 1, 2011 Today saw Edinburgh’s Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopen following a two-and-a-half-year, £17.6m (US$27.4m) refurbishment. Conversion of office and storage areas sees 60% more space available for displays, and the world’s first purpose-built portrait space is redefining what a portrait gallery should contain; amongst the displays are photographs of the Scottish landscape—portraits …

US Republicans query Linux Foundation about open-source security

May 26, 2021 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 On Monday, two US Republican Party legislators, Greg Walden and Frank Pallone Jr., respectively the chairman and the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, co-wrote a public letter to Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation, about open-source software (OSS) and improving its security. …

What Are The Benefits In Sports Betting Exchange Development?

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

Find Out More About: Popular Sports Betting Blogs Initiallybetting exchanges are online betting platformswhich enables theusersto bet on the outcome of sporting contests, politicsand other events. Sports betting exchangeare similarto sportsbooks in this basic function but upholdsseveraldifferences from standard online bookmakers. Most betting exchanges allows its usersto trade in real-time, similar to live betting options. …

Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Heavy rains in western Indonesia have triggered landslides across the region that have killed dozens of people. Meanwhile, other areas were devastated by major flooding, with water reaching two metres high in some locations. Search and rescue chief Eko Prayitno in Java told reporters that police, soldiers and volounteers were working …

Wikinews Shorts: January 10, 2010

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, January 10, 2010. Contents 1 Croatian president pardons convicted war criminal 2 Saudi Arabian court commutes Canadian’s death sentence 3 Thousands attend murdered Ottawa police officer’s funeral 4 Gunman opens fire at ABB Factory in St Louis, Missouri 5 Sarkozy wins fraud case; awarded one Euro 6 Creator …

Ontario college teachers begin strike

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

Tuesday, March 7, 2006 All across the Canadian province of Ontario, college teachers have gone on strike, leaving more than 150,000 students in 24 colleges without classes. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union rejected the final offer from college management, after negotiations at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto. This strike comes just a …

Got A Website You Need Start Your Own Blog!

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

Find Out More About: Energy Efficiency Consultants Brisbane By Matt Garrett Is there really a compelling reason to start a blog when you could be spending your time working on your website? Is a blog really as effective a marketing tool as a traditional website? It all depends. Whether or not you should start your …

Baby attacked by dog in New York

May 25, 2021 0 Comments

Saturday, January 5, 2008 An eight-month old boy, Andrew, was attacked and killed by a Doberman pinscher in Brooklyn, New York. The dog was a three-year old named Mackabee, who is also neutered. The grandmother was babysitting the boy. While she was in the kitchen she heard the boy scream and ran next door to …

World Wrestling Entertainment heir Shane McMahon resigns from the company

May 24, 2021 0 Comments

Friday, October 16, 2009 Predicted heir to World Wrestling Entertainment Shane McMahon has announced he will leave the company on January 1, 2010. McMahon is the son of current owner Vincent K. McMahon and the current Executive Vice President of Global Media for the company. With the departure of Shane, it will be the first …

Gastric bypass surgery performed by remote control

May 24, 2021 0 Comments

Sunday, August 21, 2005 A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not …