Annie Awards for animation Sunday; Wikinews will be there

Thursday, February 8, 2007 This Sunday, the International Animated Film Association (Association International du Film d’Animation) or ASIFA will hand out the Annie Awards in Glendale, California. As animation’s highest honor, the crowd is always a who’s who of direction, art design, character design, layout, visual effects, and voice artists.
There are 23 award categories in the Annies, sortedRead More…

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Read An Opinion On: Drilling Supplies Submitted by: Ted Cantu
I first got the phone call a month or so ago. I was knee deep in web site marketing projects and was actually jammed to capacity. I was looking to finish up all of my small jobs so I could move forward and do some more challenging assignments. Plus I was in the middle of releasing some top notch online hybrid techniques that I Read More…

Food with cancer-causing dye recalled in Britain

Saturday, April 30, 2005
The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a recall of foods containing banned dyes which increase the risk of cancer. The food products were sold at the Tesco, Waitrose, and Somerfield supermarkets.
A Bristol company called “Barts Spices” found the illegal Para Red substance in their Barts Ground Paprika, which was sold in 48g and 46g jars with a “Co-op” labeRead More…

International Paralympic Committee holds first press conference

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
London, England — Yesterday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held their first formal press conference as part of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Approximately 60 media representatives attended and had the opportunity to ask questions of Craig Spence, IPC President Philip Craven, Chairman of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralymic Games (Read More…

New legal British tender revealed

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
For the first time in 40 years, the Royal Mint has chosen a new set of designs for the reverse of the coins, first introduced in the Coin Design Competition 2005. The designer, Matthew Dent of Bangor, North Wales, was paid £35,000 (GBP) for his designs, which depict the Shield of the Royal Arms spread over the six denominations below £1, with the entire shield embosseRead More…

Witnesses saw truck “rev up and race” before recent Texas oil refinery blast

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Witnesses say a truck was idling near the scene of an explosion at a Texas refinery which killed 15 and injured over 100 others on March 23, according to U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Manager Bill Hoyle.
“Witnesses saw vapor in the area of the truck and observed the engine begin to rev up and race,” Hoyle’s statement saiRead More…

South Australia enters week-long lockdown to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread

Friday, July 23, 2021
With five active cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, South Australia begun a one-week lockdown on Monday. Announcing the lockdown, state Premier Steven Marshall declared “we have no alternative but to impose some fairly heavy and immediate restrictions”.
The first case out of South Australia’s active cases was presented to Modbury Hospital on Sunday night, having returnRead More…

Why Branding So Important?

Read An Opinion On: Digital Marketing Services Canada Why branding so important? by NehalWhy is branding so important in today’s fast-paced world?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4t3-__3MA0[/youtube] Branding is important (maybe more than it ever has been before) in modern times because of all of the additional avenues of experience you have available to you. 20 years ago, even 1Read More…

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Marion Schaffer, Oakville

Monday, September 24, 2007
Marion Schaffer is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Oakville 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 ConservatiRead More…