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    CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Stefan Jetchick in Louis-Hébert

    Friday, October 10, 2008 In an attempt to speak with as many candidates as possible during the 2008 Canadian federal election, Wikinews has talked via email with Stefan Jetchick, who is a candidate in Quebec’s Louis-Hébert riding, running under the Christian Heritage Party of Canada (CHP) banner. The CHP is a minor, registered political party running a significant number of candidates across the country, looking to earn its first ever seat in the House of Commons. Jetchick is their only candidate running in the province. The Quebec riding of Louis-Hébert, in the Capitale-Nationale region, has existed in the House of Commons since 2004. It includes the west section of Quebec…

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    Where To Find Co Working Spaces In Chicago

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Designer For Kitchens Australia Design For Indoor Kitchen Submitted by: Cari Sommer With so many new innovations and changes in the traditional work environment, Chicago startups now have to be more creative than ever. In order to make the most of their independent business endeavors, many businesses that hire interns are now turning to co-working; a new concept that allows people to plug in at an office facility when working from home or from your local coffee shop just doesn t cut it. Co-working is a way to create a more productive environment for your Chicago startup business. Here are a few great…

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    Google purchases YouTube for $1.65 billion

    Monday, October 9, 2006 On Monday, October 9, 2006, Google Inc. announced its decision to purchase YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, for $1.65 billion in stock. Following the closure of the deal, YouTube will operate independently, “to preserve” its user community and its brand, the announcement said. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google stated “The YouTube team has built an exciting and powerful media platform that complements Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our companies share similar values; we both always put our users first and are committed to innovating to improve their experience. Together, we are natural partners to offer a compelling…

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    Eleven die in Libya over Muhammad cartoon T-shirt

    Sunday, February 19, 2006 At least 11 people died in Benghazi, Libya on Friday when about 1,000 protesters surrounded and set fire to an Italian consulate and burned Danish flags. The demonstration was in protest of Italian Reforms Minister Roberto Calderoli, who had worn a T-shirt displaying the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons. A Libyan government statement said, “eleven casualties, including dead, resulted from the clashes.” some of the casualties were police officers. After wearing the T-shirt, Calderoli offered to resign. On Saturday, Libya suspended its Interior Minister, Nasr al-Mabrouk. Libya said that “excessive use of force” was used in the riots the day before. The government also said that “all those…

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    Politically concerned movie Zootopia wins Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film

    Wednesday, March 1, 2017 On Sunday, Disney’s Zootopia won the Oscars award for the Best Animated Feature Film at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony held at Los Angeles. Pixar’s animated short Piper won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and Disney’s The Jungle Book won for Visual Effects. Others competing with Zootopia in the category were Kubo and the Two Strings, My Life as a Zucchini, The Red Turtle, and Disney’s Moana. This was the first Oscar for directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore who were previously nominated for, respectively, Bolt and Wreck-It Ralph. In the acceptance speech, director Byron Howard said, “About five years ago, almost six now,…

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    5 Easy Home Storage Solutions

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: School Storage 5 Easy Home Storage Solutions by Paula Morris-Dungan 5 Easy Home Storage Solutions Almost everyone can use extra home storage. Even if your home has a lot of built-in storage, you can always find uses for additional spaces in which to stash items out of sight. Keeping down clutter in your home is a major task, and the more storage you have, the better off you are, and the easier it is to keep everything in its place. 5 Storage Solutions 1. Inexpensive free-standing cupboards are available online and in big box stores. These are a great addition for any free…

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    Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo

    Saturday, May 17, 2008 Construction workers and next of kin of deceased workers filed a lawsuit in Tokyo, Japan Friday seeking damages of approximately 6.6 billion yen (about US$64 million) from the government and manufacturers related to illnesses stemming from exposure to asbestos. 178 plaintiffs; including construction workers and family members filed the suit in Tokyo District Court against 46 building manufacturers and the Government of Japan. According to the Mainichi Daily News, the class action suit is the first that has been filed in Japan related to health damages caused by asbestos exposure at construction sites. The plaintiffs hail from the Japanese prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama and Chiba. The…

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    Wikinews interviews Chilean Paralympic skier Jorge Migueles

    Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Chilean Paralympic skier Jorge Migueles who was in Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup. ((Wikinews)) I’m interviewing Jorge Migueles, he is here from Chile. And you’re from Santiago. Jorge Migueles: Yes, from Santiago. ((WN)) What you’re what classification? Jorge Migueles: LW4, I have a prosthetic I ski with, special for skiing, I have an amputation below the knee. ((WN)) When people think of skiing, they don’t automatically think Chile as a great place for skiers, and developing skiers. How did the skier [Jorge Migueles] from Chile become a skier? Jorge Migueles: Yes it is a good place because…

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    Plant Medicine Eliminates Warts Permanently

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Faac Automatic Gates Opener Submitted by: Vita Li Some HPV types can lead to abnormal cell changes and can cause genital cancers. Researchers say that virtually all cervical cancers are caused by these high-risk HPV viruses. The most common of the high-risk strains of HPV are types sixteen and eighteen, which cause about seventy percent of all cervical cancers. If the body clears the infection, the cervical cells return to normal. But if the body doesn’t clear the infection, the cells in the cervix can continue to change abnormally. This can lead to precancerous changes or cervical cancer. When infection with high-risk HPV…

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    Category:August 3, 2010

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