Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted sixteen instances of sensitive information being leaked on social networking websites in the past eighteen months. Ten employees have been disciplined for misuse of the sites. The revelations follow a Freedom of Information request by Lewis PR and computer security company F-Secure. The MoD…
Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Jim Reeves, York-Simcoe
Monday, October 1, 2007 Jim Reeves is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the York-Simcoe riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from…
Demonstrators protest Condoleezza Rice’s trip to Australia
Thursday, March 16, 2006 Anti-war demonstrators in Sydney, Australia on Thursday dubbed U.S. Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice a “war criminal” and “murderer.” Two protesters were evicted and five people were arrested during protests against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Dr Rice, on a three-day trip to Australia, said she understood why people found…
Go Steam Shower Crazy!
More On This Topic: Renovation D Website Renovation D Go steam shower crazy! by Erin Awbrey People are choosing to enhance their bathroom by adding a steam shower. Unfortunately this is not something which you can put into place as a steam shower bath using a bath which is already in your home; a steam…
CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Hana Razga running in Edmonton—Leduc
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Hana Razga is standing for election in the riding of Edmonton—Leduc. Born in London, England to Czechoslovakian parents, she immigrated to Canada in 1968, having a long career in human resources with…
Predictable random number generator discovered in the Debian version of OpenSSL
Friday, May 16, 2008 A major security hole was discovered in the pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) of the Debian version of OpenSSL. OpenSSL is one of the most used cryptographic software, that allows the creation of secure network connections with the protocols called SSL and TLS. It is included in many popular computer programs, like…
Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
Thursday, November 8, 2007 What you are about to read is an American life as lived by renowned author Edmund White. His life has been a crossroads, the fulcrum of high-brow Classicism and low-brow Brett Easton Ellisism. It is not for the faint. He has been the toast of the literary elite in New York,…
Tour de France: Sandy Casar wins stage 18
Friday, July 27, 2007 Sandy Casar of France has won stage 18 of the 2007 Tour de France in a time of 5h 13′ 31″. Axel Merckx came in second. Sandy Casar, Alex Merckx, Laurent Lefevre, and Michael Boogerd took control of the stage with a break-away that gave them a 10-minute lead on the…
Questions To Ask When Considering A Drug Rehab
Submitted by: Laszeros Chandlerson Not knowing what to expect when you’re considering getting help for a drug or alcohol problem can be the most significant obstacle to an addict or alcoholic reaching out for and getting the right treatment at the right time. And with the inaccurate portrayals of drug rehab centers in the media…
Long March 3C rocket launches Tianlian-1 satellite
Friday, April 25, 2008 At 15:35 UTC this afternoon (23:35 local time), the Chinese Long March 3C (CZ-3C) carrier rocket lifted off on its maiden flight, from launch pad 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. It placed the Tianlian-1 satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Tianlian-1, also known as Tian Lian 1 and TL-1,…