• June 18, 2020
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NYSE to merge with Archipelago; NASDAQ to buy Instinet

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Sunday, April 24, 2005

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced last Wednesday that it has agreed definitively to merge with Chicago-based Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx) and form a new publicly traded, for-profit company known as NYSE Group. This announcement was followed two days later by NASDAQ®, which independently announced a definitive agreement to purchase Instinet Group.

Archipelago and Instinet are innovative e-trading (electronic trading) companies, and formerly were the two largest American rivals to NYSE and NASDAQ, in recent years taking increasingly large portions of their market share. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulatory agencies still have to review and approve the transactions, particularly with respect to US securities law and antitrust law, in order to ensure that the marketplace remains lawful and competitive.

Other pending issues for NASDAQ include obtaining the approval of Instinet shareholders, as well as customary closing conditions. NYSE must obtain the approval of its members and Archipelago shareholders.

These changes, a reaction to increased e-trading competition and a changed regulatory environment, will result in NASDAQ and NYSE trading each other’s shares and attempting to grab market share, which many hope will drive down transaction costs and ultimately benefit consumers. However, at least one commentator, Dan Ackman writing in Forbes, has noted that the trading commission at the NYSE currently averages less than a nickel (US$0.05) per share, and was less enthusiastic about potential efficiency gains from electronic trading at the exchange.

The transactions are also intended to make the two leading American stock exchanges more globally competitive with such exchanges as the London Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and the Australian Stock Exchange located in Sydney.

  • June 17, 2020
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Nascar Pacifier: The Fastest Way To Baby Comfort

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Vroom, vroom! If your little boy loves cars, then hell love Nascar Pacifiers. These adorable accessories come in bright colors with the car number of some of the most popular drivers on the Nascar circuit such as: Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Kasey Kahne.

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These pacifiers are a welcome break from the typical look of pacifierspastels, teddy bears, ducks and other baby themes that are cute but are, well, ordinary. Think of them as the faster side of baby comfort toys, the pacifier with pizzazz. Best of all, they reflect the fun side of your childs personality, and look especially appropriate when hes crawling around the floor at breakneck speed. The Nascar Pacifiers is part of a Nascar set that includes sun shades, growth charts, curtain rods, and drawer pulls. Talk about a comfort toy with class! The Ultimate Comfort Toy Many children find pacifiers very comforting. They use it to calm down, and can often fall asleep while contently sucking on their favorite binky. Tired and frantic parents often rely on pacifiers to soothe a fussy baby, or ward off a tantrum or meltdown. When youre running errands, or trying to cook dinner, pacifiers can keep your child happy long enough for you to get things done. Pacifiers are also indispensable during long trips, when children naturally get restless. Many parenting books recommend bringing pacifiers with children on plane trips, and giving them during takeoff and landing. The rapid change in altitude can cause ear popping, which small children find uncomfortable and even frightening. Sucking on pacifiers relieves that pressure and also gives them comfort in unfamiliar surroundings. During car rides, children can experience carsickness or just get fussy because theyd rather go out and play then sit in a confined space for several hours. Bringing pacifiers can settle them down for a nap, so they can sleep during the trip (letting you drive undisturbedmuch safer for everyone in the car!) Pacifier Care Pacifiers are great toys, and provide an easy and convenient way of calming or entertaining children. However, parents need to remember some important things. Pacifiers must be cleaned regularly. Saliva is a breeding ground for bacteria, and so its necessary to wash them several times a day. Buy several pacifiers so your child doesnt miss them; plus, youll need an extra pacifier in case the one your child is using falls to the floor. Dont attach pacifiers to very long chains or necklaces. These can be choking hazards, especially if you leave your child alone with one in a crib or chair. If you want to clip pacifiers to avoid losing them, use a chain thats too short to wrap around the childs neck. If your child has a favorite pacifier, buy more than one like it. Children can become attached to that pacifier and get very upset if it gets lost. Having a backup pacifier will spare you a lot of trouble when its 3 am and he refuses to go to sleep with his treasured Nascar Binky.

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  • June 16, 2020
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On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2016

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

The following is the second edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories.

In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the Brexit vote on the US presidential election is examined; a well known businessman and sports team owner pitches his candidacy for vice president; and Wikinews interviews the winner of the American Independent Party California primary.

  • June 15, 2020
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Paramedics protest outside New South Wales parliament

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Paramedics employed by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales in Australia marched on the New South Wales parliament today. They called for the Government to sack Ambulance Service of New South Wales CEO Greg Rochford, hire 300 additional ambulance officers and 60 patient transport officers. Paramedics gave the Government 48 hours to agree to the proposed staffing levels or face industrial action.

“We are currently at the same levels of staffing that we had in 2002 and these not withstanding, also there’s been an increase in workload of 5 per cent per year every year since then,” said Health Services Union general secretary Michael Williamson.

The union also called for chief executive Greg Roachford and other senior management to be sacked over what has been described as a culture of bullying.

  • June 15, 2020
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Interview with Jimbo Wales

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Saturday, December 10, 2005

While this wasn’t Interview with the Vampire, getting a live interview with Jimmy Wales of the Wikimedia Foundation is requiring more work and planning than ever. Four contributors to four different Wikinews language editions (with Swedish, Netherlands, and Polish) arranged to interview “Jimbo” in the Wikinews IRC channel, squeezed in before interviews with a periodical and a cable news source.

  • June 13, 2020
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Passive Solar Problems Too Much Heat

Category : Energy Systems

By Rick Chappo

Solar energy presents one of the cleanest renewable energy platforms we have available to us. Sometimes, however, it works to well and can turn your house into a scorcher.

Although you probably do not realize it, your home is heated using passive solar as the energy source. No, we are not talking about solar panels here. Instead, passive solar simply refers to the heat produced when sunlight inherently enters you home through windows and starts to produce heat by warming up floors, furniture, carpets and so on. In some instances, savvy people intentionally orient their house to take advantage of passive solar, but most people don’t have a clue it is happening.

The sun is extremely powerful. Obviously, it is the basis of all life on our planet. Most people don’t realize how much energy is contained in sunlight. For example, how many times have you left a vehicle in a parking lot only to come back and find it blazing hot inside? This is passive solar at its finite best. The sunlight penetrates through the windows and heats up the interior of the vehicle. Now you understand passive solar and, ironically, one of the potential problems with it.

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When it comes to passive solar heating in a home, it can work to well. Regardless of whether you are intentionally or unintentionally pursuing passive solar, you know how hot a home can get. During the summer, it can be downright brutal. There are, however, simple steps you can take to mitigate this problem.

The first problem has to do with intrusion. Simply put, too much sun is penetrating into your home. You already know the answer from a common sense perspective – shading. In this case, you need to pull the shades over windows on the south facing side of the house. In the northern hemisphere, the south side of your home will always get the most sun. If you don’t want to put shades up, close the door to the room in question to cut off the heat circulation. You can open it later in the evening when things start getting cool and you could use a bit of heat.

If you are intentionally designing for passive solar, there is a landscaping trick you can do to maximize passive solar production in winter, but limit it in summer. In this case, we are talking about trees. Specifically, you should plant trees that grow a heavy leaf canopy in the summer, but lose all their leaves in the winter. Put in front of large windows, these trees will act as a natural temperature regulator for your passive solar system.

Ultimately, the key to beating too much heat in your house during the summer is to simply understand where it is coming from. If you can block the ingress of the sunlight, you can cut the heat to manageable levels.

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  • June 10, 2020
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Israeli barrage of Gaza continues with strike on PM’s office

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Sunday, July 2, 2006

Israel has continued its barrage of the Gaza Strip with an attack by a helicopter gunship on the office of the Palestinian prime minister. The attack, which left the building ablaze, injured three Palestinian security guards and was described by the prime minister, Ismail Haniya, as senseless. “This is the policy of the jungle and arrogance,” Haniya told Reuters. “They have targeted a symbol for the Palestinian people.”

Israel claims the attack on Gaza, codenamed Operation Summer Rains, is to pressure the Palestinian government into freeing Cpl. Gilad Shalit, the Israeli tank gunner Israel describes as having been kidnapped by Palestinian militants on Monday.

Other Israeli strikes on Saturday night hit a school in Gaza City and Hamas facilities in the town of Jabalia in the north of the strip where one 34-year-old Hamas operative was killed and another wounded.

  • June 10, 2020
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2-year-old dies in car in 100ºF heat with windows rolled up

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Friday, August 24, 2007

A two-year-old girl was found dead inside a car yesterday in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio

The car was parked outside the Glen Este Middle School with all windows rolled up. High temperatures in the area reached 100ºF (~38ºC). Police said that the girl had been inside the car for hours before her death.

A friend of the family said the child was Cecelia Slaby, however police are not reporting any personal information.

The car was registered to the school’s vice principal, Brenda Nesselroad-Slaby. The school staff had to report to work to prepare for the start of school next week.

The family friend that identified the girl also told News 5 in Cincinnati that Nesselroad-Slaby was scheduled to attend a 7 a.m. meeting, but decided that was too early in the day to drop off Cecelia, so she ran several errands instead. The source said Cecelia likely fell asleep in the car and Nesselroad forgot about her when she did go to the school, as she usually does not care for the child in the morning. However, police have not released any specific details. The family friend described Nesselroad as “mother of the year.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the temperature inside a closed vehicle setting in sunlight can raise nearly 20 Fahrenheit degrees (11 Celsius degrees) in just three minutes. Another three or four minutes, and the administration says a car’s temperature can reach 125ºF (~52ºC). Heatstrokes occur when the body reaches a temperature of 104ºF (40ºC).

No charges have been filed. An autopsy has been scheduled.

  • June 9, 2020
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A 1-year long strike against FMC Novamed: Women workers allege unfair treatment

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Monday, September 17, 2007

In a free trade zone in Antalya, Turkey, 80 women workers of FMC Novamed are in strike for almost a year now, since September 26th, 2006. They allege not only low wages but also severe abuses on FMC’s part.

Novamed, founded in 2001, is a factory managed by Turkish capitalists and located in the free trade zone in Antalya, Turkey. 95% of its workers are women. It is owned by Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), which is an international corporation with its headquarters in Germany. With factories in 12 countries and a total of 100,000 workers, FMC is a monopoly in the market of dialysis products.

  • June 9, 2020
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Getting Cash For A Used Car Part: An Easy And Interest Free Way Of Acquiring Money Quickly

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People who need fast cash and don’t have access to credit probably have more options than they at first realize. However, some options are more preferable than others. They may be able to get a loan, but fast-cash loans usually come with high interest rates, and they also must have the means to pay the money back. Selling something at a pawn shop is another possibility. Individuals who do some work on their own vehicles are likely to have used automotive parts in the garage that are just taking up space. They can bring these items to shops that sell used automobile components and pay Cash For a used car part in good working order.

It may be surprising to many people how much these components are worth. A shop that pays Cash For a used car part accepts a large variety of items, but pays a premium for certain ones. Some of those include starter and alternator cores, aluminum and brass radiators, and aluminum tire rims. Some items they sell for scrap metal and some to customers looking for used components. Core parts can be sold to companies that rebuild those automotive components. Many vehicle owners prefer to spend less for a rebuilt starter, for instance, than to pay full price for a new one.

Used tires with little wear also are in demand at these stores. Buying a full set of new tires generally is the best choice, but not everyone can afford this. Replacing two or four old, worn tires with a good set of used ones allows that vehicle owner to safely drive for many more miles. One tire that has blown out or otherwise become ruined can be replaced with a suitable used model as well.

With cash in hand from a store such as The Tire Shop & Used Auto Parts, a person can pay an overdue electric bill, get an appliance fixed or even just do something fun. There’s no feeling of irresponsibility hanging overhead like there might be for taking out a personal loan and spending the money on concert or football tickets. Please visit the website Thetireshophi.com to learn more about getting money for used parts.

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