Sailing Ship Asgard II sinks off French coast

"The sail training vessel Asgard II has sunk 20 miles off the coast of France in the Bay of Biscay. The ship was lost at 8.25am local time (7.25am Irish time) 20 nautical miles from the French coast, southwest of Belle-Île-en-Mer. Asgard II had earlier been abandoned after...

Born in 1899, Only Death Stops World's Oldest Blogger

For those who believe that cyberspace is only for the young, Olive Riley's story makes a firm counterpoint."THE Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest internet blogger has made her final post, aged...

Canadian Family Rejects Terror Label

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know if Momin Khawaja were a teen, some could attribute the terrorism link to youthful idiocy, though still a teen knows right from wrong.  In this case it is a...

Taleban issue mobile phone threat

The Taleban has ordered mobile phone carriers in Afghanistan to "turn off" its signals at night so that foreign troops can not track their movement or else they will blow them up (the towers that is). But before...

No charges in Megan Meier's MySpace Teen Suicide

While there may be no criminal charges arising from a group of adults who faked being a boy on myspace and culminated in the suicide of a 13 year old girl who was 'in love' with him, there's certainly no reason...

Security situation in areas berdering PNG under control

"He expressed hope that with good communication and coordination among the relevant parties, no "Bintang Kejora" (Morning Star) flag (of the OPM) would be hoisted anywhere in the region."Our region is indeed vulnerable to security disturbances as it borders on PNG while...

Spanish-Speaking Workers Challenge English-Only Policy at Sheet Metal Factory

"Spanish-Speaking Workers Challenge English-Only Policy at Sheet Metal Factory Monday, November 26, 2007 By Catherine Donaldson-EvansAfter a sheet metal plant in Connecticut ordered its employees to speak only English on the job because of safety concerns, five...

10 kinds of people: Sustainable practitioners and the guzzlers

An interesting article from Computing for Sustainability.It takes some interesting perspectives and  reflections  upon  sustainbility  as a lifestyle choice  that at times needs focus and clarification.It cites also the importance of education."10...

A Normal Morning That Became National News

First off I would like to think everybody for his or her thoughts and prayers. With all of the questions that are left to be answered I hope to shed some light on the event that has taken place. My morning started off when my alarm clock went off at 9:15. I got out of bed,...

Virginia Tech student's blog entry

Virginia Tech Communications student Neal Turnage posted the following entry to the blog page for "Planet Blacksburg," a campus media outlet. "We can only publish what we know for sure, but in the blog I can tell...

RIAA Pressuring ISPs to Pursue Suspected File-Sharers

I found this story via boingboing. The operative phrase in this story is "without having to resort to the legal system". The Recording Industry Association of America seems to be getting more and more desperate.Personally, I was unaware that my Internet Service Provider was...

Will postal reform deliver for small business?

It's been 30 years since Congress tackled comprehensive changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS). A legislative effort to reform the beleaguered system is now picking up steam, but does any of this matter to small business? Businesses, particularly small businesses,...

Pinger - Instant Voice Messaging

"www.pinger.com Pinger is to Voice Messages what IM is to Email We have cell phones, home phones, email, and blackberries. We call, we text, we pin, we IM, we "Conversation." How could there possibly be any more ways of communicating? Do we even need, or better yet, WANT...

*when there are two or more vessels alongside the same wharf*

BIGGER TARGET. See Message 83. September 24, 1941. Tokyo to Consul General, Honolulu.

Every Copy Of The *Winds* Message Mysteriously Vanished

The Roosevelt administration knew through reading the Japanese naval traffic, that all Japanese merchant vessels were to return to their home waters by December 7, 1941. They also knew a lot more than just this.

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