Virgin to Experiment with Biofuel

Virgin megamogul Richard Branson will test out biofuels with a jet from his fleet: great news for environmentally-conscious travelers. Also, perhaps this will slow down the constantly-rising cost of flying in...

Study: Global Warming Could Hinder Hurricanes

" Global warming might not fuel more intense hurricanes in the Atlantic after all. Despite increasing ocean temperatures that feed the monstrous storms, climate change may also be ramping up the winds that choke...

Falklands or Malvinas?: 25 years of sovereignty struggles for islands

Twenty-five years ago, British PM Margaret Thatcher sent her country's navy to one of its colonies, the Falkland Islands, to oppose Argentina's fascist dictator Leopoldo Galtieri, who was trying to seize the...

Earth's Crust Missing In Mid-Atlantic

"Scientists have discovered a large area thousands of square kilometres in extent in the middle of the Atlantic where the Earth’s crust appears to be missing. Instead, the mantle - the deep interior of the Earth, normally covered by crust many kilometres thick - is exposed...

The Bermuda Triangle - BBC Video + Info (Part 1)

'The Bermuda Triangle: Beneath the Waves' - An online BBC Television Documentary which includes a dramatic re-enactment of the disappearance of 'Flight 19' (see the background info at the video link below) and...

Recording Technology History

"1877 - Edison made the first recording of a human voice ("Mary had a little lamb") on the first tinfoil cylinder phonograph Dec. 6 (the word "Halloo" may have been recorded in July on an early paper model derived...

Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World

"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Rival Edition: UNC Beats Duke at Cameron Indoor

Duke fans might never admit it, but they are surely hurting after losing to arch-rival North Carolina. The Tarheels are one of the nations top teams heading into March madness and handed Duke's infamously crazy...

The Hoohah Monologues?!

I truly do not know whether to laugh or cry. Surely--- nah. Just check out this article."The Atlantic Theater in Atlantic Beach, FL changed their marquee for the "The Vagina Monologues" at the request of a woman who saw it as she drove by the theater with her niece."

Florida Technical School Student Angry Over Lack of Black History Classes Sta...

"COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — A 25-year-old student angry that his technical school wasn't teaching about black history walked into his business class Friday and stabbed three school officials with a screwdriver, police said. Kevin Mair of Plantation walked into his classroom at...

Jacksonville University - Getting the Big Picture.

"Jacksonville University is a four-year private, comprehensive university situated in an idyllic setting on the banks of the St. Johns River, just minutes from downtown Jacksonville, Florida, and the Atlantic...

Crackdown Launched On Counterfeit Tickets, Memorabilia

Certainly South Florida has Super Bowl fever, and all of the non-stop parties and countless celebrities sightings, there's another phenomenon flooding this area -- crooks.  This is a warning about buying and selling fake Super Bowl goods.   "As sure as there...

Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast is a cocaine kingdom

"Bluefields, the largest town in the Nicaragua and populated by Miskito Indians and descendant of African slaves, has become the hub of cocaine traffickers who were able to set up support networks in the towns along the Miskito coast."

Crane unloads grounded ship's cargo

" UK & World News Crane unloads grounded ship's cargo Jan 29 2007 A giant floating crane has started to lift containers from a listing vessel grounded off a World Heritage Site coast. The operation to remove more than 2,000 containers from the 62,000-tonne Napoli...

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