Missing US girl bore two children

" A US woman found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her alleged kidnapper - the first when she was 14. Jaycee Lee Dugard and her daughters, 11 and 15, were kept in a...

Daughter from Austria incest case reunited with family

Kerstin Fritzl, from the Austria cellar, has reunited with her family.  It was reported yesterday on NowPublic that she woke up from the coma she was in.  That coverage can be seen...

Hundreds of Britons hit by flood risk

"Britain was yesterday gripped by more floods as heavy rain and winds sparked chaos on roads and railways and left householders washed out again. "

Canadian envoy to hand over houses in Aceh

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes will travel to Banda Aceh to meet with project partners delivering his country`s post-tsunami reconstruction assistance.While in Banda Aceh, the ambassador will participate in a ceremony marking the...

Call to Action: Another Racialized Arrest at School « Oh No a WoC PhD

In yet another case of racialised over-policing, Oh No a WoC PhD reports that a young African woman was aggressively assaulted by police for not cleaning up a spilled slice of birthday cake to the satisfaction of...

Everest Rocks Trekker Net

The following is a post I put together to prepare trekkers on the Love Hope Strength Foundation's Everest Rocks trek to Everest Basecamp this autumn to raise money for cancer support and research. The article gives some basic information and background on Nepal...enjoy!"Some...

Cave-in kills three rescuers trying to reach trapped miners

"HUNTINGTON -- A catastrophic failure Thursday in a Crandall Canyon mine tunnel killed three men, injured six others and cast grave doubt on whether a rescue mission to find six missing miners could ever resume. ...

Rescuers say noises heard in mine, drilling increases

Holding out hope here....."HUNTINGTON, Utah (CNN) -- Rescue workers said they heard a noise Wednesday night -- though it's unclear what it was -- deep inside the Utah mine where six men have been trapped for nine days. art.mine.gi.jpg Crandall Canyon coal mine safety officer...

Snapshots that do more than bore friends or Why Tags are Useful on Images

Why tag images you might think to yourself. Here are several reasons to think a bit more about tagging and what you upload, why you upload it, and how the web extends our senses as always."Plotting photos on maps also allows trip planners to "see" the terrain before booking a...

Little Boring Blog

"Tuesday, May 08, 2007 Dreaming of Jerky Well I signed up for what I'm calling the jerky of the month club just last night and really can't wait to try it as soon as it arrives. Until then you might order a bag or two from me to see if you like it ;-) you can go...

Chirac Leaves Behind A Questionable Legacy

"French President Jacques Chirac, who announced late Sunday that he will not be standing for a third term, leaves behind a legacy of largely unfulfilled promise and missed opportunities. ---- Perhaps a more...

London Police: Letter Bombs Intended to Shock, Not Kill

Well, that makes me feel so much better. This post is a follow-up to angryindian's story, which you can see here."Six people were hurt in Britain on Wednesday by the latest in a series of letter bombs, but police...

Ten Things You Didn't Know about Your Books

Almost everyone believes that Johann Gutenberg, a goldsmith from the German town of Mainz, invented printing. But while his existence has never been in doubt, everything else about Gutenberg is uncertain. There is almost no evidence of his character and activities. No book...

Spy death linked to nuclear thefts--rules out "lone assassin"

"An investigation was under way last night into Russia's black market trade in radioactive materials amid concern that significant quantities of polonium 210, the substance that killed former spy Alexander Litvinenko, are being stolen from poorly protected Russian nuclear...

The Russians may be winning a new, very cold war in Antarctica

Drilling a hole 2.5 mile deep in Antarctica.

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