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Airman tests his skill and endurance in "Wilderness Challenge

By Jessica Switzer FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. – For the son of a Blaine, Minn., couple, the competition was a strenuous test of endurance, teamwork and skill that took him, and 215 other men and women representing all military services and the U.S. Coast Guard, through more...

T-Mobile Orange Merger Threatened by Broadband Policy

The proposed merger between two of Britain's largest mobile phone operators - T-Mobile and Orange - has been thrown into doubt after a last minute intervention by the 5 mobile broadband networks and the Government....

Walmart's Project Impact: A Move to Crush Competition

Walmart came up with a new stradegy to bankrupt competition by being the world's largest retailer and their stradegy is called Project Impact. One of the goals are to have the stores less cluttery and more clean...

Spice and Herb Clothing: Indian Weavers Heal with Fashion

India's traditional weavers, heirs to a 2,000-year-old textile industry, are turning to the ancient practice of ayurvedic medicine to make their products more appealing and boost sales. Drawing on recipes once...

Sports Day Ribbons...what's happened to them?

Individual Sports Day Ribbons are obsolete unless of course you really know how to decorate your bike.  We acknowledge the ‘artsy’ kids but not the ‘athletic‘ ones.  Why is that?  We grade our kids in Math, Spelling, Art, Science, Social Studies, and PE...

Netflix Prize Winner, Sequel To Be Announced In September

The online DVD rental company Netflix has not yet announced the winner of the first Netflix Prize-contest, but has already promised there will be a sequel. The first contenst was designed to help the company improve the prediction feature of its movie recommendation system....

Isle of Jura distillery offers Scottish holiday for whisky name

The Isle of Jura's master distiller has offered a luxury weekend on a Scottish island to whoever comes up with the best name for his latest whisky. In the wake of his online battle with legendary mixologist Colin...

Calling All Bands - Green Man Music Festival Needs YOU!

Fancy being the first band to play at Green Man 2009, standing on the main stage on Friday August 21st as the sun beats down over the Black Mountains and opening the festival with one of YOUR songs in front of thousands of people?How about sharing the bill Animal Collective,...

Seize the Energy Opportunity or Slip Further Behind China

Why is America losing the “green stimulus” competition to China?"A Primer on Global Competition in Green Technology Investments SOURCE: AP/Xinhua, Li Rui Wind power turbines at a wind power plant in Ulanqab, which is in north China's Inner Mongolia...

Apple and Google Get Investigated for Anti-Competition

The Regulatory bodies in the United States of America are concerned about the increasing intimate relationship between the two heavyweights Apple and Google. The relationship is even so close that the two companies share board members. This is obviously worrying when both...

MATE ROV competitors explain their craft

Members of the South Kingstown High School Robotics team explain the vehicle they made for the MATE ROV 2009 regional competition at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. If you were a participant on one of the teams in...

Do you believe in Ghosts? Collection of 'ghost photos' revealed

Do you believe in Ghosts or is that just daft? A pile of photographs have been released to the media. Most of them are fakes and can be explained, a lot of them is light or dust but now and again some classics turn...

Schwarzenegger Speaks Out About Drug Use in Sports

     Ex body builder/Terminator turned governor appeared Sunday night on CNN to talk about the use of steroids in professional sport. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that " there is no place for...

Lawsuit to declare Niagara Parks Commission & Maid Lease Illegal

The big news in Niagara Falls is the huge controversy over the secret practices of The Niagara Parks Commission in awarding a lease to Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company Limited to offer the boat service at Niagara Falls.  It is estimated that the lease will generate at...

Bocuse d'Or Culinary Competition Begins in Lyon France

Before the Food Network's prime time offerings of  Iron Chef and Top Chef there was the Bocuse d' Or Culinary Competition. Starting Tuesday chefs from around the globe will meet in Lyon, France to cook towards...

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