Snow Cone Fuller Raises The Temperature With New Riddim

Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller knew as a child that he wanted a career in music. Born and raised between the Crescent Road, Kingston 13 community of Jamaica and New York City, he was exposed to an eclectic mix of music;...

Cone Of Silence vs Idiocy Of Pay-Grade :: MAXINE

" Get Smart’s “Cone Of Silence” - Although there’s no working system described in any articles I can find about this, the patent application that goes with this is filed on behalf of NASA, so it might not...

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's

I scream, you scream, we all scream…for FREE ice cream!  It’s Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s.  They’ve been doing this for the past 30 years as a way to say thank you to the community for...

Man gave dog kiss-of-life

"A prison officer saved his dying sniffer dog by giving him the kiss of life. Handler Steve Tugwell, 42, leapt into action when he saw Welsh springer spaniel Frodo lying unconscious, reports The Sun. Frodo had been play-fighting with fellow sniffer dog Patch when Patch's jaws...

Watching Birds on Webcams... No, Not Like That

No, this isn't porn; it's interactive birdwatching. Webcams set up to watch a given environment are nothing new (I'm a fan of ski-report webcams myself), but this is the first I've heard of that has a crowdsourcing element."Craig Newmark has set up a webcam on his rear deck...

Volcano to be plugged with human waste

Don't worry, kids--unlike that volcano you built for the science fair, there's no danger of this one erupting (or creating a "poop-cano," if you will). Scientists say that any volcanic activity on the Auckland...

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....

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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