The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for...
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" Regulars here may remember Yves Rossy, the Swiss airline pilot who has turned himself into the world's first human jet. I spent the day with him today at Calais as he prepared to strap on his...
created by pankaj kumar | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 145 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A swissair pilot named Yves Rossy crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover with a jetpack strapped to his back, a single fixed-wing jet-propelled device he made himself. After numerous postponements due to...
The Swiss daredevil who is attempting to be the first man to fly across the channel in a single-wing jet-propelled pack will make another attempt today, after yesterday's flight had to be cancelled because of...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 349 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments
A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 229 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
Let me introduce you to skeptic.com. The associated periodic newsletter presents a valuable perspective. Now, my dear conservative friends, don't take humbrage on this well written article just because it is an articulation of the 'battle' between evolutionists and...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 298 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
"The crowd that assembled on Dover’s Hill near Chipping Campden last Friday weren’t in the Cotswolds for views of the rolling countryside.They came instead for scenic pleasures of sheer, shinbone-shattering violence that forms part of the Cotswold Olimpick Games.To the...
"LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- An apparent stranger shot the bride, groom and two other people at an outdoor wedding in rural Arkansas, then was arrested after being chased by outraged guests, a sheriff's official said Sunday. The wedding was just ending Saturday when the...
A lovely, outdoor, May wedding by a river in Arkansas.. a happy event, as most weddings are, then suddenly saddened with gunfire as a mad man, not at all associated with the wedding, opens fire, shooting the bride, groom and two guests.It would appear that the term 'A...
created by tbphotos | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 567 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is one of those stories that make even the most ardent administration supporter wonder if military outsourcing has gone too far. "WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has, since 2001, cremated some of the remains of U.S. service members killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and...
created by Mikasi | 1 year ago 289 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Seven people have been taken off the cargo ship the Horn Cliff by helicopter this morning. This includes the injured captain and six passengers.
The captain has spinal injuries, one passenger has minor head injuries and another passenger has a suspected broken clavicle.
The...
"Clinton Takes Page from Giuliani Playbook
Hillary: Al-Qaeda watching US election
DOVER, New Hampshire (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Monday warned that Al-Qaeda watched US elections, urging Americans not to risk electing an inexperienced president, in her latest implicit swipe...
"Tributes paid to folk legend Makem
President McAleese has added her voice to the tributes being paid to the musician, Tommy Makem, who died in the US yesterday.
Mrs McAleese said he had brought happiness and...
created by infomatique | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1126 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The largest cycle event in the world gets underway at Trafalgar square at 6 pm Friday 6th July.
"London will welcome a million visitors when it hosts the prologue and opening day of the Tour de France this...
created by liamssoft | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 711 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments