First Affordable Space Flight Scheduled for 2010

The owner of a private investment bank is set to be the first passenger on the first ever 'affordable' flight into space.Danish entrepreneur, adventurer and self confessed space enthusiast Per Wimmer looks set to...

Boy, 12, collapsed and died after 'using too much Lynx deodorant'

If you thought bug bombs were dangerous you should probably avoid the Axe effect."A boy of 12 collapsed and died after using 'copious' amounts of deodorant in a cramped bathroom, an inquest heard. Daniel Hurley...

Finland: Lynx Population Reaches 100-Year High

THE FINNISH Game and Fisheries Research has estimated that the native lynx population is thriving with between 1,350 to 1,500 of them.   The wolverine population has also grown at a more steady pace with...

ARRGHHH MATEY!! Tall ships blasts into BC's Victoria waters

British Columbia's Victoria Harbour was plundered by Tall Ships looking for riches and saucy wenches for their piratey crew.  Argh a Good time to be had by All, that to be sure of!  What a glorious...

Environmentalists want lynx protected in New Mexico

Conservationists and animal protection groups are suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service to try to force it to list the Canada lynx as an endangered species in New Mexico. The lawsuit complains that the agency...

PRESS RELEASE: Two Tickets to the Stars - See the Beauty of Space

Well it's official - and I predict that it's going to be the ultimate honeymoon destination for very wealthy, adventurous young couples.Ok, so maybe I'm projecting my own fantasies, but if I had the money I'd...

Carnivores released into wild 'fail and die'

"Most carnivores bred in captivity and released back into the wild fail to cope and die, according to a study published on Monday. Researchers are calling for a complete rethink of such reintroductions before...

Web 2.5

"It seems, these days we are moving on from Web 2.0 to Web 2.5. Let me explain: When I started off in the Internet, some 15 years ago, things were nice and simple. You used a program called gopher to retrieve information. Later a new gadget called Lynx appeared. It was a...

Scranton/Wilkes-Where?

There is growing concern over the future of Phillies baseball in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. Lackawanna County Stadium, which hasn't changed much since I last visited in 1989, is in need of some serious...

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