How Sweet It Is! Brooklyn Sugar Plant Gets Landmark Status

"The Domino sugar factory, a towering brick presence along the Brooklyn waterfront since the mid-19th century and a reminder of the city's great manufacturing past, has been granted landmark status. The 13-story...

Historic cottage threatened again

"A HISTORIC cottage which was saved from demolition two years ago is being threatened by bulldozers once again. Vine Cottage in High Street, Corby Old Village, Northamptonshire, UK, could be flattened along with the Mitsubishi garage next door to make way for 45 flats. The...

Winifred celebrates 109th birthday

"A WOMAN whose life has spanned three centuries celebrates her 109th birthday today. Winifred Bennett, who lived in her own home in Geddington until 2005, was born during the reign of Queen Victoria and has lived through some major historic events. Mrs Bennett, one of the...

World's oldest father has 21st child at 90

"The world's oldest father has done it again, fathering a child for at least the 21st time, at the age of 90. Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jogi, who is married to his fourth wife, boasts he does not want to stop, and...

World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 114

"The world’s oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, died Monday at age 114, a news report said."

World's Oldest Person, Dies At 114

"The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, has died Monday at age 114, a news report said. Yone Minagawa, a widow who lived in a nursing home but was still sprightly late in life, died "of old age" Monday evening,...

Great-great-granny earns masters degree at 94

    Proof that the phrase lifelong learning truly means what it says. 94 year old Phyliss Turner recently graduated with her masters degree in medical science from the University of Adelaide in...

Ancient mariner tools found off Cyprus 10,000 years?

"AKAMAS, Cyprus (AP) - Archeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago, before the island had...

Japanese Nucleur Plant Sits On Fault Line

" * sWorldAsia * My Profile * Offers * Sitemap From The Times July 19, 2007 Nuclear crisis in Japan as scientists reveal quake threat to power plants Black smoke rises from a burning electrical transformer near a nuclear reactor at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa...

Newmarket senior arrives home from Everest climb

"While Werner Berger was summiting Mount Everest last month, most people his age would have considered themselves lucky enough to still be able to make it around a golf course. The 69-year-old resident of...

New Everest Records That Are NOT From The Highest Point On Earth ... :: Oblat...

".. a change in the MSM template is in order. As documented here at Oblate Spheroid, in a post at the end of March, Mount Everest is NOT the highest point on Earth … or to put it another way … the closest...

When The Hell Is Easter? -- An Introduction to the Computus

"Tomorrow is Easter, perhaps the most important fest and event in the Christian Liturgical Year. Easter Sunday marks the celebration of Jesus' resurrection in the first century AD, viewed by Christians as a...

Single celebrates 116th birthday

"May be the secret of living old is to remain single! Hryhoriy Nestor,thought to be the oldest living person in the world is celebrating his 116th birthday, Read More"

UK's oldest killer, 88, knifed his wife and cat

An 88-year-old man yesterday admitted killing his wife of more than 60 years.

The 11 Best Transit Systems in the World

The article I found offers a pretty legitimate list, but I thought, what the heck, I'll list the top transit systems for the places I have lived.  Try it, it could be easy or harder then you think.  1....

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