Australian oil spill reaches the beaches: endangers wildlife

Oil and fertiliser that spilled out from a cargo ship off the coast of Australia yesterday have now reached the beaches on Australia's northeast coast. Moreton Island is most affected as well as the beaches on the...

QE2 runs aground on final voyage

The Queen Elizabeth II oceanliner from the UK is about to be put into retirement. But on its last voyage it ran into some trouble off the coast of Southhampton, becoming trapped on a sandbank. The boat is set to become a floating hotel in Dubai."It was hardly the most regal...

Voting locations for election

Here is a list by precinct of Election Day voting locations in Denton County. Voters must cast their ballots at their precinct’s designated polling site. Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "100 — Pilot Point Senior Center, 310 S. Washington St. 101 — Savannah...

Captain James Cook Did Not Discover New Zealand First?

"Scientists discovered that the skull, found by a boy while walking his dog in 2004 on the banks of a river, turned out to belong to a European woman who passed away over 260 years ago. The discovery led to serious doubts regarding the historical fact that Captain James Cook...

BC feet still a mystery, despite clues revealed

It was revealed yesterday that two feet that washed up on BC's shores belonged to the same person, and that one of them belonged to a woman.The feet were disarticulated, and were not cut from the bodies in any...

Marry or be fired, employees told

" A MAJOR Iranian state-owned company has told its single employees to get married by September or face losing their jobs, the press reported today."One of the economic entities in the south of the country has asked its single employees to start creating a family," the...

6 million pounds of trash found on world's beaches

Earth Day is coming up on April 22--hopefully this disturbing statistic will be on people's minds."WASHINGTON - The world's beaches and shores are anything but pristine. Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of...

Returning Worms build Coast Reef

" Honeycomb worms build the reef by creating tightly packed tubes from sand and shell on moderately exposed shores. Although quite brittle, the reefs provide stability for a mix of other species including...

Trouble In The Strait

"Trouble In The Strait Of Hormuz Terrell E. Arnold 1-15-8 The Strait of Hormuz has been an important waterway since the earliest development of maritime trade. That means if you scan the pages of histories, or the countless clay tablets that speak of great historic empires...

Emergency Mobile Phone Charger

"This latest model has just hit the UK shores (Nov 07) and now works with all the latest phones, PDA’s, and even has iPod Compatibility. It also gives up to twice as much power as those chargers using a single AA battery so you can chat or listen to your tunes for even...

Archeologists:French colonists of Lake Champlain

Proof that one culture (British)  builds over another Culture (French) to erase all trace of history in the 1700's America.It will certainly be interesting to see what develops in the future digs in Vermont....

Flossie upped to Cat 3, heads for isles

"Hurricane Flossie had 115 mph maximum sustained winds and 132 mph gusts early this morning Star-Bulletin staffFlossie is expected to pass 125 miles south of the Big Island on Tuesday, but forecasters say a four-day forecast carries a margin of error of 230 miles, while a...

Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest

"Far up north on the tip of Baffin Island, an abandoned mine is set to play out a crucial military role in Canada's mission to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic. (CBC)(CBC) CBC News has learned that the...

Work on wows after the vows

After exchanging I dos with your soulmate, the best way to strengthen the bonds is by buying tickets to that perfect honeymoon destination. Let us face it: getting married is exciting, crazy, fun and totally...

11-Year-Old Girl Leads Cops on DUI Car Chase

After a high-speed car chase culminating in an airborne flip, Alabama police officers have arrested an eleven-year-old girl for a laundry list of traffic- and alcohol-related offenses."Assistant Police Chief Greg...

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