TruemorsIn dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com
"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...
Clouds clear for Jetman Yves Rossy to retry Channel crossing
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...
Rocket Man Crosses the English Channel Using Jet Pack
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... 
Human Jet prepares to cross Channel
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...
"A conservative voice for Alaskans" had this to say before Palin's VP nod
I found this, dated July 17, 08, before Palin's nod for VP. "Monegan 7/17/08 The real reasonMonegan was firedThis first... 
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Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...
"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that... 
Human error, not equipment failure, cause of Spanair crash
The investigation into the August 20 Spanair tragedy in Madrid has determined that human error, not faulty equipment, caused the fatal crash. Earlier reports stated that wing flaps on the plane failed to...
Fisichella 3rd fastest in Monza testing
"Giancarlo Fisichella ran a faultless 114 laps in his Force India car and posted the third fastest time of the day to cap the outfit’s three-day Monza testing for the Italian Grand Prix. Fisichella continued the evaluation of set-ups and wing levels specifically for his...
Atlantic City gets Ready for Air Show
I used to love air shows as a kid. They're loud, filled with lots of cool toys and PLANES! Seeing them rumble above the air, sometimes only feet from the ground, was exhilarating. Now, my enjoyment is slightly...
Preparing to cross the English Channel: Yves 'FusionMan' Rossy
This is part of a press release i received from Yves Rossy's 'FusionMan' team. i'll be paying close attention this September to see what happens. I also heard that being able to take off from the...
created by Marcel Pellerin | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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South Africa: Plans for World Cup Prostitution Condemned
Plans by Durban to temporary legalize prostitution and "adult entertainment venues" is meeting with predictably vocal opposition. While this would be an easy way to generate tax-based revenue from an industry that will service (as it were) visiting sports fans anyway, I would...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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697 views | 5 recommendations | 6 comments
Learning to be British and Muslim
I'm not a believer in state schools being religious - Christian, Muslim, whatever. I feel that state run schools are best being secular. If a parent wants something different then by all means but not on the...
Conservative Anglicans aim to avoid split
The Anglican (Episcopal) church is being torn apart by the issue of gay marriage and gay priests. Now conservative memebrs of the church are forming a new organisation which is hoping to prevent a split in the church."A new organisation for traditionalists wishing to remain...Malaysian Muslim royalty slams Islamic party for opposing music concert | The...
"The royal titular head of a Malaysian state has criticized an Islamic opposition party for opposing a planned music concert, dismissing the protest as "hypocritical" and "trivial" in a rare outburst, a news report said Wednesday. The Selangor state sultan's criticism was...
More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhur...
"More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhurt Tuesday after their Boeing 747 jet caught fire as it landed in Bangladesh, an official said.The 326 passengers were evacuated after...
created by monjurulhoque | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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