We Hardly Knew Ye: Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct

Not seen for more than fifty years, the Caribbean monk seal has been declared extinct, with its Mediterranean cousins not far behind."Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the...

Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Hawaii, 3 dead

Three are confirmed dead, and another is missing, after a Coast Guard helicopter crashed off the coast of Hawaii Thursday night." Spokesman Lt. John Titchen says the search continues Friday for the...

Cit Bus Driver Arrested On DUI While Driving Passengers

"WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- Police arrested a Honolulu city bus driver on Thursday night on charges he allegedly drove the bus while drunk with passengers on board. Searle Pestana, 61, has been a driver with The Bus for 36...

Vancouver and Montreal among top 25 cities in the world

Vancouver is the 8th most 'liveable' city in the world, according to international rankings put out by London-based Monocle magazine. Montreal was the only other Canadian city to make the cut, coming in at 16....

So plastics can be good for the atmosphere too

Plastics that are made from materials that are biodegradable, such as corn, are attractive to the consumer, but recent studies reveal that they also generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than the manufacturing of...

Clinton Supporters claim Obama not a Natural Born Citizen, ineligible to be P...

Clinton Supporters claim Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen and was registered as a Muslim several times during his lifetime. By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com There is a group that continues to spread...

Official Top Ten Cities - Way to go Sydney!

Honestly, there is no surprise there. Sydney IS beautiful, even if it would also make it into the Top Ten Most Expensive cities to live.  Compounding Sydney's successful placement is not the only gorgeous...

Thangka

"A "Thangka," also known as "Tangka", "Thanka" or "Tanka" (Pronunciation: [toːnkoː], the 'th' as an aspirated 't' and the 'a' as in the word water) (Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་, Nepal Bhasa:पौभा) is a painted or embroidered Buddhist banner which was hung in a monastery...

Parents board flight, forget toddler at airport

In a scene reminescent of the first installment of Macaulay Culkin film "Home Alone", a Filipino family leaves behind the youngest brood in haste to catch a flight at a Canadian airport." A family boarded a flight on Monday in westernmost Canada, and forgot their tot at the...

What to expect? New parents don't really know, study finds

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a test of a New Parent's mettle when entering the world of caring for a baby and child rearing.There are many respected books on Child care and child...

Hawaiians build world's biggest Lei on May Day

It's more than a mile long, and worth every petal. My question is who gets to wear it?"HONOLULU - May Day was Lei Day in Hawaii. Volunteers hoping to set a record for the world's longest lei strung together flowers...

Native Hawaiians blockade historic palace

The gates of a historic palace in downtown Honolulu were locked today by a native Hawaiian group that advocates sovereignty, as they said they would carry out the business of what it considers the legitimate...

US missile hits toxic spy satellite

""The question is what kind of threat, how large a threat, how sophisticated a threat (the United States faces)."A network of radars and satellites designed for the US missile defense system confirmed that the successful interception occurred some 250 kilometers (150 miles)...

Climate change meeting marked by skepticism

"The talks were "constructive" but differences remained, said an EU representative who emerged from the talks. He refused to give details or to be named.U.S. officials said the Bush administration launched the talks in a bid to advance United Nations climate change...

90 Year Old Marathon Runner and WWII Veteran Speaks

Tatsuo Okawara was the oldest finisher from Japan in the December 9th, 2007 Honolulu Marathon. At 90 years old, he completed the 42.19 kilometers (26.2 mile) course in 8 hours, 11 minutes. He walked briskly and...

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