U.S. House to vote on offshore drilling Tuesday

The US House of Representatives will most likely vote today on an energy package that will open a lot of coastline to offshore drilling."The package proposed by Democrats would give states the option to allow...

Four People Killed In Jet Crash

I just found this story about the Blink 182 drummer and another musician getting injured in that recent airplane accident.  I was unaware that 4 people were killed.  There was a loud noise.  I wonder if it was terrorists?"Four people were recently killed in a...

Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries

"Journey to unlock 'out of body' mysteries Penny Sartori's research led to a book on near death experiences In September, medical teams at 25...

Galveston seafood industry impacted by Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike has severely hurt the Gulf seafood industry.   I didn’t know this, but 60% of the oysters sold in the Eastern part of the US come from Texas and Louisiana.  The hurricane destroyed...

This is where my site needs to go next. How about yours?

Rob Curley, news website visionary wrote this in a longer piece that is part of a recent Nieman Report. The giant relational database and geocoding are what http://creatingcommunityconnections.org needs next..."An interesting attribute of these local guides is that the entire...

Small completed property sector, big off

" You might think that this just has to be denting the confidence of some would-be buyers. But is it not realistic to propose that the main impact will be to deflect some of the people who would have bought off-plan back into the completed property market, and that this...

The Ghost in the Machine

This story is touching and needs no explanation" Train Victim's Cell Kept Calling Loved Ones After He Died More Related Content Charles Peck,...

Armed killings cost nations billions of dollars

A recent survey has indicated that armed killings have cost countries billion of dollars.According to the survey conducted in the 90 countries, the economic cost from people killed by arms each year is estimated to total between US$95 billion and US$163 billion....

Climate forecasts crucial to water resources and poverty reduction

The earth's most abundant resource, and still we have trouble finding adequate clean drinking water for nearly 1 billion people worldwide.  Climate forecasts can play a role in planning for meteorological events that contaminate and pollute water...

Shevchenko returns to AC Milan

Ukraine international Andriy Shevchenko has completed his move to AC Milan from Chelsea after passing a medical. The 31-year-old spent two seasons in west London after signing from Milan for about £30m in 2006, but has failed to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.Read full story

Madrid air crash stewardess survived by 'switching seats'

" Antonia Martinez Jimenez, 27, has told relatives that she normally sat at the back of the plane during take-off and landing, but on the ill-fated flight to Gran Canaria last Wednesday she was rostered to sit...

YouTube Producers Milk Fatal Toronto Explosion For Fun And Profit

"The fiery mushroom cloud that rose over downtown Toronto last week must have been pretty scary to everyone who saw it. The explosion of a propane storage facility killed two people and forced 12,000 people to...

Did Obama's Attack Ad About McCain Homes Do Much? Study Reveals a Non-Issue

This is an intriquing study, one of many done by MediaCurves. I've written about them on and off for quite awhile now. Their studies are cutting edge in many ways, and are far above just a phone poll "sampling."What...

Smart People, Stupid Networks: The Internet’s Equalizing Influence on Polit...

This is a Government Honors thesis written by Joseph Backer. The link to download the full 146 page paper with 8 pages of works cited/consulted is to the right of the title, directly under "Papers". I've been reading this in bits and pieces; essentially, it's a study of how...

In the Rush to Drill, Colorado shortchanged by BLM Auction

"GOP, Dems agree state loses out, disagree on why By Burt Hubbard, Thursday, August 14, 2008 Democrats and Republicans alike agreed Thursday the state was shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars on the Roan Plateau energy lease auction. But both sides point the finger...

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