Monthly Archives: April 2007
Enormous Basking Shark Caught In Japan
A 9 meter, 4.5 ton basking shark was caught off Japan. Japan Probe has the story, including a video of the leviathan being gutted. Historically, the basking shark has been a staple of fisheries because of its slow swimming speed, … Continue reading
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Mitt Romney’s Five Cowardly Sons
SALEM – In a packed Bickford’s Restaurant, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told voters last night he would use his business sense to “take Washington apart” and make it run more effectively if elected President. An enthusiastic crowd listened to … Continue reading
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Blackness In The Hearts of Waves
COOLANGATTA, Australia (Reuters) – Australia’s tubing Superbank is arguably the best beach break wave in the world, a man-made wave that can run for kilometers (miles), but this surfer’s paradise has revealed a dark heart of surfing. … But Superbank, … Continue reading
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1,000 Days At Sea
HOBOKEN, N.J. — He’s a veteran of long-distance sailing voyages in all kinds of weather. She’s never sailed outside the Hudson River. But together, 55-year-old Reid Stowe and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Soanya Ahmad, embarked Saturday on a voyage that they … Continue reading
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A “Mary Celeste” Mystery Down Under
A maritime mystery harking back to the Mary Celeste is ongoing in Australia. An air-and-sea search was under way yesterday after a yacht was found drifting, Mary Celeste-style, off the Great Barrier Reef with its engine running and food laid … Continue reading
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Friday’s Random Ten
1. The Stone Roses – Waterfall 2. Josh Joplin – Lucky 3. The Saw Doctors – To Win Just One 4. Moby – Novio 5. Jules Shear – The Once Lost Return 6. Pulp – Dishes 7. Big Dog – … Continue reading
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Indiana School Wins an Award
KNIGHTSTOWN — A free speech group has presented the Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corp. with a “2007 Jefferson Muzzle Award” for expelling four high school students who created a video in which evil teddy bears attack a teacher.Three of … Continue reading
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Peace Corp Worker Found Dead in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Wednesday, April 18 (AP) — Philippine authorities found the body of a missing American Peace Corps volunteer on Wednesday in a northern mountain town where she disappeared during a hike more than a week ago, an army general … Continue reading
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The Last Season of the Sopranos
I am enjoying the last season of The Sopranos. The first two episodes were great. Adding to my enjoyment is The Sopranos forum at Television Without Pity where fans tease out the minutiae of each episode. Its like crack for … Continue reading
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