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News Briefing 16-MAY-2008
There's an interesting photo that accompanies this article:Smallest helicopter to fly in ItalyPress TV, 16-MAY-2008[Full text:] - A Japanese man who made the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the original idea. Gennai Yanagisawa said... Read more...
Published 1 day ago
News Briefing 15-MAY-2008
I make it a practice to read each of the blogs I link to on Pine River World News at least every few days -- which is how I discovered an interesting post by South African journalist and blogger Ivo Vegter:Blowing Hubble bubblesThe Spike, 13-MAY-2008 (Ivo Vegter)[Excerpt:] - Shock. Horror. SMS... Read more...
Published 2 days ago
News Briefing 14-MAY-2008
Your blogmaster's view of the primaries...Having followed the U.S. presidential primaries to date (plus all the mud-slinging among the candidates) -- and let's not forget the numerous "opinion polls" showing this or that candidate leading by so many points -- I have concluded that the primary... Read more...
Published 3 days ago
News Briefing 13-MAY-2008
I read an interesting post on Intuitive Fred's California blog yesterday:Only the Greenest of Countries Will SurviveIntuitive Fred888, 12-MAY-2008[Full text:] - Now that most of us who have done the research know that oil isn't long for this world (estimates vary from 2020 to 2050 being the end... Read more...
Published 4 days ago
News Briefing 12-MAY-2008
I admit that I'm spoiled when it comes to TV and radio.In our house we have 4 television sets -- all hooked up to DVD players -- but we have no TV cable service, hence we receive no "channels". (Nor do homes up here along the stateline near Iron Mountain, Michigan, have roof-antennas -- there are... Read more...
Published 5 days ago
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 10-MAY-2008
The first part of today's blog includes some speculation regarding recent actions surrounding our local paper mill in Niagara. However, readers from outside the area may also find it of interest as it addresses some U.S. trade and corporate practices.Otherwise, scroll down for national and world... Read more...
Published 7 days ago
News Briefing 09-MAY-2008
A slight problem with my RSS feeds yesterday...I apologize to any newsfeed subscribers who may have received duplicates of my blog. While trying to correct a minor problem I accidentally generated a second URL - which I deleted as soon as I became aware of it, but not before it sent an extra copy... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
News Briefing 08-MAY-2008
I want to mention an upcoming opportunity to obtain a passport. This announcement is for my local readers in Florence and northern Marinette counties. (Readers elsewhere are welcome to scroll down for national and world news.)- - - Wisconsin News (Northwoods - local) - - -This week's Florence... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
News Briefing 07-MAY-2008
In my blog of April 21st I mentioned that the latest issue of Wild Rivers Guide (Spring 2008) is available locally. This is a quarterly newspaper published each season by the Florence Mining News to promote tourism in this part of Wisconsin's Northwoods. Visitors to the area can pick up a copy at... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
News Briefing 06-MAY-2008
- - - Wisconsin News (Northwoods) - - -Local party faithful debate effect of prolonged Clinton-Obama struggleThe Daily News, Rhinelander 05-MAY-2008 (Giles Morris)[Excerpt:] - As the race between senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination enters the home... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
News Briefing 05-MAY-2008
[The following joke is from the Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria, newswire.] - - Vanishing - - -During a dinner party, the hosts' two little children entered the dining room totally nude and walked slowly around the table. The parents were so embarrassed that they pretended nothing was happening and... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Saturday Extra, News Briefing 03-MAY-2008
I was reading the print edition of The Christian Science Monitor the other day and noted the following story by Monitor staff writer Gordon Lubold. Here is some positive military news coming out of Afghanistan:Americans build elite Afghan commando force[Excerpt:] - "In Iraq, U.S. forces training... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago