Archive for January, 2007
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
It’s About Time!!!
When I was a kid, this was a promise of the 21st Century!!! Future rescue vehicle — the flying car • Urban Aeronautics in Israel working on a flying car prototype • X-Hawk flying car envisioned as a rescue vehicle • Creator: X-Hawk will work in places where helicopters cannot YAVNE, Israel (AP) — Rafi […]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Religious complex unearthed near Stonehenge
Los Angeles Times, USA Jan. 31, 2007 Thomas H. Maugh II, Times Staff Writer Archeologists working near Stonehenge in England have discovered what appears to be an ancient religious complex containing a wealth of artifacts that may finally illuminate the lives and religious practices of the people who built the mysterious monument 4,600 years ago. […]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Today in Anchorage
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
This Made Me Laugh
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Lest We Forget
Four US soldiers killed in Iraq Four US soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the US military reported on Wednesday amid further violence in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and beyond. At least 11 people were killed throughout the country, including two who died after a Baghdad bomb blast. A Baghdad university said three Sunni professors […]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Today in Anchorage
Today: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 32F. Winds light and variable. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 27F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
U.S. Troops Still Short on Gear
Associated Press | January 31, 2007 WASHINGTON - Hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced shortages of key protective equipment including armored vehicles, roadside-bomb countermeasures and communications gear, a Pentagon survey released Tuesday shows. The Defense Department Inspector General’s Office polled roughly 1,100 service members and found they weren’t always adequately equipped […]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Millions wasted in Iraq rebuilding
MSNBC.com Quarterly audit paints grim picture of fraud, frustration The Associated Press Updated: 3:55 a.m. HT Jan 31, 2007 WASHINGTON - The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid, including scores of unaccounted-for weapons and a never-used camp for housing police trainers with an Olympic-size swimming pool, investigators say. The […]
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Little Mosque on the Prairie is global TV talking point -31/01/07
A new Canadian television series, ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’, has attracted worldwide media attention since its debut on 9 January 2007 - writes Kristine Greenaway for Ecumenical News International (ENI). Coverage of the show has made the pages of newspapers such as The New York Times, the Jerusalem Post and the Saudi Arabian daily […]