1. “Our Engines Break Down All the Time.” In December 2009, engine problems caused the Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager to skip a scheduled port stop in Antigua, and instead head straight to San Juan for the engine to be repaired. And a propulsion issue on Carnival’s 2,124-passenger Legend ship last week affected its sailing speed, […]
Things Kate Can’t Do
Just one generation ago someone like Kate Middleton would have been zapped for getting too close to the British Royal family. So when Clarence House relaxed their stun guns and let their future king propose to a ‘commoner’, Britain awoke in a postmodern-like daze where realities became relative and class boundaries blurred. The only problem […]
Flash drive behind major cyber-attack
Military Computer Attack Confirmed A top Pentagon official has confirmed a previously classified incident that he describes as “the most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever,†a 2008 episode in which a foreign intelligence agent used a flash drive to infect computers, including those used by the Central Command in overseeing combat zones in […]
Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri
“I got my limits, too…” Robert Baccalieri, Jr., AKA Bobby Bacala, is a stalwart soldier in the Soprano organization. “Bacala” is salted cod, and at first glance, Bobby can appear to be a fish out of water. He’s quiet and sweet tempered, and even among a bunch of guys sporting pasta bellies, his stands out. […]
Chipmunks And Chipettes (BARBIE GIRL)
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Can foreigners buy U.S. citizenship?
American / U.S. Citizenship For Sale ? Every day investors around the world choose to put their hard-earned cash into the U.S. Billions of dollars flow in the form of foreign direct investment, as when a group of Brazilians bought Burger King, and foreigners purchase hundreds of billions of U.S. stocks and bonds, as measured […]
Raffle winner sells $1.2 million home at a bargain
Church’s $650,000 offer for Edgewater property eases hefty tax burden A Colorado woman who won a $1.2 million home in Edgewater in a $50-a-ticket raffle in January has sold the property to a Severna Park church at a bargain-basement price. “Hooray, finally!” said Karen McHale, 47, who lives in a home she built with her […]
Today in History
Today is Friday, March 19, the 78th day of 2010. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1860, lawyer, congressman, three-time Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Ill. On this date: In 1859, the opera “Faust” by Charles […]