The eruption of a volcano beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull has resulted in dangerous amounts of volcanic ash in the sky, huge headaches for travelers, and, it should be stated, unexpected beauty. Flickr members have captured a slew of photos of the ash and the resulting chaos. The eruption caused a 3.7 mile high plume of ash, […]
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A Letter To His Wife
I had received this email sometime ago, however I never got a change to read it properly until now. I found it quite amusing and something to think about, and wanted to share it with my readers. “A Letter To His Wife” A man checked into a hotel. There was a computer in his room, […]
Pony Express Artifact
A letter that took two years to reach its destination evokes the hazards of the Pony Express In 1860, an ill-fated Pony Express rider, whose name has been lost to history, was crossing the trackless wastes of Nevada when he vanished, likely killed by Indians. Two years later, in May 1862, the mail pouch from […]
McDonald’s sales take hit from US joblessness
McDonald’s US sales decline deepens as joblessness, competition catch up to burger chain CHICAGO (AP) — The supersized recession that was a boon for business last year caught up further with McDonald’s Corp. in November, as high unemployment ate into sales. While the world’s largest burger chain is still faring better than its competitors, who’ve […]
10 Biggest Job Interview Blunders
In this lousy market, don’t be your own worst enemy. Here are the most common mistakes candidates are making — and how to fix them. Dear Annie: A few months ago I lost a middle-management job at a company where I worked for 14 years. I received four promotions during that time, but it had […]
‘World’s most desirable’ gem hits auction
‘Desirable’ 38M dlr pink diamond up for auction Auctioneers Sotheby’s said Monday that a rare pink diamond valued at up to 38 million dollars (28 million euros) would go on sale in Geneva next month, dubbing it one of the “world’s most desirable stones.” The 24.78 carat Fancy Intense Pink Diamond mounted on a ring […]
The Most Notorious Fake Twitter Accounts
Impostor Tweets Users are parodying or impersonating everything and everyone from BP to Angelina Jolie. Will it end? Should it?
See a furious waterfall — without water
View from top of de-watered Niagara Falls A view from the top of the de-watered Niagara Falls in 1969 in New York. Unearthed after 41 years by American Russ Glasson, they were taken by his mother and father in law and show when the famous waterfall was turned off for almost six months. For six […]