Dso Dives Into A New World With ‘blue Planet Live’
- July
- 2
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Singer-songwriter Steven Fromholz once said, “If you’re writing a song about a train, it ought to sound like a train.” He has nothing to do with The Blue Planet Live, but its creators know exactly what he means. Rarely has music matched the material as well as this.
The Blue Planet Live rolled into the Meyerson [...]
Former 500 Driver Phil Krueger Goes From Raceways To Runways
- May
- 19
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Phil Krueger will be at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this month, just like hordes of other race fans.
Unlike some of those other people, though, he’ll personally get to say hello to team owner Roger Penske. He may have a cup of coffee with four-time winner Rick Mears, as well.
Then he’ll melt back into the crowd. [...]
Umpire Admits He Fouled Up Carlos Delgado Home Run Call
- May
- 19
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In the end, the home run that wasn’t did not play an important role in the outcome of the Mets’ 11-2 rout of the Yankees.
But the blown call on a Carlos Delgado fourth-inning shot that bounced off the left field foul pole was still reverberating in the umpires’ clubhouse afterward, with home plate ump Bob [...]
Facebook Catches Flak for Collaborative Translation Effort
- April
- 25
Generating Mounting Criticism
“We thought it’d be cool,” said Javier Olivan, international manager at Facebook, based in Palo Alto, Calif. “Our goal would be to hopefully have one day everybody on the planet on Facebook.”
Coolness aside, and many users are embracing the idea, other social networks aren’t “crowdsourcing” translation. The move is generating mounting criticism online, [...]
Stroll historic cemetery by light of moon
- April
- 21
Greenwood Cemetery, established in 1880, is the final resting place of several of Orlando’s founding families, including Joseph Bumby, Mayor Mahlon Gore, Cassius Boone (great-grandson of Daniel Boone), Mayor James Parramore, Mayor Bob Carr, Mayor William Beardall, T.G. Lee, David Mayor Braxton Beacham, Elijah Hand, Carey Hand and Joe Tinker. [...]
We didn’t get rising water warning OPC
- April
- 20
Six students and a teacher from Aucklands Elim Christian College died after the group of 12 got caught out by a rapidly rising Mangatepopo Stream, near Turangi.
As the bodies of the victims arrived back in Auckland and their funerals organised, staff at the centre said they had no record of receiving the 8.29am MetService warning.
The [...]
‘These were kids of excellence’
- April
- 20
The students - three girls and three boys - and a male teacher died yesterday after heavy rain swiftly turned a river the group was canyoning down in the Tongariro National Park into a torrent.
Police have released the names of the victims. They are:
- teacher Anthony McClean, 29, of Howick.
- Natasha Bray, 16, of Pakuranga;
- [...]
Dad pays tribute to canyoning victims
- April
- 20
View video: Pupils die in school tragedyView video: Storm wreaks havoc
The students - three girls and three boys - and a male teacher died yesterday after heavy rain swiftly turned a river the group was canyoning down in the Tongariro National Park into a torrent.
Police have released the names of the victims. They are:
- teacher [...]
Lost in the system
- April
- 13
A lot of people tried to do the right thing for Jeff. And yet, it all went very wrong.
When a neighbor saw what she thought were choke marks on his little sister’s neck, she reported it.
Adams County human services responded quickly. Investigators talked to the children in person and away from their mother. [...]
Obama Tailors Message to Western Voters
- April
- 8
BUTTE, Mont. - Hunting for votes out West, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday rejected the idea that the region’s sparsely populated states aren’t important in the presidential race and renewed his promise to appoint a high-level adviser on Indian issues if elected.Obama also cast his usual message in more Western-friendly terms, talking about clean-coal technology [...]
