Antarctica

Inqlings: Bonaduce: A head for the game

Danny Bonaduce, pro soccer player? "No, but I'm better than I was," says the WYSP morning man, who is training for a tryout in about two weeks with the Philadelphia Union, the Major League Soccer team.

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US military waging war around the whole World

“Not only does one country account for the overwhelming plurality of world military expenditures, but that nation also has troops and bases on all six habitable continents (as well as a 54-year military mission in Antarctica,...

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Glossy News - Written Driving Test to Ferret Fast, Furious Drivers

Posted on October 17, 2009. Tags: The current UK Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s driving test theory section is proving to be nothing more than a crooked revenue generator of Ponzi / Pyramid scheme proportions for the...

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Penguin tourists trample on ice

'PENGUIN cruise tourists trapped in sea ice,' read the news story headline. This time the vessel was a Russian icebreaker, the Kapitan Khlebrnikov, which takes passengers through the icebergs of the Antarctic's Weddell Sea to...

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Uber-Ironic 1962 ad Touts Oil's Ability to Melt Glaciers!

Courtesy of Climate Progress : David Roberts at Grist has the winner of the irony-can-be-so-ironic award: From a sharp-eyed reader comes this ad for Humble Oil (which later merged with Standard to become, yes, Exxon). It may...

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ROCK DOC: Hiding the past in plain sight

The other day the forecast near my home included winds up to 50 mph. That’s a strong wind, but not something I’d write home about. One forecaster, however, presented the news in a shrill voice, as if we might have to stay in...

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The search for Shackleton's spirit | Bill Mackintosh

There's an obsession among whisky fans to try as many different drams as they can. But is an Antarctic expedition a step too far? How far would you go for a bottle of whisky? The off-licence at the corner of the road? The pub...

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‘Tamerlane’s Children’

When we think about the countries of the world, often stereotypes spring to mind. Journalist Robert Rand found himself in Uzbekistan as a trailing spouse, for his wife was posted to work in Tashkent for the United Nations....

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Moving in the Spirit: Radio station has new home

"I know people depend on us, so they can keep plugged into what's happening in the Tampa Bay area," says Jamie Derzypolski of Spirit FM, which recently moved into new quarters. mbearden@tampatrib.com Published: November 21,...

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How did tallest peak in Antarctica take shape?

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:14 PM EST The origins of the highest peaks in Antarctica have long been shrouded in mystery. Now researchers suggest they are remnants of a gigantic high plateau that collapsed...

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