John Burnie; engineer and railway preservationist
- 5:31 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: NewsNow: Scotland
John Burnie, who has died aged 63, was a mechanical engineer and a passionate railway preservationist. Read More
DJ sacked for switching off Queen's speech
- 2:17 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: Telegraph - London - UK
Tom Binns made the comments during a Christmas Day show on Birmingham radio station BRMB leading to complaints. Read More
Green Words of the Decade, Grass Station, Hypermiling, Locavore, Carbon Neutral
- 2:16 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: Serge the Concierge
In his Scrapbook and on the air (December 29) , Brian Lehrer (WNYC Radio) was just sharing Words of the Decade as offered by Webster's New World College Dictionary and the New Oxford American Dictionary in the company of Ammon Shea and Mike Agnes. Read More
GPS locates water, offers poetry for illegal immigrants crossing desert
- 2:16 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA
The immigration debate takes a technological turn with a new cell phone device that helps illegal immigrants crossing the desert into the U.S. find water. Read More
Putin: We’ll Overwhelm U.S. Missile Shield. (But Thanks for the Concessions, Barack!)
- 1:37 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: Danger Room - Wired
Now Putin seems to be floating a few ideas about restoring the "balance of power" in the world. Read More
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