Archive for ‘August, 2010’

Drilling to reach trapped Chilean miners begins

Drilling to reach trapped Chilean miners begins

Crews have begun boring a rescue shaft to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, according to CNN Chile. View full post on CNN.com – World

Hurricane Earl batters Puerto Rico

Hurricane Earl batters Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s governor says parts of the island are without power due to Hurricane Earl. View full post on CNN.com – Video

Cancun, Mexico, bar bombed; 8 dead

Cancun, Mexico, bar bombed; 8 dead

Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said. View full post on CNN.com Recently Published/Updated

The staggering pace of technology

The staggering pace of technology

I have more transistors than neurons. So do you. That’s something worth caring about, because it signals the advance of a weird new world that most of us aren’t prepared for. Yet we’d better get ready, for the world of the Syfy channel is looking startlingly plausible. View full post on Latest financial news – [...]

Zulu Township Keeps Centuries Old Game Alive

Zulu Township Keeps Centuries Old Game Alive

On Sunday, August 29, 2010, I went into the small township of Clermont (near Durban) South Africa with the members of the multi Grammy Award winning South African singing group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, to take publicity photos of them at the KwaDabeka Hostel. While we were waiting for everyone to arrive, Ladysmith Black Mambazo member, [...]

Canvas Faces Mounting Opposition

Canvas Faces Mounting Opposition

The launch of Project Canvas, a joint venture to bring Internet content and new video-on-demand services to U.K. television, in the first half of next year could be derailed after another company lodged its complaint about the service with communications regulator Ofcom. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Exelon to Acquire Deere Unit

Exelon to Acquire Deere Unit

Exelon agreed to acquire Deere’s renewable-energy unit for about $900 million as the electric-power company enters the wind-power segment and the equipment manufacturer focuses on its core business. View full post on WSJ.com: What’s News US

Rescue for miners begins

Rescue for miners begins

Crews have begun boring a rescue shaft to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, according to CNN Chile. View full post on CNN.com

Three abducted Russian pilots released in Darfur

Three abducted Russian pilots released in Darfur

Three Russian pilots working for a Sudanese aviation company who were abducted in the Darfur region have been released, a Russian embassy spokesman said Tuesday. View full post on CNN.com – World

Cast unveiled for ‘Dancing’

Cast unveiled for ‘Dancing’

We talk with the cast of this season’s edition of “Dancing with the Stars”. View full post on CNN.com – Video

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