A world of thrills and chills for 2015
updated 2:21 PM EST, Thu January 1, 2015 January 1: Couples kiss in New York's Times Square to ring in the new year. January 6: Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at Chicago's North Avenue Beach....
View ArticleSaga of the world's most famous grizzly
In June 2007, Dennis VanDenbos, a high school science teacher from Lander, Wyo., was attending an education conference at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Mr. VanDenbos...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleWhat I wish we hadn't learned in 2014
updated 8:28 AM EST, Mon December 29, 2014 January 1: Couples kiss in New York's Times Square to ring in the new year. January 6: Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at Chicago's North Avenue Beach....
View ArticleLife and Death on Route 395
I awoke the morning of my 46th birthday on top of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Not immediately on top of it – it was buried at a depth of at least 25 feet in this spot – but just a few steps from our...
View Article09/21/15 ‘Boise Celebrates Good Neighbors’ Recognizes 38 Who Make...
(Source: City of Boise, ID) Mayor David Bieter today announced the names of 38 Boise residents, organizations, and businesses nominated to be recognized during tomorrow evening's Boise Celebrates Good...
View ArticleIs America Any Safer?
Fifteen years ago this September 11, 19 terrorists, using four jetliners as guided missiles, killed 2,977 people—and enveloped the country in fear. It was the first sustained attack on American soil...
View ArticleCan BushCats Save the Beasts?
"There is an elephant holocaust going on in Africa today," says Paul Maritz, the last gentleman adventurer. "Up to this point elephant counts have been done by error-prone Mark 1 Eyeballs, and nobody...
View ArticleThe Unnatural Kingdom
IF you ever have the good fortune to see a Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep in the wild, the experience might go like this: On a sunny morning in Yosemite National Park, you walk through alpine meadows and...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs And The Bad Boy Family Through...
May 20 2016, 2:35 AM ET Share this article: The launch of VIBE was the definitive introduction of the power of Hip-Hop and culture to move the crowd. Before the Internet, before email, before social...
View ArticleSpringfield of Dreams: 150 Best 'Simpsons' Episodes
When FXX announced a complete Simpsons marathon — as in airing all 552 episodes consecutively, from August 21st through Labor Day — there was much rejoicing among those of us who have spent nearly as...
View ArticleJet wheel gets stuck in runway crater
KOLKATA: Two incidents in a span of 30 minutes affected operations of three flights at Kolkata airport on Friday morning. In the first incident, a GoAir flight bound for Bagdogra was taxiing for...
View ArticleWhen bird-scaring can be serious, life-saving business
Sohail Sayed scaring away birds with sound bombs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Hemant Padalkar dna Fliers to...
View ArticleBird-hit fears loom over city airport
AHMEDABAD: With the onset of monsoon, birds have been returning to the city airport in large numbers, increasing the risk of bird-hits. In second half of June, Airports Authority of India (AAI)...
View ArticleNew 'dogged' approach to airport safety
Christchurch Airport's newest employee comes with her own water bowl and a kennel to sleep in. Border collie puppy Jet will soon join the ranks at Christchurch Airport, working to scare birds away from...
View ArticleEco guards raise safety concern for birds
NASHIK: With the recent spotting of some rare and scheduled birds at Gangapur dam, city-based environmental activists have once again raised concerns about the disturbance to them. The activists said...
View ArticleAnimals' constant battle against firecracker enthusiasts
As the city gears up to celebrate the festival of lights, animal activists have once again raised an alarm over the rising pollution and high decibel levels due to the bursting of fire crackers during...
View ArticleSnowy owl at Reagan National Airport may have taken off
WASHINGTON • A snowy owl that spent the holidays at Reagan National Airport may have moved on with the new year. After a night of reveling and nearby fireworks displays, airport officials reported that...
View ArticleBuffalo on runway: Inspection of walls around all airports
NEW DELHI: A day after 146 people on board a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight had a narrow escape when a buffalo hit their aircraft at Surat as it was about to take off, the aviation ministry has decided to...
View ArticleDouble bird hit delay’s international flight by 18 hours
COIMBATORE: The city's international airport witnessed its first major bird hit in the last six months. A double bird hit on the Air Arabia flight that landed in the city early Monday morning, led to...
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