I know the focus is supposed to be on the space tourist thing
But this caught my eye: Brightman is slated to become the eighth paying passenger to travel to the station, a $100 billion US research complex that flies about 418 kilometres above Earth. Surprisingly, the I in ISS isn't for Imperialist but International (although I imagine the US paid the lion's sh ...
Why the U.S. opposes Scottish independence (though we can't say much about it).
CNN's Kevin Liptak explains. All of Britain's nuclear weapons -- its only contribution to a Western nuclear deterrent -- are housed at the Royal Navy's base on Scotland's West Coast. A "yes" vote would throw into question the future of the Trident nuclear program, which consists of four Vanguard-cla ...
The Air War Gets Harder, and Harder
I once watched U.S. F-16s in Afghanistan try to kill an SUV scurrying down a dirt road, carrying suspected terrorist leaders. It was the first months of the war and in the U.S. operations center, where I was an embedded journalist, it was believed that one of the eight men in the truck -- a tall guy ...
Global survey shows Mexico emerging as the country with the most future leaders
Which countries have the most promising crops of leaders coming up through the ranks today, and where in the world are there more young people likely to develop into leaders tomorrow? And how can leadership be measured at all? SHL, a U.K.-based talent management consulting firm, released a study in ...
“Metallica” izdos 27 diskus ar koncertierakstiem
Grupas “Metallica” oficiālajā mājaslapā parādījies jauns paziņojums: “Pēdējo desmit gadu laikā mēs ar lielu gandarījumu piedāvājām jums lejuplādēt praktiski visus koncertus, dažreiz pat pāris stundas pēc to noslēguma! Pa šiem gadiem mēs esam paplašinājuši funkcionalitāti, esam pievienojuši HD un App ...
Nook Signs Deal With The Bookseller in UK to Give Boost to Self-Published Authors
[Press Release] Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Press^® Self-Publishing Platform Partners with The Bookseller on a New Preview Section for Self-Published Authors in the UK NOOK Press Will Sponsor the ‘Independent Author Preview’ Section and Exclusively Provide Self-Published Titles for Preview Consideration T ...
CLOSE-UP MAGAZINE – PHOTOGRAPHERS BENELUX
AGATA SERGE A M S T E R D A M, T H E N E T H E R L A N D S FASHION AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER BASED CURRENTLY IN POLAND BUT WORKING MOSTLY IN THE NETHERLANDS. HER WORK WAS FEATURED IN MAGAZINES WORLDWIDE. IN 2013 SHE WAS NOMINATED AS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING GROWING TALENTS IN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY ...
Thursday’s Jokes, Quotes, Quizzlers and Teases!
WELCOME to Thursday, September 18, 2014. Excerpts from 6th grade history tests…….really……. 1. The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, com ...
Et voila! TripAdvisor serves up Instant Reservation for restaurants
TripAdvisor‘s mantra is “Speed wins.” So it’s unsurprising that the user-generated giant has already digested its acquisition of European restaurant booking platform lafourchette, which it purchased in May. The site has been quick to integrate lafourchette’s inventory of more than 13,000 European re ...
ANTWERP – Nightsky's trip to Belgium's 2nd largest city, once Europe's richest
ABOUT ANTWERP Population: 503 000 (metro 1 191 000) Country: Belgium Other names: Antwerpen, Anvers Tallest building: Cathedral of Our Lady (123m) Region: Antwerp Province, Flemish Region Founded year (city rights): 1221 Area: 204.51 km² Year visited: 2014 Antwerp -Antwerpen in Flemish (and Swedish) ...
Belgium offers forces to campaign against Islamic State
BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Belgium is willing to offer fighter jets and special forces to the U.S.-led coalition to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq, the country's defence ministry said on Thursday. Defence Minister Pieter De Crem has outlined ...
Belgium Arrests Liberian Ex-Rebel Commander
Belgium has arrested a high-ranking member of the rebel movement that plunged Liberia into conflict more than two decades ago and charged her with war crimes and crimes against humanity, a spokesman for federal prosecutors said Thursday. The charges ...
