The Freedom Ship, a massive ocean-going vessel, is being planned as a community on the sea, a small town where people live and work, that is continually moving around the world. With a design length of an incredible 1.4 kilometres, a width of 230 metres, and a height of 107 m, Freedom Ship would be […]
Lebanese Troops Open Fire On Israeli Warplanes
Lebanese troops opened fire Thursday on Isreali warplanes flying low over southern Lebanon, but no hits were reported. Israeli warplanes frequently fly over Lebanese airaspace in what Israel says are reconnaissance missions, but this was the first time the Lebanese army has fired on the aircraft since an August 14,2006, ceasefire ended a monthlong war […]
Bloodshed on the Iraqi-Turkish border as tensions rise
Turkish forces claim they killed 30 during a Kurdish guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border last night just hours before talks to avoid a major military incursion were due to be held in Ankara. An Iraqi delegation lead by the Defence Minister will arrive in Turkey today as the Turkish Government demanded concrete action against […]
Benazir survives midnight carnage: Twin blasts cast shadow over homecoming •At least 125 dead
Over 125 participants of a procession led by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto upon her return to the country lost their lives on Thursday night after two powerful blasts rocked the slow-moving motorcade edging its way past the Karsaz bridge, on Sharea Faisal. At least 100 people were injured in the explosions. Former FIA chief […]
Anime Review of Cluster Edge
"Cluster Edge" is an anime series created by a known anime studio in Japan called Sunrise. It has the feel of science fiction and military drama with a feel of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries due to people’s clothing, building designs, and vehicles. The vehicles would be something that you would see in […]
Inventor Paul MacCready Dies
I learned of the recent death of inventor Paul MacCready at the age of 81. Founder of the company AeroVironment, MacCready created a human powered aircraft called the Gossamer Condor. Later, he created a solar-powered aircraft called the Gossamer Penguin. Another solar -powered aircraft called the Solar Challenger flew 163 miles. A solar-powered car called […]