Every winter, the mountains of central Mexico receive millions and millions of monarch butterflies which, in turn, attract visitors from all over the world. Now special effort will be made to protect these butterflies Mexican president Felipe Calderon has unveiled a sweeping plan to curb logging and protect the beautiful butterflies that migrate here each […]
The 10 Rarest Animals in the World
1. The Pinta Island tortoise – Without argument, this turtle is one of the few species of Giant Galapagos tortoises and the rarest animal in the world since there is only one left alive. Lonesome George is the sole surviving member of the Pinta Island race, the giant tortoise being a symbol for the fragility […]
Reducing Home Mailbox Junk Mail and Mail Scams
Junk mail is the plague of the 21st Century. We get it in our email boxes and also at home, in our snail mail boxes, too. Pizza coupons, dentists advertising lower-cost braces, funerals, magazines, mobile phones, whatever it is, the marketing powers that be seem to think it’s a great idea to bombard us with […]
Jeff Jarvis & the Future Of Newspapers
Jeff Jarvis recently wrote a description of what he thinks the quintessential 21st Century editor is like, by telling his audience all about recruitment ads of some renowned newspapers. The roles which the papers were looking to hire new people for, sound pretty tech savvy. Jarvis cites the Guardian’s hiring a tag editor. The people […]
5 weird things about newborns !
ATLANTA, Georgia — It’s hard to believe now, but once upon a time, Michelle Duggar was a new mom. Now the Arkansas mother is famous for having 17 children, but she can still remember how her first child had a huge belly button when he was born 19 years ago. "I was like, ‘Something […]
Space Station Gets More Roomy
ASTRONAUTS on the International Space Station got more living space today when they opened up Harmony, the outpost’s first new room in six years. Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli and station commander Peggy Whitson lifted the hatch, then floated into the Italian-built chamber attached during a Friday spacewalk two days after arriving aboard space shuttle Discovery. […]