Transporting cars by train
The strange ways that they used to transport cars by train By Rain Noe From Core77 Vertically, for instance Here’s a next-to-last-mile problem. Back in the day, after all of the considerable design, engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing work that…
New plot twist in Eric Watson show as associates plead guilty to insider trading
By Bevan Hurley From Stuff.NZ One was a Cayman Island-based stockbroker and film producer whose credits include the little known crime-comedy Badass Thieves. The other was a search engine expert who ran financial websites promoting supposedly savvy share tips. Now both Oliver…
Lamborghini one-two secures gold and silver medals at inaugural FIA Motorsport Games in Vallelunga
Sant’Agata Bolognese/Vallelunga, 3 November 2019 – Lamborghini secured the gold and silver medals in the GT Cup category of the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games at the Vallelunga circuit in Italy, as Hiroshi Hamaguchi and Ukyo Sasahara claimed two out of three…
Marine biologist reports sharp rise in stranded sunfish
From necn A Massachusetts marine biologist is reporting a sharp rise in the number of sunfish being found stranded on Cape Cod beaches, calling the season “out of control.” A marine biologist is reporting a sharp rise in number of…
Tiger Woods equalling Sam Snead’s PGA Tour wins record an ‘exceptional and extraordinary’ feat
By Ian Carter From BBC Tiger Woods is the greatest winning machine golf has ever known. This is also a golfer who deals exclusively in realms of the extraordinary. It was only a matter of fitness and time before he…
Dr. Oz: Heart emergency tips for travelers
By Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, MDs From Newsmax Will Rogers once said: “When I die, I want to die like my grandfather, who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.”…
Chicanery
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio What a great word. It’s used when a person sets out to deceive someone else. To win by deceit and dishonesty. To pull the wool over another’s eyes in the hopes of personal gain….
Hera’s Milky Way & the origins of the Multiverse
By John Boardley From I Love Typography abylonians, a giant serpent or length of rope. In Greek mythology, the infant Heracles was brought to suckle at the breast of a sleeping Hera, the goddess of childbirth. When she wakes, she…
Evolution of Yahoo Groups
Yahoo thanks Group Moderators and Members and announces changes From Yahoo Thank you for your commitment to Yahoo and for helping us define the power of digital communities. Eighteen years ago, we combined the functionality of a site called eGroups.com…
Rare mutations drive cystic fibrosis in Caribbean
By Nicholas Weiler From UCSF Health Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is dominated by unusual gene mutations not often observed in previously studied CF populations, according to comprehensive genome sequencing led by physician–scientists at UC…







