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Greatest ever letter of complaint Not to be missed!
This is a genuine letter of complaint sent to Sir Richard Branson. We know that because we checked with Virgin. Polly in the press office confirmed that Branson phoned the man back because “he always likes to hear feedback”.
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Africa development indicators 2008-2009 ; Kenya ; SciDevNet Sub-Saharan Africa
23 August 2007
Is Western aid making a difference in Africa?
(CSM) Two US economists [Ayub Rioba and Jeffrey Sachs] debate the value of antipoverty efforts.
“Is this really how to save Africa?” asks Tanzanian columnist Ayub Rioba, a day after Bill Clinton has left Africa. “We appreciate […]

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Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours
The flight was the longest and highest by a piloted solar-powered craft, reaching an altitude of just over 28,000 feet above sea level at an average speed of 23 knots, or about 26 miles per hour. The plane, Solar Impulse, landed where it had taken off 26 hours […]

How Terrorist Groups End
How do terrorist groups end? The evidence since 1968 indicates that terrorist groups rarely cease to exist as a result of winning or losing a military campaign. Rather, most groups end because of operations carried out by local police or intelligence agencies or because they join the political process. This suggests that […]

Marc Garneau, Député/MP for Westmount-Ville-Marie
Marc Garneau on Wednesday-Night.com
Digital divide leaves people in virtual cold
‘Word of mouth has become word of web’; Lack of Internet access has some Canadians falling behind, experts say
(CanWest) Data released yesterday from Statistics Canada shows that the gap in Internet use on the basis of socio-economic factors narrowed between 2007 and […]

Like Sept.11, volcano plane ban may hold climate clue
(Reuters) - Plane-free skies over Europe during Iceland’s volcanic eruption may yield rare clues about how flights stoke climate change, adding to evidence from a closure of U.S. airspace after September 11, 2001, experts say.
19 April
‘Eruption disruption’ could have long-term benefit
Expert says an ‘excellent opportunity’ has presented […]

Flying car? Dept of Defense OKs new Jetsons-like vehicle
The US Dept of Defense has budgeted $54 million so far to develop the flying car and believes it will take four years to develop a prototype.

Why airborne automobiles will never take off
(The Economist) WHAT is it about “flying cars” that makes otherwise sensible engineers lose touch […]

The warmly-applauded opening announcement concerned Herb Bercovitz who has been proposed by Mayor Peter Trent as a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s award for volunteerism.
Victoria Kiyatkina introduced Ian Branum, a multi-talented U.S. Naval Reserve Officer recently returned from being USN’s point-man in Bangladesh and soon to go to Iraq, while Diana introduced Marc Garneau’s Riding […]

NEW SPACE OPPORTUNITIES SEEN FOR CANADA
(RCI) The head of the Canadian Space Agency, Steve MacLean, says there will be new opportunities for Canada as the United States space agency NASA prepares for new programs. Mr. Maclean, a former astronaut, says Canada can contribute key technology to NASA. He also says NASA’s new direction will […]

Concorde website with photos and news of where individual aircraft are now displayed
Good historical overview
Le crash du Concorde au coeur d’un procès hors normes
Le procès du crash d’un Concorde d’Air France en juillet 2000 près de Paris, qui fit 113 morts et brisa le mythe du supersonique franco-britannique, s’ouvre mardi à Pontoise, au nord […]