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Cannonier: ‘Bermuda has seen a new day’ Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat tonight after 16 years and a political career that has seen her hold virtually every major Cabinet post. Glen Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance polled 407 to Ms Cox’s 377 and his party won the General Election overall. […]

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley appoints Representative Tim Scott to replace Senator Jim DeMint Reuters CHARLESTON, South Carolina – South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday picked first-term Republican Representative Tim Scott to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Jim DeMint. Speculation had centered on Scott, 47, as the likely replacement […]

On this day December 17 in 1903 aviation changed forever Dilemma X On this day December 17 in 1903 – The first successful gasoline-powered airplane flight took place in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the flight. A 12 second, 120-foot flight that launched the Age of Aviation on Thursday, December […]

U.S. Public transit systems recording conversations with microphones and video surveillance systems Audio and video can be monitored in real-time, but are also stored Metro Magazine AUSTIN, Texas — According to The Daily, government officials are installing audio surveillance systems on public buses across the U.S., including in cities such as San Francisco; Hartford, Conn.; […]

Spanish population grows 14.6 pct from 2001 to 2011 Xinhua MADRID — The Spanish population has grown by 14.6 percent, or some 6 million, from 2001 to 46.8 million by the end of 2011 thanks to immigration, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said here on Friday. INE said the number of foreigners residing in Spain […]

Uganda and Kenya plan to build oil pipeline Reuters KAMPALA – Uganda and Kenya have revived plans for an oil pipeline to transport refined petroleum products between the two east African countries, a senior Ugandan official said on Friday. Landlocked Uganda transports all its fuel – imported primarily through Kenya’s Mombasa seaport – in tankers […]

Longest High-Speed railway to compete with A380s in China The stretch between Zhengzhou and Guangzhou is already in service By Jasmine Wang Bloomberg Travelers in China will soon have the choice of traveling on the world’s longest high-speed train line or flying on an Airbus SAS A380 superjumbo when going from Beijing to Guangzhou. A […]

UK unemployment falls as private sector jobs hit all-time high Public sector pay roll shrinks to lowest level in a decade – but there are more private sector jobs than ever before, ONS says Larry Elliott, economics editor The Guardian Unemployment in Britain recorded its sharpest quarterly drop in more than a decade in the […]

Gantt architecture design firm, a designer of key Charlotte buildings, is sold By Kerry Singe The Charlotte Observer Gantt Huberman Architects, the firm that built such Charlotte landmarks as Transamerica Square and ImaginOn, has been sold to a New York-based company. The firm, founded by former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt and business partner Jeff Huberman, […]

A once-in-a-lifetime date 12/12/12 Today will be the last such triple date until January 1, 2101. The Gregorian calendar came into use in Europe on February 24, 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII signed decree signed the papal bull. Many places around the world do not use only the Gregorian calendar. Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar […]