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A recent presentation to an international group of cartographers in Copenhagen continues to fuel the debate about the first known contact with the “New World.” The Vinland Map has been a source of controversy since it was first revealed in 1965.
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Have you ever experienced a situation in your personal life that made you stop and say WTF? Have you ever been in a professional enviroment at work or a conference where you had to suffer through a “low hanging fruit” presentation? Do you work for a company or organization that is at the breaking point [...]
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Bald Eagle Facts The Bald Eagle is a large bird, with a body length of 71–106 cm (28–42 in), a wingspan of 183–234 cm, (72–96 in), and a mass of 3–7 kg (6.6–15.5 lb); females are about 25 percent larger than males.
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What could the extinction of frogs and Corner Brook possibly have in common? Ian G. Warkentin. Warkentin is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College here in Corner Brook. Warkentin heads up an international research team that believes frogs could be eaten to extinction by their top predator – humans. In [...]
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Recently I wrote a post that was filled with spelling and gramatical errors. I was having trouble with Mozialla Firefox and spell check. One of my regular readers sent in this information for following the literary rules of writing. Easier said then done. For those of you that want to start your own blog, there [...]
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According to WDBJ7, Virgina is the first state in the United States that will mandate internet saftey classes for public schools. The new program will affect all grade levels and is designed to protect young web users. Thanks Blog Herald RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is the first state to mandate that public schools offer [...]
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Do you know where Munich Germany is? How about Sydney Australia? Could you pick out Mexico City on a map? How about Corner Brook Newfoundland? Click on the map below to see how well You Know Your World.
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According to Hitwise, Google’s share of US searches averaged 64% in 2007. So that means almost two thirds of all internet and web searches done in the United States in 2007 were done on Google. It’s been so long since I have done a search on Yahoo or MSN I can’t even remember. Honestly, I [...]
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I’m always looking for fun and educational toys for my kids. With Christmas right around the corner, I’m looking a little harder right now. A Halifax based toy company, The Orb Factory, has just received a Children’s Choice Award for one of their toys called the Sticky Mosaics® My Jungle Adventure. Steven Kay, owner of [...]
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Great article in the Chronicle Herald yesterday about Newfoundland-born singer Brian Byrne and the band I Mother Earth. Another article about the band appears today in the Western Star. Somehow it makes sense that the Newfoundland-born singer for I Mother Earth would feel compelled to explore his roots. Brian Byrne grew up in Steady Brook, [...]
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