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Archives for June 2008

Dr Dreadful’s Letter from America: It Sure Ain’t the Boat Race

29 June, 2008 by Dr Dreadful 1 Comment

At around 9 p.m. this past Wednesday, on a baseball field in Omaha, Nebraska, a young right fielder named Steve Detwiler took a catch that made sporting history. His team, the Fresno State Bulldogs, had just beaten the University of Georgia to win the College World Series - the national championship of university baseball. Fresno State Bulldogs win College World … [Read more...]

How to be Well Read – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

20 June, 2008 by A.L. Harper Leave a Comment

Why should you choose to read classic literature? Classic literature is the best of the best from a bygone era. It offers a glimpse into our former social habits and customs, the foundations of our modern society and intellectual reasoning. In coming to understand those times and people, you will know our modern life better. I've been there. I know what it's like to try to … [Read more...]

$23 Billion “Lost” In Iraq

13 June, 2008 by Christopher Rose 9 Comments

According to an investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme, as much as $23 billion (£12 billion) of US taxpayer's money has gone missing. The money has been lost, stolen or simply just not accounted for by as many as 70 private US companies. The BBC reports that the US Justice Department has imposed official gagging orders on court cases against some of the top US … [Read more...]

The Oracle by Pete Wilder

13 June, 2008 by Christopher Rose Leave a Comment

Eurocritics writer Pete Wilder's first book, The Oracle - Lost in Time, is a lavishly illustrated children's adventure story and a Treasure Hunt for real cash prizes - if you can decode the clues. The adventure is the story of two brothers, Richard, 14 and Jorden aged 5, who stumble upon a time machine in their father's home laboratory and "accidentally" set off on an … [Read more...]

Skynet Revisited

11 June, 2008 by Christopher Rose Leave a Comment

The launch of the third and final Skynet military communications satellite, originally scheduled for 30 May 2008--as reported here on Eurocritics--is now scheduled for Thursday, 12 June. The original launch, on a heavy lift Ariane 5 rocket, was called off "after a software programming glitch was discovered during the final countdown". The upcoming flight will orbit a dual … [Read more...]

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