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POPSFish 'returns' girl's letter Shirahige, now a 21-year-old university student, said: "I can't get over the wonder of how the letter survived 15 years. I never expected I'd get a reply this way."
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POPSThe life-giving power of literature
I used to get bored out of my brain before I started reading I could never latch on to it to easily till I found words of wisdom and writing that could be applied to life also learning about the outside world/universe through factual writing like national geographic and the guardian newspaper has really opened a lot of doors for life,conversation,enjoyment and distraction reading offered answers to the meaning of life and the universe which had seriously distressed me beforehand the quote from volataire sums it up: Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day." — Voltaire this is particulary true in the days of crappy prime time tv shows and hyped up media I also read somewhere about the calming effect good reading material promoting creative thought can have on ones nerves which I found very true oh and the source goodreads is awesome che
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POPSGreek parrot in parking fine row Patras's Deputy Mayor Spiros Demartinos is embarrassed that Coco's plight is attracting international attention. He would prefer to talk about the city's ambitious plans to use parking revenue for funding bicycle lanes and pedestrian zones. "Is it bureaucratic to be concerned about the parrot's safety?" he asks. "The parrot's security is of paramount concern to the council." Both sides are refusing to back down and so the dispute is heading to the palace of justice. Coco's owner is hoping that the case will be laughed out of court.
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POPSAncient stone circle found in Skåne
"I suddenly saw how it all fitted together. My measurements confirmed all the theories," Lind explained. Lind explained how he stumbled over the site while out walking with friends. He later confirmed his instincts when flying over the area to photograph the site, which is on land owned by the county council. Heimdall's Stones was inspected on Friday by Thomas Romberg of the regional heritage board, who confirmed the site's distinct pattern, according to Skånska Dagbladet. The find has yet to be officially reported to the National Heritage Board (RAÄ). The site has also been inspected by archaeologist Nils-Axel Mörner, who described how he was taken aback with amazement. "Bob G Lind is to be congratulated", Mörner enthuses. Bob G Lind is reported to be something of a controversial figure and has had a long running feud with the National Heritage Board over the history of Sweden's hitherto largest stone circle site, Ale's Stones in Kåseberga, also on Österlen. TT/Peter
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POPSCIA man defends 'water-boarding' torture. Sounds just like every other torturer through history, I did not realise I was doing wrong at the time. "At the time, I felt water-boarding was something we needed to do," he told ABC News. "And as time has passed, and as September 11th has, you know, has moved farther and farther back into history, I think I've changed my mind." The interview is said by ABC News to be first public comment by any CIA officer involved in handling top al-Qaeda suspects. The administration of US President George W Bush has always maintained it does not allow the use of torture.
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POPS4-year-old survives five-hour swim with crocodiles "Captain is a hard bushman and Daniel is following in his footsteps. They breed them tough out bush." He said Land Care Rangers on foot and on quad bikes searched for the boy on high land. "They decided to search the high lands because they thought there was no way he went into the croc waters." Mr Knight said the locals believed Daniel was lured by a spirit who visits him. Police from Wadeye Station drove 85km to join the search and arrived when community members had tracked Daniel to the creek. "He was OK, he was fine. He just wandered off in the middle of the bush," Sergeant Shane Taylor said.
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POPSSea surrenders ring 89 years on Mr Hamilton, 61, said: "We've dived the site several times but have never found any significant wreckage. "When we realised Peter had found something of such a personal nature we knew we had to try and return it to the family." Having found the ship's casualty list on the internet and with information from the 1901 census, the divers, with the help of Mr Hamilton's wife Sue, placed Mr Cubiss' parents in Yorkshire. They also discovered that following her husband's death, Florence had remarried. From there, a trawl of the telephone directory revealed a listing for a JM Cubiss in York. Mr Hamilton said it was with "a degree of trepidation" that he decided to call and see if he had any connection with Stanley's family.
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POPSScientists find 8ft bug fossil The ancient sea scorpion, was estimated to have been over 8ft long, by the size of a fossil claw found. They say it was likely to have been one of the largest ancestors of arachnids, almost half a yard larger than any found previously.
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