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POPSNov 5: Guy Fawkes Day (U.K.) ... from Wikipedia... Fawkes has left a lasting mark on history and popular culture. Held in the United Kingdom (and some parts of the Commonwealth) on November 5 is Bonfire Night, centred on the plot and Fawkes. He has been mentioned in popular film, literature and music by people such as Charles Dickens and John Lennon. There are geographical locations named after Fawkes, such as Isla Guy Fawkes in the Galápagos Islands and Guy Fawkes River in Australia.
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POPSDollar-Friendly Destinations 2008 These ten high-value destinations are every bit as chic and luxurious as their highfalutin counterparts, but they'll make your greenbacks fly a lot further.
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POPSsmallest ever snake found Like other members of the "small" club, L. carlae only produces one offspring at a time, in this case a single slender egg (some other snakes give birth to live young). In addition, its young are giants relatively speaking. In general, the hatchlings of the smallest snakes are one-half the length of an adult, while the largest snakes have hatchlings that are only one-tenth the length of an adult.
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POPSWorld's smallest snake found "Found it 'lurking' under a rock" Can something that big lurk? It beats the next smallest, from Martinique by 5mm (5%) It mightn't seem like much difference to us, but it means a lot to the snake. The snake that was once the smallest in the world, is now just a small snake...still, living in Martinique should make up for the disappointment.
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POPSTugboats Harbour tugs are the most typical of the tugboats that people recognise. They’re used worldwide to move ships in and out of berth and to move industrial barges around waterfront complexes. Their job has remained the same but their design and engineering has changed much over the decades. Harbour tugs originally evolved from paddle wheelers into the conventional tug known by all, and evolved further into Ship Docking Modules and tractors. River tugs (also known as towboats or push boats) are designed as large squared-off vessels with flat bows for connecting with the rectangular stern of barges. They are large and powerful, most commonly seen on the big rivers of the world and are capable of pushing huge fleets of barges that are can be lashed together into "tows". Some tows can be up to 1,000ft long and 200ft wide. In inland waters, smaller push boats may be seen managing only a few barges. Despite their size, they are designed to push their tow rather than tow from the stern.
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POPSGimme That Ole Time Religion Some of us look back on this tragedy and discount it as due to ignorance. Yet it is more than that. Think of the present day belief in satanic possession that exists 316 years after this hysteria overtook the town of Salem. As far as I'm concerned they have much in common and display a disappointing lack of rationality in a large segment of the population.
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POPSBorn 20 Years Too Late Millionaire property developer Nicholas van Hoogstraten nas been arrested in Zimbabwe. Bundles of money allegedly found at his house were carried out by police. They also recovered pornography from Mr van Hoogstraten's home. "Van Hoogstraten is being charged under the Exchange Control Regulations for charging a service and dealing foreign currency. He is also facing charges under the Censorship Act." In 2002 a British court convicted Mr van Hoogstraten of manslaughter and sentenced him to 10 years in jail after a business associate was shot and killed. Mr van Hoogstraten appealed against the conviction and was cleared in 2003, although in 2005 a civil court awarded the murdered man's family £6m in damages.
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POPSAustralia defeats Sri Lanka to win 2007 Cricket World Cup Video wrap up here . Gilchrist was simply on fire -- just watching the highlights is enough to see what kinda form he was in. Great to see McGrath go out on top. The rest of tournament was complete madness ... will be interesting to see how history writes this one.
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POPSAdrian Loveridge Should We Not Wait Awhile Before We Do The CWC Post Mortem? BU have been monitoring Adrian's contribution in the tourism area for awhile and give respect. Of late though one senses that Adrian has taken the fight a little too personally. We suspect his assertion that the public is blinded by the rhetoric is off target; BU suspects that the media finds itself in the position of us all where full disclosure after 28th will allow the media to critique from an informed position. So Adrian my friend we say to you, hold strain and when the time comes we will join you in waging a war when post CWC is being evaluated, at such time our strategies may be for efficiently formulated! Source:
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