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Donetsk – economical centre of Eastern Ukraine

Donetsk Ukraine is a city with a population of just over one million people. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine – a major state in the heart of Europe. It stands on the river Kalmius in the central part of the Donetsk Basin (48 ° 00 ‘north latitude and 37 ° 48′ [...]

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Yellowstone road closed after wash

Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. – A road in Yellowstone National Park is Lamar Valley was closed after about 30 meters were washed in part by high water. The park officials say the rushing waters at the confluence of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek damaged part of the lane east of the park’s entrance [...]

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12,000 visits NC Blackbeard shows in 7 days

BEAUFORT, NC – Blackbeard is proving more popular in death than in life. Over 12,000 people visited the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort during the first seven days of a new exhibition of artifacts from Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. About 300 items from the wreck in about 20 feet of water off the [...]

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What if an airline changes your flight plan

NEW YORK – It ‘last trip to the bait and switch. You can book a ticket on a nonstop flight, but the airline will cancel a couple of weeks later, leaving a computer to automatically rebook. Your new itinerary includes a stop, turning a five-hour trip in eight hours of travel. "You are at the [...]

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Seattle boosters see the future of biofuels in aviation

SEATTLE – Booster aviation biofuel say that the north-west could pave the way for the development of new industry. The aviation and government officials called a news conference Wednesday at Sea-Tac Airport to draw attention to a feasibility study of biofuels. The study was conducted by Northwest sustainable aviation fuels. Members include Alaska Airlines, Boeing, [...]

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IATA Travel says demand for holding companies, a sign of recovery

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Demand for business travel is holding better than price-sensitive leisure travelers in a sign of business confidence and a resumption of world trade, the chief economist of global airlines body IATA said on Tuesday. Airlines also expect renewed growth in demand for air transport in the second half of this year, as [...]

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Seattle boosters see the future of biofuels in aviation

SEATTLE – Booster aviation biofuel say that the north-west could pave the way for the development of new industry. The aviation and government officials called a news conference Wednesday at Sea-Tac Airport to draw attention to a feasibility study of biofuels. The study was conducted by Northwest sustainable aviation fuels. Members include Alaska Airlines, Boeing, [...]

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United Airlines Bring 1,300 new jobs in Chicago

According to a press release from the city of Chicago Office of Mayor website of the government, the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel today announced the airline giant United Airlines will bring 1,300 new jobs for the Windy City as part of United Airlines expand its offices and operations. In addition, new jobs will be [...]

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Tour of a nuclear reactor which is a national landmark

Idaho Falls, Idaho – The Idaho National Laboratory, one of the nation’s first nuclear research laboratories, is built deep into the desert for a reason. Its founders wanted the isolation in which he experienced the new technology of splitting atoms. Sixty years later, civilization has crept even closer. The INL is an hour from Idaho [...]

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Scientists unveil new mobile app to identify trees

WASHINGTON – If you’ve ever wondered what kind of tree was nearby, but not a guide, a new smartphone application allows users without formal training in order to satisfy their curiosity and to contribute to science, at the same time. Scientists have developed the first mobile application to identify the plants, simply by photographing a [...]

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