This is the future of air travel. Composites, made of two different materials fused together to form one better material, will be used to build all airplanes in the not-so-distant-future. The first commercial airliner made of composite material is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is a dual engine airplane that can carry upwards of 300 passengers. [...]
President Bush was caught by an open microphone during a candid conversation with British Prime Minister Tony Blair. During the conversation, the president allegedly expressed anger and frustration towards the United Nations for their apparent lack of action in the latest Arab-Israeli crisis. Bush turned to Blair and said: “See the irony is what they [...]
I really could just make a blog out of Boston Herald covers. The Herald has a way of doing this, however, and now we’ve seen almost a full week of front-page coverage. That’s a serious Buzz and a serious problem for the public relations efforts of the Big Dig companies and politicians. I promise that [...]
Here’s the fourth consecutive in what is quickly becoming a series of Boston Herald covers calling for someone to be held accountable for the Big Dig crisis.
Well, it’s starting. The Boston Globe is reporting this morning that the latest Big Dig crisis is not the first series of problems for Modern Continental Construction Co., referenced in this reporter’s initial coverage. The article cites the previous problems with the Central Artery/Tunnel project, including water leaks and defective walls. Also, financial troubles and [...]
In case yesterday’s cover didn’t quite do it for you:
Media Nation has some more coverage of the Big Dig tragedy.
Bostonians calling for blood, media drawing it. A Jamaica Plain woman was killed yesterday when a section of ceiling from a highway tunnel failed and crushed the car that 38-year-old Milena Delvalle rode in. Her husband, 46-year-old Angel Delvalle was able to escape through the inches of opening that remained between the 12-tons of panels [...]
Two Sports Illustrated articles surfaced today worth mentioning. First of all, Italian defenseman Marco Materazzi admitted insulting French star Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final. This comes as no surprise, because I don’t think anyone truly thought Zidane knocked Materazzi flat on his ass unprovoked. It still doesn’t excuse it but my previous post [...]
I’ve been thinking about what I wanted to say about Zinédine Zidane and his 111th minute red card in the World Cup Final against Italy. Zidane is one of the best soccer players in the world-indeed one of the greatest soccer players ever. Zidane won the World Cup Golden Ball this year as the most [...]