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Twin Islands, Nunavut
islands of james bay | islands of qikiqtaaluk region | uninhabited islandsThe Twin Islands are similarly shaped Arctic islands located east of Akimiski Island in James Bay on the southern end of Hudson Bay. The group includes North Twin and South Twin islands. They are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
The Twin Island are an important breeding site for Canada Geese and Semipalmated Plovers. The most dominant waterfowl include Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Northern Pintail, and Oldsquaw. Dominant shorebirds include Dunlin and Purple Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Red-necked Phalarope, and Semipalmated Sandpipers. The islands are home to resident Willow Ptarmigans and Arctic Terns.
Woody Brown (surfer and catamaran inventor)
- For other people of this name, see Woody Brown (disambiguation).
Woody 'Spider' Brown (1912-2008) was a surfer and designer notable for introducing surfing to America and for the invention of the modern catamaran.
Surreal muscle magazine cover
photoWhen I saw this magazine on the newsstand, I thought it was a gaming magazine with a photo of a character in a video game. But I think it's a photo of a real human being. (Click on thumbnail for enlargement)...
Free Forum Hosting by Lefora
internetAs you all know for a long time I ran my own forums here at Geek News Central. In all honesty it was a pain because every time I turned around we had an issue with the application. Either there was a security issue or some spammer had dropped in a bunch of post.
Evening Reading
Please excuse the mess if you see some of the advertisement stuff here acting a bit fruity. Kinda overhauling a few things over the next few hours. No, we're still not going to do any of those silly popups or all that crap.
Finn Creek Museum
Finn Creek Open Air Museum is a Finnish-American outdoor museum. It is located approximately 5 miles south of New York Mills, Minnesota. The museum documents the early Finnish immigrants' lifestyles and experiences in the New York Mills area.
Brian Robles
Brian Robles
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US celebrity moms getaway in Antigua - AntiguaSun
US celebrity moms getaway in Antigua
Can the Power of Gum Stop Uwe Boll?
To prevent infamous director Uwe Boll from creating more video game-based films, the makers of Stride gum today announced that it will provide free packs of gum to those who sign the Stop Uwe Boll internet petition, provided that it reaches a million signatures.
Frommers.com Airfare Deals and News for the Week of May 9, 2008
Virgin offers you one last chance to get to London for less this season, Air France says bonjour to sales out of Philly, Frontier and Soutwest do domestic deals, and more special offers from the airli
Pranksters (?) hood a Google Street View cam with a plastic bag
David sez, "Someone put a plastic bag over the camera cluster on one of Google's Street View cars, and the resulting imagery seems to have made it right through to Google Maps." Of course, maybe the bag just blew over the cameras. We can be quite sure this is a plastic bag too, because it actually says “plastic bag” on it. Unfortunately we’re not familiar enough with Alaskan plastic bags to tell you exactly what shop it’s from. The saboteurs must have been extremely quick on their feet of course, as the bag appeared without any warning while the car was travelling at speed along College Road. Link (Thanks, David!)...
Neville Chittick
british archaeologistsDr. Neville H. Chittick (1924–1984) was a British scholar and archaeologist. His expeditions and residence in east Africa produced a body of research into the ancient and pre- colonial sites of Aksum, Hafun, Kilwa Kisiwani, and the port of Manda Island. In 1961, after working in Sudan as the director of antiquitiesOgot, 2003. (p. 308). and in Tanganyika as the first conservator of antiquities, he was appointed the first director of The British Institute in Eastern Africa in Nairobi serving until 1983.