Where the World Trade Center once stood, an obstructive fence diminishes the public’s view of Ground Zero, but for a blind man, Michael Hingson, memories of 9-11 remain within arm’s length, in his former guide dog, Roselle. tags 9-11 World Trade Center NYC miracle survivorI chose this story because of the last few paragraphs which include Hingson said. "I think about the time right after 9-11, when this country was so unified. And now we are more divided than we have ever been. We don’t need to do that." picked by horsefeathers 1 year ago |
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Seven years after the attack on the World Trade Center, the NYC medical examiner has ruled that the October 2008 death of 45-year-old Leon Heyward was caused by cancer he got from breathing in toxic dust at Ground Zero. picked by suebe 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new study says "the World Trade Center won't be fully rebuilt and occupied until 2037 - a full 36 years after terrorists reduced it to rubble." All politics picked by suebe 8 months ago 5 comments edit related share world |
Reconstruction of the World Trade Center site is over budget and won't be finished by the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin towers, the owners reported Monday. 0 comments edit related share world"The rebuilding effort is not where it should be," says New York Gov. David Paterson. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago |
Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson said that 9/11 victims' families will be able to descend to the World Trade Center and pay their respects, even though the site is under construction. It was originally thought that last year would be the final year to allow visitations. picked by suebe 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Excavation at the World Trade Center site has uncovered, among other geologic features, a 40-foot glacial pothole. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Freedom Tower, the building known as One World Trade Center, was planned with a patriotic height 1,776-foot height, with the help of a spire with a broadcast antenna inside. But now it looks like that will have to change. picked by suebe 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
The first steel columns of a new Freedom Tower were raised at the World Trade Center site on Tuesday, more than five years after 2,749 people died when the Twin Towers were hit by two hijacked airliners and collapsed. 3 comments edit related share worldNow with pictures picked by teaya21 3 years ago |
FBI fears his illness could trigger a wave of terrorist attacks. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
The artist, Douglas Edric Stanley, explains his reason for the art installation at a games convention. More from his website including video link. picked by suebe 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share entertainment |
The president's weekly radio address from last year - remembering 9-11. Recorded in front of the National Federation of Republican Women, April 2004. picked by buddha 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Total Dick-Head's David Gill gives us the following review of Christopher Miller's novel 'A Cardboard Universe: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank.' Of course, Dank is a simulacra-of-sorts of pulp science fiction pioneer Philip K. Dick. 0 comments edit related share entertainment*props to boingboing* picked by bornbad 5 months ago |
A Territory baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
The only gift guide that can "offer you our exclusive Holiday Gift Guide 'No Excuses' Warranty, which states: 'If you purchase any item from this Gift Guide, you basically have no excuses.'" 0 comments edit related share plime.com(Inspired by picked by runninutes 2 years ago |
360 degree panorama taken from the top of one of the World Trade Center towers just over a year before they were destroyed. Allows pan and zoom. picked by tigertony 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Human remains that appear to be from World Trade Center victims were found by utility workers in a manhole at the northern edge of the site, a Port Authority official said Thursday. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
Google Trends, which shows hot queries on Google at any given time, is sporting a nasty item at no. 2 today: a plane flying into two towers. picked by suebe 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, headquarters of Microsoft and a world center of the computer industry. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
We are currently the only people in the world to possess this highly desirable and useful object. 0 comments edit related share entertainmentComplete Guide features complete coverage of the 25 major mustache groups, enabling you to instantly identify any mustache you spot without even putting down your ukulele. picked by suebe 6 months ago |
The agency that owns the space where the World Trade Center towers stood is freeing itself of the term "freedom" to describe the signature skyscraper replacing the buildings destroyed on September 11, 2001. 8 comments edit related share plime.comNow they want it to be called "One World Trade Center." NY Plimates, what do you think of this? picked by lynxears 8 months ago |
Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 9 comments edit related share world |