Busch Gardens amusement park in Va. plans 2 new rides

Va amusement park plans 2 new rides
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Busch Gardens amusement park is planning to build two new rides.

Park officials say a nearly 250-foot drop ride called Mach Tower will open in the park’s Germany section in 2011. It features 30 seats mounted on a ring that rotates as it ascends the tower. It [..] Read the original article: here.

Artifacts smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again are found in prime minister’s storage

Iraq finds missing artifacts in premier’s storage

BAGHDAD – More than 600 ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again have been found misplaced among kitchen supplies in storage at the prime minister’s office, the antiquities minister said Monday.
The 638 items include pieces of jewelry, bronze figurines and cylindrical seals from the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Artifacts smuggled out of Iraq, recovered and lost again are found in prime minister’s storage.