If Only Graffito Were as Nice as Gelato Who knew? Graffiti is the plural of the Italian word graffito, which means "an inscription or design." It comes from a Latin word meaning "to write, scratch, or scribble." In English, graffiti can be either singular or plural. You won't hear graffito much around the station; archaeologists do use it, however, to describe ...

Read the original article at CliffviewPilot.com How times have changed. Remember 9/11? A mere 10 years ago, people were applauding cops and firemen as we went about our duties. Many of us were thanked for "being there." Now what's happening? I went to WTC the day of the attack. I returned during the recovery -- on my own time. Many of ...

CHARLES TOWN, W. VA - A chapter of American History has officially closed. Frank Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, died of natural causes Sunday at the age of 110 in his Charles Town, W. Va., home, a family spokesman said in a statement. Eager to serve his country and escape the tedium of farm life in ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A missing 11-year-old central Florida girl with an autism-related disorder was found alive Tuesday by a member of her family's church four days after she disappeared into an alligator-infested swamp a half-mile from her home. Fifth-grader Nadia Bloom was taken to a hospital where she was evaluated and treated for dehydration and insect bites, said Winter Springs ...

3/11/11 Shoulder-to-Shoulder with our Japanese and Hawaiian LEO brothers and sisters A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — believed to be one of the most powerful quakes in more than a century — has rocked the northeastern part of Japan. The temblor, centered a relatively shallow 15 miles below the surface, caused a 23-foot tsunami that swept through coastal areas in Fukushima Prefecture, ...

BALTIMORE - A 25-year-old Southeast Baltimore man was charged Sunday with killing an off-duty Baltimore police detective, who died after being struck in the head with a piece of concrete during an argument over a parking spot in Canton. Detective Brian Stevenson, an 18-year veteran and married father of three, had gone out to have dinner on the eve of his ...

MIAMI (AP) - For South Florida philanthropist Lois Pope, the journey to create a memorial for disabled veterans began more than 40 years ago when she sang for Vietnam War vets at a rehabilitation center. On Wednesday, Pope will host the groundbreaking of The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washingon. It will be located within view of the Capitol ...

On Friday December 10th, 2010 BAE Systems tested an experimental Electromagnetic Railgun launcher developed for the Office of Naval Research and showed of the firing potential to some top Navy brass at Dahlgren Weapons Station in Virginia. The highly-publicized shot measured 33-megajoules (MJ) of muzzle energy, almost tripling the previous world record of 10.64 MJ set in January of 2008. To ...