What would you expect to happen in such a sport? Russian finalist Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finnish rival Timo Kaukonen were both taken to hospital after collapsing and Mr Ladyzhensky later died. The event, which has been running since 1999, requires participants to withstand 110C for as long as possible. (BBC) For us non-Celsius users,...
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80 Years Ago…
80 years ago, on August 6, 1930, two men were publicly lynched in the town center of Marion, Indiana. A third man — or boy, rather; he was 16 — barely avoided the same fate. NPR has the story (contains language and violence that some listeners might find uncomfortable):
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If Only…
When I see this widget posted around the internet, I can’t stop myself from wishing someone could just program the slider could go to the left and adjustable to zero… or better yet, -340,459,297 gallons. (I also keep feeling like be able to adjust the rate is a bad idea… I worry about evil...
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From Salem To Now
It’s the year 2010, and today marks the 318th anniversary of the beginning of the Salem Witch trials. While — for the most part – the United States has moved passed superstition of such a degree, unfortunately the rest of the World hasn’t. Some countries on this planet still go on as if we...
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Help Haiti
With the news coming out of Haiti getting more and more severe, please consider making a contribution to help reduce some of the disaster that has struck that nation. I recommend making a contribution to the Red Cross. There are a number of different options you can choose when donating to help direct your...
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Now That’s Just Chicken S***
If you have the capacity to recommend or implement solutions to a homeless problem in your city, please don’t take the approach of the City of Surrey in British Columbia — which they’re apparently very proud to point out that they’re the second biggest city in British Columbia. City workers allegedly spread chicken dung...
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Ravens Are People Too
I’ve been busy as of late and had to put this one in the “to do” blog pile. After two ravens roosting on top of a power transformer were electrocuted, hundreds of ravens showed up within a minute or two and started silently circling overhead and perching in nearby trees. Rod Stephens, owner of...
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Remembering President Kennedy
46 years ago today:
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A Picture Is Worth A Solemn Thousand Words
Lying in the wheelbarrow is the body of Dorothy, a chimpanzee who died suddenly of natural causes; the people in the scene are preparing to bury her. Behind the fence is a quiet gathering of her friends. (via)
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That’s Really What You Want For A Headline?
From “Alaska’s News Source“: Rescuers: Pilot looked like he had been ‘attacked by an animal’ DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — A pilot suffering from severe burns hiked 20 miles to safety in freezing conditions after his plane crashed inside Denali National Park and Preserve, a public information officer for the park said late Thursday. The headline writer took...
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