Daily Archives: October 3, 2007

Share your favorite collection at Fla. Museum

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Are you crazy about toy cars or have a monstrous collection of microscopes? If you have a collection to share, you’re invited to join the Florida Museum of Natural History’s 29th Annual Collectors Day. The event will be held on Jan. 5, 2008, and entry registrations are now being accepted for this free event. Table space is limited and assigned on a first-come, first served basis. Interested collectors may register through Nov. 21.

Collectors Day is one of the Florida Museum’s longest-running and most popular public programs. Visitors will encounter a wide range of items at this family-oriented event, which is a celebration of both collectors and collections. Past displays include a wide variety of item, including stuffed animals, beer cans, microscopes, spatulas and World War II memorabilia. The Florida Museum of Natural History, a collections-based museum, typically also displays items from its own collections.

For more information, visit www.flmnh.ufl.edu or call (352) 846-2000, ext. 277.

Nearly 30 percent of flights delayed in August, industry’s worst air travel year persists

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SiliconValley.Com reports that nearly 30 percent of airline flights in August were delayed.


Forcing carriers to shrink
their flight schedules or to pay more to fly during peak travel periods
are some of the steps the government is considering.

Apparently it hasn’t occurred to anyone in “government” to curb the Department of Homeland Security’s bogus show of airline security.  Industry’s worst air travel year persists

REGULAR HEROES — Surfers Aided Friend After Shark Attack

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Todd Endris is lucky a few brave souls were in the water when he was attacked by a great white shark off Marina State Beach. Otherwise, he may not have survived the wounds that required 500 stitches, 200 staples, and caused him to lose half his blood.

MontereyHerald.com : – REGULAR HEROES

Basic rule when dealing with predators: don’t look like prey, don’t behave like prey, and don’t hang out with prey.

Sox Rookie Has Navajo Roots

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Boston – It was the first inning of an important game between Oregon State University and arch-rival Stanford University. Jacoby Ellsbury was prowling right field for the Oregon State Beavers. Suddenly, a deep fly ball arced toward the right-center field gap. He bolted toward the ball, diving to make a seemingly miraculous catch before plunging headfirst into the wall.

The ball ended up in his glove on his chest, according to his coach, Pat Casey, but wasn’t ruled a catch. Ellsbury was out cold. When he finally came to a few minutes later, he asked if he could stay in the game. He ended up, instead, with nine stitches.

The incident encapsulates the passion with which Ellsbury tends to play the game. Since being called up from the minor leagues by the Boston Red Sox four weeks ago, the young outfielder has brought a fiber-optic speed to the base paths, a gritty glove in the outfield, and a surprisingly strong bat.

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Little Brown Folks Shouting At Everyone

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There should be strict Federal regulation of the sound levels of all lawn equipment.  In addition to the reduction in quality of life for everyone*, the hearing damage to the workers is a foregone conclusion. 

We are going to end up with an entire generation of little old men hobbling around shouting at everyone in broken English and back-country Spanish, with a bit of Mayan mixed in.

Simply putting warnings on the machinery is not enough.  First of all,   Continue reading →