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Looking back over this blog, it's interesting to see how often death has been the topic of a link. There's even one story related to the disposal of the dead - "Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Drain?" 6/18/2009. Well, now, thanks to Jeff Terebessy, we have another.
Pilots and crew of an Air India flight got into a mid-air scuffle yesterday that frightened passengers and may cost some of those involved their careers.
Thanks to Misty Burkett for submitted the first of three links below.
When I can't find time to shoot video, I have to make time to shoot video.
One of the things I love about online classes is that they free up both the teacher and the students to go anywhere in the world and still keep the class going.
Frederique Bennett apparently has some ideas about where he'd like to go.
Karri Larkin sent in this short item about the best places to live. Shame I wasn't asked. I could have told them about Amelia!
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, as the saying goes, but now it seems what makes you stronger may kill you anyway.
Thanks to Karri Larkin for this interesting article.
Okay, confession time - I know some of you own one of the vehicles on this list. Fess up!
Thanks to Karri Larkin for another fun article.
Zach Terzo came up with a great submission about the highest court in the land.
The interesting thing about this story is that the coroner's opinion is apparently all that was necessary. Here in the states, you KNOW a lawsuit would have followed.
Thanks to Jacquelyn Cutright for this interesting link.
Where did the guy stand to take this picture? That's what I want to know!
Thanks to Misty Burkett for this link.
Did you know there was a sneak attack on the dollar this week? Angella Clarke did.
As we all know by now, President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize for . . . for . . . what was it for again?
Thanks to Angella Clarke for this link.
Once upon a time, "American Made" wasn't such an irregularity.
Thanks to Bhuwaneshwar Sewkumar for this link.
Having just finished rereading Frank Herbert's Dune, this article submitted by Nazila Nazifi really made me think.
Karri Larkin came across this list of high=paying blue collar jobs. If money is your main objective, don't ignore this link.
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month drawing to a close, it is still important to get the word out that this disease doesn't wait until women are "old enough."
Thanks to Fernanda Hinton for this link.
While an earlier link told us where to go to make more money, this link submitted by Misty Burkett tells us where to work if danger is what you're after.
Karri Larkin submitted this link to an AP article examining potential problems with drug interactions related to vaccines. This is an important topic, and there are no easy answers. One thing is certain, however: vaccines are important to your family's health!
I hate reading essays about pot, mostly because anyone who has written one tends to write like someone who is high at the time. That being said, occasionally there is news related to the topic, and Frederique Bennett has found a recent example.
Hybrid vehicles are becoming more popular as energy costs rise. Here are two interesting links submitted by Karri Larkin. The first deals with the expected rise in energy costs to American families; the second is just funny!
Thank you to Walt Larimore for finding this story and linking it on his blog. The text below comes from Dr. Walt.
The energy drink industry generated more than $6 billion in sales in the United States last year. But how much energy do the beverages actually generate? One young researcher who spared no energy to find out.
CBS News correspondent Russ Mitchell reported on the young researcher’s study:
The earliest sleepover I can recall was at a friend's house in the late '70s. We stayed up all night and watched Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. For this week's Breast Cancer Marathon training run, which happens to fall on Halloween, I'm dressing up as Peter Criss. Watch the video to see why -
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