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Roller coaster lovers get a new high - 420 feet |
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Topic: Recreation |
10:42 am EDT, May 5, 2003 |
] The much-ballyhooed roller coaster, opening to the public ] Sunday, soars 420 feet - a third higher than the ] current record holder. And it hits 120 miles per hour, ] nearly twice as fast as most coasters. Cedar Point turns me on. Roller coaster lovers get a new high - 420 feet |
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Skeptic's Annotated Bible |
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Topic: Society |
11:39 am EDT, May 2, 2003 |
The King James Version presented from a skeptic's point of view. Very interesting website... whether you "have religion" or you don't.. it's an interesting read about the discrepancies and whatnot found throughout the Bible. Skeptic's Annotated Bible |
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Climber amputates his arm, hikes to safey |
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Topic: Sports |
11:29 am EDT, May 2, 2003 |
And here I cringe at the mere thought of wearing contacts and having to touch my eyeball. :o ] MOAB, Utah (AP) -- A Colorado climber amputated his own ] arm Thursday, five days after becoming pinned by a ] boulder, and he was hiking to safety when he was spotted ] by searchers, authorities said. ] ] Aron Ralston, 27, of Aspen, was in serious condition late ] Thursday at a hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. ] ] Ralston was climbing Saturday in Blue John Canyon, ] adjacent to Canyonlands National Park in far southwestern ] Utah, when a 200-pound boulder fell on him, pinning his ] right arm, authorities said. ] ] He ran out of water on Tuesday and on Thursday morning, ] he decided that his survival required drastic action. ] ] Using his pocketknife, he amputated his arm below the ] elbow and applied a tourniquet and administered first ] aid. ] ] He then rigged anchors, fixed a rope and rappelled to the ] canyon floor. Climber amputates his arm, hikes to safey |
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China Sub Mishap During Drill Kills All 70 Aboard, Xinhua Says |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
10:59 am EDT, May 2, 2003 |
] All 70 sailors were killed when an unspecified mechanical ] problem caused an accident aboard a Chinese Navy ] submarine, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. China Sub Mishap During Drill Kills All 70 Aboard, Xinhua Says |
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Arsenic Poisonings at a Church Mystify a Small Town in Maine |
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Topic: Society |
8:28 am EDT, May 1, 2003 |
] "If it's an accident, how in the world could it happen?" ] asked Kathy Lausier, the administrative assistant to the ] three-member board of selectmen. At the same time, she ] said: "It's inconceivable that someone could have done it ] on purpose. If somebody did this maliciously, then ] nobody's safe." She's the one who did it!!!!!1 Arsenic Poisonings at a Church Mystify a Small Town in Maine |
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Charge of manslaughter filed in love-triangle case |
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Topic: Local Information |
7:52 am EDT, May 1, 2003 |
] MANALAPAN -- A township man was charged with aggravated ] manslaughter yesterday, almost two weeks after he ran ] down his wife's boyfriend with a pickup truck in a ] mismatched "game of chicken," and two days after the ] boyfriend died from his injuries, authorities said. I never would have expected trailer-park antics in Manalapan. Charge of manslaughter filed in love-triangle case |
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FBI tests don't ID abandoned boy |
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Topic: Society |
7:50 am EDT, May 1, 2003 |
] The FBI said Wednesday that comparison tests to determine ] whether a boy recently abandoned in Chicago is the same ] child who disappeared from North Carolina more than two ] years ago were inconclusive. This is a very bizarre story with a lot of strange elements to it.. I'll be following this.. it's really odd. FBI tests don't ID abandoned boy |
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Searchers find live worms in shuttle wreckage - Apr. 30, 2003 |
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Topic: Technology |
7:41 am EDT, May 1, 2003 |
So let me get this straight. NASA can build a container strong enough to withstand a massive explosion and heat, protecting the fragile life of worms but, still manages to lose astronauts due to seals and foam tiles... wow (those were my exact thoughts too when i heard that on the news this morning.. -j.) Searchers find live worms in shuttle wreckage - Apr. 30, 2003 |
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Boy 'pregnant' with twin brother |
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Topic: Health and Wellness |
7:40 am EDT, May 1, 2003 |
] A seven-year-old boy who was admitted to hospital with ] stomach pains was actually "pregnant" with his twin ] brother. ] ] Doctors at Chimkent Children's Hospital in Kazakhstan ] originally believed Mourat Zhanaidarov was suffering from ] a cyst. ] ] But during surgery, they discovered he was in fact ] carrying the dead foetus of his twin brother. ] ] The foetus had developed into a tumour but was found to ] have hair, nails and bones. Boy 'pregnant' with twin brother |
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Threat Shelters keep your family safe during times of disaster. |
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Topic: Technology |
2:22 pm EDT, Apr 30, 2003 |
] Welcome to ThreatShelters.com where you will find ] solutions and shelters to keep you safe in the event of a ] natural or man-made disaster. Man-made disasters include ] chemical warfare through the use of biological and ] chemical weapons, or radiation exposure through modern ] weapons, nuclear weapons, and homemade bombs. Threat Shelters keep your family safe during times of disaster. |
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