May
29
MELBOURNE, Australia (May 26) - Australian fishermen have hauled up a 20-foot-long giant squid off the country’s southeastern coast. Skipper Rangi Pene said Monday that the 500-pound squid was already dead when it was caught in a …
Continued here: Fishermen Net 500-Pound Squid
May
29
HOUSTON - City officials are apparently willing to dig deep to defend the police department’s ban on beards. The Houston City Council on Wednesday unanimously authorized spending up to $150000 to defend the city in a lawsuit challenging …
Continued here: Houston to spend $150K to defend police beard ban
May
29
I updated last year’s post about what to do in Portland while you’re at RailsConf, adding a few places and taking some out. Just want to help all you geeks from out of town avoid Red Robin and Starbucks. Get out there and find these …
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May
29
One of the noisier cats in recent memory has finally been let out of the bag. In a statement on their favorite news-spreading site, FriendsOrEnemies.com, Ashlee and Pete Wentz have confirmed that they are indeed …
Credit:Ashlee & Pete: Really, Truly Expecting
May
29
OMAHA, Neb. - A hydrochloric acid leak caused Wednesday’s night’s game between the Omaha Royals and Oklahoma Redhawks to be suspended when the stadium was evacuated. Homes and businesses in the area around Rosenblatt Stadium, …
View original here: Omaha minor league game suspended by acid leak
Apr
20
It was definitely worth the trip, but I recommend doing La Fortuna and Monteverde at the same time. Unfortunately, like I told you before, my plan was to do this, but the rain kept me from making it to Monteverde. Good times!
View post:A night in Monteverde to do the Canopy tour during the day
Apr
20
Despite Neil Patrick Harris’s objections (or non-objections, or whatever), sources are reporting that Britney Spears has signed on to do one more episode of How I Met Your Mother, where her appearance last month garnered the sitcom its …
Credit:Britney Spears to Do Another Episode of How I Met Your Mother