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NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | yesterday
You see the sky rocket explode, but the boom doesn’t come for seconds. The lightning flashes, but the thunder is moments behind. The reason, of course, is that sound moves much, much, much slower than light. Light is so fast — 186,000 miles per second — that everything we can see on Earth, we [...]
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PageantCast News Desk (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
clipped from www.examiner.com Suzanne Duckworth, of Ridgeland, Mississippi was crowned Mrs. Mississippi America June 20 in Southaven. Mrs. Duckworth will represent the married women of Mississippi in the 2010 Mrs. America Pageant on Sept. 8 at Loew’s Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Suzanne,30, is married to Matt Duckworth, and she is a Registered Nurse. Suzanne...
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Baldiness (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Mississippi once again ranks as the heaviest state for the fifth straight year in a row. Over thirty percent of its population is considered obese. Adults aren’t the only ones gaining weight, either. Forty-four percent of children, ages 10-17, are considered obese as well. The state is well aware of its problem with [...] Post from: Blisstree Mississippi Fattest State
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Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | yesterday
... [mp3,ogg,flac] "Highway Blues" [mp3] other Hill Country Revue posts at Largehearted Boy North Mississippi Allstars : 2003-09-30, Buffalo [mp3,ogg,flac] "High Cost of Loving" [mp3] North Mississippi Allstars : 2002-03-14, Buffalo [mp3,ogg,flac] "Lord Have Mercy" [mp3] North Mississippi Allstars : 2001-03-02, Englewood [mp3,ogg,flac] other North Mississippi Allstars posts...
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dBTechno (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a survey from the nonprofit Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation show that for the 5th year in a row the state of Mississippi is the fattest in America. Over 32% of adults living in Mississippi are obese, meaning that they are living with a body mass [...]
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Boxing Along The Beltway (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
More Beltway Boxers are hitting the road this month. On Saturday, July 18 undefeated middleweight prospects Fernando Guerrero and Dominic Wade will appear on a card at Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino in Tunica, MS. In a six-round contest, Guerrero (14-0, 12 KO's) will face his most experienced foe to date in former world title challenger "Kid Dynamite" Antwun Echols of Davenport, IA (31-11-4,...
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Chicks Dig Jerks! (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
I read in “Apollo Expeditions to the Moon” (edited by Edgar M Cortright, published by NASA, Washington DC, 1975) that the S-1C stage of the Saturn V Rockets that took the first Men to the Moon were constructed at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. They were transported to Cape Canaverel by barge down the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers. Wonder if anyone on the banks...
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Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
Heyward, Freeman, Palica Promoted to Mississippi! The Sun News has confirmed rumors surrounding the blogosphere that Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman have been promoted to Double-A Mississippi: Stat of the Game | 3 That's the number of Pelicans who were informed following the game they have been promoted to the Atlanta Braves double-A affiliate in Pearl, Miss. First baseman Freddie Freeman,...
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Gordon's Notes (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
Best urban cycling . Best healthcare . Fittest kids : "Another victory of sorts for Lake Wobegon: Minnesota has the lowest rate of overweight children in the nation, according to a report on obesity in America." Who knew?
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Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
By Sofia SantanaSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel5:04 PM EDT, July 4, 2009TAMARAC: - A 30-year-old man was killed early Saturday after he crashed a car into a guardrail along .Edtrik Baker, of Columbus, Mississippi, had been driving a 1998 Honda Accord north on the highway and struck the guardrail as he attempted to exit at Commercial Boulevard about 3 a.m., troopers said.Baker, who was not wearing...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
... could happen to me," he said. "Who would have thought that I would be the mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi?"
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MSNBC.com: Race in America (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
... could happen to me," he said. "Who would have thought that I would be the mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi?"
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eatitall (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Lose your wallet which includes your drivers license, insurance card, credit cards and etc. on a New York subway and present your passport (federal ID) at a roadblock. Tension and confusion ensued. His 20 year old eyes seemed to grow...
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10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all the way up to the town of Root in Montgomery County, New York, all in order to see my first-ever Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). Present at the location, at the intersection [...]
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
ST. CHARLES COUNTY -- Authorities rescued two men from a partly-submerged cabin cruiser after it hit a navigational barrier in the Mississippi River west of the Orchard Farm area early Friday morning.The boat operator, Gregory Simpson, 47, of the Creve Coeur area, and a passenger, Michael Bowman, 31, of Ballwin, both were injured and taken to St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles, where they...