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EarthCurrent: Video: 600th Birthday Celebration for Prague's Astronomical Clock
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Video: 600th Birthday Celebration for Prague's Astronomical Clock. The Orloj astronomical clock. The famous astronomical clock in Prague, Czech Republic, the Orloj, is celebrating it's 600th birthday. Constructed in 1410, the clock can be found on the Old Town City Hall in Old Town Square. For the video and a little bit more on the Orloj clock follow the jump. The astronomical dial is a mechanical astrolabe. October 13, 2010 at...
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EarthCurrent: Florida Woman swallowed by sinkhole in her backyard . . . Again
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Florida Woman swallowed by sinkhole in her backyard . . . Again. Call 911 and then throw the phone away. It might sound like a ridiculous plan to get rescued, but for one woman in Florida her lucky phone toss led to her rescue. Http:/ www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/article/184072/250/Woman-rescued-after-swallowed-by-sinkhole-. Http:/ www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx? Posted by The Lazy Geographer. March 30, 2011 at 6:31 PM. April...
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EarthCurrent: Your Moment of Zen
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Monday, April 4, 2011. Your Moment of Zen. It would seem my coverage of natural disasters has made some of my readership a little depressed and filled with an anxiety that the world is a cold cruel place that can kill us at a moments notice. To bring some levity back to the blog here's a video of my dog, Sheridan, playing in the snow. Tomorrow, or perhaps the next day that follow that, back to the drang und sturm. Posted by The Lazy Geographer. Hey everyon...
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EarthCurrent: Just up the road: Merrill, WI, struck by EF3 Tornado
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Just up the road: Merrill, WI, struck by EF3 Tornado. Merrill, WI, located in Lincoln County, is about 40 miles away from my current abode. The storm that flooded my garden Sunday generated a tornado that went through portions of that small town. From what I am reading in various small town news, 65 homes were damaged around Lincoln County, three people were sent to hospitals with injuries, but no deaths were reported. Hey everyone...
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EarthCurrent: September 2010
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Tuesday, September 28, 2010. After some digging I've figured out a few things. Firstly, Silk did once use Chinese soy beans. According to their own press releases, " Silk is not sourcing beans from China. In the past, we have sourced a small portion of beans from China. Silk stopped contracting for soybeans from China at the end of 2006. So what to do? Posted by D.A.B. Monday, September 27, 2010. Here are the pics:. First, the Buffalo Bill dam is a concret...
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EarthCurrent: April 2011
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Monday, April 18, 2011. I had nice sunny weather today, folks. Sunny weather! I went out and worked on holes for the berry bushes we want to put in, and was in a generally good mood. I should have known better . . . URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI. 953 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011. A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM OKLAHOMA TUESDAY MORNING TO. This past we...
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EarthCurrent: Traceability Feature Added to Silk Brand Soymilk
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Saturday, October 23, 2010. Traceability Feature Added to Silk Brand Soymilk. Knowing where your food comes from has become a very trendy thing of late, and the "Buy Local" movement, which has garnered much media attention, is certainly part of the reason. Even Wal-Mart is looking to try and double sales of fresh produce. From local farms in its stores by the end of 2015. That will allow consumers to find out the counties of origin of the soybeans that wen...
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EarthCurrent: Finally finished sheet mulching my Lovely Garden . . . and then
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Saturday, April 16, 2011. Finally finished sheet mulching my Lovely Garden . . . and then. Over the past few days I finally managed to finish sheet mulching my expanded garden area. Spinach, chard, carrots, and some extra snow pea seeds have all been sown as well. However, since Sunday's storm went through the state the weather has turned cold again. This cold is also killing my soil temperature. The soil is still thawed, but unless things start to war...
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EarthCurrent: Why Wisconsin? Why?
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Monday, April 18, 2011. I had nice sunny weather today, folks. Sunny weather! I went out and worked on holes for the berry bushes we want to put in, and was in a generally good mood. I should have known better . . . URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI. 953 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011. A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING WINTER PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM OKLAHOMA TUESDAY MORNING TO. I expect thi...
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EarthCurrent: 7.7 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Indonesia; Hundreds Missing, Dead
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A little bit of whatever the world has to offer. Tuesday, October 26, 2010. 77 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami in Indonesia; Hundreds Missing, Dead. Indonesia is getting hit hard right now. Coupled with the ongoing mass evacuations related to the eruption of the Merapi volcano. Http:/ www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6888076-tsunami-warning-in-indonesia-revoked-after-2-strong-earthquakes. Http:/ www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp? Posted by The Lazy Geographer. October 26, 2010 at 10:07 AM. October 26, 20...