The California Office of Traffic Safety celebrated their fifth year of consecutive declines in traffic related fatalities. In 2010, the number of fatalities in the Golden State dropped to 2,715. That is nearly a 12 percent drop from 3,081 traffic deaths in 2009. And since the peak in 2005, with 4,333 deaths, California’s numbers have …
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Subtitles from Dutch I was running…and…(breathing heavy) At one moment you see the ground moving away, and then suddenly you’re free, a really intense feeling of freedom. The true feeling of flying. A **cking magical moment! The best feeling I have felt in my life. From the project website, humanbirdwings.net – Right here, on this blog I …
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In 1922, the Royal Swedish Academy awarded Albert Einstein the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. The official announcement came when Einstein was on a lecture tour in Japan. Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity was, at that time, still controversial and members of the Swedish Academy avoided the issue by granting him the prize for his …
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Another video about the costumes of WonderCon 2012.
The Fortress is a fantastic children’s desk, designed by At-once for L’EDITO. I am sure my two year old would approve. via Swiss Miss
“Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.” — “If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been …
Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. …with 25-30 military-style obstacles. As the leading company in the booming obstacle course industry, Tough Mudder has already challenged 500,000 participants worldwide. FACT #1 – Marathon running is boring. FACT …
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“Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.” “Oh, my hand.” “Thank God, it will be dark soon.” “I am very cold.” “As the harbor is welcome to the sailor, so is the last line to the scribe.” Find more at Brain Pickings // Photo via Muffet
A model rides in a hot air balloon to show the worlds longest wedding dress train during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, March 20, 1012. Romania has set the world record for the world’s longest bridal train. The nearly 3-kilometer (1.86-mile) long ivory train, which took 100 days to stitch, was …
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Cosplay = Costume Play Adults dressed up like their favorite heroes, villians, video games, and even genres at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim. via Crave Online. Another video on the costumes at WonderCon 2012.