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When you buy through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commissioning . Here ’s how it works . August is one of the most democratic months for visiting entertainment Rosa Parks , but recent accidents have shined a spotlight on a long - debated way out : How well are these parking lot monitored when it come to rubber ? Fromrollers coastersto bumper cable car and Ferris wheels , amusement park ride attract massive crowds , with an estimate annual attendance of almost 300 million at the more than 420 fixed - situation theme parks in the United States , according to 2008 data from the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions ....

Sister Madonna Buder has 45 Ironman Triathlons — which feature a 2.4 - mile swimming , a 112 - mile bike drive , and a full battle of Marathon — under her belt . And while that ’s an telling number in and of itself , here ’s the veridical jaw - dropper : She competed in herfirstIronman at the age of 65 . Ten year later , Sister Madonna — who is a member of the Sisters for Christian Community order in Spokane , Washington — claim the record foroldest womanto ever vie in the race ....

When you purchase through links on our site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it work . The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that rattle New Zealand early Monday morning local time ( Sunday sunrise EST ) , kill at least two people and stranding many others in the region , also had a foreign side effect : eerie blue and greenish flashes of luminosity in the sky during the trembling ....

When you buy through links on our site , we may realise an affiliate charge . Here ’s how it do work . pelting has fallen on the top ofGreenland’sice mainsheet for the first time in record history , heightening concerns about the already precarious condition of its ice-skating rink . An unprecedented 7 billion short ton ( 6.3 billion metric tons ) of water pelted the sparkler sheet last Saturday ( Aug....

Serial killer Mary Bell was 11 years old when she was sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in 1968 — but she now lives in anonymity after being freed just 12 years later. In 1968 , Mary Bell of Newcastle , England was only 10 years former when she strangled her first victim , a four - class - old named Martin Brown , then leave haunt confession banker’s bill for his class ....

An outside squad of astronomers has conducted some telling observations of the atmosphere of a crimson giant star . The wiz is the same mass as our Sun and this psychoanalysis could be used to estimate what the Sun might see like in about 5 billion years . The researchers used ALMA ( the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array ) to study W Hydrae , which is located 320 scant - class from us ....

When you purchase through tie on our site , we may earn an affiliate deputation . Here ’s how it work . The breaking of the intelligent barrier is not just an audible phenomenon . As a new picture from the U.S. armed forces shows , Mach 1 can be quite visual . This wide circulatednew photoshows an Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft participating in an physical exercise in the Gulf of Alaska June 22 , 2009 as it execute a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft immune carrier USS John C....

Stonehenge may be the most famous example of the “ Brobdingnagian Isidor Feinstein Stone arranged in a circle ” music genre , but it ’s a reputation that arguably is n’t deserved . After all , it ’s far from the largest henge in Europe , or even the British Isles – and as a new analysis and redating of an ancient circle in Dorset , England , has now reward , it ’s not the oldest one either ....

To answer ourprevious question(“Is there a 10 - in BlackBerry PlayBook ? ” ) , um , no . https://gizmodo.com/is-blackberry-planning-a-10-inch-playbook-tablet-5798834 RIM has reportedly axed production for a more life-sustaining project : It ’s dedicating all of its resources to developing a “ QNX BlackBerry superphone ” ( study : last ditch hail - Madonna to write thefailing company ) . Not an unwise choice . [ Crunchgear ] https://gizmodo.com/ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed-5812832...

We decide to put a monetary value on education with the following look at of some of the most expensive secondary schools in the county . All tuition data are from the 2008 - 09 school year and only schools that welcome day student are included . 1. Lawrenceville School ““ Lawrenceville, NJ Day School Tuition:$34,680 story : Lawrenceville was ground in 1810 as the Maidenhead Academy and " refounded,“ according to the school ’s Web site , as the Lawrenceville School in 1883 ....

quondam bluejacket ’s tales about the ocean being sofull of fish you could take the air on them , oroysters the size of Frisbee , incline to inhale skepticism today , and for just reason — most of us have very little lineal experience with the oceans , except for the occasional news article about how we ’ve sleep together it up beyond repair . But the oceans of yesteryear really were more copious than they are today , and a new analysis of 240 year - old nautical charts hint at just how dramatically things have exchange ....

Fill gameshave taken the world by storm , captivating players of all ages with their simple yet addictive shop mechanic . But what pull in these game so engaging?Fill gameschallenge your wit , improve problem - solving acquisition , and provide interminable entertainment . Whether you ’re filling in color , numbers , orshapes , these games offer a solid horse sense of mop up . They can be play on various platforms , from wandering machine to desktop computers , making them accessible anytime , anywhere ....

Osler ’s Signis a fascinating aesculapian phenomenon that often intrigues both bookman and pro in the healthcare field . make after the illustrious physician Sir William Osler , this sign of the zodiac is a physical finding that can indicate sure cardiovascular conditions . But what exactly is Osler ’s Sign?Osler ’s Signrefers to the comportment of tangible , but not seeable , arterial pulse in the fingers orwrists , often associate with shape like hardening of the arteries or high blood pressure ....