After 233 days at sea, Kirsten Neuschäfer of South Africa crossed the finish line of the 2022 Golden Globe race, becoming the first woman to win “the longest sporting event in the world” (see story here). She handily beat Robin Knox-Johnston’s 312-day time in the original 1968 GG [...]
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April 23rd, 2023 - 11:17 pm § in Misc.
Kentucky sheriff hires Breonna Taylor’s killer
Myles Cosgrove, the ex-Louisville cop who fired 16 bullets into Breonna Taylor’s apartment, one of which the FBI said was the bullet that killed her, is a police officer again. The sheriff of Carroll County, Kentucky, a rural enclave of about 11,000 residents across the Ohio River from the sou[...]
April 22nd, 2023 - 7:42 pm § in Misc.
USS Arizona crew: Now there’s one
With the death of Ken Potts (photo, left) at age 102 on Friday, April 21, 2023 (read story here), Lou Conter (photo, below right), 101, is the only remaining USS Arizona crew member from the Pearl Harbor attack who’s still living. Potts, a crane operator, was on Ford Island when the battlesh[...]
April 21st, 2023 - 10:06 pm § in Misc.
An expensive hobby (video)
This miniature railroad was built by an investment banker on a 2,000-acre Missouri family farm. Construction took eight years. He died in 2008, the property was put up for sale in 2018 (asking price $12.5 million, railroad included), and sold in May 2022. The new owners dismantled the railroad, with[...]
April 18th, 2023 - 1:58 am § in Misc.
Not exactly a Boeing 787
Here’s proof that aircraft were designed by trial and error. It’s not really surprising that many attempts — now forgotten — tried to imitate bird flight. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 14th, 2023 - 3:40 pm § in Misc.
Top racist stories of 4/14/23
In Maine, a white man was arrested for threatening a black family. See story and mugshot here. According to Wikipedia, Maine is the whitest state, with nearly 95% of its population consisting of non-Hispanic whites, and only 1.2% blacks (details here). So I guess they’re not used to seeing bla[...]
April 13th, 2023 - 3:25 pm § in Misc.
Cows blow up dairy farm
Thousands of cows were killed when methane gas exploded at a Texas dairy farm on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. BBC News said, “Authorities believe that machinery in the facility may have ignited [the] methane gas.” (See story here.) Where does methane gas come from in a dairy barn? From the c[...]
April 12th, 2023 - 1:04 am § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Smoke
Toxic smoke from burning plastics at an Indiana recycling plant on April 12, 2023, forced at least 2,000 people to leave their homes. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 10th, 2023 - 11:56 am § in Misc.
How does something become priceless art?
This bowl isn’t for keeping sugar cubes in. For one thing, it’s old, dating from the early 1700s. Also, it’s exquisitely hand-painted. And rare. But mainly, someone just paid $25 million for it. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]