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RIP Bill Millin - This is an awesome obit
ANY reasonable observer might have thought Bill Millin was unarmed as he jumped off the landing ramp at Sword Beach, in Normandy, on June 6th 1944. Unlike his colleagues, the pale 21-year-old held no rifle in his hands. Of course, in full Highland rig as he was, he had his trusty skean dhu, his little dirk, tucked in his right sock. But that was soon under three feet of water as he waded ashore, a weary soldier still smelling his own vomit from a night in a close boat on a choppy sea, and whose kilt in the freezing water was floating prettily round him like a ballerina’s skirt.
Bernie Rhodenbarr, lost and found…
A humorous story about death in NYC, from the always amazing Lawrence Block
NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS
Since the 19th century, all official Navy communications have been written that way, a legacy of primitive technology combined with the service’s love of tradition.
Soaring Bee Deaths in 2012 Sound Alarm on Malady
For America’s beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, the last year was particularly bad.
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Pentagon's Mad Scientists Want a Tattoo That Tracks Troops' Vitals
In its ongoing quest to measure every aspect of U.S. troops’ physiology, Pentagon researchers are looking to develop a durable, unobtrusive device that can track the body’s physical response to stress. Military scientists believe that using the device — preferably a tattoo — to track heart-rate, temperature or bio-electric response during various training situations will help them crack the code of combat fatigue.
Google Will Try To Eradicate All Of The Internet's Child Porn
Over the weekend, Google announced that it has been creating a database tagging child pornography on the Internet in an effort to eradicate images of child abuse entirely from the web. The company plans to spend $5 million to fight child pornography online, according to a blog post.
This Is Your Brain on Coffee
For hundreds of years, coffee has been one of the two or three most popular beverages on earth. But it’s only recently that scientists are figuring out that the drink has notable health benefits.
Migraine Triggers: 10 Surprising Culprits (and how to deal with them)
You might normally be able to tolerate a glass of wine or a missed meal just fine, for instance, but add a bad night’s sleep, a stressful week at work or a clump of rainy days to the mix, and you’ll be seeking solace under the bed covers.
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Experts Debate Plan to Speed Antibiotic Development
Experts are considering ways to speed the approval of new medicines to combat antibiotic-resistant infections, but high costs and safety concerns have complicated their efforts.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Registration Citizenship Requirement
States can’t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally.
