Alive after 17 hours under an avalanche

21 years old has been found alive under an avalanche after 17 hours. He was found conscious and with just mild hypothermia according to the rescue services.The man was skiing off piste near Evolène in the Swiss Valais when he was buried by the slide. His family reported him missing at 17h30 and a search found a slide measuring 50 by 150 meters with tracks entering. However for safety reasons the search operation had to be suspended until Sunday morning. Read more

Coyotes Spotted at New York City Campus

Officials at Columbia University have issued a warning to students and faculty after three coyotes were spotted on the New York City campus over the weekend. The animals were first seen in front of Columbia’s Lewisohn Hall at Broadway and West 116th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan. Several students and a public safety officer at the Ivy League school spotted the wandering animals and notified police. None of the coyotes was captured, however. Read more

Shackleton whisky recovered after 100 years in polar ice

We brought you the story they were going after it, now they have it. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Five crates of whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered after being buried for more than 100 years under the Antarctic ice, explorers said Friday. Read more

Rabid Bobcat clobbered with ball bat during attack

Texas: Deer corn may be killing state’s quail

You really can be bored to death

Researchers say that people who complain of boredom are more likely to die young, and that those who experienced ‘high levels’ of tedium are more than two-and-a-half times as likely to die from heart disease or stroke than those satisfied with their lot.  More than 7,000 civil servants were studied over 25 years – and those who said they were bored were nearly 40 per cent more likely to have died by the end of study than those who did not. Read more

Alaska dentist fixes injured eagle’s broken beak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak – using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter. The bird was found in December with severe damage to its beak, apparently from fishing line that wrapped around it and started cutting into it. Read more

Michigan renews push to close Chicago ship locks

Michigan wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to close Chicago-area shipping locks in hopes of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.State Attorney General Mike Cox says justices denied the request without knowing that scientists had detected genetic material from the carp in Lake Michigan for the first time. Read more

The Semi-Automatic Pistol

Some people prefer to carry the semi-automatic pistol for defense. The semi-auto is flatter than the revolver, and generally has a greater ammunition capacity than does a revolver of the same overall size. I believe that it simply comes down to personal preference more often than not. Rather than advocate a specific brand or model, I’d like to offer some factors that might be to your advantage to consider when looking for a defensive auto pistol.

Is it of a size that you will actually carry it? I don’t mean can you carry it– will you carry it? I one had a +70 year old client show up for training with a large capacity .40 caliber pistol, which he proudly announced he intended to carry all day, every day. I suggested that he might be better served with a smaller handgun, and he became rather indignant. He protested that he was in perfect physical condition, and that he would have no problem carrying the handgun. He was in excellent shape, but his experience in carrying the gun was that he had hauled it to my concealed carry class in his lunch pail.  I might be a bit sheltered, but I haven’t carried a lunch pail regularly since third grade. Sad truth to tell, my main reason for quitting was that my lunches quit fitting in a lunch pail, and I graduated to shopping bags to haul my chow. I have nothing against lunch pails and I’m not clairvoyant, I just doubt this old guy was going to start carrying it 18 hours a day.

It turned out that despite spending way too much money on an expensive holster he found that the gun was simply too large and heavy for him to drag around in the course of his normal workday.  He ended up with a smaller handgun in a pocket holster. The gun should fit into your lifestyle, because you’re unlikely to alter much of your lifestyle when you begin to carry a handgun.

If the gun is too large, you’ll leave it elsewhere. If it isn’t with you, it doesn’t count. I don’t generally recommend tiny defensive auto pistols, but I sincerely believe you are infinitely better off with a .22 Short in your pocket than you are with a Combat Custom Big Name Whiz-Bang .577 Magnum Zombie Killer that is out of reach.  For most people, a reasonable choice is somewhere between those extremes. Read more

Alaska’s Bush Pilots The Real Deal Documentary

Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions is very proud to announce  the world release of the much-awaited Alaska’s Bush Pilots The Real Deal.  A documentary film two years in the making.

Available at: www.alaskasbushpilots.com

Jim Oltersdorf Film Productions
38410 Salmon Circle
Soldotna, Alaska 99669 USA

Scientists Raise edible insects in Costa Rica

A dissected Pompilidae-Pepsis sp. is pictured at the laboratory of the National Institute of Biodiversity (INBIO) on February 2 in Santo Domingo de Heredia, on the outskirts of San Jose. In the laboratory of INBIO, with funding from the Netherlands, scientists of Costa Rica, Bhutan and Benin are working on the reproduction of various types of native insects that can be eaten.

The day when restaurants will serve garlic grasshoppers or beetle larva skewers is getting closer in Costa Rica, where scientists are “growing” insects for human consumption.

NM cops looking for night deposit box angler

Revealing new boat name makes top 10 list

How to Make a EDC or Every Day Carry Kit (With Video)

What should you carry in your EDC kit? I can’t give you the definitive answer because I do not live where you do, and the laws are different in every state. I will help you to start thinking about what you need. It is important to know that an EDC kit is not a Back Pack or bag type kit. It should consist of just the basic items you’ll need to help you quickly respond to situations that could arise during your day. Read more

People Lose Weight at High Altitudes without Exercise or Dieting

Forget getting your stomach stapled to lose weight; new research suggests the obese people who want to lose weight should buy mountaintop homes. German scientists have found that obese individual who are moved to high altitudes lose weight without dieting or exercising. This must be what all those late-night infomericals are talking about. The findings are preliminary, but if more research finds it’s true, expect ski resorts to turn into a Fat Camps. I used to work and live at 9000 feet and most of the people I worked with were fat. So I do not know if I buy into this one.

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Driver misses deer, punctures gas pipeline

80-pound blue catfish is new Georgia state record

Encounter with two cougars closes Bay Area park

Boy reprimanded for bringing Lego Action Figure with tiny toy gun to school

Man injured after homemade backpack rocket for sledding explodes

A 62-year-old Michigan man has been hospitalized with burns after the rocket backpack he built to power himself on a sled exploded, the Detroit Free Press reports. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe says the unidentified man, who had been drinking before the accident, suffered second-degree burns to his face and body, and possible eye damage. Read more

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