Worst ad of 2007 ~ the guy pretending to hold on to the invisible hand that he pushed over the cliff
Here’s a sendoff into the weekend. What? You didn’t hear? The year is over. The worst ad (with the worst timing) of the year is in. Check out this guy:
Did they forget that the world’s largest country is still communist and has stopped buying our debt to prop up our currency? Did they also forget [...]
Millions flee as cyclone Sidr hits their umbrellas
Okay, CNN today is all over the umbrellas on their homepage. The disastre du moment is the cyclone Sidr that is hitting into Bangladesh. See below how they love umbrellas in their top real estate, just like the earlier post on Chile’s earthquake.
These are not beach umbrellas, but whoever is up on the website action [...]
Residents of Chile lose homes in major earthquake Resort to beach umbrellas for shelter
Many thousands of residents in Chile lost their homes in this week’s major 7.7 earthquake, but CNN has at least provided us with the AFP/Getty Images photo proving that at least they saved their beach umbrellas for use as shelter:
This is the only place on their website where this photo currently appears. All of the [...]
MSNBC: Dolphins save surfer from shark ~ 500 stitches later
MSNBC is reporting that a pod of dolphins saved surfer Todd Endris from a great white shark attack on August 28th. Read it here or click on the image for the newscast.
Heroes Star Hayden Panettiere breaks down over the killing of baby dolphins
Click on the still above to watch a graphic newscast of a very controversial annual dolphin killing tradition in Japan. Hayden Panettiere was one of the surfer protesters who went to try to stop this year’s slaughter. She broke down talking about the experience. Each year the tradition gains more attention.
CNN: Pool saves couple from California fires
A couple in Southern California sat in the deep end of their pool for three hours as their lives burned around them. Watch the video here. This survival method is a last resort; this couple had no prior warning that the fires were coming. Don’t try it at home if you can avoid it.
Palm trees after the destruction ~ Bush visits 2007 California fires on cover of The New York Times
On Friday, October 26, 2007, The New York Times ran a photo of President Bush walking through some of the destruction from the fires. In the background are two scorched palm trees:
Seeing one of the symbols of Southern California in disarray like this still provides a powerful image with a link to place — sort [...]
CNN: Seven die in beach house fire in N.C.
CNN is reporting that seven people have died in a beach house fire in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. Follow this link to the full article.
Our hearts go out to their families and friends.
Digg: "The craziest thing you will see on youtube"
This video is at the top of Digg today:
Notice how it opens with the beach and goes into other things like hula-hooping castle towers. Definitely pretty weird. Will you make it to the eviscerating baby at 2:47? What? Here’s the Digg link with comments. Cyriak is apparently someone from the UK who put it all [...]
Texans scramble to rebuild eroding beaches ~ maybe they should start with removing seawalls
While Texas isn’t the first state that you think of when you hear the word “beach,” the Houston Chronicle has some specifics on beach rebuilding projects in Galveston. They are planning on spending millions of dollars to restore their beaches.
It’s interesting to wonder if beach restoration like this is any more sound than the [...]
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