People across the Midwest should be on alert for severe weather, the weather agency said. One person has died as a result of storms in Fairdale, Illinois, said Patti Thompson, a state emergency management spokeswoman. In Rochelle, Illinois, there were “multiple reports of injuries and damage,” the Ogle County Sheriff’s dispatchers said. Tornadoes tore through […]
Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant […]
Your home is one of the biggest purchases you’re going to make in your entire life, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live somewhere you thoroughly enjoy, too. The following homes were designed by someone who spent a little too much time in their childhood with Dr. Seuss books, though that’s certainly not a bad […]
What a brilliant message about diversity. Too often we judge people and their relationships based on trivial things, like the color of their skin, their sex, their religion or physical appearance. This is wrong, because underneath our skin we’re all just the same – we’re people. As part of the Love Has No Labels project, […]
These are the most dangerous and active volcanoes in the world. 1) Shilevuch Russia – Kamchatka // 56°39 12 N161°21 42E 3,307 Meters high Stratovolcano Constant eruptio since 1999
Most of us have honey around the house. Perhaps you have a honey jar at home in the shape of a teddy bear? We’ve also used honey in our daily lives – in our drinks, on toast, or as part of dessert. When we stumbled upon this particular story, however, we were impressed by such […]
Nina Dobrev has officially quit The Vampire Diaries, and it will only be a matter of time before the CW show is cancelled altogether. Since Nina Dobrev’s break-up from her co-star Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries’ ratings have been hitting new lows – and everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Dobrev […]
1) Trolltunga – Norway Formed 10,000 years ago, trolltunga is a popular destination for brave hikers. It is 1,100 meters above sea level and hovers 700 meters over ringedalsvatnet lake. There is no railing to detract from its natural beauty ans, so far, there have been no hiking fatalities.
He died in a hospice in Hickory, North Carolina, after a brief illness due to complications from pneumonia, his wife Dorothy said. Co-star John Schneider, who played Bo Duke, paid tribute to the actor calling him “a fine man”. Dukes of Hazzard ran on CBS in the US from 1979 to 1985. “I learned more […]
Not to be confused with National Drink Beer Day (Sept. 28), International Beer Day (Aug. 1) or King Gambrinus Day (more on that below), today commemorates the beginning of the end of alcohol prohibition on April 7, 1933, when a law went into effect allowing the sale and consumption of beer with a lower alcohol […]