After Hours: 120,900 radar images of US weather systems stitched together to form a 14-year weather time-lapse.
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Anthropomorphized Hyperboloid Structures of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
Anthropomorphized Hyperboloid Structures of the Day: Dear Ecotricity: If you want to convince me that polluting power plants should be abolished in favor of more wind turbines and solar panels, maybe don’t make me feel bad for cooling towers.
Just a thought.
[geekosystem.]
So This Also Happened of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
So This Also Happened of the Day: In New Orleans filming Dog Fight, Will Ferrell took a break to announce the starting lineups at tonight’s Bulls-Hornets matchup.
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Wakesurfing With The Dolphins of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
Wakesurfing With The Dolphins of the Day: A surfer rides the wake of a boat off the coast of St. Pete Beach, while two dolphins swim nearby.
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Dog Bites Woman of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
Dog Bites Woman of the Day: Anchorwoman Kyle Dyer of Denver’s 9News released a statement this afternoon saying she was okay after being bitten in the face by a dog during a live broadcast.
The scary incident took place after Dyer knelt down to pet the 85-pound Argentine mastiff, who became something of a local celebrity after being rescued by firefighters from a lake he fell into while pursuing a coyote.
Dyer was taken to the hospital, where she is currently resting. Doctors listed her condition as “fair.”
Max (full name: Gladiator Maximus), meanwhile, will be quarantined for 10 days. Officials cited his owner, Michael Robinson, for being unable to control the dog and not updating the dog’s rabies vaccination.
Video of the bite after the jump:
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Same-Sex Marriage News of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
Same-Sex Marriage News of the Day: Washington’s House of Representatives voted today 55-43 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.
This makes the bill effectively a law: The state Senate passed it last week, and Gov. Chris Gregoire has already stated publicly that she intends to sign it right away.
However, same-sex couples would have to wait at least until June before they can get married — and that’s only if opponents of gay rights are unsuccessful in obtaining the required number of signatures necessary for a referendum.
If they succeed, same-sex couples in Washington will have to wait until the state’s voters decide their fate at the ballot in November. The latest poll numbers show an near-even split between those would approve same-sex marriages and those who would ban them.
Today’s vote in Washington comes 24 hours after California’s 9th Circuit Court upheld a previous ruling declaring the state’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional.
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End Of An Era of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
End Of An Era of the Day: Fox announced today that its long-running medical drama House will conclude with a series finale at the end of its current season.
Deadline reports that creator David Shore told the network he felt it was time, creatively, to bring the show “home.”
“The producers have always imagined House as an enigmatic creature; he should never be the last one to leave the party,” Shore said in a statement. “How much better to disappear before the music stops, while there is still some promise and mystique in the air.”
The showrunner went on to suggest that House might live to snark another day on a different network.
The show, which has been on the air since 2004, is produced by NBC Universal, and the possibility exists that NBC might pick it up. However, NBC Entertainment head Robert Greenblatt all but dismissed that option last month when he indicated that the move would be too expensive to justify.
Still, some good news for fans of Fox’s Terra Nova: The cancellation of House makes a second season all the more likely.
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Afternoon Snack
Feb. 8, 2012
Afternoon Snack: This footage of Lil’ Bear and Tala the wolf playing with each other at Farmington’s Woodland Zoo is exactly two voice actors away from being a Disney movie about animal friends from different worlds battling the odds.
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Faith In Humanity Chaser of the Day
Feb. 8, 2012
Faith In Humanity Chaser of the Day: Noah Lamaide’s grandma needed $10,000 to stave off foreclosure of her home, so he did what any 12-year-old would do: He turned to the online charity he set up to help victims of Hurricane Katrina and asked for assistance.
The preteen from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, launched Noah’s Dream Catcher Network in 2010 to raise money for people affected by the natural disaster.
When he learned that his grandma has fallen behind on her mortgage due to illness and would need at least $10,000 to keep her family home from being auctioned off, he began soliciting donations through the charity.
“I didn’t think I was going to make it,” Noah said, so when he ended up raising $10,500, effectively saving his grandma’s house, “it was surprising.”
“I’m grateful for all the people who donated,” Noah told local reporters. “There’s a lot more good people in the world than I thought.”
[wdh / video: myfoxwausau.]
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