Archive for March 2010

Iditarod 2010

written by Mack Dreyfuss, on Mar 18, 2010 7:20:54 AM.

Lance Mackey won the Iditarod March 16. He is the only individual to win the 1,100 mile dog sled race four consecutive times. Mackey is a 39 year old throat cancer survivor. He wins a new Dodge truck and about 50,000 bucks.

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Alpacas Can Surf

written by Mack Dreyfuss, on Mar 16, 2010 7:42:00 PM.

A domesticated Andean alpaca named Pisco caught three waves on a ten foot surfboard March 16. The event occurred just outside of Peru’s capital in a beach town called San Bartolo.

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Guerrilla Gardeners Seek To Beautify Deteriorating Cityscapes

written by Mack Dreyfuss, on Mar 10, 2010 8:49:00 AM.

Environmentalists are fighting a different kind of battle in cities across the earth. Their battle isn't against religious extremism or any kind of organized army. Armed with seeds and soil, they scan the urban terrain they inhabit. They level their sight picture on areas they deem abandoned, neglected, or misused. They then transform the space into productivity and beauty via covert gardening.

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Solar-Powered Watercraft Prepares To Circumnavigate the Globe

written by Mack Dreyfuss, on Mar 8, 2010 3:50:00 PM.

Eco-friendly technology is preparing to unleash its most recent creation. The first entirely solar-powered nautical trip around the planet is scheduled for April 2011. Called PlanetSolar, this ship is topped with 5,300 square feet of solar panels which generate the power needed to maintain an average speed of 8 knots as it circumnavigates the globe.

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