Daily Archives: June 16, 2012

allthingseurope: Bern - Switzerland (by Dan//Fi)

While speaking at the RightOnline conference in Las Vegas, Jonah Goldberg took a picture of the crowd from the stage and tweeted it.

https://twitter.com/michelekirkBPR/status/214096138654056449

https://twitter.com/fran_chambers/status/214097143663837184

https://twitter.com/GOPrincess/status/214097606593351681

https://twitter.com/aprildgregory/status/214096577499893761

https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/214099252140445696

A horse co-owned by Ann Romney and its trainer have qualified to compete in the Olympics for the United States dressage team.

https://twitter.com/brianspeiser/status/214093207187890176

By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- One person was killed after a stage in Toronto's Downsview Park collapsed Saturday afternoon, minutes before spectators were set to begin streaming in to watch a concert by the alternative rock group Radiohead, authorities said.

Ian McClelland, deputy commander of Toronto Emergency Medical Services, said that city paramedics pronounced the person dead at the scene.

With the intelligence of modern technology, the amount of detail that can be uncovered at crime scenes is astounding. From the very basics of lifting fingerprints to a full body autopsy, the intricate process can uncover a lot of clues and ultimately solve many crimes. Forensic entomology plays a big part in estimating the time of death while bloodstains can track and determine the point of origin and type of wound.

Brace yourself: there’s a new teen trend emerging that is potentially life threatening. and it’s all just to get a quick high. Unfortunately, nearly every teen in America has access to it…because teens are huffing gas from air conditioning units.

“It will kill you,” air conditioning technician Lynn Morris of Morris Mechanical told WCNC of Charlotte, N.C. He became aware of the problem after his repairmen began to notice a pattern of low refrigerant in repair units; the only problem was, there usually wasn’t a leak.

The High Park Fire... has burned 54,230 acres to date and is estimated 20 percent contained. Additional firefighters have arrived with more than 1,533 personnel working on the fire with a 24-hour schedule with night shifts and day shifts. Steep terrain, limited access, and the presence of dense stands of beetle killed trees to the west of the fire area are of concern to fire officials.