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Nik Wallenda crossing gorge on tightrope; Update: Makes it
http://twitter.com/#!/NikWallenda/status/348933425178238976
That will be Nik Wallenda’s final tweet before hopefully arriving safely on the other side of the Little Colorado River Gorge.
Update: Wallenda tweets from the other side:
http://twitter.com/#!/NikWallenda/status/348985106796531712Previously:
More on the story from CBS News:
Daredevil Nik Wallenda is using the Navajo Nation as a backdrop to one of his most ambitious feats yet — crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon.
The 34-year-old Sarasota, Fla., resident will set out Sunday on a quarter-mile cable stretched over the gorge that was eyed by another high-wire performer decades ago. The stunt comes a year after he traversed Niagara Falls earning a seventh Guinness world record. He’ll be using the same 2-inch-thick cable he used to cross the falls, only this time he won’t be wearing a safety harness.
The crossing is airing live on the Discovery Channel with a delay. Wallenda isn’t wearing a safety harness like he was when he crossed Niagra Falls, and there is no safety net:
http://twitter.com/#!/brianstelter/status/348960942974963713 http://twitter.com/#!/abcactionnews/status/348934764369154049Twitter is buzzing with comments about Wallenda’s attempt. Laura Ingraham kicks it off with a reminder that a lot of people can relate to this:
http://twitter.com/#!/IngrahamAngle/status/348958430784020480Indeed!
More reaction (most recent to oldest):
http://twitter.com/#!/cucciMANIA/status/348984535599439873 http://twitter.com/#!/acsayre/status/348983515012009984 http://twitter.com/#!/anjanettenic/status/348981845351882753 http://twitter.com/#!/SimonWells_17/status/348968916061667328 http://twitter.com/#!/RubyLoveK/status/348968904233730048 http://twitter.com/#!/Discovery_Bruce/status/348966065642029056 http://twitter.com/#!/barbaquesauce/status/348966045253521408 http://twitter.com/#!/LadyGlitzDiane/status/348964554182627329 http://twitter.com/#!/smowaswas/status/348964218462146560 http://twitter.com/#!/JoeCoots/status/348964212464304130 http://twitter.com/#!/devsav96/status/348963742601588736 http://twitter.com/#!/ladymcclendon/status/348963033869066241 http://twitter.com/#!/MurphyKeith/status/348957939110932480 http://twitter.com/#!/WVLTBob/status/348955728314249216Twitchy will post updates as Wallenda’s crossing proceeds.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
Did You Make This Whole Story Up?
Wandering Through Paris Last Night
State of Slim
Americans are getting fatter. A third of them are now obese—not just a few pounds overweight, but heavy enough to put their health in jeopardy. But, one state bucks the trend. Colorado is the leanest state in the nation, but not because of something in the air or the water. Rather, it’s where diet, activity, and environment perfectly intersect. From their Denver-based research facility, leading weight-loss experts Dr. James Hill and Dr. Holly Wyatt set out to discover why Coloradans are so slim and how they stay that way. They studied the patients in their weight-loss clinic along with the lean people of Colorado. They also looked for clues in the National Weight Control Registry, a scientific database of thousands of successful “losers” across the country who have dropped an average of 70 pounds and kept it off for 6 years. Their comparison of these groups led to an aha moment—the discovery of 6 simple habits that keep people in a state of slim. With proof that you can live like a lean Coloradan anywhere, Hill and Wyatt used those 6 habits as the foundation for their revolutionary plan, the Colorado Diet. Unlike most “diets,” this one reveals the secrets of people who are in the state of slim, whether it’s because they’ve always been slender or because they’ve lost weight and kept it off over the long term. This is critical, because what you need to do to for long-term weight maintenance is different from what you do to lose weight. You must repair your metabolism. If you don’t, you can drop pounds, but you won’t keep them off. The NWCR participants and Colorado residents had intuitively uncovered the right blend of food, activity, and habits that keep metabolism in top working order. Follow their lead, and you’ll be able to actually eat more food and still stay at a healthy weight. The Colorado Diet is divided into three phases with very clear objectives: Reignite, Rebuild, and Reinforce your metabolism. In the Reignite and Rebuild phases, you’ll drop 20 pounds in just 8 weeks as you discover how to eat and move so that you are working with, rather than against, your body’s metabolism. With a new, flexible metabolism, you’ll progress into the Reinforce phase, where you’ll continue to lose weight and solidify your new lifestyle. Along the way, you’ll learn how to make changes in your environment and your mind-set so they support, rather than thwart, your success. By following the Colorado Diet, you’ll get your body into a State of Slim for good.
The Most Insane Facts About The American Civil War You Didn’t Learn.
Being in school for over a decade has probably convinced you that you know everything there is to know about the Civil War. You have probably sat through countless History classes and quizzes. Unfortunately, you don’t know the half of it.
Here are some very surprising facts about the Civil War that you probably didn’t know about:
1.) Robert E. Lee’s estate was confiscated and turned into a cemetery during the Civil War.
2.) The Gatling Gun was invented during the Civil War.
3.) Hundreds of women dressed up as men and fought in the Civil War.
4.) Lincoln was shot at and nearly killed years before his assassination, a bullet went through his top hat.
5.) Walt Whitman served as a nurse during the Civil War.
6.) Soldiers would march on average 15-20 miles a day.
7.) The 13th Amendment, which ended slavery wasn’t ratified until 1901 in Delaware and 1976 in Kentucky.
8.) Union General Daniel Sickles was the first person to successfully use the temporary insanity plea in court.
9.) During the war there were over 60,000 amputations.
10.) Confederate General Martin Green’s last words were, “A bullet has not yet been molded that will kill me.” Moments later he was shot in the head and killed.
11.) In the 20 years after the Civil War, the nation’s divorce rate went up 150%.
12.) Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was the first woman surgeon in US Military history and is the only woman to with the Medal of Honor.
13.) Disease was the biggest killer in the war. Over one million soldiers got malaria.
14.) When he was assassinated, Abraham Lincoln had a $5 Confederate bill in his wallet.
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Buh-bye, Salon.com? Business Insider predicts site will ‘disappear’ next year
http://twitter.com/#!/CuffyMeh/status/216123463704915968
Salon.com was launched in 1995, but Business Insider suggests the progressive website may not make it through 2013.
In a sign that Salon is very close to being shuttered, the company “lost” its CEO and CFO recently. Chief technology officer, Cynthia Jeffers, was put in charge. But Salon will need a great deal more than new management. At the end of the final quarter of 2011, Salon had $149,000 in the bank against short-term liabilities that included $12.7 million in loans. During the same quarter, Salon lost $997,000 on revenue of $1.03 million.
https://twitter.com/deadlyestrogen/status/216126359615975424
Is it too early to hold the wake?
Marion Barry arranges date with voter on Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/marionbarryjr/status/187311433887924224
Marion Barry, Councilmember for District of Columbia Ward 8, faces a tough re-election bid. As you can see, he is leaving no stone unturned.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/04/03/marion-barry-arranges-date-with-voter-on-twitter/
Highway Fun
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I have waited years for this moment
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