Daily Archives: 13 June 13, 2007

Prison chapel books being removed

NEW YORK – Inmates at the federal prison camp in Otisville, N.Y., were stunned by what they saw at the chapel library on Memorial Day – hundreds of books had disappeared from the shelves. The removal of books is occurring … Continue reading

Comments Off on Prison chapel books being removed

Water Is Basic

The other day I made a post about fine bottled waters of the world.   One person commented by posting a link to an image of an African boy getting water from a well, which reminded me of a program my … Continue reading

2 Comments

How to unshrink wool

1. Place the wool item in a sink full of warm water. 2. Soak for 10 minutes. 3. Remove the item and squeeze out excess water. 4. Let dry on a towel. 5. Carefully stretch and pull the item back … Continue reading

Comments Off on How to unshrink wool

19th-Century Weapon Found in Whale

This photo released by the New Bedford Whaling Museum shows the tip of the bomb lance fragment, patented in 1879, that was removed from the neck of a bowhead whale captured at Barrow, Alaska, in May 2007. Link

Comments Off on 19th-Century Weapon Found in Whale