Grant Holloway has won The 2019 Bowerman award crowning him as the male collegiate track and field athlete of the year. twitter.com/thebowerman/sβ¦
On Senior Day, Wisconsin's backup senior kicker Zach Hintze, who was 0/1 in his collegiate career before tonight, drills a school record 62-yard field goal streamable.com/svarx
Los Angeles has lined up record-cheap solar power: less than 2 cents per kilowatt-hour β a number experts say would be the lowest price ever paid for solar power in the United States, and cheaper than the cost of electricity from a typical natural gas-fired power plant. latimes.com/environment/sβ¦
A field with big bales of corn stover (made up of stalks, leaves, husks, and cobs) after the harvest in York, Nebraska, United States of America. Photographer: Wally Wilhelm, United States Department of Agriculture
TIL about "Stagecoach" Mary Fields, a former slave and was the first African-American female star route mail carrier in the United States. She also had a standing bet at her local saloon: Five bucks and a glass of whiskey said she could knock out any cowboy in Cascade, Montana with a single punch! badassoftheweek.com/fieldβ¦
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the warmest spring on record realclearscience.com/artiβ¦
[Jason Longshore Thread on USOC history] Whoever wins tonight in the #USOC2019 Final, they will become the 63rd different club to lift the trophy. The first final was played on May 16, 1914 and won by the Brooklyn Field Club, one of the first soccer clubs formed in the United States. twitter.com/Longshoe/statβ¦
[Must-Read Thread by Jason Longshore] Whoever wins tonight in the #USOC2019 Final, they will become the 63rd different club to lift the trophy. The first final was played on May 16, 1914 and won by the Brooklyn Field Club, one of the first soccer clubs formed in the United States. twitter.com/Longshoe/statβ¦
The overthrow of slavery in the United States wasn't a byproduct of capitalist development nor the triumph of an enlightened activist vanguard. It was a battle waged and won in the field of democratic mass politics β a battle that holds enormous lessons for radicals today. jacobinmag.com/2020/02/maβ¦
The overthrow of slavery in the United States wasn't a byproduct of capitalist development nor the triumph of an enlightened activist vanguard. It was a battle waged and won in the field of democratic mass politics β a battle that holds enormous lessons for radicals today. jacobinmag.com/2020/02/maβ¦
300-page House Intelligence Committee summary of witness testimony, timelines and phone records accuses Trump of perpetrating one of the most serious political crimes in the history of the United States. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/12/0β¦
For the second-consecutive meet, the University of HawaiΚ»i women's track and field program 60m record was broken with Martina Latting etching her name in the record books on Saturday at the Bronco Challenge at Jacksons Indoor Track. hawaiiathletics.com/news/β¦
What Happened in Harney County? -- "How can a person or a group of people track down five bulls across thousands of acres of forest range and murder them without a single track, or sign of death and then remove organs without a drop of blood?" [Oregon, United States of America] oregonsbeef.wordpress.comβ¦
[United States] Stanford study to evaluate Coronavirus epidemic. Please spend 5mins to help us track the impact of the virus on the community and understand the actions individuals and households are taking in response to the epidemic. You must be 18+yr to participate. stanforduniversity.qualtrβ¦
What Happened in Harney County? -- "How can a person or a group of people track down five bulls across thousands of acres of forest range and murder them without a single track, or sign of death and then remove organs without a drop of blood?" [Oregon, United States of America] oregonsbeef.wordpress.comβ¦
In the first indoor action of the 2019 season, the University of HawaiΚ»i women's track and field team earned a number of personal records and top 10 performances in program history on day one of the UW Invitational on Friday at the Dempsey Indoor in Seattle. hawaiiathletics.com/news/β¦
Do you follow collegiate or professional running/track & field?
Iβm curious how many people on here follow any collegiate or professional running/track & field events.
Last night in Boston, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia set a new world record in the indoor mile with 3:47.01. Second place was American Johnny Gregorek in 3:49.98, second best time ever for an American.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/03/wr-kejelcha-mile-indoor-34701/
Later this week is the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.
[United States] Stanford study to evaluate Coronavirus epidemic. Please spend 5mins to help us track the impact of the virus on the community and understand the actions individuals and households are taking in response to the epidemic. You must be 18+yr to participate. stanforduniversity.qualtrβ¦
United States wins 13-0 over Thailand in their opening match of the Women's World Cup, setting a new record for largest margin of victory bbc.co.uk/sport/live/footβ¦
The United States of Gluttony - Todayβs Millennials are on track to become the fattest generation in American history; future American adults will likely suffer from unprecedented levels of cancer and diabetes spectator.org/the-united-β¦
Investigators perplexed by death, mutilation of another Oregon cow -- "There were no bullets, no strangulation marks, no recent lightning storms, no rope burns on trees, no tire tracks, no shoe prints β and no spilled blood." [United States of America] bluemountaineagle.com/newβ¦
Dallas-Fort Worth had the largest electric railway system in the Southern United States, and it survived the longest out of any in the South, as well. At its height, it had 365 miles of track -- more than the modern London Underground. I drew a map of it. [1500x2000][oc]
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the warmest spring on record realclearscience.com/artiβ¦
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This year is no exception. In parts of the Southeast, spring has arrived weeks earlier than normal and may turn out to be the warmest spring on record realclearscience.com/artiβ¦
What Happened in Harney County? -- "How can a person or a group of people track down five bulls across thousands of acres of forest range and murder them without a single track, or sign of death and then remove organs without a drop of blood?" [Oregon, United States of America] reddit.com/r/ConspiracyIIβ¦
I'm making a list of all the top Science Fiction and Fantasy magazines, in the United Kingdom and United States. Please add to the list, via the comments section, if I'm missing any great popular magazines that pay aspiring authors professional, or even semi professional rates, for their stories.
- Asimov's Science Fiction
- Apex Magazine
- Interzone
- Analog Magazine
- Strange Horizons
- Clarkesworld Magazine
- GUD
- Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine
- TOR Magazine
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Uncanny Magazine
- Fiyah Magazine
- Lightspeed Magazine
- Shoreline of Infinity
- Deep Magic
I'll edit this section as more people add their magazines in the comments section. Also, if you know any podcasts that read Fantasy/ Sci-Fi short stories on the regular, please mention them to.
President Trump: "Young campus Conservatives are flocking to Turning Point USA & other Conservative speaker events all over the Country, AND IN RECORD NUMBERS. Thousands of students are turning out. βI just want to compliment the President of the United States for signing that historic Executive.." twitter.com/realDonaldTruβ¦
Alabama Track & Fieldβs Tamara Clark records 3rd fastest 300m dash in NCAA history as Alabama men and women combine for seven event wins rolltide.com/news/2020/1/β¦
Field recordings - do any of you do it and what setup do you use? I love listening to tracks that have nature and ambient field recordings incorporated and would like to do some myself. Also happy to hear some if you post your tracks in the comments.
Two years ago (August 25th), Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas. It tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record ($125bn), and became the wettest tropical cyclone in the history of the United States (62 inches of rain).
World records for track & field, weightlifting and swimming get constantly broken. Generally speaking, every generation of athletes gets stronger/faster/quicker etc. Are other animals today also faster and stronger than previous generations?
The big Naughty List: Government Representatives who act against the interest of the United States and in the interest of Russia
