Extreme Weather in Boston

boston weather 2011 July 22

BOSTON — A heat wave that spread from the Midwest to the Northeast tormented millions of people with blasts of 100-degree temperatures and bog-like humidity as blackouts struck neighborhoods and deaths were blamed on the hot weather. Boston’s thermometers had not seen 103 degrees on a July 22 since 1926. Boston Emergency Medical More...

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By kevingarden On Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
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HOW TO TRAIN A DOG TO FIND TRUFFLES

What are truffles? A truffle is the fruiting body of an underground mushroom; spore dispersal is accomplished through fungivores, animals that eat fungi. Almost all truffles are ectomycorrhizaland More...

By kevingarden On Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
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what does Hogchoker mean

Information on the Hogchoker fish from the Chesapeake Bay Program: The unusual name “hogchoker” comes from farmers who used to feed these fish to their hogs. The hogs would often choke More...

By kevingarden On Sunday, December 13th, 2009
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Petfinder Opens Its Foster a Lonely Pet Program

The folks at Petfinder.com having been thinking about superlatives now that it’s holiday time. If you’ve got better ideas — or more ideas — for any of these categories, please More...

By kevingarden On Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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RIP: Uga VII

Uga VII, the name of a lineage of English Bulldogs owned by Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog’s owner said. The 56-pound dog, nicknamed “Loran’s More...

By kevingarden On Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
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flapdoodle

“Flapdoodle is a lightly-raced horse on the way up. “His last start win at Taree was very good. It was his first try at open company and he handled it good. “He generally races More...

By kevingarden On Monday, October 26th, 2009
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Coconut crab

Giant Coconut Crab also called the robber crab or palm thief, because some coconut crabs are rumored to steal shiny items such as pots and silverware from houses and tents. A coconut crab will attack More...

By kevingarden On Thursday, October 8th, 2009
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7 foot long dog

An American woman has claimed that she owns the tallest dog in the world measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to tail. Caryn Weber is proud of Boomer, a Landseer Newfoundland More...

By kevingarden On Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
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Teacup pig hot in UK

You might remember not too long ago when pigs were trendy as pets. I think Julia Roberts and or George Clooney may have been pig-owners. But when regular people got pigs as pets, they quickly realized More...