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Goose attack hospitalizes Canadian cyclist

As a bicycle commuter I’m always a little leery of the abundant Canada geese that foul the paths around Twin Cities lakes. They stand their ground and appear a little threatening, especially when they have young ones in tow. (To be sure, they probably feel the same way about me.) It doesn’t hurt to give…
by Bruce MacDonald

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Cost of crude: ND spills leap as oil production booms

Cost of crude: ND spills leap as oil production booms

The huge increase in oil production in North Dakota and Montana has brought an equally huge jump in oil and chemical spills tied to drilling.
by Paul Tosto

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A cell phone panic button

I'm sorry to live in a world where this kind of thing is necessary, but I see the point of a cell phone application that sends a distress signal via the power button. Olivia Solon writes in the U.K. edition of the Wired website that Amnesty International has released an open-source "panic button" app for human rights activists.
by Bruce MacDonald

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The Minnehaha drop from the kayaker’s view

The Minnehaha drop from the kayaker’s view

By now you’ve probably seen the pictures of professional kayaker Hunt Jennings’ plunge over Minnehaha Falls on Thursday. What did it look like from his point of view? This. He writes: After seeing a picture of this waterfall for the first time, I was instantly intrigued. At the end of a long, but awesome Colorado…
by Bob Collins

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New Ulm flooding by air

New Ulm flooding by air

Pilot Gary Bipes of Hector went for a ride over the New Ulm area last evening to get a look at the flooding after a week of rain.
by Bob Collins

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Mississippi River flooding: Here’s how it will look

Mississippi River flooding: Here’s how it will look

Of course, with more rain, predictions will change. But for now, it's more of a nuisance than a disaster.
by Bob Collins

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