Blog Heap of Links for the day 11 August 2015

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Wars and Rumors

Hero SAS sniper gunned down a knife-wielding Islamic State (ISIS) maniac just as he was trying to brutally behead a father and his young son.… head shot from 1,000 metres away… "They were last seen heading towards the Turkish border in a pick-up truck. It was a good day’s work." …the village held a party to celebrate the deaths of the ISIS fighters and it is understood terrorists have since refused to enter the town.…

11:02pm CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW
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Art of

Hemp

…The researchers examined fragments of 24 clay pipes that were recovered from the garden of Shakespeare's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, as well as from surrounding houses. After examining the fragments using a gas chromatography technique, the scientists found that eight of the pipes contained traces of cannabis, one contained nicotine, and two contained traces of cocaine derived from Peruvian coca leaves. Four of the pipes containing cannabis came from Shakespeare's property. …

10:57pm CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW

Animal Companions

Dog

…The shelter did a microchip scan and found that the owner information actually belonged to someone else in Tennessee. …led to a man named Lloyd Goldston. He said his dog went missing at the age of one when the family moved nine years ago from Tennessee to Alabama.…

10:51pm CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW

People Die

A French couple who died hiking in the searing heat of the New Mexico desert may have saved the life of their ten-year-old son by giving him the bulk of their dwindling supply of water… The family reportedly only packed two half-litre bottles of water between the three of them - far less than the four litres per person recommended by authorities.…

10:55pm CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW

History - still with us

…Dr. Nicholas Reeves of the University of Arizona told the Times of London that he believes he has discovered a secret doorway leading from the tomb of King Tut to that of, Nefertiti, believed to be the boy-king's mother and one of the most powerful women of the ancient world.…

7:20am CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW

Kids These Days!

…The girls told investigators they hoped killing Payton would please Slender Man, a character they had read about in online horror stories. The tales describe Slender Man as an unnaturally thin, faceless creature who preys on children.

Police captured the girls on the outskirts of the city that same day. They told investigators they planned to walk 300 miles to the Nicolet National Forest, where they hoped to live as Slender Man's servants in his mansion.

All three girls were 12 years old at the time.…

7:16am CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW
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Breitbart is Here

Geezer

…On this day in 1929 Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.…

Vic's news headlines and links start here today.
7:06am CDT Tue 2015 Aug 11 :MW