Aug 14th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Austin, Texas is no longer where the buffalo roam. The escaped bison that we first told you about last week, was found on Friday and returned safely to the ranch where she had escaped more than a week earlier.
On August 3rd, the bison was purchased by a local rancher, who returned home to introduce her into his existing herd. While unloading her on his property however, something spooked the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Austin's wandering bison found, returned home
Aug 14th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Austin, Texas is no longer where the buffalo roam. The escaped bison that we first told you about last week, was found on Friday and returned safely to the ranch where she had escaped more than a week earlier.
On August 3rd, the bison was purchased by a local rancher, who returned home to introduce her into his existing herd. While unloading her on his property however, something spooked the ...Ghostscrapers - Top ten post-apocalyptic abandoned skyscrapers
Aug 9th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
When city plans exceed reality, or the money dries up, or people simply leave in a mass exodus, skyscrapers vacate and slowly decay. High winds thrash through broken windows. Rats live undisturbed amongst decades old rubble. Stairways lead to doors that may never open again. The ghost of ambition's past arrives in the present like a howling specter, creating eyesores, dangerous conditions, ...'Thirsty Dudes' drink up beverages from all over the world
Jun 13th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Tired of drinking the same old stuff? Three Thirsty Dudes are on a liquid journey to taste test the world's refreshments, one beverage at a time. Together, the team of Buffalo natives has reviewed over 1,200 drinks, ranging from mass produced soda pop and iced tea to more obscure drinks that fall into categories such as 'chunky drinks' and 'elixir.' They're like foodies, except they steer ...Photo of the day - Don't look a gift buffalo in the mouth
May 12th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Shopping at a local market can be a highlight of any trip. You might find antiques in Paris, produce and food in Ethiopia, or just tube socks and funnel cake in America. Today's Photo of the Day was taken by
Flickr user American Jon at the
Bac Ha Market in Vietnam, known for colorful hill tribes, livestock of all kinds (some good advice on transporting your new chicken can be found here), ...Native Americans in Oregon hunt buffalo for first time in a century
Feb 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
In the old days, the Cayuse people used to rely on the buffalo hunt. Like many other Native American tribes, the buffalo gave them meat, hide, bone, grease, bone, and other materials. But once European settlers swept across the continent the buffalo all but disappeared. The Cayuse haven't had a buffalo hunt in a hundred years.
All that has changed now that the Cayuse have won the right, ...Herschend to manage Elitch Gardens and Darien Lake
Jan 30th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Herschend Family Entertainment has announced a new management deal with two amusement parks. Denver's Elitch Gardens and Buffalo's Darien Lake will now be managed by the Atlanta-based amusement park and entertainment attraction operator.
Herschend is the nation's largest family-owned theme park corporation. It currently owns and operates Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN, Silver Dollar City in ...Galley Gossip: A flight attendant Christmas story
Dec 25th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
I graduated from flight attendant training on the 8th of December in 1995. Two weeks later, on Christmas Eve, my roommate and I were called out to work a trip - together. The crew scheduling God's must have been smiling down on us that day because it's not often a flight attendant gets to work with their roommate who also happens to be their best friend on reserve. Although we were scheduled to ...Plane Answers: NTSB glosses over fatigue in the Colgan crash
Feb 4th, 2010 at 3:30PM: As a pilot, I feel the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has failed me. They're tasked to investigate accidents and report on them so the aviation community can hopefully avoid similar mistakes. They also submit recommendations to the FAA for changes they feel will make air travel safer.
But I have to question the impartiality of the NTSB after seeing the outcome of the Colgan 3407 ...Italy battles buffalo mozzarella fraud
Jan 22nd, 2010 at 3:30PM: There's a cheese scandal brewing in Italy, and it involves buffalo mozzarella, one of the country's most famous foods. Served on pizzas and pastas, with antipasti, in salads or just enjoyed by the handful (what? I'm the only person that does that?), the cheese is known for its quality and purity. But it seems that much of the cheese passed off as 100% from buffalo milk actually contains trace ...Passengers pay twice to avoid Colgan
May 18th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Small planes just don't resonate with some passengers. MaryBeth and Cy Christiansan of Queens paid the equivalent of an extra ticket each to skip a Colgan plane and fly on a jet. They indicated that the Colgan crash in Buffalo back in February wasn't far from their minds. So, for a bit of comfort, it was $150 well spent.
A Colgan flight crashed in February, killing all 49 people on the plane and ...Buffalo crash pilot lied on job application
May 13th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Remember that plane crash in February, in Buffalo? There were 50 fatalities. Well, it turns out the pilot would have lost his job if he hadn't lost his life. Marvin Renlsow, who was a pilot for Colgan, reportedly falsified his job application by not disclosing two failures on flight tests in small planes. Had his supervisors known, he "would have been immediately dismissed."
Currently, the ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...Buffalo Jerky - Better than Beef or Turkey?
Mar 16th, 2009 at 1:30PM: We recently compared and contrasted some some beef and turkey jerky from Jerky.com. Were our cravings satisfied? Yes. Well, for the afternoon. What about Buffalo Jerky? Is that chewier, meatier, more healthy than turkey or beef? We tried some Black Pepper Buffalo Jerky to find out. Firstly, we loved the Black Pepper flavoring. It was spicy, but not overwhelmingly so. We could still taste the meat ...Watching news worsens aviophobia
Feb 15th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
Aviophobia, a fear of flying is not unusual. The American Psychological Association estimates that 10 percent to 25 percent of Americans suffer from it ... despite the fact that we all have heard how much safer flying is than driving. What few probably realize, however, is that this fear can be exacerbated by news of travel disasters: a condition called vicarious trauma.
Flying is one of the ...Lives saved from missed connection on flight to Buffalo
Feb 14th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Imagine this scenario. You're feeling aggravated because your flight has been delayed. Because of this delay, you've missed your connection on another flight. The hours have ticked by while you're wondering when you might get to your destination.
Then you find out that the plane you would have been on if your flight had not been delayed had crashed into a house and everyone on board had ...Plane crashes and traffic accidents
Feb 13th, 2009 at 8:05AM: The first thing I read this morning was the news about the plane crash of Flight 3047, a stark contrast to the landing of Flight 1549 into the Hudson. Perhaps, this is why Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III has down played his role as a hero. One different step and the outcome could have been the terrible version. The version that makes someone's heart stop for a second and think, "There but for ...9/11 widow dies in Buffalo plane crash
Feb 13th, 2009 at 5:30AM: Beverly Eckert, widow of 9/11 victim Sean Rooney, perished on Continental Airlines Flight 3407 last night. She was on her way to Buffalo to celebrate what would have been her husband's 58th birthday. While in town, she had also planned to participate in the presentation of a scholarship award at Canisius High School. She had created the scholarship in honor of her late husband.
The crash of ...Extraordinary wildlife video: Buffaloes unite to fight lions and save baby
Dec 9th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Browsing through YouTube last night (taking advantage of it before it gets blocked here in Dubai, just like Flickr is), I came across this astounding video that some lucky travelers at Kruger National Park in South Africa were eye witnesses to. It has been viewed over 39 million times and has almost 43,000 comments. They have managed to get live footage of a baby water buffalo being caught by a ...
Anchor Bar in Buffalo: Home of the original Buffalo wings
Sep 24th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Buffalo is famous for several great things: tons of snow, losing the Super Bowl, and wings. In the 44 years since their invention, wings have become an American favorite, served in every bar in the country. Whole restaurant chains have developed around the buffalo wing, but does anything compare to the closely guarded secret recipe of the original? Next time you're in Buffalo, find out for ...Buffalo, New York, attempts to attract visitors with its crummy weather
Mar 10th, 2008 at 8:40AM: Only, the group of weather enthusiasts creating Buffalo's interactive "Weather Experience Center" don't consider blizzards "crummy." Instead, they hope to capitalize on Buffalo's changeable weather by feature it and other dramatic phenomena such as tornadoes and hurricanes in a museum-quality waterfront building. One feature on the center's drawing board is a "blizzard room," where visitors can ...
