A West Virginia mayor was detained for a short time after trying to use an expired driver's license to board the plane. Charleston Mayor Danny Jones's was in a trip to California when the incident occurred.
He came with an idea to show a locally produced magazine, with his picture inside identifying him as the mayor of Charleston, before officials would finally let Jones fly back home.
"I think that magazine may have saved the day," Jones said.
Jones lost track of his driver's license two weeks ago while preparing for a trip to Seal Beach. (dailymail)
The guards at John Wayne Airport in Orange County searched his bag, he told the Charleston Daily Mail for a story published Monday. Then he remembered picking up a copy of Charleston Magazine while on his way to the West Coast for a little rest and relaxation. Inside was a photograph of him standing in downtown Charleston and an article Jones had written as mayor welcoming visitors to the state capital. (Photo)
martes, 29 de enero de 2008
lunes, 28 de enero de 2008
Tantric Master - New Ice Record of 72 hours
To break his own this man, who calls himself a Tantric Master, stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice for an hour and 12 minutes.
Wim Hof, 48, told that he survives in the ice by controlling his body temperature through tantric meditation. It was in 2004 Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance by immersing himself in ice for an hour and eight minutes.
The Dutch man, commonly nicknamed Iceman, holds nine world records including a world record for longest ice bath. In 2007, he attempted, but failed, to climb Mt. Everest in shorts. It is told that he has plans another attempt in 2008.
Hof claims Tantra, an Eastern tradition of ritual and meditation, is behind his extraordinary performance. (CBS)
On March 16, 2000 Hof swam 57.5 m. (188.6 ft.) under three feet of an ice lake near the Finnish village of Kolari, deep inside the Arctic Circle. Using no special equipment, he wore only swim shorts and a pair of goggles! Here is the video of his adventure:
Links:
BBC's interview with Wim Hof and physiologist Dr George Havenith on 13th March, 2002 might be of some interest too.
Hof's website
Wim Hof, 48, told that he survives in the ice by controlling his body temperature through tantric meditation. It was in 2004 Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance by immersing himself in ice for an hour and eight minutes.
The Dutch man, commonly nicknamed Iceman, holds nine world records including a world record for longest ice bath. In 2007, he attempted, but failed, to climb Mt. Everest in shorts. It is told that he has plans another attempt in 2008.
Hof claims Tantra, an Eastern tradition of ritual and meditation, is behind his extraordinary performance. (CBS)
On March 16, 2000 Hof swam 57.5 m. (188.6 ft.) under three feet of an ice lake near the Finnish village of Kolari, deep inside the Arctic Circle. Using no special equipment, he wore only swim shorts and a pair of goggles! Here is the video of his adventure:
Links:
BBC's interview with Wim Hof and physiologist Dr George Havenith on 13th March, 2002 might be of some interest too.
Hof's website
Don't Quit !
Are you thinking of quiting something? Well, I am not either. But reading nicely phrased writing is nice even if you think you knew everything about it beforehand. One of my friends sent this Don't Quit message in my mailbox and I thought it will be a good read for you too.
Don't Quit
When things go wrong,
as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging
seems uphill,
When the funds are low and
the debts are high,
and you want to smile,
but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must . . . but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell
how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit . . .
It's when things go wrong
that you mustn't quit.
I searched around and found a longer version of the poem. You can read along if you feel like:
Don't Quit
When things go wrong,
as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging
seems uphill,
When the funds are low and
the debts are high,
and you want to smile,
but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must . . . but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell
how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight
when you're hardest hit . . .
It's when things go wrong
that you mustn't quit.
I searched around and found a longer version of the poem. You can read along if you feel like:
martes, 22 de enero de 2008
Railway track 'not the best place' to take a nap
What a lifetime experience! This guy lived to tell the story about how he slept in between railway track and got bumped on his head under a fright train only when he tried to sit up!
A drunken Australian man who took a nap between railway tracks has had a miraculously survived with only minor injuries and a bump on the head after being driven over by a freight train.
The 20-year-old guy dozed off at a level crossing at Port Augusta, in South Australia state, when the train approached about 3.40 a.m.
The driver saw the man and slammed on the emergency brake, but the train, carrying 3000 tonnes of freight, was unable to stop in time and rolled over him, halting only after it had passed. (metro)
A drunken Australian man who took a nap between railway tracks has had a miraculously survived with only minor injuries and a bump on the head after being driven over by a freight train.
The 20-year-old guy dozed off at a level crossing at Port Augusta, in South Australia state, when the train approached about 3.40 a.m.
The driver saw the man and slammed on the emergency brake, but the train, carrying 3000 tonnes of freight, was unable to stop in time and rolled over him, halting only after it had passed. (metro)
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