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  • Art Modell dies at 87

    09/06/2012 4:45:59 AM PDT · by Perdogg · 41 replies
    BALTIMORE -- Former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell has died. He was 87. The team said Modell died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he had been admitted Wednesday. A cause of death was not given. Modell was among the most important figures in the NFL as owner of the Cleveland Browns, which became the Ravens after he took the team to Baltimore in 1996 in a move that tarnished his reputation as one of the league's most innovative and influential owners
  • Solid waste problem Recreation for humans limited by what geese leave behind (Canada Goose alert)

    01/16/2006 8:21:36 AM PST · by presidio9 · 43 replies · 1,157+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Monday, January 16, 2006 | Jim Herron Zamora
    Oakland has a poop problem. The city, like others nationwide, is home to thousands of Canada geese, which have found the region's temperate climate and lush parks make it a wonderful place to spend the year. At some points during the year, as many as 2,000 Canada geese might be found at Lake Merritt, basking in the sun and gorging themselves on the bread and other treats offered by park goers. That's a lot of geese, which means that's a lot of poop. "Each bird produces about a pound of poop a day -- that's literally a ton each day,"...