I had just mentioned him this weekend.

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71

It was announced last week that Carlin was to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor.

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Greenland Ice Core Analysis Shows Drastic Climate Change Near End Of Last Ice Age

Extreme weather to increase with climate change

Alert (thanks to guppiecat for the info)

Pet Food Products Seized at PETCO Distribution Center

On June 19, 2008, U.S. Marshals seized various animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center in Joliet, Ill. The products were seized at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and pursuant to a warrant issued by the U.S. District Court in Chicago.

[...] The distribution center in Joliet, Ill., provides pet food products and supplies to PETCO retail stores in 16 states: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.