Baseball's Oldest Ruse

The Right To Waste Water Is Parching The West, Andrew Cuomo's Pot Problem, The Secretive Group That Decides What 'Natural Flavors' Means, Inside A Working Snail Farm, The Colorful History Of Baseball's Oldest Ruse, The Canine Catacombs And The Animal Cult Industry Of Ancient Egypt The Daily Digg Wednesday, June 10, 2015 USE IT OR LOSE IT The Right To Waste Water Is Parching The West digg.com How "use it or lose it" provisions in state water laws are soaking up valuable water supplies in the drought-stricken West. SMOKE, MIRRORED Andrew Cuomo's Pot Problem rollingstone.com In New York, one of the most liberal states in the country, why is the governor doing everything in his power to water down sensible marijuana reform? THE MISINFORMATION INDUSTRY The Secretive Group That Decides What 'Natural Flavors' Means publicintegrity.org The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, a secretive food industry trade group not part of the U.S. government, has become the de-facto regulator of flavor ingredients. SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT Inside A Working Snail Farm digg.com In this episode of "Gastropod," a visit with Ric Brewer, owner of Little Gray Farms, to learn what it takes to raise the "shrimp of the land," including purging, de-sliming, and kinky snail sex. THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK The Colorful History Of Baseball's Oldest Ruse ourgame.mlblogs.com The hidden-ball trick is defined as "a time- honored legal ruse in which a baseman conceals the ball and hopes that the base runner believes it has been returned to the pitcher. When the runner steps off the base, he is summarily tagged out with the hidden ball." The dying art dates back to the early days of pro baseball. THE MUMMIFIED MILLIONS The Canine Catacombs And The Animal Cult Industry Of Ancient Egypt ancient-origins.net Millions upon millions of animal mummies have been found in the dark, carved stone tunnels beneath the location of Egypt's earliest pyramid. The astounding piles of preserved animal remains not only signify a cultural and religious phenomenon, but also speak to the mammoth industry that operated to maintain a source of constant tributes to the gods. Get more stories on Digg.com → AS THE WORLD TURNS Britain's Sir Bradley Wiggins rides on his way to breaking the UCI Hour Record at the Olympic Velodrome in Lee Valley Velopark, London, Sunday, June 7, 2015. Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins broke cycling's prestigious hour record, covering 54.526 kilometers (33.88 miles) in 60 minutes. Credit: AP Photo/Tim Ireland Digg iOS app   •   Digg Android app Twitter   •   Facebook   •   Tumblr   •   YouTube Advertise on Digg digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2015 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014