“That’s a memory that I’ll be able to keep forever,” Matt Sechrist told the St. Augustine Record. “That’s a special moment that I can use. Just one more thing on the résumé of things that I’ve done.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Florida man in wheelchair catches 250-pound lemon shark with assist from father, friends.
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Hugh Jackman has the role of the mutant superhero down pat, but the rest of the film is the same old slice and dice
Queen sees royal baby for first time as she visits the Cambridges at Kensington Palace
The Queen had earlier said she was ‘thrilled’ at the arrival of the Prince of Cambridge
UK heatwave: Hottest day of the year recorded as temperatures reach 33C
Britain has experienced the hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit just over 33C (91F) at Heathrow.
These was two days ago.. shortly after 2pm that the mercury had reached the year-high at the airport, after 32.8C been chalked up at nearby Northolt, west London.
Before today, 2013’s hottest day was last Wednesday, with 32.2C recorded in Hampton.
But with thunderstorms forecast, today is not only hotter but sweatier.
Earlier today Brendan Jones, a senior forecaster with Meteogroup, predicted conditions would be ‘very, very humid’.
He said: ‘So while 33C would be about a degree higher than the hottest temperature so far, it will feel even warmer.
‘It’s going to be sticky, oppressive and close, and will make things feel quite uncomfortable.’
Lightning strikes behind the London Eye, which was specially lit up to mark the birth of the royal baby
‘There was a huge bang. The whole house shook with the violence of the strike,’ a neighbour said.
The dramatic change in weather came after a three-week heatwave which saw temperatures reach a seven-year high, peaking on Monday at 33.5C in London.
Flash floods have struck parts of Nottinghamshire after the country’s heatwave broke up amid a series of thunderstorms.
Around 50 homes are thought to have been flooded, with residents in Southwell particularly badly affected.
Nottinghamshire police have warned people that drain covers may have come loose underwater and that roads may be littered with debris.
‘Members of the public who have been working in floodwater are reminded that hand washing is essential,’ the force said.
Local road closures are in place meanwhile, including the A612, which is closed between Southwell and Thurgaton.
Yesterday’s storms saw a month’s worth of rain fall in just a few hours in some locations.
In Pershore, Worcestershire, 56mm (2.2in) of rain fell in a three-hour period, higher than the 50mm average total for the whole of July.
Thunderstorms and flooding also delayed tens of thousands of commuters and homes were set alight on Tuesday.
About 27,000 lightning bolts hit Britain in storms that caused rush-hour misery for rail passengers in Scotland, north England, the west Midlands, East Anglia and the south.
Royal baby: Tired and emotional – time to give the royal three some peace now
I don’t know how she managed heels and a smile; I felt like taking her slippers and a hot water bottle. William snapped his son into the royal baby car seat in about six seconds flat, leaving parents around the world rapt with admiration and envy, recalling their own nine-hour struggles clipping in their car seats (a labour in itself).
Of course there were the inevitable Diana comparisons, she who had left that same wing in 1982 and 1984 for the respective births of William and Harry. But apart from the similar pattern – polka dots – of their post-pregnancy dresses, the two women are worlds apart.
They looked the perfect little family as they walked down the hospital steps, but you could also see that the last thing they wanted to do was share their new son with the world.
In a sense we had no right to share in their joy, but I’m glad they let us.
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