90 Year Old Climber Reaches Mount Fuji Summit Again
Kiyokichi Miuri, guided by three grown grandchildren, completed his 11th ascent of Mount Fuji wearing tabi socks and straw sandals. The 12,285 foot peak drew thousands during the July August climbing season with 192,500 climbers and 102,300 reaching the summit. The sacred volcano, dormant for over 200 years, is famed for sunrise views and a strict once in a lifetime climbing tradition.
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Caterpillar farm finds bottle solution for cocoons
In Ontario Ohio the Taylor family raises cecropia moths using pop bottles as basins. Bottles keep caterpillars on branches while they spin cocoons, preventing drownings. Amanda Taylor found the first caterpillar in 1983, sparking a small farm aimed at selling specimens to collectors at about 35 dollars each.
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Private postal service offering cheaper mail options
Reed Watkins launched Mail America with bright red boxes and 15 cent stamps on bill payments. The Salt Lake City venture uses USPS bulk rates to collect household mail and route most payments in a single envelope, earning profits from repeated bill payments while losing on personal letters. Watkins expects profitability in the year's final quarter after a legal challenge from postal workers union.
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