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  • Fossilized feathers may hold a trace of colour Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 8:19PMPigment remains might help to discern colours and patterns in feathered dinosaurs.
  • Marmarth Fossil Dig Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 8:05PM A North Dakota kid who has made worldwide headlines with his discovery in the badlands is back to help others do the same thing... Tyler Lyson discovered "Dakota Mummy" when he was only a sophomore in high school. This dinosaur is one of the r
  • Fossil feathers reveal their hues Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 7:29PMScientists show they are able to interpret the colour patterns seen in 100 million-year-old fossil feathers.
  • TV Critics Tour: BBC America Preps Eclectic Fall Lineup Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 7:21PMBeverly Hills, Calif.—BBC America will debut a BAFTA award-winning thriller focusing on British Muslim siblings moving in different political directions as part of its programming slate this fall.
  • In print Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 7:14PMResearchers have found what appear to be remnants of pigment in fossilized feathers, opening the possibility of reconstructing the colors of many long-extinct animals.
  • 1974 Ford Gran Torino 2-door Brougham review from North America Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 6:19AMNothing ever went wrong with the car except for a carburetor and the usual items such as brakes and batteries. The interior held up very well, and the paint looked good when we sold it.
  • Hey mate! Exeter Public Library reading program wows kiddos Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 6:12AM EXETER — Children will travel the seven continents this summer at the Exeter Public Library.
  • Can planet-destroying asteroids be diverted? Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 1:17AMWhat happened about 7am on June 30, 1908, near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia is now legendary among scientists studying near-Earth objects.
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008): Reviews Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 3:02PMStars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies. Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies.
  • The Enevitable Day July 7, 2008 Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 9:54AMI caught part of a story on the radio the other day about leap year of which this year is one. What sparked my interest was, I thought I hear the speaker say that every four hundred years, scheduled or not, there is no added day to the calendar.
  • Braves, Rebels, Lakers, Billygoats win openers Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 9:45AM[The second-seeded Brainerd Braves edged No. 3 Harding 5-4 Sunday in the opening round of the Victory League North Division playoffs.
  • Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 9:35AM silicon.com at 10: What were you doing in 1998?
  • Keeping an eye on the skies for the next big (or small) meteor Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 9:24AMNASA has been busy trying to identify what is headed this way, particularly those potential "civilization killers" of 1 kilometer in diameter - though as the Tunguska event in Siberia 100 years ago shows, the small ones matter, too.
  • Rehoboth Beach library to begin summer youth programs Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 9:23AMThe Rehoboth Beach Public Library will host a number of upcoming events, beginning with Monkeys in the House, at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 10. John Hadfield’s program is a combination of funny, original songs, circus-style juggling and amazing magic that will entertain kids and parents alike.
  • It can easily be accomplished with a computer Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 8:09AM[Editor’s Note: The following is a work of fiction.] Jake stopped the jeep and jumped out, starting toward the old rusted gate when he heard the distant roar of the jet engine. He turned and looked back toward Groom’s long runway and watched as the big grey bomber came toward him.
  • Chávez in danger Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 7:11AMOn 5 July, Venezuelans celebrated the 197th anniversary of their Declaration of Independence from Spain.
  • allAfrica.com: Comments Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 6:08AMWe welcome your comment on this article - and on all the articles published on allAfrica.com. Do not hesitate to be the first to comment on a particular story. It is as simple as typing in the space below.
  • SEASIDE PATRIOTS ON PARADE Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 4:58AMWhen a 45-foot long by 30-foot tall Tyrannosaurus rex appeared around the corner of Broadway Avenue and Fremont Boulevard in Seaside on Sunday afternoon, it looked a scene from a science fiction movie.
  • Keisser: Baseball coach did dirty work Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 2:16AMOn the last weekend of the 2008 regular season, a smiling 84-year-old took the mound at Blair Field and threw the ceremonial first pitch before a Long Beach State-Cal State Fullerton game.
  • UW scientist pins mass extinctions on ocean events Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:53PMA gigantic meteorite may have killed off the dinosaurs, but most big wipeouts probably originated from under the sea rather than from outer space.
  • Mishawaka dentist cares for Medicaid-covered kids :-Local center hopes to treat Medicaid-insured patients. Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 8:09AMMISHAWAKA -- The hallways inside Small Smiles Dental Center are lined not with charts about tooth decay or tips on how to avoid tartar buildup, but big colorful pictures of giraffes and dinosaurs wearing big human smiles.
  • IN THE GALLERIES Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 7:04AMIn Aberdeen...
  • New rules, costs cut into zoo schedule for viewing butterflies Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 5:29AMBLOOMINGTON -- Butterflies are endangered at Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo. In the past, butterflies were displayed from Memorial Day through Labor Day. But this summer, zoo visitors can view them only in the month of July.
  • Tee-ball player goes to capital Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 3:59AM5-year-old boy to represent state in game
  • FESTIVALS Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:04PMLA BELLE AMIE VINEYARD, at S.C. 90 and St. Joseph Road, North Myrtle Beach, will have its Independence Music Blast, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Music by the The Andrew Thielen Big Band. Vineyard tour 2:30 p.m. $10 for ages 18-79, otherwise free. Bring blankets and lawn chairs, but no coolers, food, beverages or pets. 399-WINE (9463) or www.labelleamie.com . PIREWAY PADDLEFEST, on the Waccamaw ...
  • Use ornamental grasses to add special dimension to any garden Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 10:35AMDuring the past 20 years, ornamental grasses have become signature plants in modern garden design. Charlotte Coutch discovered grasses a couple of years ago and has successfully integrated them into the landscape around her home on Nailor Road.
  • People and places Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:17AM•The following people received Individual Volunteer Awards from the Raymond Rosenberger Award Foundation: Roland and Marian Masenthin, the Maxine Rippe Award for establishing the New Haven Food Bank; Martha L. Riggens, the Martha Goodrich Award for outstanding long-term employment with the Parkview Hospital housekeeping staff; Dr. Robert W.
  • Bellamy at new botanical garden Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:55AMConservationist David Bellamy is attending the opening of a new Botanic Garden in Bristol.
  • See dinosaurs and monsters this summer Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:23AM Looking for a family vacation that combines a relatively inexpensive trip with something that will feed your children’s appetite for monsters? Here’s a look at just a few of the dinosaurs and monsters on display around the U.S.
  • DOCUMENTARY GIANTS Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:19PMWhat do the giant-screen films Everest and The Dream is Alive have in common with the mainstream releases Fahrenheit 9/11 and March of the Penguins ? All are documentaries with box-office grosses topping $100 million.
  • Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:16PMYou won’t find Amami Oshima mentioned in Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide, which is reason enough to visit. Once a domain of Okinawa and now firmly within — yet far removed from — Kagoshima Prefecture proper, the island group is easy to dismiss as neither fish nor fowl.
  • Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:16PMYou won’t find Amami Oshima mentioned in Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide, which is reason enough to visit. Once a domain of Okinawa and now firmly within — yet far removed from — Kagoshima Prefecture proper, the island group is easy to dismiss as neither fish nor fowl.
  • How to Improve Your PowerPoint Presentations Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:22PMMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - It may be the most famous slide show of all time. " An Inconvenient Truth ," the movie staring environmental activist and former Vice President Al Gore, is at its heart a slide show, hardly the format for a box office hit.
  • Events for the family Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:54AMSpecial Events Philadelphia Family Storytelling Thomas Mansion, 6245 Wissahickon Ave.; 302-947-9515. www.fairmountpark.org/ThomasMansion.asp. Donation suggested: $5; $2 children; $10 per family. 7/6 1:30 pm.
  • 36 Hours in Pittsburgh Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:01AMA cable car gives passengers great views of the city. PITTSBURGH has undergone a striking renaissance from a down-and-out smokestack to a gleaming cultural oasis. But old stereotypes die hard, and Pittsburgh probably doesn’t make many people’s short list for a cosmopolitan getaway.
  • Dinos long gone but still flourish Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:23AMThe end of the trail. Three miles ago I passed the "Entering Colorful Colorado" sign, leaving the Great Basin state of Utah behind.
  • People amazed by Burpee bone find Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:18AM Josh Mathews knew they’d struck gold right from the start.
  • Rare mammoth ready to strut its stuff at museum Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:54PMWhen you’re a mammoth, you’re used to being big.
  • 0703 Movies Now Playing Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:06AMOPENING THIS WEEK
  • Local film events Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:20AMBelle Isle Band Shell: Movies in the Park, "Alvin and the Chipmunks," 8:30 p.m. Thu. , Detroit. 313-628-2081.
  • ‘Rock’ing time for kids Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:04PMSeveral volcanoes erupted in the British Council conference room between 4 and 6pm on June 28. Some vinegar and liquid detergent, a teaspoonful baking soda and some red food colour was all that an eager group of kids needed to recreate one of nature’s devastating phenomena.
  • Giant impact explains Mars dichotomy Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:32PMGiant impact explains Mars dichotomy
  • Air Force tankers/dinosaurs need replacing now, senator says Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 2:34PMAlabama Sen. Richard Shelby urged Defense Secretary Robert Gates to expedite the Air Force’s KC-X aerial refueling tanker replacement in a letter sent today.
  • Vicky Ward: Good Luck Angelina! Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 11:17AMAs Angelina Jolie bravely brings twins into this world, she has my good wishes and encouragement, since raising twins, as any parent of multiples knows, is something completely different from raising siblings one at a time.
  • More books for Corning Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 11:02AMThe shelves of the Corning library will be about 95 books heavier after receiving a Books for Children grant through the Libri Foundation.
  • No more teachers, but plenty of books Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 9:43AMKenneth Tietze is like other eight-year-old boys. He plays in the river behind his house, rides his bike and tries to “catch” butterflies by grabbing them and throwing them into a net.
  • Award-winning musicians to play in Wilmington Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 8:13AM Wilmington’s concerts in the park will run throughout July, including a performance by one band that just achieved national acclaim.
  • 12:14 (BST), 02/07/2008 YoYo Games Developer Competition Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS YoYoGames.com has ... Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 8:13AMYoYoGames.com has announced the results of its second Independent Developers’ Casual Gaming Competition.
  • Global warming threatens tuatara Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 6:55AMTuatara have walked the earth for over 200 million years, but their future is looking shaky with new research suggesting climate change is threatening the existence of the species.
  • Living fossil doomed by climate change Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 6:20AMRISING temperatures will produce male only offspring in the tuatara, rendering the prehistoric reptile extinct by 2085, researchers from UWA predict.