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Diamonds Rained Down During Ice Age Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 11:55AM Diamonds and precious metals found in the eastern United States might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, all leading to a mass die-off of animals and humans.
Fisher speaks on Missouri symbols Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 1:02AMBLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- What do mules, catfish, bluebirds, fiddles, and ice cream cones have in common? All of these seemingly unrelated items are, in fact, symbols unique to our Show-Me State.
John Fisher speaks on Missouri symbols Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:59PMWhat do mules, catfish, bluebirds, fiddles, and ice cream cones have in common? All of these seemingly unrelated items are, in fact, symbols unique to our Show-Me State.
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Letters to the editor Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 1:05AM Shift investment from nuclear to renewable
Top Scoops Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 4:22AMMy friend Roy is a world-class computer wizard. Throughout the more than twenty years that we’ve known him, he has managed to solve numerous computer glitches that have had us totally baffled. In our business dealings with him he has been unfailingly dependable and honest.
Romenesko and the Dawning of Gossip Journalism Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 12:02PM News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Motorola: Dead Company Walking Poll: Has Murdoch Improved the Journal ? U.S.-Made Guns Arming the Drug Wars Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Howell Raines was executive editor of The New York Times from 2001 to 2003. Back in 1999, I was at the Poynter Institute, a journalism think tank in St. ...
Online-only letters Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 5:11AMHomelessness a reality Editor, The Times: Operation Nightwatch can no longer keep up with the requests for help ["Tent City: pointless,"...
Canada’s journalism schools emphasize multimedia Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 2:17AMCanada’s journalism schools are putting more emphasis on online journalism and multimedia, The Financial Post reports. David Beers, founder of online news magazine theTyee.ca and unstructor at UBC, recommends keeping the following pointers in mind when students are job hunting… … [visit site to read more]
Hands-on history Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 3:43AMCamper Carson Rozell hops toward the finish line Monday at “Camp Culley,” a pilot summer camp program at the Museum of Culpeper History. The group learned about dinosaurs and looked at tracks at a nearby quarry.
13:04 (BST), 09/06/2008 Turok Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS 9th June 2008 Turok, a Sci-Fi First Person Shooter ... Monday, June 9, 2008 @ 9:40AMTurok, a Sci-Fi First Person Shooter (FPS) game for PC, is being released by Avanquest Software Publishing in June 2008. The player takes on the role of Joseph Turok, a former black ops commando, now part of an elite Special Forces squad known as Whiskey Company.
Add amusement to a car trip Saturday, May 31, 2008 @ 3:02AMTaking a road trip with a back seat full of kids and high gas prices might seem like a nonvacation to beleaguered parents. But it is possible to take a driving trip, kids included, and still like them when you get there. It just takes planning and creative games.
Features and Case Studies Thursday, May 29, 2008 @ 8:01PMNon-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.
WILD Times At ‘BIG BUGS’ Wednesday, May 28, 2008 @ 3:44PM The BIG BUGS sculpture exhibit and Web-of-Life Extravaganza returns to New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods, 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, (Mass.) July 12 - October 31, 2008. Thirteen giant bugs invade New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden in the Woods this summer—and you’re going to love them!
Female Albatrosses Shack Up Wednesday, May 28, 2008 @ 9:01AM What happens when there is a shortage of males and a female wants to have a family?
The Natchez Democrat Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 1:52AMHigh oil prices may ultimately be a good thing for the Miss-Lou. Stick with me here because this one is going to require some explaining.
Minn. author visits students Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 5:08PMAuthor of the “Santa Claus: Super Spy” series Ryan Jacobson visited students Friday at the Lakeview Elementary School to share his books, his writing process and the joy of reading.
Scientists Announce Top 10 New Species; Issue SOS Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 3:24PM The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists -- scientists responsible for species exploration and classification -- today announced the top 10 new species described in 2007.
Scientists announce top 10 new species, issue SOS Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 11:05AMTEMPE, Ariz. – The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists – scientists responsible for species exploration and classification – today announce the top 10 new species described in 2007.
Clinton Campaign Pushes on Florida-Michigan Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 12:28PMFollowing hard on comments made yesterday by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) calling for the seating of delegates from Florida and Michigan and raising the possibility of taking that fight to the convention, her top campaign advisers held a conference...
Meet Giganotosaurus, a relic from Patagonia Thursday, May 22, 2008 @ 5:33AMAt 6 feet tall, Sally Dix isn’t used to being towered over.
Summer Reading with Math Flavor Saturday, May 17, 2008 @ 11:22PMSummer reading suggestions that make math enjoyable.
Stick to the facts Saturday, May 10, 2008 @ 12:32AMIt was a sticky case of the pre-prom budget reality check. Then the Kunkletown teen found the "Stuck at Prom" scholarship contest by Duck Tape brand duct tape.
Fugitive child molester turns himself in Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 3:01PMFormer Garden Grove softball coach turned himself in this week. He went missing after being convicted April 18.
Parks and Rec offers learning opportunities Thursday, May 8, 2008 @ 7:00AMWest Bloomfield Parks and Recreation is offering several upcoming programs and activities. For more information or to register, call (248) 451-1900 or (248) 451-1901 or log onto www.westbloomfieldparks.org. Here are a sampling: n Baby sitter preparedness safety - 7-9 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, May 13 and 15, at the West Bloomfield Police Department. This fast-paced course will focus on baby ...
Red-headed, raucous cranes are new stars at Oatland Island Thursday, May 8, 2008 @ 12:51AM Chris Gentile, director of the Oatland Island Wildlife Center, leaned over the edge of a wooden bridge and gave a call.
Film-maker seeks to bust popular shark myths Monday, May 5, 2008 @ 7:36PMThe popular image of the shark is of a veracious man-eating predator, which has meant that many shark species are being hunted without consideration.
Kenya: The pain on the plains Friday, May 2, 2008 @ 7:29PM Photographs can be unkind to Africa. The widest lens in imagedom cannot do justice to the breadth of vision that so liberates the eye on this magical continent. The usual banal clutter that so obscures perspectives in Britain has not (yet) infiltrated the grassy plains that are within tickling distance of the Equator. So there is an awful lot of land, and dust, and a huge sky perforated by ...
Eco-conscious students making impact Thursday, May 1, 2008 @ 3:24AM Like dinosaur tracks preserved in stone, the ecological footprints humans leave behind have a lasting impression. read more »
General News Tuesday, April 29, 2008 @ 7:57AMClarion Area Elementary School first-graders in Traci Blazosky’s class acted as paleontologists April 23 as they searched the front of the elementary school for ancient dinosaur eggs.
Several ELVs will be adopted - IRB laws chief Tuesday, April 29, 2008 @ 4:20AMIRB laws chief Bill Nolan has vigorously defended many of the new laws currently being tried out in the southern hemisphere, ahead of a crucial IRB meeting.
How DNA Could Reveal Texas Sex Practices Thursday, April 24, 2008 @ 11:05AM Officials in Texas just finished collecting cheek-swab samples from the 437 children and alleged parents in order to determine who is related to whom.
FCC Chairman Calls Comcast Liar, Critics Pile On Wednesday, April 23, 2008 @ 5:19PMComcast has lied about how and why it blocks peer-to-peer Internet traffic, and may be lying in its promise to stop some of its practices by year end, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a hearing held by a Senate committee on the future of the Internet.
Mysterious Phoenix Lights a UFO Hoax Wednesday, April 23, 2008 @ 3:55PM On Monday evening, April 21, mysterious lights were seen over Phoenix, Arizona. At just after eight, hundreds of residents called police and local news media to report four bright red lights hovering silently over the city. They changed shape after a while, moving from a triangular to rectangular configuration, then disappeared one by one.
Pearlstein: Newspaper Business Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 1:57PMWashington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein discusses the future of the newspaper business.
Prayer No Guarantee Against Adultery Monday, April 14, 2008 @ 9:46AM Strong faith in God is by itself no recipe for fidelity with a spouse. Close to the Almighty? You may not have a prayer.
What Do You See? Saturday, April 12, 2008 @ 12:41AMPaula Fox and Karla Kuskin?s book is a kind of poem about the clues left behind by a world in motion. David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy?s challenges readers to find camouflaged animals.
Why Beautiful Women Marry Less Attractive Men Thursday, April 10, 2008 @ 11:25AM Women seeking a lifelong mate might do well to choose the guy a notch below them in the looks category. New research reveals couples in which the wife is better looking than her husband are more positive and supportive than other match-ups.
Internet Hilarity Invades MIT Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 8:11PMHave you ever wanted to talk to Tron Guy? What about mingling with the twisted minds behind Homestar Runner? Do you love LOLCATS or Job-Jab? Then the ROFLCON is for you. April 25 and 26 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, internet memes that have kept us laughing for years will gather with "brainy academics" for this huge, and no doubt hilarious, event.
Texas Sect Earns Cult Status Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 12:55PM The allegedly polygamous group whose compound was raided this week in Texas is either a religious sect or a full-blown cult, depending on whom you ask.
Northern MI Search Wednesday, April 9, 2008 @ 12:21AMGlobal warming and reducing my carbon footprint are big issues for me. And it seems that a lot of people agree that we need to do what we can as individuals to make a “global” difference.
Poll Results Friday, March 28, 2008 @ 9:21AMI voted no because I think the tower should be at least 300 feet tall or maybe more. Hmm I wonder how wide it will be?
Ballots set for upcoming elections Wednesday, March 26, 2008 @ 10:54PMThe ballots were set in the races for several state and county positions as the filing period for the Aug. 5 primaries closed Tuesday.