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Five More American Cities Go Smokefree Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:36PMCharleston went smokefree more than three years ago. I was one of many hundreds of people who campaigned hard for that victory.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Learning is a NASA Blast at Thanksgiving Point Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:58AMDavie Cooper was struggling to analyze the results of a Thanksgiving Point exhibit on the nature of light. "Goes," said the 3-year-old, on vacation from Grand Rapids, Mich., and visiting his grandparents in Riverton. "Goes," he repeated, pointing at a rubber ball small enough to roll under a wooden crossbar. "Doesn't go," he then said, pointing at a larger rubber ball, too big to roll under the ...
Can the liberal arts cure jihadists? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:48PMAs more homegrown terrorism suspects are uncovered, John Allemang wonders if literature and philosophy could help keep young people off the path to violence
RACE exhibit highlights social constructions and beliefs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:34AMThis past weekend, as a part of New Student Orientation (NSO) Grinnellians were bused to the Science Center of Iowa, located in Des Moines, to view an exhibit entitled “RACE: Are We So Different?” The exhibit was developed by the American Anthropological Association and the Science Museum of Minnesota as a way to convey the [...]
Guilford's Newest Teachers Start the Year Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:15AMGuilford goes back to school Sept. 2 with a dozen new education professionals to start the new year. Twelve new faculty members fill spaces at the town's elementary, middle, and high...
Administration building added to historic registry Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:56PMBy: Cassie Thomas I Chief Reporter Nodaway County now has one more nationally recognized historic building to boast about. After six years of research, Jason Williamson's hard work has paid off, and the Administration Building was added to the National Register of Historic places in Jul...
MMR: The zombie controversy that lurches on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:58PMThe MMR vaccine makes an unwelcome return to the headlines I thought it was over. I thought it was finished. But then I flicked on the TV and saw that Ultimate Big Brother was on, some monstrous new zombie version of the interminable celebration of mediocrity, and now I'm too traumatised even to glance at a TV Guide until probably around December time, when I have my annual "oh dear God is this ...
MMR: The zombie controversy that still lurches on | Martin Robbins Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:58PMThe MMR vaccine makes an unwelcome return to the headlines I thought it was over. I thought it was finished. But then I flicked on the TV and saw that Ultimate Big Brother was on, some monstrous new zombie version of the interminable celebration of mediocrity, and now I'm too traumatised even to glance at a TV Guide until probably around December time, when I have my annual "oh dear God is this ...
Realtime Worlds: an inside story Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:42PMLast week, Scotland's biggest game studio, Realtime Worlds, went into administration with the loss of 150 jobs. Gamesblog speaks to two ex-staff about what led to the collapse... How did this happen to Realtime Worlds? That's the question most industry pundits have been asking all week. APB was going to be the Grand Theft Auto of the 21st century – a freeform cops'n'robbers shootfest, taking ...
Not Really Fighting for their Homes: Bion response to a Posting by the Citizens for Family Farms: 08-28-2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:15PMNo doubt Ms. Hall and the CFF believe that they are fighting for their homes based on the examples they cite. Unfortunately those examples simply do not represent Bion's project nor do they reflect the substantial safeguards that Bion's proven waste treatment technology and professional operating protocols provide.
'Destination Amnesia Experienced By 'Older Adults Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:18AMOlder adults are more likely to have destination memory failures - forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with, according to a new study led by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute. It's the kind of memory faux pas that can lead to awkward or embarrassing social situations and even miscommunication in the doctor's office. Ironically, after making these memory errors older adults ...
'He visited the slums to teach children like me' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:53AMIn the week leading up to Teacher's Day on September 5, we bring you readers' stories about their favourite, most inspirational teachers.
Meghan McCain: 'Dirty Sexy Politics' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:42AM'Dirty Sexy Politics,' written by Meghan McCain, daughter of former Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona, goes behind the scenes on the campaign trail and in the spotlight to discuss why she thinks the Republican Party has veered from its roots. John McCain - Meghan McCain - Republican - Arizona - John McCain presidential campaign 2008
Why Changing Minds Is Hard to Do Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:12AMWhen facts don't cut it
Wonders of the Solar System (Blu-ray) Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:29PMRecommended The Series: Narrated by one Professor Brian Cox, the BBC's five part mini-series, The Wonders Of The Solar System originally aired on television last year but has now, rightfully, found its way to home video thanks to this spiffy new Blu-ray release. First things first - how much you get out of this series will depend entirely on how much you appreciate Cox's personality. He comes ...
On organic coffee farm, complex interactions keep pests under control Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:13PMProponents of organic farming often speak of nature's balance in ways that sound almost spiritual, prompting criticism that their views are unscientific and naive. At the other end of the spectrum are those who see farms as battlefields where insect pests and plant diseases must be vanquished with the magic bullets of modern agriculture: pesticides, fungicides and the like.
Livestock producers face industry-changing rule Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:22AMThe rule would change a couple of keys features in the industry. The first is that this rule would make it easier for cattle producers to sue the packing plants if that producer feels something is unfair.
Abbott shoots down Fielding's supply threat Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:26PMThe Coalition has ruled out joining forces with Family First Senator Steve Fielding to block supply if a Labor government is formed.
Choosing success Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:39AMBeware of politicians rewriting history to bolster self-serving patriotism and puffed-up nationalistic pride. Reflecting on why our hosting of the 2010 World Cup was so successful we should be honest about what worked - and why - lest we learn the wrong lesson.
Science & Environment Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:23PMOetzi, the 5,000 year old "Iceman" found in the Italian Alps, may have ceremonially buried, archaeologists claim. An autopsy showed that Oetzi had been murdered, dying of an arrow wound.
Essay : The schoolhouse beckons – for learners, it's a matter of ardor, not mere facts Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:55PMWe haven't a lot of ceremony left in American life, alas, but commencements do go on, year after year, and in the grand tradition, with full, appropriate panoply, bringing together, as we see here today, people from all walks of life, all parts of the country, and indeed of the world, to pay tribute to genuinely worthy accomplishment.
Questions and Answers - 25 August 2010 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:53PMGST—Comparison with OECD Countries; Overseas Investment Rules—New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement; Wages—Rises Compared with Prices; Health Services—Minister’s Statements
Deathship Earth Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:12PMMitch Tobin tours an endangered biosphere and the law meant to save it by Jon M. Shumaker Climb aboard the Death Ship. Mitch Tobin's lively and intelligent new book, Endangered: Biodiversity on the Brink, takes us on a grand tour through the world of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Coach on leave after student headlocked Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:17PMA Luling High School coach has been put on administrative leave after putting a student in a headlock, according to school officials.
FEDERAL NEWS Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:28AM25 Aug 2010 - Canada - Environment - Environment @ Gowlings - August 16, 2010 - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP - On July 12, 2010 the Budget Implementation Bill (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent, passing into law some significant and controversial amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).
Q&A: Ray Bradbury Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:33PMTIME talks to the celebrated science fiction author on the occasion of his 90th birthday
‘The Coming Famine’ by Julian Cribb Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:21PMJulian Cribb warns of worldwide famines in the near future, and offers sensible ways to help alleviate the “global feeding frenzy.”
Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D.: Beverages and Weight Gain: You Are What You Drink Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:23AMIf you need an afternoon Caramel Macchiato fix, or start each morning with a strawberry-banana smoothie, you may be getting more than you bargained for on your waistline.
Library's Big Step (video) Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:14PMNames have always been important for Timothy Field Beard of Roxbury, one of the nation’s preeminent genealogists.
Virtual Router Smashes Speed Records Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:30PM"Researchers in South Korea have built a networking router that transmits data at record speeds from components found in most high-end desktop computers. A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology created the router, which transmits data at nearly 40 gigabytes per second--many times faster than the previous record for such a device."
EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Bridgewater Library's Timothy Beard Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:29AMNames have always been important for Timothy Field Beard of Roxbury, one of the nation’s preeminent genealogists. Since early childhood, he has been absorbed with the histories of both his extended families and those of others, tracing some of them to seemingly impossible lengths back to the days of Charlemagne, the monumental eighth-century Frankish king who founded the Holy Roman Empire.
GCCISD welcomes new teachers, school year Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 8:51PMNew teachers Brian Courtney and Patricia DeJean, assigned to Impact Early College High School at Lee College, look over the orientation schedule at the new teachers breakfast at Gentry Junior School.
INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:44PMFor Jeff McCall it's been a busy summer full of plenty of television. For starters, he weighed in on the Christian Science Monitor and Advertising Age about President Obama's stint on "The View" and the decline of soap operas, respectively.
Bill McCollum: Career politician’s last hurrah or governor Florida needs? Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:00PMNot even two weeks ago, gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum was fighting back from a deficit in the polls to his Republican primary opponent, Rick Scott. A few days later, McCollum, 66, walked into a Jacksonville Republican women’s club meeting, buoyant and smiling, and announced to the crowd he was leading his opponent by four percentage points. Of course, election day is around the corner ...
What ‘Fact-Checking’ Means Online Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:14PMIf the Web has changed what qualifies as fact-checking, has it also changed what qualifies as a fact?
Secularism, Africa and characters in Rome Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:13AMDuring the Cold War, hawks on both sides saw the so-called "Third World" as a battleground for hearts and minds. More and more, the same thing is true in today's ideological struggles over secularism, and this summer has brought some important changes to the strategic map:
Financially Dependent Men More Likely to Cheat Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:34AMMen who are financially dependent on their female partners are more likely to cheat than men who contribute equally to the couple's bank account, according to a new study.
Is the Merlin engine the workhorse of future spaceflight? Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:21AMAll eyes are on SpaceX as it seeks to lower the cost of space access and open up new markets. Stewart Money argues that the company's most important innovation may not be its launch vehicles or spacecraft but a rocket engine that could be for space what another engine was for the automotive industry.
20 new ideas in science Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:15AMToday’s most cutting-edge scientific thinking: from switching off ageing to “enhancing” our babies; understanding consciousness to finding dark matter. You read it here first.
Our Climate iPhone app poorly organized Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:40PMTASTY: The news feed doesn’t seem to discriminate, pulling articles both for global warming and against it. BUMMER: App seems oddly organized, as Climate 101 sections and Top 10 List seem like they could be melded into a single section.
Sunday Function [Built on Facts] Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 6:17PMSo I spent two weeks in Wyoming, participated in a wedding in Louisiana, moved two apartments worth of stuff, visited Louisiana again to get a marriage license for myself (20 days left!), collected data for an experiment demonstrating a new result we're trying to get published quickly (hot topic, lots of competition), and so forth. Blogging is fun, but in terms of priority it has been taking a ...
Showdown on MMA: Second opinion Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:14PMDr. Showdown fires back at B.C. Medical Association's desire to ban MMA in Canada.
THREE BEERS WITH THE MASTER Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:34PMGuasave,Sinaloa, Mexico -- One of the many great things about being involved with the inner sanctum in boxing besides witnessing many scintillating ...
Steven G. Brant: Progressives Deserve To Be Worried About The Obama Administration Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:39PMWhat is the mindset inside the Obama White House these days? I've been wondering about this ever since Robert Gibbs went off on what he...
Whatcom County residents share their memories of the Northwest Washington Fair Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 6:36PMThe Herald recently asked local folks to submit their favorite memories of the Northwest Washington
BC Medical Association Misdiagnoses The Sport Of MMA Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:31PMBy Joe Ferraro It’s as if, not a day goes by that upon my rise from a good night’s rest, a preposterous story about MMA ignorance is brought to my attention. Today, I cannot fight the urge to share with you the sheer lunacy of the B.C. Medical Association’s desire to ban the sport of Mixed [...]
Summerfest Sunday at AELC in Fertile Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 6:49AMIt's from noon to 5 p.m.
Naperville offers insight about electric utility Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:17AMColumn: Welcome to The Electric Current -- a monthly column dedicated to keeping Naperville Sun readers informed about the city of Naperville's electric utility and providing energy efficiency information to families and businesses.
Cushing's real syndrome? Believing we're dopes Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:48AMBrian Cushing is trying to convince the NFL and gullible people that his positive drug test was caused by 'Overtrained Athlete Syndrome.' Unlike Houston owner Bob McNair, Mike Freeman rejects this with extreme prejudice. Bob McNair - Brian Cushing - National Football League - NFL - Houston Texans
Sylvania woman wins Fulbright scholarship Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:48AMBy DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER When Courtney Cobb headed off to her freshman year of college four years ago, she expected this August would be her month to start medical school after completing undergraduate premed studies. But when she leaves her Sylvania home Aug. 19, the freshly minted Denison University graduate will fly to Ireland to research ways to boost the world's financial health ...