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McCain in Command; Clinton, Obama Battle
Tue Feb 5, 2008 4:44 PM EST
Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight.
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Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com
Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:53 PM EST (Amazon Press Release)
"This deal brings together two pioneering companies that share a long history of ceaseless focus on improving the customer experience," said Donald Katz, founder and chief executive of Audible.com. "We are very excited to be joining a company as innovative as Amazon.com."
Galapagos May be in Trouble
Seeded on Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:04 PM EST (The New York Times)
FOR anyone touring the Galápagos Islands, it is hard to imagine the globe's first World Heritage Site is at risk. The marine reserve is populated with sea turtles and humpback whales, and the national park's trails are inhabited by herons and albatrosses.
Huge potential for dinosaurs in Queensland - as many as 30 dig sites
Seeded on Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:25 AM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Dinosaur buffs in the western Queensland town of Winton say they have found enough resting places of the prehistoric beasts to keep them busy for at least 50 years.
Fossil suggests platypus lived in dinosaur times.
Seeded on Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:29 PM EST (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australian scientists have discovered that the platypus is significantly older than previously thought: it may have been around since 120 million years ago, meaning it lived alongside the dinosaurs.
Hundreds of Layoffs Expected at Yahoo
Seeded on Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:20 PM EST (The New York Times)
Yahoo is planning to lay off hundreds of employees in an effort to increase its profitability, prop up its deflated stock price and narrow the focus of its sprawling Internet portal to a smaller number of crucial areas, people close to the company said Monday.
You're Not Buying Gadgets, You are Subscribing To Them
Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:38 PM EST (The New York Times)
Everyone who walks into the Best Buy understands that you pay more for a device with fancier features and newer technology.
Mathematicians create 3D snowflakes using new computer program
Seeded on Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:25 PM EST (Science Daily)
Three-dimensional snowflakes can now be grown in a computer using a program developed by mathematicians at UC Davis and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Big-name artists may boycott Grammy's in support of WGA
Seeded on Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:57 PM EST (Hollyscoop)
It looks like it's going to be a really boring award show season. Artists like Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, 50 Cent and Bon Jovi might boycott the Grammy Awards this year in support of the writer's strike.
New Frog Species Described in South-Central US
Seeded on Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:50 PM EST (tulsaworld.com)
The Center for North American Herpetology, based in Lawrence, Kan., announced Thursday the discovery of a new species of frog that's native to eastern Oklahoma: the Cajun chorus frog.
Body Heat To Power Cell Phones?
Seeded on Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:37 PM EST (Science Daily)
Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S.
Flesh wound reveals dino secrets
Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:04 PM EST (BBC News)
A fossil unearthed in China has given scientists a rare glimpse of what dinosaurs were like in the flesh. The plant-eating Psittacosaurus had a thick layer of shark-like skin hidden under scales or feathers.
Birds can communicate in more complex ways than we thought
Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:28 PM EST (Science Daily)
With the aid of various alarm calls the Siberian jay bird species tells other members of its group what their main predators-hawks-are doing. The alarm calls are sufficient for Siberian jays to evince situation-specific fleeing behaviors, which enhances their chances of survival.
10 New Year's resolutions for birders in 2008
Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:10 PM EST (The Arizona Republic)
Things that could take your birding to the next level.
Leno Faces Writers Guild Action Over Monologues
Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:06 PM EST (The New York Times)
The restrictions that the striking Writers Guild of America has placed on late-night television hosts to keep them from writing material for their shows continued to have no impact on the leading late-night star, Jay Leno, who planned once again to write and perform a comedy mono …
Review: Andrew Bird
Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:34 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)
"I can sometimes forget where I am and wake up on the other side of the stage after four songs have passed by and have entered a totally alternate universe," Bird says. "There are parts of the song that are choreographed and I know there's a certain muscle memory.
Insects contributed to dinosaur's demise, book says
Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:30 PM EST (CBC)
The gut of a biting insect from the late Cretaceous period, preserved in amber, contained the pathogen that causes the disease leishmaniasis, which is potentially fatal. Another insect had organisms that cause malaria. Reptiles can get both diseases from biting insects.
Your favorite field guide...
Wed Jan 2, 2008 6:34 PM EST
Birders talk about books a lot. Especially field guides. Field guides are absolutely essential to the birder, unless you are some kind of freak-of-nature who can memorize the field marks of 850+ North American birds.
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New Group: Birding and Nature
Tue Jan 1, 2008 10:11 PM EST
I have formed a new group called Birding and Nature. The intent of the group is to provide a place for all species of nature lovers to come together - particularly birders. As long as there is interest, I will not abandon it. It will be updated frequently.
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First guest for David Letterman on return is Robin Williams
Seeded on Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:32 PM EST (Google)
Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday, while NBC's writer-less "Tonight" show welcomes Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
Video Game Looks Into World of Wolves
Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:17 PM EST
The new video game "WolfQuest" allows players to follow the call of the wild in the role of a wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
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New videotape of Bhutto shooting emerges
Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:17 PM EST (CNN)
"Dramatic new videotape of the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto emerged Sunday, showing her slumping moments after gunshots ring out.
Poll: Favorite Online Applications
Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:15 PM EST
Just to get an idea of what people are using on the web. What is your favorite...
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Hundreds of Georgia birds to be quarantined
Seeded on Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:08 PM EST (myfoxatlanta.com)
"The Georgia Department of Agriculture has ordered hundreds of exotic birds across the state to be quarantined. These exotic birds could be carrying Psittacosis, a disease that can spread to humans.
Girl Gets Bizarre Surprise Instead of iPod
Seeded on Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:45 PM EST (myfoxdc.com)
A little girl thought she was getting an iPod for Christmas but ended up getting a rude surprise. She got the box but when she opened it up, she found a surprising switch: the iPod had been replaced with a bizarre note.
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Strong Conservative. Reader, birder, percussionist. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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