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  • Plant of the Week Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:40AMDwarf Schefflera/
  • Study: Grazers help spread plant disease Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:10AMCORVALLIS — Researchers have discovered that grazing animals including deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease — quadrupling its prevalence in some cases — and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threatens more than 20 million acres of native grasslands in California.
  • January in the garden Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 2:10AMFLORIDA ARBOR DAY
  • New Year’s fire and break-in Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:35AMThe New Year got off to a quick start for Petoskey Public Safety department with two separate incidents — a fire and a break-in on Thursday.
  • Yes, we must bow to the Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 12:01AM Yes, we must bow to the global dribbel of mass produced candy floss entertainment, and of course it should be focused on jobs and the bottom line - anything less would be a scandal - free trade agreement all way with this industry and if we cant compete or turn a profit, we cab always outsource resources and talent to reduce overheads and splice in the aussie accents and gum trees later to make ...
  • Planetary storm over status of Pluto Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:03PM The number nine has a special significance for Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona. Nine is the number of planets in the Solar System, and Sykes is one of several leading astronomers who want to keep it that way.
  • Perhaps a three strikes Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 10:46PM Perhaps a three strikes policy make three films if none make a profit no more tax payers money.
  • ARTHUR BLACK: I’m addicted to dictionaries Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:13PMDictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. I’ve got at least seven dictionaries scattered around my house. I’m talking about general, A to Z, look-up-a-word dictionaries.
  • Reserve county garden for weddings Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:56PMThe Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and photos for the Perennial Garden, the Rose Garden, and the Colonial Park Arboretum. The fee for each site is $75 per hour.
  • Placerville announces 24 event schedule for 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:20PMPLACERVILLE, CA January 1, 2009: The office of Handy Racing Promotions Incorporated has released an action-packed schedule for the 2009 racing season at Placerville Speedway.
  • Don’t let the cold prevent you from getting outdoors Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:16PMMy three children and their families are just returning from several days of snow skiing, snowmobiling and sledding in Red River, N.M.
  • Remembering Hawley: Show at West Linn library documents the historic Willamette Falls powerhouse Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 9:36AMSANDY CARTER /WILLAMETTE FALLS HERITAGE FOUNDATION Rusting 1890s turbine outfalls dwarf (from left) artist Alissa Davis of New York City; Rusty Morse, a Portland General Electriccontractor; and artist Martha Wilcox of Palm Springs, Calif. The water roared and the mist...
  • Giant of the sea to stop off in Burnie Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:26AMA GIANT of the sea will hit the Coast next week. At 279 metres long, the Rhapsody of the Seas is the largest ship to ever visit a North- West port. And, with more than 2000 passengers aboard, the cruise ship is likely to provide a boost for the economy.
  • 2008: The year in the solar system Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:26PMAstronomers glimpsed unseen swathes of Mercury, found a space rock heading for Earth and landed a probe squarely on a patch of Martian ice
  • NPPD signs agreement with largest wind farm Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:46AMNebraskas largest wind farm could begin operating commercially by the first quarter of 2009, officials say.
  • Free Login/Register Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 9:33AMHey, chin up! And yes, we have hit a little speed bump on the road to riches. The question you have to ask yourself now is: Just how much of this 1930s bread line fear, handwringing and teeth gnashing are we going to take? I say bring it on, is that all you’ve got?
  • Amid the real news came laughs, gaffes Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:08AMThis is one story about 2008 that will not mention Barack Obama’s historic win in the Iowa caucuses that propelled him to the White House.
  • How atheism is being sold to America Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:06AMReligion – including Christianity and Judaism – is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism, tribalism, and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children."
  • Reel picks & pans Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:04PMBetween the two of us, we’ve seen 88 movies this year, 46 in common. At n average of two hours per movie, that’s approximately one full week spent watching the year’s cinematic releases.
  • Capitals retire Gartner’s number Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 9:00PMThe Washington Capitals retired Hall of Famer Mike Gartner’s No. 11 jersey prior to Sunday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ranked second in team history in goals (397), assists (392) and points (789), Gartner joins Yvon Labre (No. 7), Rod Langway (No. 5) and Dale Hunter (No. 32) as the only Capitals to have their numbers retired
  • 49ers hand coaching reins to Singletary Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:30PMThe San Francisco 49ers did not waste any time rewarding Mike Singletary
  • Browns reportedly fire GM Savage Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:30PMPhil Savage’s tenure in Cleveland apparently is over. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Sunday that the Browns have fired their embattled general manager
  • Israel lifts Gaza blockade Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:09PMIsrael eased a blockade of the Gaza Strip on Friday but militants there aimed rockets and mortars across the border, one of which misfired and killed two Palestinian girls
  • China adds ships to piracy taskforce Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:09PMThree Chinese naval vessels left for Somalia on Friday to help tackle piracy in a sign of the country’s rising global clout, and Japan said it may soon follow suit
  • Santa-clad gunman kills eight at L.A. party Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 7:09PMThe death toll from a shooting rampage in the United States in which a man dressed as Santa Claus entered his former in-laws’ house and opened fire on guests rose to eight on Friday, police said
  • Canadian juniors manhandle Kazakhstan Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:15PMTeam Canada continued to look razor-sharp Sunday afternoon at the world junior hockey championship. To no one’s surprise, the Canadians ripped Kazakhstan early and often en route to a dominating 15-0 win. The home side is now 2-0 at the tournament. Canada started quickly against Kazakhstan, firing four goals in a lopsided opening period
  • No Doubt, A New Charles As UConn Junior Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:05AMAngella Holgate, mother of UConn junior center Tina Charles, has enjoyed watching her daughter steadily dwarf the growth charts.
  • NFL games dwarf everything else on TV Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 12:23AMFifty years ago Sunday, the Colts and Giants met in a championship game widely credited with boosting the NFL as a major national television attraction.
  • Cavaliers rally to stay perfect at home Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 11:00PMMo Williams scored 24 points and LeBron James added 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers used a late rally to defeat the Washington Wizards, 93-89, on Thursday
  • OHL fan in Windsor blinded by errant puck Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 9:30PMA 67-year-old man struck by a puck during an Ontario Hockey League game this month has permanently lost sight in his right eye. Tom Bradley was attending a Windsor Spitfires game on Dec. 13 when he was hit by the puck. It was the only Spitfires’ second game in the new WFCU Centre in Windsor, which was packed
  • Serra Mesa Residents Sue City Council Over Development Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 8:05PMSome people upset over the size of a project planned for their neighborhood.
  • Twins born on snowy Windsor street improving Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 8:04PMBoth of the twins born this week on a snowy, freezing street in this city southwest of Toronto are now expected to survive
  • Second skier dies in Whistler accident Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 8:04PMA 47-year-old British Columbia skier died after hitting rocks on Whistler mountain Wednesday, just two days after a teenage snowboarder died in a similar incident at the ski resort
  • Packers QB Rodgers may need surgery Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:00PMGreen Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers may need shoulder surgery at season’s end, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported on Thursday. Rodgers, who has gone 5-10 in his first season as a starter, suffered a sprained right shoulder in Week Four vs. Tampa Bay, but has not missed any time
  • Zimbabwe activist, nine others charged in anti-government plot Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 1:24PMLeading Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and nine others were charged on Wednesday with plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government
  • Blackhawk pair lead west all-star voting Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:30PMThe Chicago Blackhawks have enjoyed a resurgence this season, and the team’s fans want the world to know about it. Blackhawks forwards Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are first and second, respectively, in overall Western Conference fan balloting for the National Hockey League all-star game
  • Windsor woman found delivering twins in snow bank Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:49AMNewborn twins are recovering at a Windsor hospital after their mother gave birth in the street under unusual circumstances just before midnight on Tuesday
  • Ottawa asks federal government to put transit offer to vote Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 11:49AMThe city is asking the federal government to intervene in its labour dispute with its largest transit union in hopes of ending a 15-day-old strike
  • Greeting storm Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 2:32AMDemands for the resignation of Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, after he shook hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres, gained momentum after newspapers began running a photograph of their meeting at a United Nations-sponsored interfaith conference in New York last November.
  • Rail Takes Back Seat as States Target Obama Stimulus for Roads Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 2:10AMDec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Missouri’s plan to spend $750 million in federal money on highways and nothing on mass transit in St. Louis doesn’t square with President-elect Barack Obama ’s vision for a revolutionary re-engineering of the nation’s infrastructure.
  • Obama team mulls $850 billion economic stimulus Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:50AMWASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama is laying the groundwork for a giant economic stimulus package, possibly $850 billion over two years, in his first test of legislative give and take with Congress.
  • Garden Notebook Dec. 20 Wednesday, December 24, 2008 @ 12:40AMIf you’ve waited to the last minute to get a gift for the gardener in your life, one option is to head to your local florist or garden center and pick up a nice houseplant, preferably one that has pretty flowers, foliage, or fragrance.
  • Burrowing black holes devoured first stars from within Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:37AMThe digested end-product of this cosmic feast could be the ancestors of the supermassive black holes that sit at the centre of galaxies like the Milky Way
  • The American Dream - An Obituary Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:31AMThe American Revolution was an extraordinary event. The idea that freedom was an inherent right, that tyranny could be successfully opposed, that government could serve the people, not the few, was truly revolutionary in 1776—as it is today.
  • Wings over Makara Wind farm project powers on Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 10:10AMGiant blades destined to power a wind farm near Wellington lie at the site ready for action.
  • Foot injury won’t stop Britten chasing victory | Motor Sports and Car Racing | Lismore Northern Star Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 8:16AMQUEENSLANDER Peter Britten will not let a broken foot stop him from competing in the Mr Modified trophy race at Lismore Speedway on Boxing Day.
  • Reserve county garden for weddings Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 8:09AMThe Horticulture Department of the Somerset County Park Commission is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and photos for the Perennial Garden, the Rose Garden, and the Colonial Park Arboretum. The fee for each site is $75 per hour.
  • Cable Guy Monday, December 22, 2008 @ 5:06AMMeet Jeff Gaspin, the quiet powerhouse behind NBC Universal.
  • Big inauguration comes with a big price tag Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 9:21PMWhen President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office next month, the nation’s capital will be the site of a massive celebration. But local officials are worried they might get stuck with the check. http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?d=41 http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?d=50 http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=ugJQXDTH ...
  • Mercado: ‘Padlocked hearts’ Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 7:12AMONE can say “Merry Christmas” in every language: from the Italian “Buon Natale,” the Spanish “Feliz Navidad," to the Mandarin “Sheng Tan Kuwai Lei.” The problem lies somewhere else: How to say it without gagging.