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  • A coyote in the yard Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:57AMMonday morning … 9:15 or so … suddenly the coyote was there … as if from out of nowhere … a shadow moving in the pasture across the creek. I had glanced out of my workroom window moments before and nothing was there.
  • PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK: Pats make more cuts; Bodden placed on IR Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:39AMFOXBORO - Leigh Bodden battled various injuries for most of training camp yet fought his way back onto the practice and game fields last week.
  • The Madden Curse Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:36PMThe Madden Curse: Of the 14 players to be featured on the cover of the Madden video games, all 14 have suffered disappointing seasons, and most have been seriously injured.
  • The Madden Curse Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:19AMUpdate: With the NFL about to begin, and with Madden 11 recently released, we thought we would repost this story from April. Drew Brees better watch his a–.
  • A make-up artist… for the dead Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:54PMThis Merdeka, we celebrate some Malaysians who have unusual jobs. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — There are two reasons why little girls just can’t wait to grow up: make-up/cosmetics and stilettos. It’s a dream come true to be able to use name brands such as MAC, Estee Lauder and Chanel on a daily basis, for their job. To a lot of them, it seems so ...
  • Karzai's Commitment Examined Amid Fresh Tensions With U.S. Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:11PMListen to the Audio Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized coalition strategy over the weekend, saying it "has been ineffective apart from causing civilian casualties." The criticism came after new reports surfaced of corruption inside his government and spikes in coalition deaths across Afghanistan. Ray Suarez gets two views. RAY SUAREZ: For more on all this, we're joined by two ...
  • Ashoak Upadhyay Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:34PMThe myth of India's growing middle class has a hollow ring to it, given the reality of economic indicators. McKinsey has predicted that India's middle class would grow from 5 per cent of the population to around 40 per cent 20 years hence.
  • 2 New Programs To Help Homeowners Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:29AMThe Obama administration's top housing official says several new programs are in the works to help try to revive the housing market.
  • Think City gauges support for new bike lane on Victoria Drive or Commercial Drive Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:23PMThe urban-affairs group is working with Grandview-Woodland residents on the project.
  • PREDICTION PAGE: James Toney-Randy Couture Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:49PMTSS UNIVERSE, WHO YA LIKE?
  • Website Sorts Fact From Fiction to Help Debunk Common Myths Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:35PMBefore you believe another email forward, head to Snopes.com
  • Vail Valley Voices: Dry stats tell a tragic tale Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:19AMEditor's note: This is the second part of a series about suicide. If you or anyone you know is in crisis or in danger of attempting suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK or the Samaritan Counseling Center at 970-926-8558.
  • Screaming spider arrives at Chessington World of Adventures Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:20AMA spider a foot long, which lays eggs under camels’ skin, anaesthetises humans before feasting on their flesh and runs at 25mph while screaming like a banshee, has arrived at Chessington Zoo.
  • Saban: Talks On Agent Issue Continue Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:52PMAlabama coach Nick Saban says talks are ongoing in seeking a solution to the problem of rule-breaking agents.
  • Multiple authors to be available at local book signing Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:33PMIMAGICOPTER will hold a Multi Author Signing in Louisville at the Winston County Library on September 25 starting at 9 a.m.. The authors appearing at the book signing are from all around Mississippi and Tennessee.
  • 4 Myths to Dispel on Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:08PMAugust 29, 2005 , is a day many Americans recall vividly. It marks the day that Hurricane Katrina forever changed the lives and fate of a city with a culture as rich as the land and waters it sits on. That day brought about sentiments of confusion, frustration, anger, strife, disgust, desperation and death. Related Article: Hurricane Katrina: Five Years Later, Signs of Progress but Troubles ...
  • CALENDAR: Arts and entertainment events in and around La Jolla Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:36PMCONCERTS Shows at Belly Up. Steel Pulse with Social Green, 9 p.m. Aug. 26; Happy Hour-Atomic Groove, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27; Have A Cigar with Radiohedz, 9 p.m. Aug. 27; One Drop with Stranger and Endoxi, 9 p.m. Aug. 28; Dead Man's Party with guest, 8 p.m. Aug. 29; Gun Runner with Maren Parusel and Fearless In Fairweather, 8 p.m. Aug. 31. Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros, Solana Beach. Prices vary ...
  • What's on: Thur's picks Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:19AMEvents listing for Thur, Aug 26
  • Tech: PC World offers ‘technology's biggest myths' Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:07AMPC World has come up with one of the more entertaining reads I've seen in a while.
  • Museums-San Francisco Through September 5 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:30PMASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO The Asian Art Museum-Chon-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture recently unveiled its new building in San Francisco's Civic Center.
  • Money Awarded For Entertainment Square Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:40PMThe federal government has awarded Reading $750,000 to promote further economic development in Entertainment Square.
  • Marcia G. Yerman: The BlogHer'10 Conference - Women Power Up Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:54PMThe Hilton Hotel in New York City was packed on August 6th and 7th with 2400 attendees who had come for the 6th Annual...
  • Turning Iraqi Cities into Slums Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:46AMEd itor’s Note: Many Americans want to believe that the United States improved the condition for the Iraqi people by invading their country and ousting dictator Saddam Hussein.
  • Dudus entraps a nation and enchants an artist Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:25AMSaturday evening's launch of 'The Dudus Chronicles', the art exhibition focused on the strongman Christoper Coke, was the climax of a drama which ambushed the plans of a Belizean artist who travelled to Jamaica...
  • Technology's Biggest Myths Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:55PMExpensive cables are better! Defragging speeds up your PC! Refilling ink cartridges ruins your printer! We put these and nine other claims to the test to find the truth behind tech's tallest tales. Printer - Ink cartridge - Hardware - Peripherals - Supplies
  • Technology's Biggest Myths Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:56PMAs it turns out, Windows Vista really wasn't all that slow; and no, your PC probably won't fry if you open it up without wearing a wrist strap. Thanks in large part to the Internet, the tech world is teeming with lies, half-truths, and misinformation. We've dug up some of the Web's most notorious nuggets of conventional wisdom to see which hold up to scrutiny and which are merely urban legends.
  • KC area police step up their communications and turn to tweeting Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 10:16PMThe old tough-cop image is shifting to a more modern and high-tech brand, that of the friendly tweeter. Slowly, police forces are embracing Twitter and other social media to better connect with their communities.
  • People in 'Active Cities' Are Slimmer Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:22PMCities and states with more sidewalks and bike paths tend to have slimmer residents than locations where people must rely on non-active, car transportation, a new study finds.
  • Ex-TUV candidate unrepentant over Twitter support for racists Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:05AMA former election candidate for Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) has been criticised for praising staff sacked for under-paying benefits to ethnic minorities. Related Stories Four teenagers hurt in Downpatrick bus crash Ex-TUV candidate unrepentant over support for racists Tyrone man shot dead in Helmand to be buried Public meeting over riot pictures Dog opened door with his paw to maul postman
  • Ex-TUV candidate unrepentant over support for racists Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:21AMA former election candidate for Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) has been criticised for praising staff sacked for under-paying benefits to ethnic minorities. Related Stories Four teenagers hurt in Downpatrick bus crash Tyrone man shot dead in Helmand to be buried Public meeting over riot pictures Dog opened door with his paw to maul postman Ex-TUV candidate unrepentant over Twitter support for ...
  • Ex-TUV candidate in Twitter race row Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:28AMFormer TUV candidate Ann Cooper took to micro-blogging site Twitter to support the Revenue and Customs staff at the centre of a police investigation into allegations of racial abuse.
  • Howell: After 15 years, Lake Wichita is slowly reaching its new potential Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:08AMI was there in August of 1995 when the top four feet of water was removed from Lake Wichita. It was a sad, protracted culmination of a process to permanently lower the lake in the name of flood control.
  • Myths and Facts About the July Flood Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:00PMAnd what you can do to prevent more overflows We’re still feeling the effects of the intense storm of July 22-23, when many neighborhoods and homes were flooded by up to 9 inches of rain in a very short span of time. Since the storm, many myths have circulated about what happened, what should have happened to prevent basement backups and sewage overflow into local waterways, and what can be done ...
  • Interview with "Green Gone Wrong" Author Heather Rogers Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:16PMBrooklyn-based author and filmmaker Heather Rogers' latest book, Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution , takes a critical, on-the-ground look at popular market-based solutions to ecological destruction.
  • Foreclosure crisis not driven by luxury home purchases Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:55PMTo the list of urban myths, add this one: California's foreclosure crisis was driven by people who overreached and purchased luxurious new homes they couldn't afford. That idea is wrong on several counts, based on an exhaustive analysis of the 877,173 homes that were foreclosed upon in California between September 2006 and November 2009.
  • County’s assistance caseload over 22% of population Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:27PMSobering news was delivered to the Lenawee County Commission this week when it was reported business is booming at the county’s Department of Human Services office. More than 22,000 people in Lenawee County were receiving assistance of some kind from the state agency in June, reported Tim Kelly.
  • Changing Attitudes Towards Oral Sex Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:35AMUniversity of Alberta researcher Brea Malacad says results from a study on oral sex indicate there is little doubt that oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women. Study results show the act has become a fundamental part of what Malacad calls the "sexual revolution of the 21st century". And she concludes that researchers, sex educators and marketers of safer-sex paraphernalia ...
  • Oral sex more common than previously believed Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:28AMWashington, Aug 12 : Oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women, says an University of Alberta researcher, who has asked for researchers, sex educators and marketers of safer-sex paraphernalia need to catch up with the trend.
  • Oral sex becomes common activity among young women: Study Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:05AMUniversity of Alberta researcher Brea Malacad says results from a study on oral sex indicate there is little doubt that oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women. Study results show the act has become a fundamental part of what Malacad calls the "sexual revolution of the 21st century". And she concludes that researchers, sex educators and marketers of safer-sex paraphernalia ...
  • Behaviors and attitudes towards oral sex are changing, study shows Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:19PMA Canadian researcher says results from a study on oral sex indicate there is little doubt that oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women. Study results show the act has become a fundamental part of what she calls the "sexual revolution of the 21st century." And she concludes that researchers, sex educators and marketers of safer-sex paraphernalia need to catch up with the trend.
  • Filipino Artists Showcase Work at This Weekend’s Pistahan Festival Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 1:50PMThis year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival Art Pavilion will be showcasing an eclectic array of genres from local Filipino Bay Area artists. From graffiti, animation, and illustration, to breathtaking landscapes, there will be something for everyone to admire. Come by and talk with the artists...
  • Study shows behaviors and attitudes towards oral sex are changing Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 1:32PM( University of Alberta ) University of Alberta researcher Brea Malacad says results from a study on oral sex indicate there is little doubt that oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women. Study results show the act has become a fundamental part of what Malacad calls the "sexual revolution of the 21st century." And she concludes that researchers, sex educators and marketers of ...
  • Top 13 Flu Myths Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:52PMMyths about swine flu and seasonal flu are everywhere, and it’s hard to know the truth about the flu. WebMD goes over the top myths regarding the flu and provides factual, helpful information.
  • Out of the city, into the woods Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:40AMNagewa Robertson hopped from one shaky rock to another, trying to keep her feet out of the swiftly moving creek water.
  • Museums-San Francisco Through August 22 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 2:44PMASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO The Asian Art Museum-Chon-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture recently unveiled its new building in San Francisco's Civic Center.
  • Upset Alert: The 2010 McGintey Very Dangerous People Nominees Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 12:35PMThe McGintey Very Dangerous People Award is a statuette of a bronze slingshot (like David and Goliath) given to the underdog college football team which on paper does not have a snowball's prayer, but does its best to make the game miserable for the favorite. The award is named for Jimmy McGintey, the head coach of the fictional professional football team the Washington Sentinels in the motion ...
  • What's on: Weds' picks Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:34AMEvents listings for Weds, Aug 10
  • This is a Backgrounder On Regulation Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 3:20PMPublished on July 13, 1983 by James K. Backgrounder #276 Chrysler Corporation auto sales are roaring into high gear. And so is the myth of the Great Chrysler Comeback.
  • The gangs of Peckham – as told by the girls who know them Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 6:18PMA group of young, predominantly black young people are sitting in a semi-circle debating the strengths and weaknesses of a film script about a fictional girl gang, set amid the seedy tower blocks of East London's under-class.
  • Dillon, Bing: No Endorsement Yet For Bernero Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 10:12AMMichigan House Speaker Andy Dillon says he is withholding his endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero until he reviews his plan, including a possible urban agenda.