Booming Population Or Tapirs On Peru-Bolivia Border
Thriving population of lowland tapirs, Latin America’s largest land mammalScience Recorder | James Fluere | Tuesday, January 22, 2013Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Societyhave discovered a...
View ArticleGrave Robbing In Outer Space: New Life for Dead Satellites
Space DebrisThe beautiful, marble-like photograph of Earth from space we’ve grown used to seeing isn’t really accurate. An estimated 300,000 plus pieces of metal debris orbit the earth, thousands of...
View ArticleDionne's Liberal View - and Parker's Conservative View - Of Obama's Inaugural...
Obama’s unapologetic inaugural addressPosted by E.J. Dionne Jr. on January 21, 2013 President Obama used his inaugural address to make a case – a case for a progressive view of government, and a case...
View ArticleSaint Marianne Cope of Syracuse/Molokai - Feast Day, January 23
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Cope***Feast Day, January 23Saint Marianne Cope (1838-1918)Though leprosy scared off most people in 19th-century Hawaii, that disease sparked great generosity in...
View ArticleGun Control, Cyber-Trolls and "The Banner of Heaven"
"Good Christians"Picture of domestic tranquility... and political chaos.***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons.html***Dear C,Thanks for...
View ArticleRed supergiant Betelgeuse heads for supernova SMACKDOWN
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this authorPosted in Science, 23rd January 2013 16:45 GMTEarth's nearest supergiant red star Betelgeuse is its on its way to a spectacular supernova explosion when...
View ArticleLearning to love grains, potatoes was key to the evolution of dogs
By David Brown, January 23, 2013You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? The fact that your dog is satisfied with it instead of going for a piece of your thigh may be one...
View ArticleSickening fog settles over Salt Lake City
Paul Foy, Associated PressJanuary 23, 2013The area had up to 130 micrograms of soot per cubic meter on Wednesday.(Photo: Rick Bowmer, AP)STORY HIGHLIGHTSDoctors ask officials to lower speed...
View Article"We cannot mistake absolutism for principle." Obama's Second Inaugural Address
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre calls on Congress to pass a law putting armed police officers in every school in America during a news conference at the Willard Hotel...
View ArticleHillary More Popular Than Ever. Twice As Popular As Typical GOP Congressperson
Except: "A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that 67 percent of Americans view her favorably, a career high and roughly double the popularity congressional Republicans have. So when Clinton...
View Article62% Americans now favor legalization of illegal immigrants
View PhotoAssociated Press/Jose Luis Magana, File - FILE - This Aug. 15, 2012 file photo shows applicants waiting in Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., before they can apply for the Deferred Action...
View Article"A Wild Start for Weather in the New Year" - National Geographic
National Geographic NewsPublished January 15, 2013Peter MillerHere we go again. The weather's going to extremes: a snowstorm in Jerusalem, wildfires in Australia, a cold snap in China, a heat wave in...
View ArticleNational Geographic: 6 Ways Climate Change Will Affect You
What happens when we blanket the earth?***"6 Ways Climate Change Will Affect...
View ArticleHow To Actually Get A Seat With Your Frequent Flyer Miles
By SUSAN STELLINPublished: January 23, 2013 28 CommentsOn a slow day over the holidays, I added up how many frequent flier miles I had in various accounts — more than 250,000 — and realized I should...
View Article10 things you might not know about love
By Barbara Fredrickson, Special to CNNupdated 5:37 AM EST, Thu January 24, 2013Making eye contact is a key gateway for love, Barbara Fredrickson says.STORY HIGHLIGHTSLove and compassion can be the...
View ArticleMagritte
Not to be Reproduced - Surreal Art by René MagritteThe Son of Man by René MagritteA collection of oil paintings by Belgian artist René François Ghislain Magritte (November 21, 1898 – August 15, 1967),...
View ArticleWorld Weather: The New Normal
National Geographic NewsPublished January 15, 2013Here we go again. The weather's going to extremes: a snowstorm in Jerusalem, wildfires in Australia, a cold snap in China, a heat wave in Brazil. Based...
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