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Night of the Animals: Part Two :: The Clog :: Blog Archive …
Night of the Animals : Part Two. (Catch up with Part One, in which this reporter encounters raccoons not once, not twice, but thrice on the same night — in the third instance, via telephone, when a friend calls to say the neighbors have …
Environmental Economics: I've missed a few pickup basketball games …
From the inbox:John, I am assuming that your noticeable absence means that you have joined an elite administrator’s game . I just want to let you know that despite that fact you are welcome to return and play amongst the paeans any time.
Hampton National Historic Site – Manly Arts Day at Hampton (U.S. …
Western martial arts were the classroom of masculine culture and character in 1800’s Europe and America . Now, of course, we recognize those positive “manly virtues” such as courage, fairness, cooperation, and teamwork as universally …
A Tripartisan Plan for Education Reform « The Enterprise Blog
I recently joined up with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the Reverend Al Sharpton to push for dramatic reform in our educational system. We have launched a tour that will take us to Atlanta, Baltimore, and New Orleans these next …
Targeted investments in climate science could present enormous …
Targeted investments in climate science could lead to major benefits in reducing the costs of adapting to a changing climate, according to new research published by scientists from the UK’s National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) …
Lean Left » Blog Archive » Health Care Reform
Democrats want to create a government-run system for not providing health care, while Republicans say coverage is best denied by allowing private insurers to make it unaffordable for as many citizens as possible. …
Sessa hoping to 'plant the seeds of education' with new youth …
The Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (Sessa) will launch its ‘Young Sessa’ division at the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) 2009 World Solar Congress, which it is co-hosting in October.
Gamescom: Sony PSP 'mini' games… | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Just a last piece of business from Sony’s Gamescom press conference last night (there was also the unveiling of a PS3 video-on-demand service, of course, but as we should have had that in Europe ages.
BJ's Wholesale Club 2nd-quarter profit slips but beats estimates …
BJ’s Wholesale 2Q profit drops but beats estimatesPORTLAND, Ore. — BJ’s Wholesale Club said Wednesday that wet weather, food deflation and weak consumer spending hurt its second-quarter results, but the warehouse club chain beat …