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  • Community Calendar for July 18, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:09AMFUNDRAISER
  • Jon Zajac's heavy lifting: clients and competitions Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:19PM  At 5 feet 6 inches tall, Jon Zajac doesn't look all that intimidating — that is, until he's throwing a 220-pound barbell above his head.The Penn Manor High School graduate is all too familiar with the doubtful looks he receives at local gyms, as well as the shellshock many associate wit...
  • Interest builds in Southdown cross Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:25PMELAINE farm manager Peter Rooney is changing the mindset on Southdown-cross lambs from short and dumpy to a lean and popular butcher lamb.
  • presented by: Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:18PMSeattle Sounders FC put their eight-game league unbeaten streak on the line when the Colorado Rapids come to CenturyLink Field on Saturday afternoon.
  • What's hot on the grill: The best cuts for your outdoor gatherings Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:22PM(ARA) - The celebrations of the glorious grilling season bring together some of the best things in life: beautiful weather, your favorite people and, of course, great food.
  • Meet your (cheese)maker Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:42AMIf you like cheese, the farmers market is a fun place to be. At the Proctor and Olympia farmers markets, local dairy farmers sell fresh, aged and feta cheeses in all strengths and flavors, and often let you (and your kids) taste your way through all of them before making a decision.
  • What’s On - from July 15 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:42AMTHIS is the latest What’s On column. If you want to add an event please use our commenting section below. Brighton Dome (01273) 709709: Brighton Dome Tea Dance, 2.30pm July 17.
  • Boy savaged by police officer's dogs 'in good spirits' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:21PMA six-year-old boy savaged by two dogs on the East Coast is in good spirits.
  • Dog attack victim 'in good spirits' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:08PMA six-year-old boy who was mauled by two dogs in Ruatoria yesterday afternoon is "in good spirits" this morning, a family member says.The son of a police officer, Brooking Poi, a "happy-go-lucky little boy", is in Gisborne Hospital...
  • Boy (6) savaged by policeman's dogs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:24PMThe young son of a police officer is in hospital with severe head, face and arm injuries after being savaged by two dogs owned by another officer. read more
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Walkthrough Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:43AMPaper Mario: Thousand Year Door --- Author: George Email: Gcruler1@yahoo.com Date started: June 19, 2011 Date finished: July 19, 2011 Version 1.0 (final) Platform: Gamecube Rated E for Everyone. Mild Cartoon Violence Players: 1 Memory: 17 blocks Progressive Scan Compatible */\/\/...
  • Griego: Cultures melt into a stronger community Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:27AMThe Aurora Human Rights Center occupies a small, two-story brick building on the corner of Dayton Street and 14th Avenue in what's called Original Aurora, which is in north Aurora. It's the kind of neighborhood where you can find a Somali market, an African hair-braiding shop and, in between, a great Mexican restaurantLa Cueva, if you've never been. It has its pawnshops, art galleries, a light ...
  • Abandoned dogs need adoption into 'forever homes' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:23AMAUSTRALIAN Working Dog Rescue (AWDR) foster carer Lisa Jenkins, of Wynnum, is hoping to find her two furry charges "forever homes".
  • Hypoallergenic dogs do not exist Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:04PMEven Barack Obama was bamboozled into believing in “hypoallergenic” dogs, even though they don’t actually exist, a study of 173 dog-owning homes has found.
  • Michelle Chen: Injustice, Race and Gender: Violence Against Migrant Women Won't End After DSK Case Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:12PMThe narrative of the immigrant housekeeper assaulted by a European official perfectly illustrates an axiom of violence and power: the wider the gap between genders and races, the greater the latitude of injustice.
  • Veterinary Q&A: A killer called 'bloat ' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:12AMGreyhounds are among the breeds at risk for bloat. Photo by Inge Grayson Dr. Amanda McNabb, an emergency-clinic veterinarian, and Dr. Tamara Walker, veterinary surgeon, both at ACCES Animal Specialty Center in Seattle and Renton, answer this week's questions about bloat, a digestive disorder that is among the leading causes of death in big dogs.
  • ‘Chaotic puppy farm’ trio given dog ban order Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:21AMA TRIO breeding and selling puppies from a property in Houghton Regis have been banned from keeping or owning dogs for five years, after a judge described the “chaotic puppy farm” conditions as “woefully inadequate”.
  • Feral GM canola breeds super variety in US Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:03AMTransgenic canola has left farmers’ fields in US cropping State North Dakota, and is growing along roadsides, and near petrol stations and grocery stores at some distance from farms.
  • McDonald Farm takes the term grass-fed seriously Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:16AMPeter McDonald goes beyond organic regulations, seeking purely grass-fed beef. "Feeding ruminant animals anything but grass is biologically, nutritionally wrong," he says.
  • Nigeria: Appointing Minister From FCT is Mischievous -- PDP Chieftain Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:05AMA Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Anambra Central Senatorial District in the April 2011 general elections, Chief Mike Ogugua Okoye, has described those agitating for the appointment of a minister from the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as mischievous and planning to destabilize the idea behind the FCT and the country in general.
  • Old-time farming Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:07AMPeter McDonald assigns his 9-year-old twin boys the tricky task of erecting a mesh fence in one part of the family farm in the New York town of Romulus, then tramps across lushly carpeted fields for a daily evaluation of his grass-chomping cows and sheep.
  • Home on the range: Classic Texas traditions stand test of time at Bowen Ranch Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:19AMEven as his open range shrinks, Jimmy Bowen - El Paso's most recognizable working cowboy - still believes there is a place for cowboys in this city. ›› Photo gallery: Bowen Ranch |
  • Streaking Casey just glad Colorado "got the W" Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:33AMCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids may not have been convincing winners over the bottom-of-the-table Vancouver Whitecaps, but they were winners and that is key.
  • Testing for bite: Dog attacks highlight need for safety, Humane Society policies Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:11PMIn November, a 3-year-old Hampstead girl was flown to Johns Hopkins pediatric center in Baltimore after being bitten by her family's 80-pound German shepherd-Alaskan malamute mix. An adult collie-lab mix bit a person in Westminster in early June.
  • Polar Bears are from Ireland. Yes. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:13AMEverythingand everyone is Irish in the end - and now it turns out the that great-great-great-etc grandmother of today's polar bears were in fact from Ireland. This is not some desperate attempt by Ireland to enter a territorial dispute...
  • Meet your (cheese)maker Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:27AMIf you like cheese, the farmers market is a fun place to be. At the Proctor and Olympia farmers markets, local dairy farmers sell fresh, aged and feta cheeses in all strengths and flavors, and often let you (and your kids) taste your way through all of them before making a decision.
  • Zimbabwe: Nharira Dairy Faces Viability Challenges Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:42AMNHARIRA Lancashire Dairy Project in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East, is facing viability challenges owing to a serious shortage of pure dairy breeds and high prices of packaging material.
  • A new silk route Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:36PMThe rising demand for commodities in India is encouraging what economists have dubbed cross-country “land grabs” — long- term leasing of land to produce natural resources. Raw silk is the latest in the line of such contractually-produced commodities.
  • Heat: summer's snake in the grass Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:04AMOf all the dangers of summer for which North Carolina is famous, heat-related illnesses may be the most conniving.
  • Calabasas goes . . . NUTS for MUTTS Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:50PMBy Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com The Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center went to the dogs last Sunday as hundreds of pet owners gathered to celebrate the beauty of mixed breeds. Benefiting the Calabasas Rotary Club, the Agoura Hills/ Calabasas Community Center, and the animal rescue organization New Leash on Life, the 2011 Nuts for Mutts Dog Walk and Dog Show ...
  • How Industrial Farming 'Destroyed' The Tasty Tomato Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:54AMIn his new book Tomatoland, food writer Barry Estabrook details the life of the mass-produced tomato — and the environmental and human costs of the tomato industry. Today's tomatoes, he says, are bred for shipping and not for taste.
  • Horse heaven on earth at 4-H show Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:17AMIt was a spiritual buffet for the horse lover's soul last week at Calsonic Arena, with horses and riders coming from all over Tennessee to compete in the State 4-H Horse Championships. There were...
  • Dachshunds invited to compete in parade, race Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:29PMFAYETTEVILLE — This coming weekend, as family and friends gather to celebrate the Fourth of July, grills will be fired for cookouts, cold beverages will be enjoyed and fireworks will light the skies.
  • Producing luxurious and colorful yarns by hand Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:12PMWould you be willing to pay a premium price — say five times as much — for yarn?
  • Gruelling NZ sled dog championships next month Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:14PMAbout 50 people and more than 100 dogs will take part in the gruelling New Zealand sled dog championships in the Kaiangaroa forest near Taupo next month.
  • Michael T. Klare: The New Thirty Years' War Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:19AMA 30-year war for energy preeminence? You wouldn't wish it even on a desperate planet. But that's where we're headed and there's no turning back.
  • Her own spin on it Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 11:03PMWhether it’s a luxury automobile, a couture gown or a special vintage of wine, even those who aren’t collectors and connoisseurs recognize that perceived rarity and quality drive up demand. And price.
  • Canine dementia (incl. video) Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 5:55PMDementia in old age isn't just a human problem
  • 25 Sports Stars with Unexpected Talents Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:05PMThe idea of “taking your talents” somewhere has become a phenomenon. I have heard of people taking their talents to class, the grill, or even the bathroom. No matter how talented our favorite athletes might be, they tend to surprise us. Not everyone is defined by how far they can hit the ball or how many times they can sack the quarterback. Some like to keep their unique skills under wraps ...
  • Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.26.11) Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:05AM"The implication is that we did not form out of the same solar nebula materials that created the sun -- just how and why remains to be discovered..." Source: Kevin McKeegan, a Genesis co-investigator from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the lead author of one of two Science papers published this week.
  • ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.26.11) Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:05AMAero-Linx: FAA/Light Sport Aircraft The FAA's directory to a number of LSA resources... covering Certification, Designees, Registration, Standards, Safety and Related Information, under the supervision of the Light Sport Aviation Branch. The Branch manages and provides oversight of the sport pilot examiner and the light sport aircraft repairman-training programs. The branch also provides subject ...
  • Moon Dust Nearly Auctioned In St. Louis Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:05AMWoman Reportedly Obtained Dust From Her Late Husband A sample of lunar dust was nearly auctioned by Regency-Superior Auctions in St. Louis last week, but the sale was stopped by the federal government and the material was returned to NASA in Houston.
  • Family Says Government Improperly Seized Property Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:05AMAccused Of Defrauding The Federal Government With Knockoff Helicopter Parts Members of the Bettencourt family of Coos Bay, OR, have filed a series of lawsuits for the recovery of assets that were seized in an investigation of the alleged delivery of fraudulent helicopter parts. The family members have consistently claimed their innocence in the matter.
  • F-35 Sensor Testing Conducted At Northern Edge 2011 Joint Exercise Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:04AMNorthrop Grumman Reports A Successful Demonstration Of Sensor Capabilities Key sensor capabilities of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have reportedly been successfully demonstrated during the 2011 Northern Edge joint military exercise, defense contractor Northrop Grumman said in a statement Tuesday.
  • ATR Bests Its Previous Paris Air Show Record Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:04AM88 Firm Orders And 42 Options For A Total Of 130 Aircraft It's not just Airbus and Boeing getting orders at the Paris Air Show. ATR keeps says it has increased its order book at as well. With Wednesday's signature with the leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), ATR says it has 88 total firm orders, plus 42 options since the beginning of the year.
  • FAA Grants Extended Part 145 Approval To Fokker Aircraft Services Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:04AMMove Allows Maintenance On "N" Registered A320, B737 Aircraft The FAA informed Fokker Aircraft Services on Wednesday that its Part 145 approval has been broadened to cover A320 family and 737 NG series.
  • 'Green' Taxiing System Under Development Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:04AMHoneywell, Safran Create Joint Venture Targeting Fuel Consumption And Emissions During Ground Ops A U.S. and a French company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture company to deliver an innovative new electric green taxiing system for new and existing aircraft.
  • ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.26.11): Retrogression Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:04AMRetrogression In meteorology, it is the movement of a weather system in a direction opposite to the direction of the basic flow in which it is embedded. Often used in reference to a long wave trough or other macroscale feature. For example, a long wave trough that may move slightly westward when the "normal" movement and flow is eastward.
  • Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Wednesday 06.22.11 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:06AMANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 06.22.11 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
  • Classic Aero-TV: Adventures in Gas Ballooning -- Mark Sullivan's Dedication Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:06AMOne Of The Most Amazing Aspects About Ballooning Are The Folks Who Are Devoted To It It's been a few months now and still the sites, sounds and sensations of the 2010 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta bring a smile to our faces. Better than that, though, are the friends we made, the rest of the people we met and the world we were privileged to be a part of, that tumultuous week.