Trustee seeks to build better communication Nov 21, 2009
Tancredi originally raised the topic at the village s October meeting, and again at its November meeting, with regard to an erosion control problem that originated in the town and affected a downslope property in the village ... He said his land was eroded by the force of the water and carried as silt into the snowmaking lake behind the house he had built ... Slutzky indicated planners accordingly have no site plan review process or mechanism regarding construction of homes on them. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Cops: Woman smuggled drugs to Pa. inmate with kiss Nov 21, 2009
inmate with kiss - Odd News - Fresnobee ... The Associated Press Text Size ... -- A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. (Fresno Bee)
Cathy’s Corner — Becoming an Alzheimer’s victim scares me Nov 21, 2009
Since so many people drink carbonated drinks and beer from aluminum cans, I am wondering if we will have an Alzheimer s epidemic some day ... She even ate a whole cake in one day, all by herself ... Somewhere, I read that the Roman emperors would wear circlets created from the leaves and stems of the herb rosemary as crowns for their heads because they believed that the rosemary would magnify the powers of their brains. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Nov 21, 2009
HOLLYWOOD In November, "No Country for Old Men" made its way into theaters with razor-sharp dialogue, heaping helpings of ultraviolence, and a dark, much-debated conclusion ... "I said, 'Yes, of course. Unless we're on strike.' I would've been out there picketing. ... I really would've hated that." ... One person undoubtedly in agreement with that statement was Javier Bardem, who became the first Spanish-born actor to win the Oscar, taking Best Supporting Actor for his already-iconic "No... (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 21, 2009
The LG Chocolate Touch is another stellar-sounding touch screen phone for Verizon Wireless ... ultimate utility guide ... "Yahoo strongly believes that consumers want choice when customizing their online experience and they have also demonstrated a strong preference for advertising that is more personally relevant to them," Anne Toth, head of privacy and vice president for policy at Yahoo, said in a statement. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
South Pointe 42, James Island 0 Nov 21, 2009
Published: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 / Updated: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 01:29 AM ... The Stallions' win set up a rematch of last year's state championship game against rival Northwestern next Friday at District Three Stadium ... South Pointe (10-3) used a good combination of plays from scrimmage, opportunities set up by its defense and long plays as the Stallions dominated the first 24 minutes against James Island, which ended its season at 4-9. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Shelter, meager rations helped Casper man survive Nov 21, 2009
For the previous 10 days, he had subsisted on snow and two dehydrated food rations one chicken pot pie and one mashed potatoes that he found in a sheepherders cabin ... And there was good meat in there, so I ate it ... Later that day, his father and 15 friends making one last-ditch search effort before a snowstorm was scheduled to hit found him. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
LETTER: Keep the Rosebud alive and blooming Nov 21, 2009
Should the State sell the vacant Thomson prison to the federal government to house some Guantanamo Bay detainees ... Comments that are submitted are not posted to the site immediately ... They go into a queue to be moderated and may take several hours to be reviewed. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
TV critic’s picks Nov 21, 2009
The material has been clever, and the gang has fallen back into place effortlessly ... When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs 9 p.m., National Geographic ... Get breaking entertainment news, gossip, and the latest from Boston Globe critics and Boston. (Boston Globe)
Atkins Fares Best in Study Of Four Weight-Loss Regimens Nov 21, 2009
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site ... Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site ... A year-long, head-to-head study of four widely used diets found that overweight women who followed the very low-carbohydrate Atkins diet had no adverse health effects and lost slightly more weight than... (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
Drink Without Gaining Weight Nov 21, 2009
A happy hour beer sounds like a good idea at first -- but it is estimated that alcohol slows down a persons ability to burn fat by up to 36 percent ... It s the first fuel that is used before carbohydrates, fats and protein, which delays the weight-loss process ... It is estimated that alcohol slows down a person s ability to burn fat by up to 36 percent. (Fox News)
Football fans encouraged to kick smoking habit into touch Nov 21, 2009
Page last updated at 00:51 GMT, Saturday, 21 November 2009 ... He said: "I'd encourage all football fans and players who have thought about quitting to sign up for Smokefree United. "Quitting smoking will have a huge impact on your game and you'll immediately become more competitive on the pitch because your cardiovascular fitness will improve ... "Give up smoking and it will improve your fitness levels and stamina almost overnight, while getting more exercise will boost your morale and improve... (BBC News -- UK)
The Young Pro Nov 21, 2009
plasmatronix wrote on Nov 5, 2009 11:51 AM:" Balancing career, marriage, and children is something that almost everyone struggles with. Especially when you want all three! It is different for everyone...some careers demand much more time, some demand being in specific geographic locations, etc. Some people find their marriage partner early on and some don't cross paths until later. I think Ms. Trunk's blog posts are interesting to read...thanks for posting the link! It's hard because people need... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Causes for Obesity in Childhood Nov 21, 2009
These components affect obesity later in life ... What makes matters worse is these children experience obesity health risks and health problems during childhood as well as later on in life ... According to the article, Causes for Obesity: Cultural and Emotional Causes, accessed on the Health Central web site on November 21, 2009, "In a 2002 study, subjects carefully recorded everything they ate and drank and all activities and psychological factors surrounding the eating events. The people who... (Suite101.com)
Hot Pot's Top Spot Nov 21, 2009
- By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine ... history buffs will recall, was the capital of China during World War II , or, as it's referred to here, "the Anti-Japanese War." Today, it's a massive urban megaplex at the junction of the Jiliang and Yangtze Rivers, the gateway to China's west and the focus of frantic economic development efforts ... Chongqing boosters like to say that it's the largest city in the world, with a population greater than that of Shanghai. (Slate)
Sounds Can Penetrate Deep Sleep and Enhance Associated Memories Upon Waking Nov 21, 2009
20, 2009) They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat's meow, somehow penetrated their slumber ... The participants were more accurate in dragging an object to the correct location on a computer screen for the 25 images whose corresponding sounds were presented during sleep (such as a muffled explosion for a photo of dynamite) than for another 25 matched objects ... Most provocatively, the research showed that sounds can penetrate deep sleep and be used to guide... (Science Daily)
How Fish Is Cooked Affects Heart-Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Nov 21, 2009
D. candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa ... Omega-3 intake was inversely associated with overall risk of death due to heart disease in men -- a trend mainly observed in Caucasians, Japanese Americans and Latinos ... Overall, men who ate about 3. (Science Daily)
Mother's Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood Asthma Symptoms, Study Suggests Nov 21, 2009
Analyzing data from interviews with 262 mothers of African-American children with asthma -- a population disproportionately affected by this inflammatory airway disorder -- the Hopkins investigators found that children whose mothers had more depressive symptoms had more frequent asthma symptoms during the six-months of the study ... Researchers tracked ups and downs in maternal depression as related to the frequency of symptoms among children ... But while maternal depression appeared to... (Science Daily)
* FEATURE : Eat local rice? Senegalese still saying no thank you Nov 21, 2009
Whatever the reason, the government is now figuring out how to promote locally grown rice and hopes to import none of the staple by 2012 ... While she does not want the rice grown in the Senegal valley, she said her mother and sister ate it ... According to the latest official estimates X disputed by some producers X the rice harvest will be at 508,481 tonnes for this year, up 25 percent compared with last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Where's the Best Place To Bite a Person? And Other Vampire Questions Answered. Nov 21, 2009
- By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine ... the second installment of the series, hits theaters today ... (The aorta is located behind the breast plate, so you'd need long, sharp fangs to accomplish this feat. (Slate)
Outbreak linked to cases in South Nov 21, 2009
Restaurant workers have been virtually eliminated as the cause of the Beaver County hepatitis A outbreak, which has been genetically linked to hepatitis A epidemics in the South caused by green onions, state and federal public health officials said Tuesday ... During the early days of the investigation, poor worker hygiene repeatedly had been identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as the likely cause ... The 12 restaurant employees confirmed to have hepatitis A have all but been... (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Experts claim U.S. needs partners to maintain space prowess Nov 21, 2009
International cooperation would allow the U.S. to share costs, the witnesses said, but the country also must show that its willing to make a financial commitment to space exploration and must revise regulations that restrict the export of defense materials ... You need to protect whats important, but we also have to find ways to work in the environment in which youre not so restrictive that you create other hardships and other opportunities for everybody else ... European countries as well as... (Florida Today)
Google: the world's frenemy Nov 21, 2009
"I need you to draw me a contract," the Google co- founder told the Harvard Law graduate ... Is it a friend to the fourth estate, on which democracy depends, or an enemy ... Much of the material in Googled will be familiar to investors who've tracked the company's ascent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Project Homeless Connect in Golden Gate Park Nov 21, 2009
Hunched over his shopping cart filled with cans and bottles as he smoked a cigarette Thursday morning, 55-year-old Ken Davis looked quizzically at the dozens of city workers and volunteers erecting tents in a parking lot near Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park ... A few dozen people ate lunch, got help signing up for welfare programs and received medical care. (San Francisco Chronicle)
FAA glitch wreaks havoc on flights Nov 21, 2009
Harry R. Weber, Associated Press ... It started when a single circuit board in a piece of networking equipment at a computer center in Salt Lake City failed, the FAA said in a statement ... Air traffic controllers were forced to type in complicated flight plans themselves because they could not be transferred automatically from computers in one region of the country to computers in another, slowing down the whole system. (San Francisco Chronicle)
News from the Jewish Community Center: Nov. 19 online edition Nov 21, 2009
His newest book is It Ate My Sister. He is an award-winning recording artist, founder of the American Story Theater and he teaches a college course in Telling Lies at the ... This powerfully charged, vibrational field naturally releases tension in the body and unites with one s present consciousness giving way to a state of clarity and uninhibited movement, allowing fresh creative patterns of flow to emerge (sahaja). (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
Sounds May Help Solidify Memories While Asleep Nov 21, 2009
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance associated memories upon waking, new research finds ... "The research strongly suggests that we don't shut down our minds during deep sleep," said John Rudoy, lead author of the study and a neuroscience post-graduate student, in a news release issued by the university ... "While asleep, people might process anything that happened during the day -- what they ate for breakfast, television shows they watched,... (MEDLINEplus)
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease Nov 21, 2009
Those who ate three or more servings of vegetables daily had a 30 percent lower risk for dying from heart disease and a 15 percent lower risk for dying from any cause during the follow-up period than those who ate fewer than three servings of vegetables a day ... Related MedlinePlus Pages ... Date last updated: 20 November 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Rich Square Manor residents enjoyed Thanksgiving early Nov 21, 2009
I don t want them to be isolated ... Some of them ate so much better with their family here, she said ... Futrell and her family ate with her dad, Lewis Richardson. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Sandcrabs roll past Coyotes, 38-3 Nov 21, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:07 PM CST FLORESVILLE Calhoun dominated Uvalde in all phases of the game and chased the Coyotes out of Floresville with a 38-3 bi-district playoff victory Friday night ... Calhoun (8-3) established its ground game early on and took the lead for good late in the first quarter ... The senior had eight carries on the drive that ate up almost seven minutes of clock. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Shayne Looper: Using a defective instrument to gauge morality? Nov 21, 2009
We took our oldest son with us, picked up our middle son and headed for New York state's Adirondacks ... We hiked along Lake Placid, visited the village shops and ate in its restaurants ... Later, we drove down to Ithaca, the home of Cornell University. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
The Boys of Celina Nov 21, 2009
Will trying the 9/11 terrorists in a court in New York make the United States safer ... We love everything about football season from watching the boys on the first day of two-a-days as we see what we got this year; to the first game day of the season when we tailgate and fill up on food that would cause any cardiologist to cringe; to seeing people again that we may have lost contact with over the summer ... We love the halftime shows and the amount of beautiful music that is created by such a... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Victory prize for Escalon is rematch with MC Nov 21, 2009
"We are very fortunate to have a second shot," Escalon coach Mark Loureiro said ... Tailback 00002A13 Steven Silva accounted for two touchdowns and Josh Miguel (11 carries, 120 yards) ripped 34 yards behind a trap block for the score that handed Escalon full control 28-7 late in the third quarter ... Sophomore replacement Andrew Olson (11 of 24, 97 yards, 2 interceptions) managed the game decently and anchored Hilmar's 76-yard 19-play touchdown march that ate most of the second quarter. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Teen charged with murder of Elizabeth Olten Nov 21, 2009
Because the case went through the grand jury, no probable cause statement was filed with the circuit clerk's office as normally would occur with charges filed directly by the prosecutor ... Also called to testify was Bill Heberle with the Missouri Division of Youth Services, who talked about what services the state might have available to treat Alyssa ... In September 2007, Cook said they found that Alyssa had spent 10 days in Mid-MO Mental Health Center after a suicide attempt, and then was... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Rick Badie's Gwinnett: Bologna can’t feed folks in a crisis Nov 21, 2009
It s been a while since I ate a fried bologna sandwich ... That fact came to mind the other day when I was at the state employment center in Norcross ... It provides for 14 weeks of extended benefit coverage for every state. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A special dedication for this weeks travelin music Nov 21, 2009
So Boose my man, this week s Friday Evening Travelin Music is dedicated to you, courtesy of the inimitable Miss Nina Simone ... An octogenarian World War II hero was delayed and repeatedly searched when he attempted to board a plan carrying his Congressional Medal of Honor ... The stakes could not be higher, stated Congresswoman Diana DeGette. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Suzlon sells 35% in Belgian & Hansen Nov 20, 2009
MUMBAI: Suzlon Energy, the worlds third-largest maker of wind turbines, said late Thursday that it has sold a 35% stake in a subsidiary, Hansen Transmissions, for $370 million (or about Rs 1,720 crore at current exchange rates), as part of its efforts to reduce debt ... However mounting debt, raised primarily to increase shareholding in REpower, another subsidiary, coincided with a slowing global economic environment that ate into demand for wind turbines ... REpower, a German company, is the... (India Times)
Outbreak linked to cases in South Nov 20, 2009
Restaurant workers have been virtually eliminated as the cause of the Beaver County hepatitis A outbreak, which has been genetically linked to hepatitis A epidemics in the South caused by green onions, state and federal public health officials said Tuesday ... During the early days of the investigation, poor worker hygiene repeatedly had been identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Health as the likely cause ... The 12 restaurant employees confirmed to have hepatitis A have all but been... (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Its beginning to look a lot like Catskill (15) Nov 20, 2009
Later, when it snowed, the sight of dark trees against white snow looked even more striking ... I drove to 7 p.m. meetings in the daylight and ate meals outdoors ... This material may not be broadcast, published, rewritten or redistributed without written permission. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
The sheer Gaul of it: Hand of God II sends Ireland out Nov 20, 2009
France 1 Ireland 1 (France win 2-1 on aggregate). Latest related coverage ... France cheated their way on to the last flight to South Africa. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nutrigenomics Researchers Replicate Gene Interaction With Saturated Fat Nov 20, 2009
19, 2009) Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated higher body mass index (BMI) scores and a higher incidence of obesity, but only if they consumed a diet high in saturated fat ... "We believe this is the first time a gene-diet interaction influencing BMI and obesity has been replicated in as many as three... (Science Daily)
Cathy’s Corner — Becoming an Alzheimer’s victim scares me Nov 20, 2009
Since so many people drink carbonated drinks and beer from aluminum cans, I am wondering if we will have an Alzheimer s epidemic some day ... She even ate a whole cake in one day, all by herself ... Somewhere, I read that the Roman emperors would wear circlets created from the leaves and stems of the herb rosemary as crowns for their heads because they believed that the rosemary would magnify the powers of their brains. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Pig out More at Thanksgiving and You May Shop Less Nov 20, 2009
They teach graduate and undergraduate courses on consumer behavior, advertising strategies and behavioral decision methods ... The combination of tryptophan-rich foods like turkey and carbohydrates like mashed potatoes increases levels of serotonin, a chemical produced in the brain that affects many functions in the central nervous system, including mood, appetite, sleep and some cognition ... Serotonin levels have also been shown to correlate with impulsive behaviors. (Science Daily)
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier Nov 20, 2009
But new research suggests that a twist on alternate-day fasting may make dieting easier to tolerate and boost heart health to boot ... From the third through sixth weeks, they ate normal meals one day and then ate much less on the alternate days: what the researchers called the equivalent of a three-course lunch ... The study participants also managed to lower their blood pressure, cholesterol levels and heart rate. (MEDLINEplus)
FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays Nov 20, 2009
The Associated Press ... It started when a single circuit board in a piece of networking equipment at a computer center in Salt Lake City failed around 5 a.m., the FAA said in a statement ... Air traffic controllers were forced to type in complicated flight plans themselves because they could not be transferred automatically from computers in one region of the country to computers in another, slowing down the whole system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Atkins Fares Best in Study Of Four Weight-Loss Regimens Nov 20, 2009
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site ... Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site ... A year-long, head-to-head study of four widely used diets found that overweight women who followed the very low-carbohydrate Atkins diet had no adverse health effects and lost slightly more weight than... (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
Computer Glitch Causes Flight Delays Nov 20, 2009
POSTED: Thursday, November 19, 2009UPDATED: 1:26 pm CST November 19, 2009 ... It started when a single circuit board in a piece of networking equipment at a computer center in Salt Lake City failed around 5 a.m., the FAA said in a statement ... Air traffic controllers were forced to type in complicated flight plans themselves because they could not be transferred automatically from computers in one region of the country to computers in another, slowing down the whole system. (Click2Houston, TX)
Dutch bank ABN gets new 4.4b euro bailout Nov 20, 2009
03 billion) the st 00004000 ate paid to buy the banks' Dutch businesses to save them from an impending bankruptcy in October 2008 ... "Barring unforeseen consequences, this capital injection will be the last that the state grants," he said ... In order to obtain approval from the EU Commission for the plan, the state has agreed to sell ABN's important commercial banking business unit HBU to Deutsche Bank for euro 700 million ($A1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Commentary: Are MMA fights safe and good for Cameron? Nov 20, 2009
There has been some disagreement, both online at and in City Council, as to how safe and appropriate it is to have MMA Fight Nights at Big Time Skate Center ... There has been some disagreement, both online at and in City Council, as to how safe and appropriate it is to have MMA Fight Nights at Big Time Skate Center ... After witnessing the event in person, I am prepared to say they are a VERY good thing for Cameron and are handled most appropriately. (Cameron Observer, MO)
Betsy Ruth Aardsma: 40 years later Nov 20, 2009
For decades, Penn State graduate student Betsy Aardsma's murder has captured the lives of her friends, her family and the authorities who have investigated her death ... "I never considered her a saint," said Andrea Marchand, her University of Michigan roommate ... Betsy was the new girl at the University of Michigan in the late 1960s. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Cousins of Prehistoric Supercrocodile Inhabit Lost World of Sahara Nov 20, 2009
The five crocs, along with a closely related sixth species, will be detailed in a paper published in the journal ZooKeys and appear in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Twenty-foot-long upright meat eater with an armored snout for ramming and three sets of dagger-shaped fangs for slicing ... Three-foot-long, upright plant and grub eater. (Science Daily)
The Boys of Celina Nov 20, 2009
Will trying the 9/11 terrorists in a court in New York make the United States safer ... We love everything about football season from watching the boys on the first day of two-a-days as we see what we got this year; to the first game day of the season when we tailgate and fill up on food that would cause any cardiologist to cringe; to seeing people again that we may have lost contact with over the summer ... We love the halftime shows and the amount of beautiful music that is created by such a... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Rich Square Manor residents enjoyed Thanksgiving early Nov 20, 2009
I don t want them to be isolated ... Some of them ate so much better with their family here, she said ... Futrell and her family ate with her dad, Lewis Richardson. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
900-Pound Man Dies after Cut from Chair Nov 20, 2009
(CBS) A man weighing around 900 pounds , reports CBS affiliate WSPA-TV from Greenwood, S.C. ... " Emergency Medical Services Personnel says morbid obesity has become a real issue, and now they carry special tools onboard. They had to use those tools for Daniel Webb. Daniel Webb helped found the True Christian Fellowship in Westminster and was still an associate pastor. Watch coverage of the story: MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Share: More From U.S. Video Video 1 by... (CBS News)
The Kind of Bad Parenting I Can Get Behind Nov 20, 2009
At the same time, I hate the idea of a messy house ... One legitimate reason I want to keep the place clean is that I want to teach my boys how to do chores so they wont think its womens work when theyre grown and married ... Slate copy chief and mother of three. (Slate)
Fla. burglar caught sleeping in pub's freezer Nov 20, 2009
He allegedly ate a can of tomatoes, entered the walk-in freezer and took a nap ... One frustrated client hurled a piece of concrete through the window of a welfare agency. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
FAA glitch causes widespread air travel delays Nov 20, 2009
Breaking News/Updates. Updated at 1:16 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2009 ... Flights to Hawaii were not affected, according to a spokesman at the state Department of Transportion. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Obama's Trip Lacked Notable Achievements Nov 20, 2009
In addition, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan for President Karzai's inauguration ... Obama also said that the United States and its allies are working on ways to send a "clear message" to Iran on its nuclear program ... The Seoul stop was the last on a trip that has notably lacked concrete achievements but has seen Obama's personal narrative on full display, as he reminisced about the ice cream he ate during a childhood visit to Japan, invoked his "historic ties" to... (CBS News)
High School football: Warriors confident heading into title game Nov 20, 2009
Winnacunnet quarterback Steve Cronan said he and his teammates will enter Saturday's contest with more confidence than they had heading into the regular-season game against BG. ... "Winnacunnet's reached the title game by beating second-seeded Exeter 17-10 in the semifinals. The Warriors will be seeking their first state championship since they beat Exeter (10-9) in the 2000 Division II championship game.BG advanced by beating fourth-seeded Alvirne 38-0 in the semifinals."They're the fastest... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
5 "Oddball" Crocs Discovered, Including Dinosaur-Eater Nov 20, 2009
ON TV When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs airs Saturday, November 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel ... The diverse menagerie of reptiles ruled Gondwana a landmass that later broke up into the southern continents about a hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period ... "We have crocs here [in what was once Gondwana] that ate plants and galloped and ate dinosaurs and were flat as a board.". (National Geographic)
Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt Out of Custom Ads Nov 20, 2009
ultimate utility guide ... "Yahoo strongly believes that consumers want choice when customizing their online experience and they have also demonstrated a strong preference for advertising that is more personally relevant to them," Anne Toth, head of privacy and vice president for policy at Yahoo, said in a statement ... "However, we understand that there are some users who prefer not to receive customized advertising and this opt-out will offer them even greater choice.". (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
Three ancient crocodile species unearthed Nov 20, 2009
The November National Geographic magazine and a National Geographic Channel show, When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, airing Saturday, feature the five prehistoric crocodiles ... Araripesuchus rattoides, or RatCroc, was a 3-foot-long, bucktoothed plant-eater found in ... Laganosuchus thaumastos, or PancakeCroc, was a 20-foot-long, flat-headed fish-eater (judging from the teeth) found in Niger and Morocco. (USA Today -- Tech)
City paying 1 percent for art Nov 20, 2009
"Fire Station Two already has a piece of public art, a one-ton, 12-foot steel statue of a firefighter climbing down a ladder with a child. At the meeting, Councilor Esther Kennedy questioned whether the city could move the statue to the new station and adhere to the ordinance. City Manager John Bohenko said the statue would be moved to the new station, but it would not satisfy the ordinance.In October, at Fire Station One, the 14-foot-tall monument "Vigilance" was unveiled that depicts two... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Daniel Day-Lewis Dishes About His Clooney Kiss At The Oscars Nov 20, 2009
HOLLYWOOD In November, "No Country for Old Men" made its way into theaters with razor-sharp dialogue, heaping helpings of ultraviolence, and a dark, much-debated conclusion ... "I said, 'Yes, of course. Unless we're on strike.' I would've been out there picketing. ... I really would've hated that." ... One person undoubtedly in agreement with that statement was Javier Bardem, who became the first Spanish-born actor to win the Oscar, taking Best Supporting Actor for his already-iconic "No... (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Sandcrabs roll past Coyotes, 38-3 Nov 20, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:07 PM CST FLORESVILLE Calhoun dominated Uvalde in all phases of the game and chased the Coyotes out of Floresville with a 38-3 bi-district playoff victory Friday night ... Calhoun (8-3) established its ground game early on and took the lead for good late in the first quarter ... The senior had eight carries on the drive that ate up almost seven minutes of clock. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
