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  • History repeats itself with Whoop Up Fire Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:28PM"This area was burned in 2002.  In fact, firefighters stood along this very road, lighting this same area on fire," said public information officer Frank Carroll.
  • Golf courses tee up game plans to remain green Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09PMshare: digg facebook twitter Extended drought forces superintendents to work to keep grasses healthy despite watering cutbacks, heavy use of salt-laden effluent water. Tuesday’s rains miss many of the area’s golf courses.
  • On/off grazing helps manage wet pastures Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:55PMWET conditions across Gippsland and parts of Western Victoria have made it difficult for many farmers to manage pastures and wet soils.
  • Assembly Speaker Oceguera enters 2012 House race Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:27PMLAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Assembly Speaker John Oceguera launched a bid for Congress on Monday for an unknown U.S. House district, saying he felt compelled to protect Nevadans from Washington.
  • Brazen turf theft leaves gaping hole in one Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:16PMTURF thieves have escaped with their own slice of the Wynnum Golf Course.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Tricks and Glitches Guide w/ Video Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:58PMd888888P dP 88 88 88 88d888b. .d8888b. 88 88' `88 88ooood8 88 88 88 88. ... dP dP dP `88888P' ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dP dP ....
  • Be Better at Everything: How to eat like a caveman Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:30PMOne of the more intriguing diet options to pop up in the last few years is the Paleolithic Diet -- also known as paleo, or ’the caveman diet.’
  • Talking Tactics: Adjusting to grass no problem for Seattle Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:04PMIn a day where tactics are determined through advanced scouting, through diligent video study and digital tagging of individual and team tendencies, it’s nice to see some good, old-fashioned ground-level improvisation at work.
  • A Meat-Eater's Guide for Easing Climate Change Impacts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:56AMOf all the things that an individual can do to help slow the process of climate change -- change lightbulbs, turn down the AC, ride a bike -- few if any have as much impact as eating less meat.
  • Sarawakians in Bersih 1.0 and 2.0: moving forward Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:02AMLiumx I can only remember that it was near Syawal on that morning in 2007 when my wife brought our then 1-year-old boy, to attend an open house held by her colleague in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam. I am not a sociable type, but the party went well, and my boy enjoyed the Disney TV3 classic [...]
  • New Details of Fatal Bus Crash Emerge Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:00AMTwo hours after leaving a Williamsport, Pa., restaurant and re-embarking on their trek to Niagara Falls, a group of passengers from Delhi, India, aboard a chartered tour bus were chatting quietly, napping and enjoying the Southern Tier countryside on an otherwise beautiful day.
  • Zadzooks: Bastion review Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:36AMA pint-size warrior looks to rebuild his shattered world in a new third-person role-playing game Bastion (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Supergiant Games, reviewed for Xbox 360, rated E10+ for players 10 and older, 1,200 Microsoft points or $15) , downloadable from Xbox Live Arcade. With omniscient guidance from a bearded ...
  • Power Rankings: Study reveals fans will support teams in top 15 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:31AMAfter poring over the data, examining (then dismissing) other potential factors and flipping a coin, Larry Dobrow comes to a groundbreaking conclusion -- fans would much rather attend games when their team is winning.
  • Power Rankings: Predictions for the second half Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:31AMIn these dark times, keep the faith, fans. Yep, Larry Dobrow says, the lamo All-Star break is almost over. In the meantime, here are some second-half predictions and advice for your team. Unless you're a Cubs fan. No help here.
  • Web brings 80 years full circle Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:08AMEvery time I look back at the Langley Advance of 80 years ago, it gets me excited about the internet and about the future.
  • Flooding takes a toll on wildlife Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:11AMThe North Platte Telegraph It's getting crowded in Lincoln County. Not only are floodwaters intruding on area residents, furry guests are cropping up as well.
  • Ken Auletta: How Sheryl Sandberg Made Facebook Profitable Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:20AMThree years after Sandberg joined Facebook, the company is profitable. Photograph by Michele Asselin.
  • Police log Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:50AMFriday, July 15 12:30 a.m., directed patrol in City Park. 3 a.m., directed patrol in the area of the local taverns. 4 a.m., larceny. Reported theft from the cash box of a local motel. Under investigation. 6:34 a.m., drug information.
  • Comic-Con is both fan festival and marketing mecca Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:31AMLOS ANGELES — Perhaps the only ones more excited than the 130,000 fans getting ready for this week's Comic-Con are the Hollywood studios and networks hoping to capture their attention. San Diego's annual
  • Monday MLS Breakdown: Postponement highlights the tenuous balance competition and revenue during summer months Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:28AMBad weather and temporary grass required for a friendly against Manchester City led to the postponement of RSL's trip to Vancouver and underscored the issues created by friendlies
  • All about fires Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:29AMAsk anyone who has been through it, fire devastates not only property, but lives when it roars across its path of destruction. Fire claims just about everything it can to feed its insatiable hunger. Fire reaches outward to grab more fuel, even while feeding on what is directly in front of it.
  • Palm Beach County's Juno Dunes improvements aimed at luring boaters to natural area Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:26AMBoat docks, boardwalk create new Intracoastal Waterway destination Kayakers, water taxi passengers and manatees alike now have easier access to Palm Beach County 's newly restored section of the Juno Dunes Natural Area near Jupiter.
  • Water features enhance landscapes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:43AMPondless waterfall or fountain: Most of these are self-contained systems without a water source. This is a good ecological choice, with a pump to circulate the water. For smaller yards and patios, fountains are available that go into a wall or sit on a table. Cost: $2,000 to $8,000 installed.
  • Jim Jefferies insists Hearts will be ready Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:18AMTYNECASTLE'S 125th anniversary trophy was hoisted aloft by Marius Zaliukas with those inside the famous stadium doubtless praying that more silverware will wind its way to
  • Hope for a healthy lawn Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:06PMSean Bush’s lawn hardly looks like it could be in located here in Texas.  
  • Ghosts of the 99 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:00PMOnce upon a time long, long ago -- a few task forces and study groups ago -- there was the Committee of 99.
  • Peoria debates sidewalk repair program Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:45PMYard work for Berta Vargas includes tending to her bushes, front lawn and the sidewalk. The sidewalk? The weeds and grass need to be cut down between the cracks that have surfaced on the sidewalk in front of her West Hanssler Place house in Central Peoria.
  • Golf Capsules: On his 20th try, Darren Clarke wins British Open Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:57PMSANDWICH, England (AP) — No matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the tiny country of Northern Ireland just wouldn’t feel complete without Darren Clarke.
  • BOX-OFFICE DRAW Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:45PMLOS ANGELES | Perhaps the only ones more excited than the 130,000 fans getting ready for this week's Comic-Con are the Hollywood studios and networks hoping to capture their attention. San Diego's annual pop-culture festival draws passionate (and often costumed) consumers of movies, TV shows, video games, collectibles and comic ...
  • Rabbits need proper care and attention Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:57PMThe Year of the Rabbit has heralded the popularity of this fluffy animal among Thai animal lovers. Yet, not many keepers have an idea how to properly raise a rabbit, causing its premature death.
  • Officials Investigate Wildland Fire in Santa Cruz Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:32PMSANTA CRUZ, Cali - Santa Cruz Fire responded to a report of an unknown type fire located on the hillside below houses on Rockridge Lane around 9:40 pm on Saturday. Fire units arrived at the scene to
  • Ottawa County Blue Grass Band to perform at River Front Live Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:35AMPORT CLINTON -- The Ottawa County Blue Grass Band will perform at River Front Live on North Jefferson Street in downtown Port Clinton from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. This event is free and open to the public.
  • Why the Open Championship is the best major of the year Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:36AMThere is nothing quite like the Masters, and no test like a U.S. Open, and while I'd give multiple phalanges to play Augusta National and couldn't think of anything sweeter than winning a major on Father's Day, it's the Open Championship that really has my heart. Why? Because it's the true game of golf in the truest form possible on a golf course where the sport was invented. Golf is a sport ...
  • Seventy-five years young, Talladega National Forest nurtures critical habitat Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:22AMFrom the time the government began purchasing land in 1935 to create the Talladega National Forest, two crews from the Civilian Conservation Corps did the legwork involved in turning it into a recreational destination.
  • Monument Fire demonstrates a new type of behavior Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:11AMGlenn Minuth, a part-time instructor at the Center for Life Long Learning at Cochise College, demonstrates a “blow-out” on a small scale. Using the match sticks as trees, Minuth explains a new behavior which was demonstrated by the Monument Fire last month. Minuth explains “blow-outs” in the canyons during the fire. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review) By Glenn Minuth For the Herald/Review ...
  • From college to company ownership Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:30AMBefore they became two of Western Washington’s most prolific real estate developers, Tom Price and Hyun Um were college roommates at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
  • Price and Um: From college to company ownership Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:30AMBefore they became two of Western Washington’s most prolific real estate developers, Tom Price and Hyun Um were college roommates at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
  • Book review: Ailing writer's hopes revived in "A Good Hard Look" Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:30AMIt is clear from the first chapter of "A Good Hard Look" that a train wreck approaches. Ann Napolitano doesn't telegraph her punches so much as set up a foreboding that will be fulfilled. The reader remains fully engaged with the characters in a story that begins and ends with the peacocks belonging to Flannery O'Connor.
  • Nature Fest Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:55AMAn example of hummingbird banding. (Tom Woods • For the Herald/Review) Story by Julie Bradley For the Herald/Review Arizona’s Longest Running Nature Festival, Southwest Wings, is an educational celebration of the diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects in their unique environment; the sky islands in southern Arizona. The 20th Annual Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival takes ...
  • Musical nomads deliver the 'wow' factor Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:36AMFeaturing horns instead of guitars, and a frontwoman who looks as if she had been lifted from another century, the music of Davina and the Vagabonds doesn't fit the traditional Minneapolis indie rock mold.
  • Stadium tour completed Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:03AMCongratulations to Jim Vocjsik, Jay Mason, Marty Neat and Jim Long, four friends with a love of baseball who have spent the past 18 summers visiting every Major League Baseball stadium in the country. It took dedication to complete this journey, and their success is a testament to their friendship and persistence. They did not convince MasterCard to sponsor all or a portion of their travels, but ...
  • 5 things to do in your garden: Let the lawn grow taller, prop up fruit-tree branches, check for ripe fruit, change ... Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:11AMMow your lawn at a height of two or three inches during summer heat. This keeps grass roots shaded, preventing shock and sunburn.
  • Gillibrand raises $3 million during quarter Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:47AMWith the quarterly filing Friday, Gillibrand joins eight other senators who voluntarily submit their campaign disclosure reports electronically.
  • Murdered woman was 'friendly, energetic' Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:33AMWILLIAMSBURG — Friends of Kuan-Yu Trevillian, whose body was found last Sunday off a street in The Oaks of Fenton Mill subdivision, remember her as friendly and energetic.
  • Let the Dirt Fly Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:12AMSPARKS — The longest off-road loop race in the United States will take place in northern Nevada this weekend, and locals can participate in the action with race-related activities in Sparks and as spectators along the race course.
  • Successful first year for high school's Chinese program Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:52PMA year ago, when the school community held a reception to welcome the new exchange teacher from China, no one knew for sure how the pilot program would go. At the end of the school year, 23 students have taken the Chinese language class and 50 enrolled in the Chinese culture class, totaling 225 instruction hours.
  • Expedition brings other-worldly sea creatures into focus Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:38PMBasket star with anemone on top of a boulder off Cape Arago, Oregon. (Photo courtesy of Oceana.) See complete pop-up photo gallery.
  • Tight races make Trade Deadline stakes high Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:03AMTight races make Trade Deadline stakes high
  • Petro Matad Encounters Hydrocarbons at Davsan Tolgoi Well Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:03AMPetro Matad Ltd. Petro Matad announced that the Davsan Tolgoi-7 well ("DT-7") has reached a total depth of 1,733m in metamorphic rocks below the Tsagaantsav Formation objectives.
  • Quidditch lives on: Henry Ford Museum hosts college tournament for Harry Potter fans Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:52AMHarry Potter fans will unite all around the world on July 15 as the final installment of the boy wonder series premiers in theaters. At The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, however, a different type of celebration will take place.