Friday, September 30, 2011
Afghanistan's Treasure Trove
The USGS today identified 24 regions in Afghanistan with high-value minerals that are ready to be mined.
Drought: 8,000-year-old secrets found
Amazing discoveries at a popular lake in Texas have researchers and looters scrambling.
Also: Dire forecast for Texas drought
Conditions affecting 95 percent of the state are likely years from being over, an expert says.
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Doing what they do
Little brothers ... that's what they do!
"Well my mom was going to video me practicing my drill team dance.. but I had to wait for the song to come on. I thought she was laughing at how awkward I was being... obviously not."
Woman grows 8ft geranium by feeding it daily cup of tea
If a cup of tea is an ideal pick me up, this plant has taken the advice a little too literally.
Hereford pensioner Dilys Price has watched her geranium leap to an amazing eight feet tall after feeding it Tetley Extra Strong Tea each morning.
The plant, named Appleblossom, has now became so high it has almost outgrown Dilys’s South Wye home.
“I have had it about two or three years and I feed it a drop of tea each morning,” she said. I’ve never seen it so tall. Everyone wants a cutting from it.”
Hereford pensioner Dilys Price has watched her geranium leap to an amazing eight feet tall after feeding it Tetley Extra Strong Tea each morning.
The plant, named Appleblossom, has now became so high it has almost outgrown Dilys’s South Wye home.
“I have had it about two or three years and I feed it a drop of tea each morning,” she said. I’ve never seen it so tall. Everyone wants a cutting from it.”
Rare white humpback whale spotted
Flowers bloom for a second time
The Little Planet Full of Surprises
Mercury
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'Hollows' mark Mercury's surface
Nasa's Messenger probe sees great swathes of shallow, rimless depressions on the surface of Mercury
Massive Chinese-Backed Dam on Irrawaddy River Halted by Burma's Government
The Irrawaddy River just south of the proposed dam site, photo: Wikipedia.
One day after Brazil's hotly protested Belo Monte dam is halted by court order, another massive hydropower project is halted, on the other side of the world and by a government not exactly renowned for conservation.In a letter read out in parliament, Burma's president announced the the suspending of construction of the Chinese-backed Myitsone dam on the northern part of the Irrawaddy River.
Article continues: Massive Chinese-Backed Dam on Irrawaddy River Halted by Burma's Government
More on the dam in Brazil:Judge halts work on Amazon dam
Arctic ice shelf nearly gone
Scientists say two ancient Canadian ice shelves shrank drastically this summer, one almost disappearing.
Also: Climate Change Could Shrink Animals
As Temps Rise, Amphibians May Vanish
Frogs and other amphibians will have a hard time finding escape routes from warming environments. Read more
Nestle ad first to pitch at canine customers
Nestle, one of the world's biggest makers of pet food, said on Friday it had launched the first television commercial designed especially for dogs, using a high-frequency tone to grab their attention.
Fox turns tables on hound
In an unusual role reversal, a fox is spotted trailing a beagle in a forest near Montreal.
Also: Bear eats pizza by the slice
Restaurant patrons laugh out loud as they watch a black bear devour a whole pie, one piece at a time.
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:
Divide and conquer -- that's not only an effective strategy for battle.
It can help you conquer many different conflicts in your life, too.
Separating the good parts of people's personalities from the bad parts will help you argue your case without getting too personal.
Focus on what you like about the people around you, and if you can't come up with anything, then ask yourself why you're so personally invested in this disagreement.
Some of our readers today have been in:
Some of our readers today have been in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Paris, Ile-De- France, France
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Paris, Ile-De- France, France
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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and in cities across the United States such as Atlanta, Charleston, Miami, Richmond and more.
and in cities across the United States such as Atlanta, Charleston, Miami, Richmond and more.
Today is:
Today is Thursday, September 29, the 272nd day of 2011.
There are 93 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
National Coffee Day.
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