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  • MasterChef recap: The sweet taste of victory Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:56AMIt's just desserts in the latest elimination challenge.
  • Jennifer Ketcham: 40.5 Things to Do in L.A. Without Your Car, Pt. 2 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:27PMWe pay up the wazoo to live here. Why not get out and enjoy what is readily available on this, our beautiful Westside? Which is most definitely, the best side. Yay Carmageddon.
  • Freaky Friday news: Van for inebriated taken on drunken joyride - Fri, 15 Jul 2011 PST Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:13AMAnchorage police say a city van used to pick up drunken people was taken on a joyride by a man suspected of drunken driving.
  • Rainbow Springs calls on Kiwi kids to name tuatara Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:43PMRotorua, 15 July 2011 – Rainbow Springs is calling on New Zealand children to come up with the perfect name for their tuatara mascot.
  • Extended: Baby seagulls on CTV News roof Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:32PMA seagull has nested on the roof of the CTV studios in downtown Vancouver, and some fluffy chicks are putting on a show for the camera.
  • Beauty buy or beware: Waterproof Eyeliner Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:11AMThis week we tested some of the best -- and worst -- waterproof eyeliners on the market.
  • WWE: 10 Actresses Who'd Be Amazing Divas Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:14AMIt's hump day! Middle of the week and just a few days away from the second edition of Money In The Bank pay-per-view. Time to take a load off from all the speculation and predictions and enter "Dream Land" once again. Everybody should know by now how much I support the Divas division and its phenomenal talent. It pained me to see Melina "job" to champion Kelly Kelly this past Monday. I just ...
  • RIDGERUNNER REPORTS: Young swallows take to the sky Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:35AMThe sleek swallows that dart and swoop for insects over our meadows and waterways move so swiftly that it is usually hard to see details on them. The cliff swallows and the tree swallows are both eye-
  • Home decorations made from processed bodhi leaves Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:42AMTang creatively turns bodhi leaves and fish scales into flowers. Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily These attractive hand-tied flowers made from bodhi leaves are favourably comparable to real flowers.
  • Baby Parrots Learn Their Names From Their Parents | 80beats Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:39PMParrot communication in the wild from Karl Berg on Vimeo . What’s the News: Parrots, those irrepressible mimics of the animal world, are some of the few creatures known to have individual names: each bird has its own signature call that others use when addressing it and that the bird uses itself in avian “conversation.” Scientists have long wondered where these calls come from. Now, a new study ...
  • Top 50 Hotties from Sports and Competition TV Shows Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:45AMWhile television series that involve sports may lack the intensity and the obnoxious cliches that flood sports talk shows and news programs, they present viewers with unique drama and fictional dreams that are inspired by real-life occurrences. Many of these shows have been called mundane and can often be hyperbolic with an invidious tone that deters viewers. The women on these shows, however ...
  • Ridgerunner Reports: Young swallows are taking to the sky Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:01AMThe sleek swallows that dart and swoop for insects over our meadows and waterways move so swiftly that it is usually hard to see details on them. The cliff swallows and the tree swallows are both eye-
  • Reasons Not To Get Married Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:00PMAfter 6 years, Brad and Angelina are rumored to be tying the knot. Here are 10 reasons not to follow in their footsteps.
  • Peregrine Falcons Make Home on University of Michigan Hospital Roof Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:10PMRescued baby falcon presents naming opportunity for kids at U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A two-month-old peregrine falcon chick was recently reunited with her parents in their nest on the roof of University Hospital at the University of Michigan Health System. She had been in the care of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...
  • Caught on Cam: Owl Kills NJ Baby Ospreys Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:17PMIt was all caught on a nesting cam set up in rural Cumberland County.
  • SENIOR MOMENT: 550 Tweets and Facebook Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:15PMAn estimated seventy thousand computer users tuned into President Obama’s Twitter meeting last week.
  • 'The Village Bike' Explores a Woman's Desire Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:11AMIn "The Village Bike," the wonderful new play from Penelope Skinner in the Royal Court's tiny Theatre Upstairs, the devouring sexuality of a village teacher takes center stage.
  • Condors in the Community: Condors will be out at Greystone Park Thursday Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:35PMColonel Claw'd and Baby Cal will be joining the YMCA of Kern County's Summer Day Camp being held at Subaru Elementary School located at 7315 Harris Rd., from 2 to 3 p.m. The camp will have many activities such as arts and crafts, games, and food.
  • Health Highlights: June 10, 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:49AMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
  • Jackson Free Press Chick Ball draws largest crowd yet Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:06PMIt is the biggest turn out yet for the annual Jackson Free Press Chick Ball held at Hal and Mal's in downtown Jackson.
  • "Zookeeper" Sucks, Fish Is Full of Plastic, and S.F. Vegan Happy Hour! Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:38PM• Tonight is SF Vegan Happy Hour! They're really fun potlucks with great food and drinking and drugs (WHAT NO THAT'S CRAZY AND ILLEGAL). Go meet cool vegans and eat until you explode! It's Friday,
  • Gucci Mane Plays Hide & Seek From Jail, Drake Asks 'Got MILF?', Amber Rose Grabs Net Nuts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:05AMIn this week's Pulse Report, we take a look at how Gucci Mane had us playing "Where's Gooch?", realize that Drake is thirsty for MILFS these days, watch how Amber Rose has the Internet going bananas and oh SOHH much more! [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
  • Asbestos removal begun at Elks building Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:18AMThe first step in the demolition process of the former Elks building in downtown New Castle is under way
  • Nigeria: Here in the Country, We Eat Our Future - Leigh Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:05AMWHAT attracted him to study Agricultural Science?
  • VIDEO: Gaillard Island's baby-bird boom a good sign for biologists (Photo gallery) Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:58AMNesting season is in full swing on Mobile Bay's Gaillard Island, with young pelicans at every stage of development, from eggs in the nest to fledgings attempting their first flights.
  • Etta May and friends bring ‘Southern fried’ comedy to Beau Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:23PM“Etta May and the Southern Fried Chicks” will bring their down-home style of comedy to Beau Rivage on tonight and Saturday.
  • Roswell's 'chicken man' says birds were poisoned Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:13PMThe Associated Press The Associated Press ROSWELL, Ga. A man who raises chickens in Roswell told police that someone broke into his hen houses last week and also spread poison all over his yard, killing 50 of his birds. Andrew Wordes, known around the Atlanta suburb as the "chicken man," says he believes his birds are being targeted. Roswell police were called to his Alpine Drive home on Friday ...
  • County homeowners to receive tax relief Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:33AMMore than 24,000 Lawrence County homeowners will receive some tax relief on their school property taxes this year.
  • Metal poachers crush chicks in Abbotsford Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:30AMMore than 100 baby chicks like this one were killed by callous crooks. Metal thieves trampled more than 100 baby chicks to death during a break in at a farm in Abbotsford Monday.
  • ‘Bird Mama’: Girl’s orphaned wrens take flight Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:48AMFor some, nurturing is just second nature. Over the course of five weeks, Heather Steiger, 8, cared for six baby wrens whose parents went MIA.
  • Sexiest Female Heroes Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:00AMThese ladies have been oozing sexiness while kicking butt. Here's our top 10 sexiest female heroes for your viewing pleasure.
  • Gary Bogue: Clumsy hawk chicks grow up into skillful predators Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:52PMLocal bird-watchers wonders how clumsy baby hawks survive. In today's column, Gary says they learn a lot as they grow up.
  • I Am Dumb, And So Are You Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:05AM“I’m in love, love with you baby...I am dumb and so are you.” SanFran folk-punk band Sonny & the Sunsets flip the dial through ’50s sock-hop ’n’ doo-wop, ’60s psych-pop, and ’70s novelty songs.
  • Notes from the underground Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:37AMI am sitting on a chair on a porch overlooking the Petaluma River, or more precisely the slough that contains the Petaluma River as well as about 50 million bulrushes. I might with luck have found the baby that would...
  • Cake pops: Popular treat the new cupcake Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:14PMCake pops -- those colorful dipped and decorated golf ball-sized rounds of cake on a stick -- are everywhere. They're popping up at school functions and weddings, birthday parties and baby showers.
  • Me and my egg: Chicks come out of their shells and pose next to their former homes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:47PMThe newly-hatched baby birds were photographed next to the eggs they just came from in a series of eye-catching pictures by artist Eric Isselee.
  • Hawk Attacks Cyclists To Protect Nest Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:27PMTalk about being an overly protective... a male hawk attacks cyclists passing by to protect his mate and recently hatched baby chicks. The concern is touching, but does Mr. Hawk really need to turn violent? . . .
  • Cutest widdle thing you ever saw on Amazon Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:04AMA couple of weeks ago, the ninth most popular book on Amazon.com was "Unlikely Friendships," a book featuring photographs of unlikely pairings of animals.
  • Baby boom - first set of Red Kite triplets in NI Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:39AMFirst set of Red Kite triplets recorded in Northern Ireland
  • Baby bird boom for pelicans and terns on Mobile Bay's Gaillard Island (photo gallery) Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:42AMThere's a bumper crop of baby pelicans and terns hatching out on Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay, and, in the wake of the BP oil spill, biologists in Alabama are breathing something akin to a sigh of relief.
  • Keeping an eye on the eccentric Redheaded Woodpecker Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 3:20PMFor much of the summer I’ve had the luxury of a chauffeur in the person of my goddaughter, Marion.
  • Youths charged over bird barbecue Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:22AMFive teenagers are charged in connection with an incident where a nest of baby birds were barbecued at a garage in Fife.
  • Cape Romano ‘the place to be’ for record number of threatened least terns Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:55PMMonitors estimate that 800 least terns have landed at Second Chance, a record for the ephemeral sandbar and the largest nesting colony of the threatened species anywhere in South Florida or the Florida Keys.
  • The Playlist: What’s in the earbuds this week Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:57PMTribute albums are often items to avoid — well-meaning but sometimes sappy or self-absorbed affairs. Three new tributes are out this week, though, and are worth your ears: Various artists, “Rave On Buddy Holly” (Fantasy) ★★★1/2 — The spare twang and chugging rock style pioneered by lanky Texan Buddy Holly has been nurtured in succeeding generations by acts ranging from Marshall Crenshaw to the ...
  • Uh-oh: Cuddly Chickens Responsible for Salmonella Infections Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:56PMThe U.S. Center for Disease Control is reporting that two strains of salmonella, apparently contracted from handling baby chicks and ducklings, have infected at least 49 people in sixteen states since February 25. Based on available data, the age range of people who became sick spans from six months to 86 years; 39 percent of that group represent children age 5 or under. Symptoms resulting from ...
  • From the Publisher's Desk: Hatching expansion for our home Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:37AMOn the corner of 5th and Washington in downtown Eugene, Ore., a former auto garage has been cleaned up and repurposed as a “candy store” for urban gardeners. I can’t recall exactly what I read recently that directed me to the The Eugene Backyard Farmer’s web site, but after visiting the site, Rick and I made it a point to check out the store when we were in Eugene last weekend. Eugene is ...
  • Abe Schwartz: LA Film Fest, Starring Silverlake Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:32PMI saw three different narrative features this past week at Los Angeles Film Festival that were set in the Silverlake area of LA. I live in the area, and it was cool to see familiar spots captured through different eyes.
  • Josh Ritter: First A Songwriter, Now A Novelist Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:54PMIn Josh Ritter's first novel, Bright's Passage, a World War I soldier goes home to West Virginia and must protect himself and his infant son. The book contains Ritter's trademark combination of humor, gothic themes and fantastical imagery (an angel who inhabits the body of a horse).
  • 'Flap-running' in birds studied Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:51PMMISSOULA, Mont., June 27 (UPI) -- "Flap-running", where birds furiously flap their wings while running on the ground, may have been a key step in the evolution of flight, U.S. researchers say.
  • Why birds flap-run instead of flying Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 8:11PMFlapping and running, researchers say, may have been an important early step in the evolution of flight.