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Cash boost for Sperrins Gateway Landscape Partnership
THE Sperrins Gateway Landscape Partnership will benefit from a 12,000 Natural Heritage Grant to develop a 'Spurs of Rock' geodiversity strategy over the next two years. Comment?
COACHELLA 2014: Dates, pre-sale ticket information announced
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Helix Poeticus, a.k.a. the Coachella Snail, travels slowly through the crowd during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2013. Comment?
Volkswagen Introduces Caddy Maxi Camper
Volkswagen UK has launched the new Caddy Maxi Camper, the most compact and affordable model in the carmaker's camper range behind the California Beach and SE models, and the Caravelle with "sleep pack". Based on the Caddy Maxi, the Camper edition is 4.8-meters long and 1.8-meters high and is priced from A 23,397 . Volkswagen's new addition to its ... (more) Comment?
Making our nation's school children safer
To understand the current state of the gun-ban crowd's "conversation" about destroying the Second Amendment, it boils down to this: insanity versus sanity. Comment?
Greenwich estate on market for $190M
A 50-acre compound on the Greenwich waterfront with a pair of private islands, a driveway longer than most highway interchanges and a 19th-century French Victorian mansion with as many bedrooms as there are days of Christmas hit the market Friday at an other-worldly $190 million. Comment?
Rain chances may delay start time of Super Shredder Day
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They say it pays to be nice, but for one friendly waitress in Indiana, the pay-off was one whopper of a tip. Comment?
Ted Nugent's brother: Jeffrey Nugent endorses gun background checks
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Ted Nugent's brother, Jeffrey Nugent, wrote in a Washington post op-ed piece that he would endorse gun background checks. Comment?
High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
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Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield. Comment?
Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Comment?
Rare island fox rebounds on California island
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This March 4, 2004 file photo shows a Santa Cruz Island fox bred in captivity being held by a wildlife biologist for the National Park Service, on Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park, Calif. Comment?
Judge says NY rafter can resume trips with a bond
A state judge says a whitewater rafting company can resume guided trips in the Adirondacks but must post a $50,000 bond and cannot rent rafts or kayaks to customers who captain their own boats on rivers requiring licensed guides. Comment?
Senators Work Through Changes To Immigration Bill
Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S. Sen. Comment?
Quebecer dead in Mexico after scuba diving incident
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Martin Simard, 57, who was on vacation in Playa del Carmen in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, was an experienced diver and was well-known amongst the region's diving community. Comment?
CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US
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This April 23, 2013 file photo shows Peter Bergen, director, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a hearing on drones. Comment?
Let your shoes do the charging
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After researching a device that draws energy from knee movement, some mechanical engineering students at Rice University decided to see if they could get the same result from another, less intrusive wearable item: a shoe. Comment?
Rescue crew saves lost hikers in Kananaskis
A short hike turned into a cold overnight stay in the backcountry for a group of six hikers who lost their way on an unmarked trail in Kananaskis Country armed with only warm clothes and lighters. Comment?
Man Arrested for Bomb Threat Directed at Activist, Gay Rights Demonstration in Puerto Rico
A man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for a bomb threat directed at LGBT rights activist Pedro Julio Serrano and an upcoming LGBT rights demonstration, the AP reports : Special Agent Moises Quniones says the suspect was taken into custody at home in San Juan on a cyberbullying charge. Comment?
Discover Halton's 'lost lagoon'
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Cheshire Wildlife Trust is hosting a guided walk around the 'lost lagoon' of Wigg Island, in Runcorn on Tuesday, May 28, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Local nature expert Jeff Clarke will be on hand to help you spot and identify the abundance of local birds and wildlife, and answer any nature questions you may have, so why not bring the family to this ... (more) Comment?
Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist
The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks , a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Comment?
Port Washington falcon chicks banded
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Four peregrine falcon chicks born atop a We Energies power plant in Port Washington do not yet have names, but they each have a number. Comment?