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Entries from September 2011

Robotic glider monitoring gulf waters for red tide – WWSB ABC 7

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

Robotic glider monitoring gulf waters for red tide – WWSB ABC 7 Robotic glider monitoring gulf waters for red tideWWSB ABC 7SARASOTA – We might not currently be in a red tide outbreak like we saw on the Suncoast in 2006, but scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are on on alert. "We know there's Red [...]

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How To Be A Gentleman – A.V. Club New York

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

How To Be A Gentleman – A.V. Club New York A.V. Club New York How To Be A GentlemanA.V. Club New YorkToday, Donna Bowman and Steve Heisler talk about How To Be A Gentleman. How To Be A Gentleman debuts tonight on CBS at 8:30 pm Eastern. Donna: Based on the cast list, TV aficionados [...]

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The Pawpaw: Foraging For America’s Forgotten Fruit

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

The Pawpaw: Foraging For America’s Forgotten Fruit The pawpaw is a tropical-type fruit native to North America with a long and almost forgotten history. Thomas Jefferson once prized it, and now scientists are looking at whether the pawpaw can claim some health benefits, along with cachet. NPR’s Tiny Desk Kitchen goes on the hunt for [...]

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Martyn Williams breaks arm, out for 6 weeks

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

Martyn Williams breaks arm, out for 6 weeks Venerable flanker Martyn Williams has broken his arm in a club match and become unavailable for Wales’ World Cup squad as a possible cover for injuries. Williams is expected to be sidelined for six weeks after suffering the break last Friday when the Cardiff Blues lost to [...]

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‘Courageous’ leading weekend movie ticket pre-sales

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

‘Courageous’ leading weekend movie ticket pre-sales Most of the outreach that the folks marketing Sherwood Pictures’ “Courageous” have been doing has been aimed at churches, and that is paying off on fandango.com, Harry Medved says. It’s leading the pre-sales race for this weekend’s new openings. A spokesperson for the film said they’d sold over $2 [...]

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Rain may be on the way for Houston

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

share: digg facebook twitter Heavy downpours are possible in some parts of the Houston region as an upper-level disturbance moves through the area during the next few days. Temperatures are likely to remain unseasonably warm for at least another day, but a cooldown is expected by the weekend after a cold front arrives, according to [...]

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‘X Factor’ Auditions Wrap Up With Teen Rapper Brian Bradley – MTV.com

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

‘X Factor’ Auditions Wrap Up With Teen Rapper Brian Bradley – MTV.com MTV.com 'X Factor' Auditions Wrap Up With Teen Rapper Brian BradleyMTV.comFox's "The X Factor" wrapped up its audition rounds Thursday (September 29), sending its final batch of singers — including more than a few teenage contestants — to its version of Hollywood Week, [...]

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The Herman Cain surge

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

In the Republican presidential race, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from farce. In last weekend’s season opener of “Saturday Night Live,” a fictitious Herman Cain explained to a fictitious Shepard Smith in a fictitious Fox News debate why his experience in the pizza business qualified him to …

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Fixing John Lackey ‘big priority’ – ESPN

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

MassLive.com Fixing John Lackey 'big priority'ESPNBOSTON — When asked what was wrong with pitcher John Lackey, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein did not roll his eyes or throw up his hands in disgust. Bill Simmons and JackO discuss the historic collapse of the Boston Red Sox. …John Lackey, Carl Crawford Symbols of Red Sox' [...]

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Holly Madison takes out insurance on her breasts. Well… d’uh. – Entertainment Weekly

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

Reuters Holly Madison takes out insurance on her breasts. Well… d'uh.Entertainment WeeklyIn the annals of unusual celebrity insurance policies, Holly Madison's recent revelation that she has a $1 million policy with Lloyd's of London on her breasts barely raises an eyebrow. After all, Adam Lambert's crotch was covered for …Holly Madison insures her two best [...]

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