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  • Coroner: Man died of drug overdose Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:01AMCRYSTAL LAKE – Multiple drugs were discovered in the system of a 25-year-old Crystal Lake man who, in late October, was found dead outside West Elementary School.
  • Union-based Trench-It 
cuts a green swath Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:54AMUNION – Trench-It is a lean, clean, green machine – especially the latter.
  • Bungie Cautions Against Installing Halo 3 Using NXE Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:50AM Bungie engineers have said that installing Halo 3 to the harddrive using the New Xbox Experience will actually result in less than optimal play. While installing games can usually result in (slightly) faster load times and a quiet disc drive, a post on the Bungie forums ( reported by Joystiq ) by engineer Mat Noguchi explains that installing will actually make the game load ...
  • Cappa Brack is best for feature Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:37AMTWO feature events in card of six are the highlights of the races at Sakhir tomorrow. There are six horses in the fray in the race for Stewards Cup which carries a cash prize of BD3,200 and to be run over 1,600 metres, starting at 4.30pm. This race is for Group Three imported horses.
  • FBI offers reward for ecoterrorism suspects Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:30AMWASHINGTON - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of four people accused of sabotage attacks in five Western states - including a 1998 firebombing at a Colorado ski resort that caused $12 million in...
  • Dwarf planet shows signs of weather Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:46PM Strange weather on the icy dwarf planet Eris could be causing changes that scientists are now seeing at the methane-ice surface of this distant object in our solar system.
  • Stephen Mo Hanan: Making Sense of the Sixties: Reflections for the 40TH Reunion of the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1968 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:38PMThe dress, music, drugs and loose morals of the emerging counterculture must have looked to a Sixties puritan like a reversion to chaotic paganism.
  • New UN environmental award Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:27PMThe UN has launched a new award to honour and encourage efforts to respond to man-made and natural environmental emergencies.
  • Save GM to preserve U.S. industrial defense strength Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:13PMBy LOREN B. THOMPSON ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Many Americans find economics boring. For such people, Republican economics in the era of Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan has been a godsend.
  • MPs to pick Speaker of the House Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:10PMMPs returned to Parliament Tuesday and are now hearing from candidates vying for the Speaker of the House position. One of the candidates is Brandon-Souris MP Merv Tweed.
  • China in the Times to Come Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:39AMChina never stops challenging the minds of those who study it — or the character of those who rule it. No country has had a history of comparable continuity.
  • Hungry Planet: What the World Eats Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:38AMPhotographs by Peter Menzel. Published by Ten Speed Press. 288 pages. Dimensions (in inches): 9.3 x 12.4 x 1.0
  • Global dimming poses problems Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:31AMSince the beginning of the year, my clothing style has varied more than normal. This is not because I am trying to keep up with changing fads. It is because of how unpredictable the weather has been.
  • Trio of Area Teams Plan For State Semifinals Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:27AMWMBD/WYZZ-TV - PEORIA, Ill. -- For Metamora and Bloomington Central Catholic this is a rerun. For Stark County, this is a first-run movie.
  • Schwarzenegger convenes global climate summit Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:14AMLOS ANGELES ---- Government officials and policy experts from around the world will head to California this week, summoned by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for an international summit on greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Louis CK talks America off the ledge—then kicks it in the balls. Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:05AMAs the writer-director of the cult, er, “classic” Pootie Tang, Louis CK isn’t an artist you’d normally go to for profundity. But at the Newmark Theater last Saturday, the comic did—in his own, c-word and shit-joke laden way—present a rather poignant message about the state of the country. And for a guy who usually bristles [...]
  • Review: Carrie Underwood show in Oakland falls short of magic Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 8:57PMThe appealing country star performs lots of hits, but few memorable songs.
  • Event Keyword Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 8:34PMWomen will cry! Men will laugh! For . . . it seems to be alive!
  • Americans travel abroad for crucial surgery Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 7:47PMBefore getting two artificial disks to ease the grinding pain in his back, Wayne King asked prospective surgeons where they trained and how many disk replacements they had done. Then he flew to Malaysia for the operation.
  • Experts think climate shift could spark more conflict Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:38AMThe Earth’s fast-changing climate has a range of serious thinkers — from military brass to geographers to diplomats — predicting a spate of armed conflicts driven by the weather.
  • Econ summit vows action -- takes few concrete steps Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:28AMWASHINGTON -- World leaders battling a dire and deepening economic crisis vowed Saturday to cooperate more closely, keep a sharper eye out for red-flag problems and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations -- but kicked many hard details down the road for their next summit after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
  • Econ summit vows action — takes few concrete steps Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 11:51PM World leaders battling a dire and deepening economic crisis vowed Saturday to cooperate more closely, keep a sharper eye out for red-flag problems and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations — but kicked many hard details down the road for their next summit after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
  • Saving the world – and Australia too Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 11:37PMNOTHING pleases the Greenies more than to have Kevin Rudd as prime minister. To them, Rudd literally has a green heart.
  • Econ summit vows action _ takes few concrete steps Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 11:01PMSat, Nov 15, 2008 (2:54 p.m.)
  • Vision Eye Art focuses on art, affordable frames Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 11:00PMLucas Lopez might not have your lenses "in about an hour," but he does guarantee competitive, affordable prices in a funky, family-owned eyeglass shop with local art hanging on the walls. Lopez, who owns the business with his wife, Suzanne Knight, has 35 years of optometry experience. Also in this article, check out a list of independent eyeglass shops in Milwaukee.
  • Endeavour soars into the night and reaches orbit Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 2:40AMThe space shuttle Endeavour, carrying urine recycling gear, a new toilet, a galley and private crew quarters needed for a space station "home improvement" makeover, flashed to life and thundered into space today, lighting up the night sky for hundreds of miles around as it rocketed away.
  • Developers Learn to Flex Their SOA Configuration Muscle at WSO2 Webinar Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:35PMConventional wisdom is that an enterprise service bus acts as the central backplane in a SOA. However, this proven scenario is not optimal for every enterprise, and developers need the flexibility to implement other configurations for their Web service mediation.
  • Birthday girl shows up this year Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:31PMThree years of birthday parties have passed without the birthday girl, but this year, Margaret Atwood showed up in person for the fete hosted by [...]
  • U.N.: Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:29PMBEIJING -- A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies over vast areas of Asia, the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, changing weather patterns around the world and threatening health and food supplies, the U.N. reported yesterday.
  • UN: Pollution hurts glaciers and health Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:28PMBEIJING - A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon basin, changing weather patterns around the world and threatening health and food supplies, the U.N. reported yesterday.
  • Haze of pollution threatens glaciers, health Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:28PMBEIJING (AP) — A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, changing weather patterns around the world and threatening health and food supplies, the U.N. reported Thursday.
  • Astronomers capture images believed to be first photos of 4 planets outside our solar system Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:27PMWASHINGTON (AP) _ Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, nearly indecipherable except to the most eagle-eyed experts. All are trillions of miles away — three of them orbiting the same star, and the fourth circling a different star. ...
  • First pictures of extra-solar planets Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:27PMWASHINGTON - Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers.
  • Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Is Pregnant Again Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:24PM With the world abuzz of the news of his second pregnancy, Thomas Beatie tells the definitive story of his first pregnancy this Tuesday on Discovery Health. Discovery Health presents the only documentary featuring professional footage of Thomas and his wife, Nancy, through the final weeks of his first pregnancy, the landmark birth of their first child and their eventual return home.
  • UN warns of brown-cloud threat Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:22PMBy ANDREW JACOBS The New York Times News Service BEIJING — A noxious cocktail of soot, smog and toxic chemicals is blotting out the sun, fouling the lungs of millions of people and altering weather patterns in large parts of Asia, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations.
  • Cardella - southphillyreview.com Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:22PMAre we through patting ourselves on the back for being so broad-minded as to elect an African-American president? Self-congratulation aside, how broad-minded are we when three states on that same night voted to ban gay marriage. Et tu California, or is it Californication?
  • MercuryNews: Low-tech solutions Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:20PMTech Museum Awards honor low-tech solutions to big problems
  • UN: Brown clouds over Asia worsen global warming Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:19PM A thick brown cloud of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threatens health and food supplies in the world, the U.N. reported Thursday, citing what it called the newest threat from global warming.
  • BASE METALS Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:18PMCopper/cobalt miners in the DRC and Zambia have shed USD 16bn in market value, and are now worth a paltry USD 2.5bn. By now, the topic of value destruction in markets across the planet has almost become commonplace, but there are areas where the carnage has gone into seemingly complete overdrive.
  • The New Liberal Order Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:10PM The Obama presidency is just the beginning. Why shifting attitudes about government could make Democrats the ruling party for a generation
  • Planet Metrics Launches With $2.3M Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:15PMCarbon modeling startup looks to help businesses reduce carbon emissions.
  • Television - World Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 5:53AMNia Glassie was baby number six for Lisa Kuka. Kuka has told police that as soon as Nia was born she knew she could not go through with a planned family adoption.
  • The mandate Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 5:49AMThe day after the election, I had to unexpectedly leave my computer to go help my sister for a few days. I’m glad I’ve had the time to process the Obama victory.
  • There is more to life than money Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 5:39AMVandan Shiva, a 2005 Nobel Prize nominee, spoke Thursday to a full crowd in the CUB Senior Ballroom. She said we have enslaved life to corporate greed.
  • Briefs Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:31AMCARROLL - Gradecards were issued to Bloom-Carroll High School students on Nov. 3. Report cards went home with Bloom Elementary students on Nov. 5.
  • Self-protection tops niceness Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 11:21AMOut walking one day, I was struck by how natural it is for animals to protect themselves from harm. Their survival instinct doesn’t seem cluttered with mental logjams such as second-guessing, guilt, or denial.
  • Winning lottery numbers chosen Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:35AMHere are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Washington State Lottery:
  • Satellites help keep geologist grounded Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:27AMA modern-day prospector — that’s what you get when you train a geologist as a "remote sensing specialist.” Oklahoma has one here, and he’s been pioneering the field for the past 40 years. Jan Cannon, 67, of Tecumseh also recently made the news when a company he partly owns announced a large find of magnetite, an iron ore, and ilmenite, an iron titanium oxide ore used to help make titanium ...
  • Florin reaches playoffs for first time Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:23AMWith the athletic department still reeling from forfeiting four football wins this season, the Florin High School varsity boys soccer team has injected a sense of campus pride with the most unlikeliest playoff runs in recent Sac-Joaquin Section history.
  • Best entertainment bets for Nov. 9-15 Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:23AMPioneer Press entertainment writers pick their best bets in music, theater and family events for Nov. 9-15.