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The Razor's Edge: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Scientists eye unusual swarm of Yellowstone quakes. By MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press Writer. They're certainly not normal," Smith said. "We haven't had earthquakes in this energy or extent in many years.". This is an active volcanic and tectonic area, and these are the kinds of things we have to pay attention to," Smith said. "We might be seeing something precursory. Could it develop into a bigger fault or something related to hydrothermal activity? Smith said it's difficult t...
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The Razor's Edge: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Man Fires At McDonald's Window Over Breakfast Menu. SALT LAKE CITY (AP). 8213;Police said a customer fired one or two shots into a Salt Lake City McDonald's after the driver of the car he was in was told the restaurant was not serving lunch yet. Police said the female driver of a white Dodge Intrepid pulled up to the drive-thru and ordered from the lunch menu early Sunday but was told only breakfast was available. The car then left the scene. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The doctor w...
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The Razor's Edge: August 2009
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Big Wave' Theory Offers Alternative to Dark Energy By Clara Moskowitz. By Clara Moskowitz at Space.com. Mathematicians have proposed an alternative explanation for the accelerating expansion of the universe that does not rely on the mystifying idea of dark energy. The researchers derived a set of equations describing expanding waves that fit Einstein's theory of general relativity, and which could also account for the apparent acceleration. Temple outlines the new idea wit...
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ZSmart's Sports Blog: O'Neale Impresses In Pre-Draft Workouts
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015. O'Neale Impresses In Pre-Draft Workouts. As a bone-thin elementary school kid, Royce O'Neale leaned on grand illusions of becoming an NBA talent. Mesmerized by the manipulative moves of Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Lebron James, and a host of others, O'Neale's lust for the game has only blossomed. Ten years and a 10.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.8 APG senior statline later, the Baylor product's childhood NBA dreams no longer appear far-fetched. Having long been enamored by the play of Lebron J...
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ZSmart's Sports Blog: Legends Don't Die They Only Become Immortal: The Rise of Carcaterra
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Legends Don't Die They Only Become Immortal: The Rise of Carcaterra. Growing up in Yorktown, Brian Carcaterra never hit the local sports memorabilia shop or devoured sports highlight reels. Despite his status as a young athlete, Carcaterra had no real preferences for professional teams. His boyhood sports heroes were not a remote click away. They were simply a leisurely 5-mile drive from his Yorktown home. Those bullets were in the form of lacrosse balls. Carcaterra was tasked ...
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The Razor's Edge: Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn. Scientists at NASA have discovered a nearly invisible ring around Saturn - one so large that it would take 1 billion Earths to fill it. The ring's orbit is tilted 27 degrees from the planet's main ring plane. The bulk of it starts about 3.7 million miles (6 million km) away from the planet and extends outward another 7.4 million miles (12 million km). One of Saturn's moons, Phoebe, orbits within the ring. As Phoebe collides w...
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The Razor's Edge: July 2009
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Friday, July 31, 2009. Bright Spot on Venus Stumps Scientists. Senior Writer @ liveScience.com. A sudden bright spot that appeared in the clouds of Venus just days after a comet left a bruise on Jupiter has scientists stumped as to its cause. Venus' bright spot, first noticed by amateur astronomer Frank Melillo of Holtsville, NY on July 19, is not the first such brightening noticed on our cloudy neighbor, said planetary scientist Sanjay Limaye of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Limaye says the volca...
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The Razor's Edge: January 2009
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Friday, January 30, 2009. Iraqi builds a shoe-throwing monument to Bush. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - For the war-beaten orphans of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, this big old shoe fits. A monument to a shoe thrown at former President Bush is unveiled at the Tikrit Orphanage complex. A monument to a shoe thrown at former President Bush is unveiled at the Tikrit Orphanage complex. The shoe monument, made of fiberglass and coated with copper, consists of the shoe and a concrete base. The entire monument i...
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The Razor's Edge: September 2009
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Monday, September 28, 2009. The dark secrets of the trillion-dollar oil trade. From The Independent.com. With a combined capacity for 313,000 tonnes of oil, the Delta Ios and the NS Burgas supertankers were launched two months ago to criss-cross the globe in search of trade. Instead, the vast vessels were to be found yesterday lying idle off the coast of Singapore after their owners were paid by two of the world's richest and most secretive oil. To turn them into floating petrochemical warehouses. The de...
