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  • EnvironmentSage grouse endangered? Decision delayed one week Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:38AMThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been granted a one week extension to announce its decision on the sage grouse.
  • Hargreaves comeback on hold Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:35AMCalgary-born Owen Hargreaves has postponed his comeback with Manchester United even though the club says he has not sustained another injury.
  • Artist of the week 78: Céleste Boursier-Mougenot Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:33AMCéleste Boursier-Mougenot can find musical potential in just about anything. In the past two decades, the Paris-based artist's sonic adventures have included getting vacuum cleaners to play harmonicas, by attaching them to the nozzles. Floating crockery has doubled as percussion instruments.
  • Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:33AMtags: birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed on the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge , Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy , 11 November 2009 [ larger view ]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification ...
  • SunPrairie Grain Morning Comment Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:31AMMINOT - Mar 11/10 - SNS -- Following is the morning comment from SunPrairie Grain, a division of CHS.
  • Fire destroys Lodi home, kills about 30 pets Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:30AMLODI — A stubborn blaze ripped through a James Street home Thursday morning, destroying the two-story house and killing about 30 pets, authorities said.
  • Crouch named comedy king for 'virgin' quip Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:30AMLONDON (AFP) - England footballer Peter Crouch was named the funniest man in British sport, topping a poll out on Thursday of the best one-liners and comedy football moments of all time.
  • DeLand stalls on cat law Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:23AMCat activists won a victory in DeLand March 1, when city leaders rejected a new law that would have required the activists to build fences around their wild-cat colonies. But the cat-lovers still have no relief from current city law, which makes it illegal for an individual to keep more than four ca ...
  • Cattails are the 'general store' of the wetlands community Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:14AMCattails are the iconic swamp plant; most of us know that when we see cattails growing along a road or at the end of a meadow there will be the squishy muck of a marsh beneath. In the depths of winter, overwintering cattails, their brown cigar-shaped...
  • York County Coast Star calendar of events Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:13AMTHURSDAY
  • It's a Big Year for Steve Martin Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:12AMSteve Martin is in negotiations to star alongside Jack Black and Owen Wilson in comedy The Big Year at Fox 2000.
  • Sparboe will get more chickens. Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:11AMSparboe will get more chickens.
  • 2,000 hens and roosters seized in Los Angeles Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:09AMLOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say nearly 2,000 hens and roosters have been confiscated from a two-block area in Los Angeles as part of an ongoing cockfighting investigation.
  • 2,000 hens and roosters seized in Los Angeles Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:09AMAssociated Press - March 11, 2010 1:54 AM ET LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say nearly 2,000 hens and roosters have been confiscated from a two-block area in Los Angeles as part of an...
  • Balanced effort leads T-Birds to Region IX title Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:07AMThe Casper College women's basketball team entered the Region IX Tournament as the odd's-on favorite, but even Thunderbirds coach Dwight Gunnare was surprised with how dominant his team was over the weekend in Sterling, Colo.
  • Moon man re-opens airport Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:12AMIn 1969, he guided the lunar module to the surface of the moon, but on Thursday he flew commercial. In 1969, he was first down the ladder, but on Thursday he let the other passengers off first.
  • Just what caused 75 starlings to 'fall from the sky'? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:12AMMystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
  • Emu rearing venture picking up in Manipur Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:08AMBy L.C.K Singh, Imphal, Mar 10 : For the first time in the Northeast region rearing of poultry Emu birds on commercial basis has been taken up by farmers in Manipur.
  • Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:07AMAs I stood in the Philadelphia Museum of Art looking at Henri Matisse's perpetually fascinating Portrait of Mlle. Yvonne Landsberg , I heard someone say: "Wednesday."
  • Students delve into ecology of the Telluride Area Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:02AMDid you know that when Bridal Veil Creek is at high summer flows it can provide enough drinking water to sustain 100,000 people? Or that pikas cannot survive for longer than 20 minutes at temperatures greater than 80 degrees?
  • Top 10: Send us your Cape wildlife photo! Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:00AMFor this week's Top 10 online-only feature, we want you to send in your best wildlife photo - anything from birds to chipmunks to water buffalo - and we'll select the winners for this Thursday's Top 10!
  • Town approves moratorium on dispensaries Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:56AMThe Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesn’t mean dispensaries won’t appear in Telluride in the next half-year.
  • ACCAC champion Apaches fall in Region 1 finals Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:54AMThe curse of being the conference champion continued Saturday night as the regular season conference champion Cochise College Apaches lost to second seeded Mesa 72-69 in the Region 1 championship game before a stunned standing room only crowd in Cochise Stronghold.
  • Wings 'n Wildlife returns to Laughlin this week Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:18AMLAUGHLIN - After a successful inaugural event in 2009, the Wings ‘n Wildlife Festival is coming back to southern Nevada for a second go-round that will take place Thursday-Monday, March 11-15, along the Colorado River and the desert and mountains at Laughlin.
  • Spring Break activity at Audubon Center Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:01AMDuring Spring Break, children ages 5 to 12 are invited to the Audubon Center at Garden Creek to explore nature at the facility on Wednesday, March 10. There will be two sessions n from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for 5- to 8-year-olds, and 1 to 3 p.m. for 9- to 12-year-olds.
  • Floods create an outback wonderland Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:00AMHEAVY rain in Queensland has sparked inland floods, transforming Australia's Simpson Desert into a wonderland of waterways teeming with plants and wildlife.
  • KWHS’ Pietrzak signs for volleyball at Casper College Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:55AMCasper College volleyball coach Angel Sharman kept the local pipeline, signing Kelly Walsh High School standout Kylee Pietrzak to a junior college letter of intent.
  • Japanese Knotweed: curse of the alien species Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:51AMImporting tiny insects to tackle Britain's Japanese knotweed problem could easily backfire on us, warns Michael Leapman.
  • Extinct elephant bird of Madagascar could live again Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:39AMTowering 10 feet into the air and weighing more than half a ton, it was the biggest bird that ever lived until French colonists wiped it out more than three hundred years ago.
  • Wednesday's Last Word on Tuesday Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:32AMBrewery layoffs “I am saddened to once again read about the high water rates Anheuser-Busch InBev is being charged by Newport News Waterworks. Layoffs at the brewery have already begun. Manpower reductions are happening as one way to offset the brewery’s high utility costs. The bottom line is that our local brewery can only stay competitive with the other breweries by resorting to these measures ...
  • Vilsack promises first CRP sign-up in three years Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:30AMDES MOINES -- There will a general sign-up for the CRP this year, says USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack made his announcement during a stop in Iowa Saturday at the National Pheasant Fest, an event sponsored by Pheasants Forever.
  • Shooting league results Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:30AMGun Emporium – 936-441-4040 Tuesday Skeet League – Final match, a new league starts 3/17/10
  • Try the Sukiyaki at KinoMonda Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:55PMI wasn’t able to give the movie the play that I wanted to on our Night & Day page, but anybody who shares my love of movies that are balls-to-the-wall crazy should check out Sukiyaki Western Django tomorrow night at TCU. The movie was written in English and then cast with a bunch of non-English-speaking Japanese actors who learned their lines phonetically.
  • Piute boys end season in second Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:51PMFive points was all that separated the Piute High School boys' basketball team from a state championship Saturday in a game against Bryce Valley.
  • B.C. Hydro is at it again Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:46PMothers also read... Re: New power destined for Alberta: MLA (The News, March 5). Will they or won’t they? Everyone has heard that B.C. Hydro is at it again, and is proposing a major hydroelectric dam on the Peace River Valley.
  • Think bald eagles when filing state income taxes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:46PMResidents can help protect New Jersey’s bald eagles and other endangered wildlife when they file their state income tax form this year. Residents should look for Line 57 — the New Jersey Endangered Wildlife Fund — on the NJ 1040 income tax form, or remind their tax preparers that they want to make a contribution, according to a press release from the DEP. read more
  • Beal: Spring has sprung Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:44PMIt’s amazing what a difference a few days make. A few days, that is, when the temperatures begin to rise and you begin to get the feeling that spring will really come again this year.
  • Tips From D.N.R.E. To Keep Deer Away From Gardens, Bird Feeders and More Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:35PMIn the middle of a deer baiting and feeding ban, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment offered 9&10 News some reminders and tips pertaining to this law.
  • Baby eagle dead, experts blame possible poisoning Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:32PMAn entire family of eagles may have been poisoned by a dead animal. And an investigation is underway into exactly what caused the death of a baby eagle. The protected bird was only two-months-old.
  • High school students get a head start on college Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:32PMBy the time Meredith Dornak graduates high school, she will already have 29 college credit hours under her belt.
  • Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:31PMBiologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair inside the park boundaries in more than a century.
  • Chickens dumped on highway Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:24PMTHE roadside rest area on the Pacific Highway at Wardell is looking more like a barnyard, with chickens and roosters on the loose.
  • First Condor Nest in 100 Years Appears at Pinnacles National Monument Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:21AMMale condor 318 incubates an egg at Pinnacles National Monument, about 5 hours north of L.A. | Photo via National Park Service The endangered California Condor has faced some tough times, but it appears to be making a slow, yet strong comeback. Once down to a known-population of 22 in the 1980s, current counts have them at 348 today with more than half living in the wild. However, that number ...
  • Bluebird program March 14 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:19AMMISSOURI VALLEY – DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge will hold a program about bluebirds on Sunday, March 14.
  • SWI EVENTS ROUNDUP: Atlantic, Carter Lake police to hold class Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:19AMThe following events will occur in southwest Iowa communities in the coming days and weeks:
  • Minorities to rise dramatically by 2031: StatsCan Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:16AMAbout one-third of Canada's population - up to 14.4 million people - will be a visible minority by 2031, Statistics Canada projects.
  • Out into the wilderness Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:10AMWalk with me. I’ve got to check my sap buckets, so come along. We’ll walk up through the fields and check for tracks after we empty the sap buckets.
  • Brad vs. Carl: Where do you stand? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:03AMReaction to the Brad Keselowski-Carl Edwards incident are mixed; some are calling for Edwards' head while others stand up and applaud.
  • Free Lights for Beachfront Properties to Help Sea Turtles Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:02AMProperty owners may pick them up at Rachel’s Lighting located at 416 W. 15th St., Panama City, Florida (850-769-2348).
  • Citations tell part of the story Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:01AMThe National Park Service released the 2009 annual reports on protected species management, progress of the negotiated rule-making process, and law enforcement management actions and activities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Feb. 2.