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End summer nights with a good book
With fireflies sparkling, bullfrogs sounding off and wild bunnies hopping around in the moonlight it's hard to come indoors on these warm summer evenings.
Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Tompkins County
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Tompkins County until 5:45 p.m. A severe thunderstorm was detected near Newfield, and maybe be capable of ...
Caroline Town Talk: Classical concert will benefit food pantry
Ah, the sounds of spring, birds singing, newborn lambs frolicking beside their moms and an evening of chamber music by six Cayuga Chamber Orchestra members in honor of Father Cullie Mowers' 40 years in ordained ...
Here is a list of power outages reported as of 4:04 p.m. by NYSEG in the area. Outages previously reported in Candor, Berkshire, Brooktondale and Slaterville Springs have been taken down from the NYSEG web ...
Caroline Town Talk: Plenty of New York goods for sale at farmers' market
Visit the Caroline Farmers Market, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at 522 Valley Road, Brooktondale and check out the beautifully packaged New York maple syrup and maple cream, along with honey, ...
Caroline's annual community yard sale on tap this Saturday
There is still time to get in on this Saturday's annual ritual - the Caroline yard sale circuit. via Ithaca Journal
Fountain Manor plans open house, bake sale
Fountain Manor, located on Midline Road in Slaterville Springs, will host an open house and bake sale today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fountain Manor is a 24-unit structure that has been home to numerous senior ... via Ithaca Journal
A clothing sale to benefit Darfur humanitarian aid or the Trumansburg Playground is taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 11 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 12, at 4 Congress St., ... via Ithaca Journal
EDITORIAL: Help wanted in county
“We're offering careers here and the response has been great. They're coming in and talking.”
It was a get together born of necessity on both sides. Hundreds of people looking for work met with companies looking for workers. via Niagara Gazette
Meet Ben Stein, the New Spokesman for the Field of Evolution [Shifting Baselines]
“I'm just curious whether you're going to do anything about these attacks on your profession.”
Jennifer Jacquet is a Ph.D. candidate with the Sea Around Us Project at the UBC Fisheries Centre. via ScienceBlogs
NBC News to Help Teach Tools of Digital Reporting
“We make absolutely no guarantees about a job; we can't. When you graduate from college, the goal is you have accomplished the terms of graduation the school has set forth. But what you do with that knowledge is up to you.”
Straying far afield from its core business of reporting the news, NBC News is getting into the education business. via New York Times
New York Museum Highlights Saturn Photos
“The images show the Saturn system as we had never seen it before. They perfectly blend exploration, science and beauty”
A selection of the best images from Saturn, its rings and moons will appear in an exhibition opening on April 26 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City . via RedOrbit
N.Y.U. Medical Center Gets Another $100 Million Gift
“I'm laying on my back and I see a highhat where the light's out”
Kenneth G. Langone , a billionaire financier and a founder of Home Depot, is giving another $100 million donation to New York University Medical Center , matching the one that he made anonymously in 1999. via New York Times
Fed up with the flaws of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain? Here's your chance to set things right. via Independent Online
Philosophy conference signals trend
The Daily Star ONEONTA, N.Y. - Students argued about sincerity, genetics, free-will, No Child Left Behind law, Christianity and common-sense morality. via Niagara Gazette
Editor's Note: The excitement over the Pulitzer win by Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz is reverberating in the Dominican community. via News.ncmonline.com
Paterson gave $150 to charity in '07
ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson and his wife earned $269,815 in 2007, yet claimed giving only $150 to charity, a donation of clothing to the Salvation Army, according to his tax returns released Monday. via Ithaca Journal
Ithaca College investigates campus robbery
ITHACA, NY- The Ithaca College Office of Public Safety is continuing to investigate an armed robbery that occurred in a campus residence hall on Sunday. via Ithaca Journal
Wolves Protecting Pronghorn [Shifting Baselines]
“Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking substance in an age of style.”
Jennifer Jacquet is a Ph.D. candidate with the Sea Around Us Project at the UBC Fisheries Centre. via ScienceBlogs
News From The American Chemical Society, April 9, 2008
“This has opened up a whole new direction in hydrogen research. With technology improvement, sugar-powered vehicles could come true eventually.”
Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Public Health Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 11 Apr 2008 Special National Meeting Edition April 9, ... via MediLexicon