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European asteroid probe reaches first milestone
Associated PressThe Rosetta deep space probe successfully passed close to an asteroid 250 million miles from Earth, the European Space Agency said last night. In a mission that may bring man closer to solving the mystery of the solar system's birth, the craft...Tags: Natural Disasters, NASA, Space Programs, Disasters, Astronomy
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This week's home and garden events and lectures
TODAY Native gardening: Louise Gonzalez, nursery manager for the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, will lead a workshop on "Summer in the Native Garden." Class begins with a lecture on how native plants function and ends with...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Wetlands, Natural Resources, Botany
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Intriguing Jupiter is always worth a look
It was nearly four centuries ago that the great Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei first aimed his telescope toward the heavens. Over time his new optical tube revealed to him mountains, valleys and craters on the moon, spots on the sun and the phases...Tags: Galileo Galilei, Astronomy
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Birdsong inspires Valley resident's novel
Special to The Morning CallMost of us are content to regard birdsong as nothing more than a cheerful backdrop to the outdoor chores of our lives. But to Addie Kavanagh, the central character in Bethlehem author Joyce Hinnefeld's first novel ''In Hovering Flight,'' the songs of...Tags: Demonstration, Book, Zoology, Biology, Muhlenberg College
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'Frozen River': A flowing tale
Frozen River takes place during hard times in upstate New York, but there's no economic problem to the storytelling. Writer-director Courtney Hunt swiftly establishes a two-pronged narrative formula that keeps an audience on tenterhooks.
Within minutes,...Tags: Sony Corp., Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling, Gaming and Lotteries, Demographics
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Genome lights the way to cancer 'milestone'
Researchers cataloging the genetic codes of deadly human brain and pancreatic cancers say they have found several dozen defective genes that appear to work in concert to set off the tumor growth that eventually kills their victims. The team, at the Johns...Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, Medicine, Health Treatments
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'Big Sexy' Kevin Nash and 'Samoan Submission Machine' Samoa Joe slam into NYC
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comIt's Tuesday afternoon and the nearly 7-foot tall professional wrestler Kevin Nash is sitting in a hotel suite in Times Square flipping through the channels on the television. He can't find the weather channel. Nash lives in Florida and he's checking...Tags: Game Playing, Wrestling, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Midway Games Incorporated
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Bus Trip To Botanical Garden
The Friends of the Simsbury Public Library is hosting a day bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, N.Y., and the Bruce Museum in Greenwich Oct. 21. The New York Botanical Garden is a 250-acre national historic landmark. The trip includes...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Botany, Henry Moore, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
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Are plastics safe?
Special to The TimesTHIRTEEN-MONTH-OLD Solange Dorsainvil plays with toys made from wood and cloth, drinks from a Swiss-made aluminum sippy cup and teethes on kale stems and celery. Her life is as plastic-free as her mother, Celina Lyons, can make it. Celina, a Berkeley-...Tags: Health Organizations, Medicine, Hospitals and Clinics, LEGO Group, Medical Specialization
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Gene effects offer clue in cancer fight
The Associated PressScientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for...Tags: Cancer, Medical Specialization, Genetics, Diseases, Biology
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scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comIt's Tuesday afternoon and the nearly 7-foot tall professional wrestler Kevin Nash is sitting in a hotel suite in Times Square flipping through the channels on the television. He can't find the weather channel. Nash lives in Florida and he's checking...Tags: Game Playing, Disasters, Wrestling, Natural Disasters, Midway Games Incorporated
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Bugged By Hornets? Give Them To Science
Courant Home EditorOne morning last week, Norman Patterson Jr. stood under a large dogwood tree in a Simsbury backyard and gently tapped a gray, papery nest hanging hidden in the branches. Larger than a football, it was home to hundreds of white-faced hornets. "They...Tags: Physiology
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