Reef blooms are beautiful - The Sun
THESE stunning corals look like they could be found in Australia’s tropical waters but instead they are inside a south London shed. Bred by Reef farmer Clayton Smith, they are part of the home-grown coral farm craze. Grown in the garden shed of

Friday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend

Stitched up like a kipper - fish gets life-saving surgery - Metro.co.uk
When Carla the angelfish developed a life-threatening wound, there was no way she was being flushed down the loo to join the great aquarium in the sky. An unconscious Carla is ventilated using a tube Instead, an expert fish doctor performed a half

Oscar winner Corinne Marrinan writes new episode of ‘CSI: Crime Scene - Times Herald-Record
Almost three years after winning an Oscar, Corinne Marrinan is writing about drug deals, tropical fish and blood transfusions. Those are all plot points on tonight’s episode of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” which Marrinan wrote. That’s just one

From eco-adventures to bullfights, Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta offers - New York Daily News
Puerto Vallarta’s Banderas Bay offers quick access to beach towns and snorkeling sites. The Virgin of Guadalupe Church is perhaps Puerto Vallarta’s most recognizable landmark. A canopy tour, along 2 miles of cables, can send you on a trip up to 30
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WORLD INTERLINE TOURS - Travel Agents specials with Club Med - Save 50 - e-Travel Blackboard
Club Med is constantly reinventing the alchemy of happiness. Today, that happiness is synonymous with enjoying elegance and luxury together. Follow Club Med along the new pathways of your dreams and share a delightfully special experience. THE NEW
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Friday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend

Hooking up with tasty tilapia - Orange County Register
CORONA - The red-and-white bobber hit the water and instantly gave the telltale sign a fish was nibbling at what was underneath. “Look at that, it’s already hitting it,” David Horn said. A panfish not common in most area lakes was consuming a
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Home work - Rushville Republican
My wife is convinced that I m under-employed. When she heads off to work every morning, she gives me a loving peck on the cheek and tells me to enjoy the day while she is at the office working a full nine hours with barely time for lunch. This past
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It wouldn’t be Homearama without ‘wow’ factor - HamptonRoads.com
History and new construction typically don t go together. But thanks to community and architectural designer Stephen Fuller, details from yesterday come alive in the neoclassical neighborhood Ashville Park, site of Homearama 2008. The Wilshire
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Friday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend
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Outdoors news and notes - St. Petersburg Times
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday adopted new rules that provide options for unpermitted owners of non-native species if they can no longer keep their pets. The commission hopes to prevent the release of non-native
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Cal’s walking contradiction - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, October 12, 2008 The fact of the matter is: We’ll never really know. “That’s classified,” Follett said. It could have been something the outspoken senior said before the game. Follett told The Chronicle “I don’t think the maturity side of

Outdoors news and notes - St. Petersburg Times
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday adopted new rules that provide options for unpermitted owners of non-native species if they can no longer keep their pets. The commission hopes to prevent the release of non-native

THE BOTTOM LINE: Economy really does fall on Main Street - Journal Times
During this ongoing economic crisis and on the presidential campaign trail Main Street has become the new euphemism for everyday folks like us, and communities across the country. But today we really are talking about Main Street and
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Grande Lakes wants to show you grand and green time - Akron Beacon Journal
ORLANDO, FLA.: In Central Florida, amid all of the amusement parks, there’s an eco-tourism resort called Grande Lakes Orlando, where visitors can still squeeze in a ‘’summer'’ getaway during its second annual ‘’Endless Summer Event.'’ Grande Lakes is
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2008 Parade of Homes: Earth-friendly designs - San Antonio Express News
Vertically oriented slate brick and Czech glass dominates the living room in this Mike Hollaway Custom Homes entry. This year s Parade of Homes might be green, but there s nothing about the appearance of the nine homes that screams energy

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
As it turns out, the man known as the Alice Waters of cocktails was inspired as much by Jacques Cousteau as he was by Alice Waters. SCOTT MANCHESTER / The Press Democrat A rare White Alligator at the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate

Tom Cruise Plans Posh Party - extra tv
Tom and Katie sure know how to live the luxe life! It’s been rumored they’ll be throwing a New Year’s Eve bash at the brand new, over-the-top $1.5 billion Atlantis The Palm Resort in Dubai. Dubai is catching on as the palatial playground for the rich

Tropical fish draw fans - Courier-Post
CHERRY HILL A father and son hobby led a local man on a quest to fulfill his father’s dream. William Farrell III of Cherry Hill is the president and founder of the New Jersey Tri State Tropical Fish Association, a club his father only dreamed of
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Aquarium to reconnect to sea - Boston Globe
The New England Aquarium is undertaking a $10 million backyard improvement, removing Dumpsters, an animal autopsy area, and HVAC systems from its site overlooking Boston Harbor. Bulldozers and backhoes continued clearing the way yesterday for a

Discovery Cove - Newsday
Located right next door to SeaWorld Adventure Park, Discovery Cove is not your ordinary Orlando theme park. There are no tickets, no rides of which to speak, and no larger-than-life characters signing autographs and posing for photos. What Discovery
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Atlantic Highlands woman spars with officials about pet pig - Newark Star-Ledger
Local officials at a Jersey Shore town have encountered a piggish problem. It’s called Lucy and it’s a potbellied pig that’s the pet of 29-year-old Melissa Card, who moved into Atlantic Highlands with her parents six months ago. The borough’s code

Where would you go? - Spectrum
Irecently saw “The Bucket List,” a movie about the things you want to do before you die. Most of the list in the film consisted of destinations around the world the characters wanted to visit. This made me think about my bucket list and all the

Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo recognized - Seattle Times
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo has received the 2008 Significant Achievement Award for International Conservation from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. The award is for the zoo’s support of the Tarangire Elephant Project. It was presented at the
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Landmark SF museum’s brave, beautiful new world opens Saturday - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
As it turns out, the man known as the Alice Waters of cocktails was inspired as much by Jacques Cousteau as he was by Alice Waters. Scott Beattie Scott Beattie, who gained fame for his mixology magic behind the bar at Cyrus in Healdsburg, is a native

New pier will appear in E.I. - Daily News
PINE KNOLL SHORES - Like many people who have frequented North Carolina beaches over the years, Cape Carteret resident Tom Youngblood has fond memories of the fishing piers that dotted the coastline. “It’s how I learned to fish; on the piers

Openness a virtue at new Academy of Sciences - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, September 21, 2008 Here’s another bit of advice: Take time to savor the structure itself - a commanding work of architecture as stylistically adventurous as the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum across the way, but open and inviting and utterly

Huge blast near Pakistani hotel kills 40 - USA Today
A view of destruction caused by bomb explosion at Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan. A huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and wounding many more

Huge explosion at Marriott Hotel in Pakistani capital kills at least - Newsday
Associated Press reporters saw at least nine bodies scattered at the scene. Scores of people, including foreigners, were running out some of them stained with blood. Ambulances rushed to the area, picking their way through the charred carcasses

GENERAL INTEREST HEADLINES - Newport Daily News
Head Start associate teacher Jill Chrupcala delights her students with a cool mist as she waters the vegetable patch she and the students planted beside the school on Green End Avenue in Middletown. (Jacqueline Marque/Daily News staff) MIDDLETOWN
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Florida: Take a wild, weird ride on the Overseas Highway - Salt Lake Tribune
Windsurfing off beautiful Islamorada, Fla. Everyone knows Florida is eccentric, but if you want a true taste of her quirks, travel along one of the most surreal(ly beautiful) roads in America: the Overseas Highway (also known as Route 1). The
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Science center planned for Yorktown - Charleston Post & Courier
Marine Education Center donations may be made to Judy Almand, executive director of the Patriots Point Foundation. She can be reached at 881-5995. The mailing address is P.O. Box 309, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465. MOUNT PLEASANT Fish, shrimp

Home / Pennsylvania News - Burlington County Times
PITTSBURGH - Sean McHugh, a tight end who started 12 games for the Detroit Lions last season, was signed Wednesday by the Pittsburgh Steelers. HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say a trooper should have sought medical help for a man who

Official: Toothed Fish Likely Not a Piranha - ABC 27
A fish with teeth caught in York started talk of meat-eating piranhas, but a parks official says it is more likely a plant-eating tropical fish. A boy caught the toothy fish in a Labor Day fishing derby at Kiwanis Lake. York parks supervisor A.J

Wallet-Friendly Last-Minute Getaways - Forbes
High gas prices, a strong euro and a shaky global economy should be anything but stimulation for the tourism industry. Yet consumers are expressing a strong desire to travel this fall. Their timing couldn’t be better, since hotels and resorts are

Relief In Sight As Fay Starts Moving On - CBS News
(CBS/ AP) As Tropical Storm Fay finally got on track Friday to make its way out of Florida, flood-stricken homeowners got an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue that floodwaters were receding. The

As Fay stretches into fifth day, Fla. begins cleanup - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
STEINHATCHEE, Fla. - As Tropical Storm Fay finally got on track Friday to leave Florida behind, flood-stricken homeowners got an encouraging sign: Muddy brown water lines began appearing on the sides of homes, a clue that floodwaters were receding

Special display features snow leopards cubs - Enid News & Eagle
Oklahoma City Zoo officials are boasting the debut of two new snow leopard cubs, born May 19 to first-time mother Kiara, age 6, and eight-year-old father, Tankh (pronounced Tawnk). Since Aug. 1, guest have been able to spot the pair, one male and one
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Jenny to stay at Dallas Zoo with new friend, new digs - Dallas Morning News
A pitched controversy over the Dallas Zoo’s last remaining elephant took an unexpected turn Wednesday when zoo officials recommended that the animal remain in Dallas and that a new 4-acre elephant habitat be fast-tracked for completion. Jenny, a
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WENR Corp. Completes Bayshore Industries Transaction - MSN MoneyCentral
Bayshore Industries (Bayshore) is a fast growing importer and distribution company located in Newport Beach, CA. The company is one of the largest wholesalers of wall-mounted aquariums in North America, operating as Bayshore Aquarium ( http://www
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How to save geraniums for next year - Allentown Morning Call
Each spring, gardeners buy thousands of geraniums. It’s almost a rite of spring, but sometimes we find a plant that we want to save from year to year. Can it be done? Of course, and, as usual, there is more than one way. The geraniums can be saved in
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Exhibit marks zoo’s triumphant return - Evansville Courier-Press
Please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player , or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player. UPDATE: Reporter Jacob Bennett has produced a video to give you a first look inside the new exhibit, which opens to the public
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Big Cutbacks Loom At SF Zoo Following Tiger Attack - KPIX-TV5
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / KCBS) Zoo officials say they have to cut about $700,000 from the budget because of legal fees and revenue lost while the zoo was closed after the tiger attack on a visitor last Christmas. Officials say the cutbacks will
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Area teachers get early start on back to school - Commercial Dispatch
As local children squeeze the most out of their last days of summer, many area teachers are getting a jump start on readying their classrooms for the start of classes on Wednesday. Most schools don t require teachers to be at school until Friday
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Baby lemurs at Sacramento Zoo are third round of offspring for - Sacramento Bee
While populations of lemurs are critically endangered in Madagascar, the black and white ruffed lemurs at the Sacramento Zoo are doing quite well. For the third year in a row, the breeding pair of lemurs at the Land Park zoo produced California
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Questions surround missing snake mystery - KTRK
GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) — A venomous snake was missing for more than a day at Moody Gardens in Galveston. The great escape happened earlier this month, but it was only when officials were pressed with questions that we learned the truth. The African
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