New to nature No 107: Typhochlaena costae
Little is known about a new species of tarantula found in Brazil – but it is jaw-droppingly gorgeous There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, that Harvard professor and mycologist Roland Thaxter once gave...
View ArticleGrowing scented roses for summer
Eglantines, dog roses and Scotch briars are the untamed flowers that supply the delicate scent for summer * * The eglantine roses I planted in the blossom wood are doing exactly what I wanted them to,...
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Tiverton Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Climbing Mt. Hope Bridge
Patch Bristol-Warren, RI -- Tiverton Police arrested a 30-year-old Portsmouth man on a State Police warrant on Saturday after he allegedly narrated and posted a YouTube video of two other...
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A Yahoo Employee Sent Us This Satirical Letter Mocking Marissa Mayer's...
A displeased Yahoo employee sent us the following. It's satirical employment offer letter, sent to Tumblr CEO David Karp from Yahoo HR boss Jackie Reese. Karp sold Tumblr, a blogging platform, to...
View ArticleKid succumbs to polio vaccine
*An 11-month old infant has reportedly succumbed to P2-polio virus in a government hospital in Latur on Saturday following vaccination. *Rohit Shelke had apparently got infected from the polio vaccine...
View ArticleThe 2 Most Popular Stocks Last Week
Filed under: Investing Last week was an important week for the markets: On Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Open Market Committee and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke clarified the central bank's...
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West End days of luckless Mrs Howard, formidable Blanche and the wait for...
This is Derbyshire -- Harold Richardson , above, recalls some of the fascinating characters from his formative years growing up in Derby's old West End. ACROSS from our house in Leaper Street and on a...
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Portsmouth Man Arrested For Allegedly Climbing Mt. Hope Bridge
Patch Middletown, RI -- Tiverton Police arrested a 30-year-old Portsmouth man on a State Police warrant on Saturday after he allegedly narrated and posted a YouTube video of two other individuals...
View ArticleRyan Speaks Out Against Edward Snowden
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan said Monday the former government contractor who leaked classified information about U.S. surveillance programs must be "brought to justice." The Republican Party's 2012...
View ArticleBaz Luhrmann to unveil Strictly Ballroom musical early next year
Great Gatsby director will premiere delayed stage adaptation of his hit 1992 film at Sydney's Lyric theatre Baz Luhrmann will premiere a stage adaptation of Strictly Ballroom, his first major film, in...
View ArticleTV’s Project Runway To Feature Sexy “Dogma” Thigh-High Sandal By Hause Von Lila™
Following their smash hit debut at the recent Magic Shoe Exhibition in Las Vegas, the show-stopping "Dogma" thigh-high sandals design by Haus Von Lila™ have now been selected to appear as one of the...
View ArticleThis week's new dance
Boston Ballet | Strictly spin-offs *Boston Ballet, London* These sparky Americans visit London for the first time in 30 years, with a showcase of their trademark neo-classical and contemporary ballets....
View ArticleLooking for a tax break?
The July 1 deadline is looming, but Pennsylvania businesses can still apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit program, which gives qualified businesses the opportunity to offset their state tax...
View ArticleAmmo firm markets pork-covered bullets 'to kill Islamic terrorists and send...
An Idaho ammo company is selling pork-coated bullets for use on Islamic terrorists, a bid to strike fear of being sent to hell into the hearts of jihadists. Idaho County-based Jihawg Ammo says the...
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Complaints Prompted Enforcement of Dog Ban
Patch Salisbury, PA -- Complaints from residents led to the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners' recent decision to strictly enforce the existi Reported by Patch 5 days ago.
View ArticleEric Yaverbaum: All Republicans and Democrats Agree That Snowden Is a...
There is an important debate going on somewhere at the intersection of where politics and social media using rapidly advancing technology meet. Perhaps for the first time in my life it doesn't matter...
View ArticleJason Stanford: After Explosion, Texas Adopts a 'Fertilizer Happens' Policy
As Gov. Rick Perry heads to New York to tout the business-friendly regulatory climate back home in Texas, state lawmakers and officials are digging through the lessons learned from the West fertilizer...
View ArticleQatar emir to hand over power to Crown Prince Tamim
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, attributed with transforming Gulf state into world player, to step down in rare peaceful transition The emir of Qatar, the world's richest country per capita, is poised to...
View ArticleKanye West talks Kim Kardashian, living in Paris, 'I Am a God'
Kanye West is calling Kim Kardashian his true love. And the only reason the rapper made appearances on her reality show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" is strictly because of how he feels about his...
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Action Bronson – “Heel Toe” (Prod. by Harry Fraud) (Stereogum Premiere)
Action Bronson and Harry Fraud just released their collaborative EP SAAAB Stories. But well before “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” was a twinkling in our Riff Raff-loving eyes, word about this cut “Heel Toe”...
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