Penguin, Shmenguin! Those Are Savion Glover’s Happy Feet!
For lovers of tap dance, the dancing in ’Happy Feet’ looks powerfully familiar. Almost exactly like the dancing of Savion Glover, at least if Mr. Glover looked like an unstoppably cheerful penguin....
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IAC Chief Defends His Break-Up Proposal
Barry Diller told a court that he had rejected proposals for an asset swap from IAC’s controlling shareholder, Liberty Media, because they did not offer the proper value to IAC investors....
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Ilyas Malayev, 72, Uzbek Musician And Poet, Dies
Mr. Malayev was a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews.<br/><br/>...
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Discovery Crew To Build Extension In Space
Astronauts on board the space shuttle Discovery will attach an extension to the orbiting International Space Station during a spacewalk today, in what is said to be one of the most difficult tasks eve...
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Merrill To Receive $6.2 Billion Capital Injection
Investments from Singapore’s government and a mutual fund are meant to shore up Merrill Lynch’s capital base....
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Science News

Virgin Atlantic Plans a Biofuel Flight
2008-01-16 05:32 - Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.

Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops
2008-01-16 05:32 - If approved, the law would prohibit the importation of fuels derived from crops grown on certain kinds of land ? including forests, wetlands or grasslands.

A Favorite Meal, Now Offering a Side Order of Environmental Awareness
2008-01-16 05:32 - A new London restaurant has worked hard to offer fish that is legally caught and not overexploited, but it does not come cheap.

Treating Sinus Infections (1 Letter)
2008-01-16 05:31 - To the Editor:.

Bedside Manner (2 Letters)
2008-01-16 05:31 - To the Editor:.

Standing on Two Feet (1 Letter)
2008-01-16 05:31 - To the Editor:.

An Island and Its Ice Cap (2 Letters)
2008-01-16 05:31 - To the Editor:.

55-Million-Year-Old Trail Yields Identity of Amber Producer
2008-01-16 05:31 - Researchers have found a unique compound, similar to that of a modern tree resin, in amber.

U.S. Dominance in Science and Technology at Risk, Report Says
2008-01-16 05:30 - The United States is still the world leader in scientific innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, the National Science Board reported today.

Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?
2008-01-16 05:30 - A bizarre scenario takes theories of modern cosmology to the limit.


 
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