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Lust and Disaffection in Tel Aviv
As promised by its frigid title, “Antarctica” serves up gay life in Tel Aviv as a frozen wasteland of casual hookups and emotional vacancy.
New York Times  –  Nov 28, 2008 04:09 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Entertainment: Movies
Naming of Mount Augustana honors college, professor
Augustana College professor Bill Hammer’s fossil research in Antarctica has helped put the Rock Island school on the map — literally.
Quad-City Times  –  Nov 28, 2008 02:56 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Davenport-Rock Island-Moline
New Zealand's worst air disasters
Mt Erebus, 1979 Fatalities: 257The worst air crash in New Zealand's history was on 28 November 1979, when Flight 901 slammed into the side of Mt Erebus on a sightseeing flight to Antarctica.At 8:20 am on, Flight 901 left...
New Zealand Herald  –  Nov 27, 2008 9:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World: Oceania
Scientists crack iceberg mystery
OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have figured out how icebergs break off Antarctica and Greenland, a finding that may help predict rising sea levels as the climate warms.
Reuters  –  Nov 27, 2008 7:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Technology: Science
Denison suspect had past trouble with women
James Michael Biela was arrested in 2002 for threatening his former girlfriend Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:38:00 PST http://www.rgj.com/article/20081126/NEWS/81126058/1321 State wants to move remains in Sparks cemetery http://www.rgj.com/article/20081123/NEWS18/81123014OAS_sitepage=news.rgj.com%2Fbreakingne ... more »
RGJ.com  –  Nov 27, 2008 03:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Nevada: Reno
Scientist Brings Antarctica to Thetford
Antarctica may be about as far away as you can travel. But one scientist is bringing the continent right into a local classroom.
WCAX-TV  –  Nov 25, 2008 11:03 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Vermont: Burlington
Photo from Long Beach Press Telegram Roving Readers
Sidney C. Hoskins of Long Beach visited the Greek temple at Agrigento, Sicily. Marsha Marolda spotted a pod of penguins on a trip to Mikkelsen Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Long Beach Press Telegram  –  Nov 24, 2008 07:41 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: California: Los Angeles
Goings on About Town: Movies
OPENING ANTARCTICA A romantic comedy, directed by Yair Hochner, about a gay businessman in Tel Aviv and his search for love. In Hebrew. Opening Nov. 28. (Quad Cinema.) AUSTRALIA Baz Luhrmann directed this Second World War epic, about an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) and her employee (Hugh Jackm ... more »
The New Yorker  –  Nov 24, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: New York: New York
Carson museum to present penguin study
The Nevada State Museum in Carson City plans to host a presentation by Sharon K. Schafer on her artistic study of emperor penguins in Antarctica.
RGJ.com  –  Nov 23, 2008 09:37 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Local: Nevada: Reno
From one end of the world to the other: After Antarctica, Cenla teacher heads to Galápagos Islands
Michelle Brand-Buchanan is a world traveler.
TheTownTalk.com  –  Nov 22, 2008 07:16 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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