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...turbine. But some guardians of Texas lands and legacy are less amenable, among them Jack Hunt, chief executive officer of the legendary King Ranch, headquartered in South Texas. A recent bid by a Scottish company to build a wind farm on the neighboring Kenedy Ranch brought Hunt into the fray and conflict between two ranches...
...based diplomats. But the various players in Lebanon may find outside backers. The Christians could again find support from the Israelis; and the Saudis, who are alarmed at the growing Shi'ite influence in Lebanon through Hizballah, may find Sunni militias to bankroll. Sunni jihadists may also join the fray, turning Lebanon into a mini-Iraq. Lebanese intelligence recently broke up a ring of 200 Syrian-backed Islamists holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp who had a hit list of 36 Lebanese politicians...
...search world, Technorati focused on the growing blogosphere, which it defines as more than 60 million blogs, or Web journals. Sifry says 55% of them are active, meaning they have had at least one new post over the past three months. Every day 100,000 more blogs join the fray. In becoming the first successful blog-search tool, Technorati figured out how to mine blogs for relevant terms and how to sort the creative from the crud. Unlike Google, Technorati's search process dumps links that are more than 180 days...
...Once that shot came, Fitzpatrick, a late seventh-round draft pick, took advantage. He was thrown into the fray early in the second half of his rookie season, coming off the bench in a game against the Houston Texans with the Rams down 17-3. The Crimson’s all-time leader in total offense went 19-for-30 for 310 yards and three scores in leading St. Louis to a highly improbable 33-27 victory...
...Harvard men’s water polo team hosted the Northern Championships this weekend at Blodgett Pool. Tied for second place with Iona and Brown, the Crimson entered the fray seeded No. 3, based on a goal differential tie-breaking system. Last time out, Harvard won with 54 seconds remaining in the third overtime period against Brown, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, but the Bears proved a tougher foe this time around. When the last ripple faded, the Crimson had finished where it started, placing No. 3 in the Championships and earning a spot...