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...When I used to go fishing in the bayous of Louisiana as a boy, my friend Thomas would sometimes steal ice from those machines outside gas stations. He had the theory that ice should be free. We didn't reflect much on who would make the ice if it were free, but fortunately we grew out of that phase. Likewise, those who believe that all content should be free should reflect on who will open bureaus in Baghdad or be able to fly off as freelancers to report in Rwanda under such a system...
Even though Phoenix was assembled in a special clean room to minimize bacterial contamination, and its arm, which would have direct contact with Martian ice, was heat-sterilized before launch, it's likely that dozens or more species of microbes hitched a ride on Phoenix's 10-month trip to Mars. Once on Mars, it's possible that bacteria shielded by the structure of the spacecraft from the harsh Martian UV radiation could stay alive, in dormancy, for hundreds of thousands of years. And if native microbes do exist on Mars - nothing has been found yet, but scientists hold...
...Kentucky Storms Wreak Havoc A devastating ice storm hammered the Southeast, killing 55 people and leaving 1.3 million homes without power. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear called the storm the worst in the state's history and asked the White House to declare disaster status, which would provide funding to help cover a cleanup whose cost has surged past $45 million...
After falling one-goal short of beating one of the country’s best teams, the Harvard men’s hockey team will take the ice against another one tonight at 7 p.m when it faces the No. 14 Yale Bulldogs in New Haven, Conn.Playing on the road in between the Beanpot, the Crimson knows that a victory against the Bulldogs would atone for last month’s 6-2 loss at Bright Hockey Center on Jan. 10 in which Harvard allowed three unanswered first period goals.Yale enters the game having amassed 21 points in the ECAC...
...Chokchai Steakhouse, tel: (66-4) 432 8445, run by one of the country's largest farms, carnivores can dig in to dry-aged T-bone and spicy jaew sauce made with garlic, chili and ginger, or pick up disks of sweetened beef jerky for the ride north. Freshly churned ice cream is available for dessert. And just as the American West has its Californian vineyards, so this vicinity is home to several Thai wineries, which offer up passable plonk...