Scientists watch black hole feast on unlucky star PhysOrg Wed, 02 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT Scientists have witnessed the rare spectacle of a supermassive black hole devouring a star that had ventured too close -- an event that occurs about once in 10,000 years, they reported on Wednesday. | Camp Hope waits for city zoning change but remains optimistic KFOX 14 El Paso Wed, 02 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT Camp Hope, a homeless tent community in Las Cruces, has been around for about five months and in that time they've had to deal with dust and wind storms. The rough weather conditions have left a lot of their tents unable to stay up. "Each week we're having to replace tents," interim Camp Hope Executive Director Nicole Martinez said. "The zippers break. Some of the doors have come off too. They ... | Cougar killed in Kennewick neighborhood The Wenatchee World Wed, 02 May 2012 12:05 PM PDT KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) â" A cougar that wandered into Kennewick was shot and killed Wednesday when it ended up in a backyard tree in a residential area. Washington Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Madonna Luers in Spokane says Sgt. Mike Jewell made the decision to kill the cat, because it would have been too risky to attempt to tranquilize it. | Kentucky Derby 2012 Post Positions: Best Possible Slots for Longshots Bleacher Report Wed, 02 May 2012 12:04 PM PDT Posts 3 and 4 in the Kentucky Derby have seen eight and 11 winners, respectively, since 1900. Real Quiet was the last from Post 3 (1998), and Super Saver was the last from Post 4 (2010). Super Saver likely would n ot have even had a shot in a post next to the rail or too far outside â" he had 14-to-1 odds of winning. Depending on the post position draw later today, favorites may be even more ... | Photo: May Day Was Topsy-Turvy For Drivers Too Gothamist Wed, 02 May 2012 12:03 PM PDT While there were a lot of arrests and dramatic incidents stemming from yesterday's May Day protests, the NYPD was also busy dealing with other crazy non-political incidents. This one occurred at 3rd Avenue and East 19th Street around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. [ more ⺠] | Hyperink Launches Demand-Based Blog To Book Publishing Fast Company Magazine Wed, 02 May 2012 12:02 PM PDT If you're a blogger who'd like to add the line "book author" to your resume but are too busy, well, blogging to get that far, e-book publisher Hyperink has a new solution for you. The e-publisher today launched its "blog to bookâ service, with the goal of make the publishing process a whole lot easier, accessible, and profitable for bloggers who wouldnât typically have access to a book deal ... | Maine health centers to receive $1.3M The Times Record Wed, 02 May 2012 11:58 AM PDT PORTLAND (AP) â" Maine is getting nearly $1.3 million in federal grants for community health centers. The city of Portland is getting $500,000 to address immediate improvements. The Penobscot Community Health Center, Inc., in Bangor is getting $498,000 for improvements, too. The Pines Health Service in Caribou is getting $270,000 in the same category. read more | Clutch performance The Times Record Wed, 02 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT To the editor: Too frequently, we read or hear of cases of unintended acceleration or someone hitting the gas pedal instead of the brake. In none of these cases was a manually shifted transmission involved. read more | State Asks Judge to Set Aside Va. Tech Finding WBOC Salisbury Wed, 02 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT The state is asking a judge to set aside a negligence verdict by jurors who concluded Virginia Tech officials waited too long to alert the campus of the first shootings in the April 16, 2007, campus massacre that left 33 dead. | | |
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