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    Sweet, sauer side dishes of Thanksgiving  Nov 24, 2009
    Originally from Maryland, but with German roots, Regester said it doesn't feel like Thanksgiving if there isn't sauerkraut with the meal ... By Craig Wilson, USA TODAY Jennifer Regester has lived in Montana for six years now, but her Baltimore roots show through every year at Thanksgiving ... Regester's sauerkraut, for instance, has its roots in the German population that settled in Maryland centuries ago. (USA Today -- Life)

    Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly (525)  Nov 24, 2009
    The mushrooms are believed to have arrived on the roots of imported ornamental trees that were most likely cork oak ... A symbiotic relationship: The Death Caps grow off the roots of mainly live oak trees, but they have also been found on pine trees in Marin County and with Tanoak in Mendocino County ... On some oaks, there can be dozens of the mushrooms growing off the roots. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

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    Even the more peaceful aspects of college sports, such as recruiting - an area that has had its share of anger and violence in the past - have their roots in those long-ago days of yesteryear, and most of the stories that fans debate now are simply repackaged forms of things that have happened in the past. For instance, Indiana is currently building a practice facility outside Assembly Hall in an effort to catch up with opposing schools in the facilities war, something that is expected to give... (Indiana Sports -- Rivals.com)

    Meal program decision ignites  Nov 23, 2009
    At Rutgers, the major slogan for everything is Jersey Roots, Global Reach, said Grewal, a School of Arts and Sciences junior. Now what we re trying to do here is take Rutgers mission to somewhere where there really are bad hospitals and things like that. (The Daily Targum, NJ)

    This Is Not A Joke: Laughter Therapy' Growing In Popularity As Way To Fight Stress  Nov 23, 2009
    Laughter as therapy traces its roots to a 1979 book by Norman Cousins, "Anatomy of an Illness." Cousins, who was suffering from a debilitating form of arthritis, reasoned that if stress worsened illness, laughter could alleviate some of the aches and pains. In 1995, Dr. Madan Kataria started a laughter club in Mumbai, India, that was loosely based on yoga, laughter and role-playing. (FOX61, CT)

    Monsanto:The parable of the sower  Nov 23, 2009
    Monsanto has come a long way from its roots in pharmaceuticals and chemicals (in which capacity it made Agent Orange) ... Some plants have been bioengineered to deter pests from eating their leaves and roots, which reduces or even eliminates the need for insecticides ... One is to improve the roots take-up of water. (The Economist)

    Falcons fall in overtime  Nov 23, 2009
    If this continues Id appreciate VanGorder to go back to his roots of successful Dawgs teams; although just a hopeless wish, the idea draws appeal. BugKiller. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Beautify your balcony  Nov 23, 2009
    Consider planting a row of the same variety in a planter box and decorating the top of the soil with miniature pinecones or pine needles, which will protect roots from the cold and prevent the soil from drying out in the wind. Besides the supermarket variety, look for Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Red Star' or Cedrus libani 'Green Knight. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy  Nov 23, 2009
    Southeastern Michigan has one of the country's largest Middle Eastern populations - about 300,000 can trace their roots back to the region - and has long been a top destination for Arab immigrants to the U.S.. Paul Sancya. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Oneidas return to roots in food production  Nov 23, 2009
    Updated Nov 23, 2009 - 00:15:50 CST. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Mr. Paul goes to Italy  Nov 23, 2009
    But Saltarello has never lost touch with his Italian roots. Saltarello marked another important personal milestone this year through his tireless commitment to help people in his homeland that don't have the same opportunities as others in America. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Central Africa: Cassava Farmers in Great Lakes Facing Double Disease Strike  Nov 23, 2009
    The symptoms of the diseases include drying of the plant's stem and roots and yellowing of the roots. About 70 per cent of the harvested cassava in Mwanza Kagera and Mara regions is affected by the disease before being processed, therefore decreasing its price both at the local and international market. (allAfrica.com)

    Headley vowed to 'retaliate against India' in email message: NYT  Nov 22, 2009
    Even his eyes one brown, the other green hint that he has roots in two places. Headley, an American citizen, is accused of being the lead operative in a loose-knit group of militants plotting revenge against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. (India Times, India -- Community News)

    Pagan Mistletoe Symbolism and Legen...  Nov 22, 2009
    The sacred mistletoe is a hemiparasite, partial parasite that grows on branches or trunks of trees and has roots that penetrate into the tree for food. The American plant grows on trees while the European mistletoe can also be a green shrub with small yellow flowers and white berries. (Suite101.com)

    Palin doesn't let facts impede a good manifesto  Nov 22, 2009
    She channels all the resentments and suspicions of the conservative grass roots: "On the campaign trail many had been hesitant to talk about legitimate fears that Obama's past comments and associations with anti-capitalist radicals would influence his economic policy," she writes. "The press gave the impression that it was the wrong thing to do. I wish we had talked more about them, and about Obama's close relationship with ACORN, the voter-fraud specialists.". (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Dick Peck Picks More Produce Than Just Peppers (2)  Nov 22, 2009
    But Dick s market-farming roots run far deeper than his own experiences. Blame great-grandpa George Peck for nurturing an interest in a type of farming that counts Dick and Brad as the fourth generation. (Agri-View, WI)

    This is no blip on the screen  Nov 22, 2009
    But at the Whistler Film Festival, Canadians are celebrated, without being cagey about their northern roots. The festival prides itself on drawing more than 60 percent of its films from Canada. (Boston Globe)

    'Yo' - it's live!  Nov 21, 2009
    In its three seasons, the show s cool factor has attracted a who s who of hip musical guests ranging from the Roots to the Shins ... In its three seasons, the show s cool factor has attracted a who s who of hip musical guests ranging from the Roots to the Shins. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Dog Survives In Wilderness For 3 Months  Nov 21, 2009
    "They said she had a diet of mainly grasses and roots and bugs or whatever she could scavenge (and she's a foo foo dog). The Humane Society said it was so unusual for a little dog to be able to survive for three months. But somehow she did it," Kathy Dunbar said. "I can't believe it. I cried because I was sad, now I cry because I'm happy.". (W-USA News, DC)

    Paly students face suspensions for egg fight  Nov 21, 2009
    Return to evolutionary roots. "George, show me any documentation where high school kids broke any glass during the Viet Nam war demonstrations?". (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Farm Tour fetes area's agriculture, history  Nov 21, 2009
    The sandy soil of the region is also conducive for the ferns roots, said Puckett, who wholesales the ferns and greenery to retail suppliers across the country, Canada, Europe and Asia from his Barberville farm. Despite perfect growing conditions, business is down 20 to 30 percent depending on the products. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)

    What Is Political Correctness?  Nov 21, 2009
    The Roots of Political Correctness ... 15 Responses to The Roots of Political Correctness ... Exposing PC s roots would at the very least jostle people into thinking twice about the pleasant bromides they regularly hear. (The American Conservative)

    performance dining  Nov 21, 2009
    Some Sword Swallowers With Your Sushi. WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages. (Harper's Magazine)

    Community calendar  Nov 21, 2009
    The song-writing and performing duo of Marty McCormack and Brian Fitzgerald have been described as playing American roots with Celtic soul music. SUNDAY. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)

    New Ormond festival celebrates Halifax River  Nov 21, 2009
    "There will be diversity, so there's everything for someone. Bluegrass, old-time Appalachian roots mountain music, contemporary folk, Americana and some storytellers putting stories to song," he said. "There will also be a little blues, pop and jazz.". (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Cathy’s Corner — Becoming an Alzheimer’s victim scares me  Nov 20, 2009
    If I thought it would do any good, I would uproot the whole three-feet-in-diameter bush and wear it on my head with the roots pointing to the heavens, as if asking for extra divine help for better brain power. But I have a feeling that it wouldn t help at all. (Brenham Banner, TX)

    Apricot-chili glaze adds zest to the turkey  Nov 20, 2009
    Marcela Valladolid, author of Fresh Mexico, uses a version of this glaze to combine her Mexican roots with the classic Thanksgiving staple. The turkey also can be stuffed, but will take longer to cook. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Carving the Meaning Out of Thanksgiving Traditions: HowStuffWorks.com Talks Turkey, Football and Parades  Nov 20, 2009
    In ancient harvest festivals, people usually celebrated with games and sports, so you could argue the football tradition has very deep roots. has the holiday 411, from history to. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Africa: Investment in Agriculture Africa's Path to Prosperity  Nov 20, 2009
    The partnership between AGRA and NEPAD - which both have African roots and broad global support - opens a new chapter in Africa's agricultural development. NEPAD has mobilised political support among African governments to prioritise and invest in agriculture. (allAfrica.com)

    Cedar Hill looks to make a splash at new Cowboys Stadium  Nov 20, 2009
    McGraw was a wide receiver and defensive back in high school and roots for Ensworth High in Nashville and Franklin, Tenn. where his nephew Matt Everett is a junior offensive lineman. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Cornucopia - Pagan Symbol of Abunda...  Nov 20, 2009
    Horn of Plentys Roots are in Ancient Greece Paganism. The Cornucopia is best known as a Thanksgiving centerpiece. (Suite101.com)

    iPod Shuffle: Thurston Moore  Nov 20, 2009
    To me, that sound is the roots of punk rock. It s real raw, real genuine. (Boston Globe)

    Mike's Garage: NASCAR changes adversely affect racing at Talladega  Nov 19, 2009
    That style of racing is grass roots racing and that kind of racing is what made NASCAR. ... TimeRanger wrote on Nov 13, 2009 4:18 PM:" NASCAR needs to return to its roots where every item on every car had to be offered to the public - by the manufacturer - either as standard equipment or as an option...minus the extensive safety equipment of course. Today's "template" cars are a joke. ". (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Getting Those Varmints to Vamoose without Lethal Measures  Nov 19, 2009
    Gophers and groundhogs present a unique problem, as they burrow tunnels in the ground and eat seeds, roots and often your entire garden bounty. And they are particularly difficult to chase away; the common and often cruel method of flooding their tunnels will only temporarily deter them. (Scientific American)

    Ethnicity makes for special side dishes  Nov 19, 2009
    Josephine Coletti of Ben Avon is another who'll pay homage to her ethnic roots when cooking for the family next Thursday. Native Italians -- even ones who spent most of their adult lives in the U.S. -- famously have pasta with almost every meal. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Can't stop the Press: Seacoast hip-hop group plays reunion show  Nov 19, 2009
    "The roots for The Press Project were planted at the University of New Hampshire, where Capobianchi and Joyce first started swapping rhymes. They then hooked up with Beguin, and later Nicol, and the Press Project was born.They played together for four years, starting out at locations like the Tin Palace and Scorpion's Bar and Grill in Durham, and expanding to bigger local venues like the Brickhouse in Dover and the Muddy River Smokehouse in Portsmouth. Eventually, they began playing Boston and... (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Michelle Obama visits Va. school, tours garden  Nov 19, 2009
    "We do the same thing in our garden at the White House," she said as they demonstrated how they dig up the lettuce by its roots and tap loose the topsoil. The first lady has made an effort to promote childhood fitness and nutrition, installing a produce garden at the White House. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    radioactive tumbleweed  Nov 18, 2009
    have developed a way to inhibit the growth of plant roots for as long as 100 years ... Tumbleweeds at the nearby Hanford nuclear reservation were driving roots through buried nuclear wastes and absorbing some of the radioactive molecules as they grew ... When the sheet is buried between the ground surface and the waste dumps, the pellets gradually release treflan, an herbicide, to kill any roots that penetrate deeply into the ground. (Harper's Magazine)

    Caramelized onions recipe  Nov 18, 2009
    Peel the onions, leaving the pointed ends and roots intact. Cut the onions into 1/2-inch wedges. (Boston Globe)

    The Palin Experience  Nov 18, 2009
    Yet believe it or not, one can (as I do) admire Palin's charisma and roots, appreciate her dissent on the policy experiments brainy folks in Washington are cooking up and, at the same time, believe she has no business running for president in 2012. In fact, all you haters out there motivate me to root for her. (Townhall.com)

    Japan doomsdayfears premature  Nov 18, 2009
    And it bears remembering that the restructuring of the American economy that led to US dominance in emerging information technology sectors in the 1990s had its roots in the high-interest rate, high-dollar environment of the pre-Plaza Accord 1980s. 1] Furthermore, as a glance at places like Shanghai or the eastern seaboard of Thailand can affirm, Japanese business is now irrevocably committed to waves of foreign direct investment - a strategy for which a super strong yen is a very powerful tool. (Asia Times Online)

    Gaylord's Wenzel elected into Hall of Fame  Nov 18, 2009
    When the Blue Devils finally won the state cross country championship in 2007, a big portion of it can be attributed to roots Wenzel laid with the program. One of the saddest things for a coach retiring is to see all the hard work and effort you put in go straight downhill with the next coach, Wenzel said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Fisher serves up some tasty Western music  Nov 18, 2009
    Many of her songs seem to have their roots in Fisher asking the question What if. . (Nogales International, AZ)

    Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests  Nov 18, 2009
    A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said Tuesday. The full report by researchers at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice won't be completed until the end of next year. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)

    Grape Expectations  Nov 18, 2009
    What better way to honor our true American roots than with a bracing New Zealand sauvignon blanc, an aromatic Alsatian Gewrztraminer or a lively French cru Beaujolais (just skip the often insipid nouveaus). A tried and true rule. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Cadbury 'would turn in his grave'  Nov 18, 2009
    Those are the words of Felicity Loudon, who remains deeply connected to her Cadbury roots. She is the grand daughter of the late Sir Egbert Cadbury, who was a managing director of the chocolate firm which his grandfather created in 1824. (BBC News -- Business)

    Going hungry  Nov 17, 2009
    A review of 286 projects in 57 countries reported that average yields increased by 79% for small farmers growing cereals and roots. To mainstream ecological agriculture that is based on appropriate technologies and farmers needs, Lim said support was needed from governments and international agencies to redirect investment, research, training and policy. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Rawlins family traces roots into Czech Republic  Nov 17, 2009
    RAWLINS -- Ken Klouda remembers thinking that finding the exact location of his family's heritage seemed dubious. It was about a year ago, and his cousin Rebecca Getz had recently heard that a company, named P.A.T.H. Finders, had found not just the village, but also the house where their grandmother lived before immigrating as a newlywed to the United States in 1912. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Look Them Up: Frenemy, Vlog, Staycation  Nov 17, 2009
    Many words have cross-cultural roots, including shawarma (a sandwich especially of sliced lamb or chicken, vegetables, and often tahini wrapped in pita bread) and reggaeton (music of Puerto Rican origin that combine 00004000 s rap and Caribbean rhythms). Once words like these become so common that they regularly pop up in conversations and published articles, Morse said they pass muster for being included in the dictionary. (CBS News -- US)

    Poison to be used in fight against Asian carp  Nov 17, 2009
    Rotenone, a toxin derived from tropical plant roots, will be applied next month to a nearly 6-mile section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal when an electronic barrier is taken down for maintenance. The substance poses no danger to humans, although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said people should not eat the fish it kills. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Helena facility hopes to make medical marijuana more legitimate  Nov 17, 2009
    Chris Williams takes small cuttings and puts them in an "aeroponic" mini-greenhouse, where they're misted until they grow roots. At that point, they're considered one of the six plants a patient can own. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Bulletin Board  Nov 17, 2009
    GRASS ROOTS CLUB. Looking to Start an ACC Grass Roots Club in the Braintree area. Call David Bowen at 508-224-2051 or email david92366@yahoo. (Braintree Forum, MA)

    Moose is loose  Nov 17, 2009
    Everybody roots for him to do well. It s hard to watch a popular guy leave. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    An Art Walk Shake Up  Nov 17, 2009
    Schave rejected the gift, Loge said, because he thought the sponsor would clash with the events grassroots identity ... Kim Cooper wrote on Nov 16, 2009 9:31 AM:" As one of the founding Art Walk Board members and full-time volunteer managers who resigned last Monday, there are a few corrections and observations that I'd like to share with the community and this newspaper.Russell Brown's claims that he did not have a good working relationship with my husband Richard, and that the Art Walk... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    New Tour Explores 'Obama's New York'  Nov 17, 2009
    Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago. To fill in the gap, Miller offers a tour of Upper Manhattan called "Obama's New York.". (Fox News)

    Discounters, digital books test local store owners  Nov 16, 2009
    Title Wave is amid an expensive remodeling and has returned to its used-book roots. Metro Music & Book Store up the street, has moved heavily into used books too. (Anchorage Daily News)

    LETTER: Obama dismantling free-market system  Nov 16, 2009
    Or perhaps Fox will organize another corporate sponsored "grass roots" tea party. I can't wait for Sean Hannity's videos on that. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    Generations draw together through family-published cookbooks  Nov 16, 2009
    Broom hopes these extra features will help the younger children and grandchildren learn about and hold onto their family roots. The group considered compiling the family history and recipes in a simple pamphlet to share at their triennial family reunion, but they decided a professional cookbook would be a more lasting and meaningful tribute to their heritage. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    Soup's on with winter harvest  Nov 16, 2009
    Despite concerns that the potato eyes wouldn't send out roots or would rot because of our October start, we've spotted Yukon Gold sprouts peeking through the tangle of chicken wire, soil and mulch. Around the potato tower, we planted turnips and leeks. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    A few steps from heaven  Nov 16, 2009
    While the present buildings faade is attributed to Michelangelo, the monastic roots are clearly visible. Stepping from the blazing Italian sun into the reception area, you find yourself in a discreetly lit ages-old chapel complete with altar. (iAfrica.com)

    Video church makes debut  Nov 16, 2009
    The Viera facility's roots trace back to October 2006. That's when 100 to 150 Calvary Chapel Melbourne members started attending church via video at the Viera High auditorium, right across the street. (Florida Today)

    Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano  Nov 16, 2009
    The roots of anger During a rare, quiet moment, Capuano is answering e-mail in his Washington office, all the while surrounded by memorabilia marking the stations of an eventful political life. Item: A framed reproduction of a cartoon from his first run for Congress that shows him about to punch a hapless opponent in the face. (Boston Globe)

    Five million steps  Nov 16, 2009
    There were tree roots everywhere. There wasnt a flat place to put your foot. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Lesson to be learned from deforestation  Nov 16, 2009
    A member of the Prosopis family, huarangos are massive, slow-growing trees with roots that extend 180 feet deep. The trees, a relative of mesquite that can live for more than 1,000 years, have dense wood that is ideal for construction and fuel. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Kenya Harvest Example On Reversing Food Shortage  Nov 15, 2009
    Okiki said she prefers to work as a laborer in the rice fields, even though she grows maize and arrow roots on her own small plot. "I have found maize does not do so well because it either rains too much or too little," Okiki said. (CBS News -- World)

    Santonio Holmes has come a long way from 'Muck City'  Nov 15, 2009
    He knows his roots like the back of the hands that he'll see every time he stretches to catch a pass today at Heinz Field in the Steelers' AFC North collision with leader Cincinnati. "I always refer back to everything I did as a kid, growing up, where I came from ---- Belle Glade. I even have it tattooed on my hands, Muck City," he said earlier this week, showing his Super Bowl XLIII MVP hands. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Rihanna in combative mood for new album  Nov 15, 2009
    The Barbados-born singer says she wanted to bring some of her roots to the music this time, and really worked to "put my little twang to it". As for the future, it's a tour next spring, and she plans to take up the guitar (once she's mastered the drums), but "my nails are too long" she admits, and "it will have to wait before I'm ready to give these up". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    No matter the neighborhood, pour the Fernet  Nov 15, 2009
    From its roots as a medicinal tonic in 19th-century Italy, Fernet has held onto - and in San Francisco, has exaggerated - its mythology. Proponents say it eases the symptoms of PMS, is good for treating an upset stomach, and can cure all sorts of ills. (Boston Globe)

    A Muslim Community Moves On After Ft. Hood  Nov 15, 2009
    The congregation is diverse, and includes both serving and retired military and civilian families, some with roots in Pakistan, Africa and the Middle East, others native-born Americans. Now the small, red brick mosque on South Fort Hood Street is notorious as the place where Hasan prayed. (Time.com)

    Valley kiwi growers hopeful about 2009  Nov 14, 2009
    Their roots are shallow, they are finicky about their soil, and extreme temperatures can ruin a crop -- but blueberries can bring sweet rewards for San Joaquin Valley growers who master the art of growing them. Over the last decade, California farmers -- including those in the Valley -- have quietly and some would say secretively grown the blueberry industry from fewer than 200 acres to about 5,000 today. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Mike's Garage: NASCAR changes adversely affect racing at Talladega  Nov 14, 2009
    That style of racing is grass roots racing and that kind of racing is what made NASCAR.. Onto the pick of the week. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    U.N. report puts dollar value on ecosystems  Nov 14, 2009
    Found mostly in coastal areas in the tropics, mangroves are essentially low-growing trees that blanket shallow waters with their roots. To small animals, the structures provide a haven and a food source. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Sunday TV: Miss Austen Regrets  Nov 14, 2009
    The host who delivers these revelations is Jim Al-Khalili, a Baghdad-born physics professor at the University of Surrey, who wanted to take a personal journey to rediscover the scientific roots of his past. We learn that a Baghdad mathematician from the 9th century, al-Khwarizmi, came up with the means to solve quadratic equations using two operations, including one known as al-jabr. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    'Her Work Is Changing the Future of Women's Health'  Nov 14, 2009
    " Gehlert's childhood friends sure are. She's still in touch with nine of her grade school friends and invited all of them to the E. Desmond Lee Professor installation ceremony. Several of them did attend. "Her work is changing the future of women's health," Needra (Jones) Troyer, now of Salt Lake City, Utah, remarked. Gehlert is proud to be the E. Desmond Lee Professor. She's also excited about the opportunities it will provide. It's an endowed chair that will provide Gehlert "discretionary"... (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Celebrating years of beer  Nov 14, 2009
    Despite being a distribution center for 1,100 different brands of beer from all over the world, L. Knife & Son in Kingston still remembers its roots and how Budweiser helped put the company on the map. Back in 1898, Luigi Cortelli, a shepherd from Bologna, Italy, changed his name to Louis Knife so he could get the bank loan he needed to start his own business. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Astrology Moon in Cancer  Nov 14, 2009
    Past-oriented with a preference for substance over style, they like to put down roots and form deep connections with others. Most are happiest when their career or leisure pursuits offer the opportunity to help, protect, or care for others in some way. (Suite101.com)

    The Boys are back  Nov 14, 2009
    The current ownership, which purchased the Big Boy chain out of bankruptcy in 2000, is now intent on returning the brand to its California roots. Over the past few years, about 15 new restaurants have been franchised, of which about 10 have opened in the past two years, Sirois said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    A new approach in History's "WWII in HD"  Nov 13, 2009
    The network, formerly known as History Channel (they've now dropped "Channel" from the network name), returns to its roots with "World War II in HD," a five-night, 10-hour series (9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday) that chronicles WWII with little-seen, almost exclusively color footage that tracks the battles through the stories of 12 people who were there. So how do you make a WWII program in HD when the technology to film in HD didn't exist until decades after the war. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Middle school students learn about community service  Nov 13, 2009
    Founded by renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, Roots & Shoots sponsors service learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community. Hanscom seventh-grader Steffon Gales said he chose the Roots & Shoots workshop so I could help people that are less fortunate. (Lincoln Journal, MA)

    Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults  Nov 13, 2009
    Prolla is senior author of a paper in the Nov. 9 edition of PNAS that looks at the genetic roots of this type of hearing loss, which is not due to noise exposure. The study has identified a gene that is essential to age-related hearing loss, a condition marked by deaths of sensory hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear. (Science Daily)

    Northern friends send positive signal regarding spur  Nov 13, 2009
    Salaries like those at the port, perhaps some rehires on the railroad, and the hundreds at the prison are what make people set down roots. They will contribute to the Valley and make it less of a transient workforce. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Green Thumbs: Time to chop, rake, shred and spread  Nov 13, 2009
    While some gardeners view drifting leaves and the declining foliage of their plants as Mother Nature s way of providing a beneficial, protective winter mulch, many experienced gardeners know that this decaying refuse may invite unwanted winter guests including slugs, snails, insects, mice, voles, and chipmunks that feed on bulbs, roots, and lingering foliage. Soggy debris may also lead to suffocation or diseases if allowed to accumulate and decompose throughout the winter months. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    Bizarre Lives Of Bone-eating Worms  Nov 13, 2009
    12, 2009) It sounds like a classic horror story -- eyeless, mouthless worms lurk in the dark, settling onto dead animals and sending out green "roots" to devour their bones ... Bacteria within these roots are believed to digest proteins and perhaps lipids within the bones, providing nutrition for the worms ... It sends long, fibrous "roots" into the mud, presumably in search of fragments of bone on which to feed. (Science Daily)

    PHOTO GALLERY: Raynham school serves up heaping helping of heritage  Nov 13, 2009
    After discussing the gala buffet with her family, a girl of Brazilian heritage learned she also had Irish and Native American roots. Civale said the event instills ethnic pride when it is muddled with a desire to fit in. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)

    Gallup takes pride in gathering 'collective wisdom  Nov 12, 2009
    Newport was speaking about an industry with deep roots in the Princeton region. George Gallup was working for a New York advertising company in the mid-1930s when he purchased a farm in Montgomery and founded a company that used scientific-sampling techniques to conduct public-opinion polls. (NJ.com -- Times)

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