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On This Day, 2-22-08: Popcorn
1630 - Quadequine introduced popcorn to English colonists at their first Thanksgiving dinner. 1819 - Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1855 - The US Congress voted to appropriate $200000 for continuance of the work on the ...

More concerning obesity figures
New government figures released yesterday showed that 22.9% of children aged 4-5 and 31.6% of those aged 10-11 are obese. The fact that this news went all but unreported is testament to how commonplace such announcements seem to have ...

Kate Nash supports arts in education
Kate Nash used her acceptance speech at the Brit Awards to emphasise the importance of the arts in education (see link here). It’s good to see someone not only supporting art in schools, but also reminding us that the arts are often ...

Woodlands recreation property sold after covenant expires
The deteriorating recreational area in the middle of the Woodlands subdivision, located in northwest Dothan, is taking on a new look.

Kings beat Blues 5-1 behind Frolov's hat trick and O'Sullivan's ...
Alexander Frolov scored three goals and Patrick O'Sullivan had a goal and four assists, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory over the St. via Quad-City Times.

Kempthorne Approves $79 Million for Conservation, Restoration and ...
RED ROCK CANYON, Nevada — February 20, 2008 — Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne approved $78.6 million for conservation, restoration and recreation projects in Nevada, including $25 million for park improvements and $14.6 ...

Ramos v Grant
BBC Sport looks at the men in charge ahead of the Spurs-Chelsea Carling Cup final.

Kempthorne Approves $79 Million for Conservation, Restoration and ...
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today approved $78.6 million for conservation, restoration and recreation projects in Nevada, including $25 million for park improvements and $14.6 million to reduce the threat of wildfires ...

Edwards eyes Six Nations revamp
Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards says it could be time for the Six Nations to adopt bonus points.

Ferguson fury at Brown agent
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson hits out at football agents after getting no closer to a contract extension with Wes Brown.