Iowa Film Tax Credit Program Suspended

Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:13 PM EDT (kcci.com)

Well it looks like all the good things that the film industry was doing for Iowa is at the end. The state had a good thing going for it and the State Government decides to end it because of some issues other than fix those issues.

entertainment, tax-credit, iowa, film, movies, jobs, revenue, economic, development

Iowa State robot available for ribbon cuttings, birthday parties, uprisings

Seeded on Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:20 AM EDT (Engadget)

A nameless robot did the ribbon cutting the Iowa State new Electrical and Computer Engineering building.

technology, ames, iowa, university, robot, creation

Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt

Seeded on Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:13 AM EDT (Live Science)

A trench that was cut through collapsed mud bricks and the compacted debris of buildings leveled centuries ago is revealing a dusty scene of roof-topped streets in ancient Amheida, a city marooned on an oasis deep in Egypt's western desert.

history, archaeological, egypt, ancient-rural-life

After 86 years, message received

Seeded on Sun Apr 5, 2009 9:45 AM EDT (spokesman.com)

Darin Winkler was out walking the banks of the Spokane River with his kids last weekend when he saw something that looked … Well, let me put it this way: After you hear this story, the song "Message in a Bottle" may be stuck in your head for days.

history, message-in-a-bottle, letter, spokane-river

Bill Would Penalize Parents For Porn Exposure

Seeded on Tue Mar 3, 2009 10:12 PM EST (kcci.com)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- A new bill being considered in the Iowa Legislature could create new penalties for parents of children who are knowingly exposed to pornography.

children, porn, protection, law, bill, iowa

Iowa Guard Cancels Urban Warfare Exercise

Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:42 PM EST (kcci.com)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Army National Guard canceled plans Tuesday for a large-scale urban warfare training in western Iowa after objections from radio talk show listeners.

urban-training, gun-confiscation, national-guard, searches, unconstitutional, posse-comitatus-act

Des Moines City Workers Get Layoff News

Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:35 PM EST (www.kcci.com)

Dozens of Des Moines city employees learned on Friday that they -- or some of their colleagues -- will soon lose their jobs.

city, unemployed, fired, privatized, no-job

Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome: Christian Women and Domestic Violence

Seeded on Mon Feb 2, 2009 6:28 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

Escaping an abusive marriage is no easy task for many evangelical women, many of whom have pastors that say physical abuse is no reason for divorce.

religion, violence, bible, view, opinion, domestic, church

Is America on the Brink of a Food Crisis? | Environment | AlterNet

Seeded on Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:59 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

As everyone scrambles for a solution to the crises in the nation's economy, Wes Jackson suggests we look to nature's economy for some of the answers.

agro, food-production, soil-natural, long-term-view, opinion

The Financial Crisis Is Driving Hordes of Americans to Suicide | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet

Seeded on Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:55 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

The body count is still rising. For months on end, marked by bankruptcies, foreclosures, evictions, and layoffs, the economic meltdown has taken a heavy toll on Americans.

robbery, sight-of-the-times, deaths, despair, suicide, economic

DM Water Bills To Increase In April - Money News Story - KCCI Des Moines

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:46 PM EST (kcci.com)

Des Moines Water Works customers will be getting a bigger water bill soon as a rate increase takes effect in April. A notice was mailed to customers with their latest bill. It details the increase, which could be as high as 20 percent for some customers, officials said.

rate-increase, bills, water, city, utilities

FT.com / Companies / Retail & Consumer - Starbucks to cut 6,700 jobs amid falling sales

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:40 PM EST (FT.com)

Starbucks is to close more stores, sell a newly delivered $45m corporate jet and cut headquarters staff and worker benefits as it battles a slump in sales that has tracked the broader collapse in global discretionary spending.

business, economy, starbucks, jobs, troubles, coffee, retail, worldwide

FOXNews.com - Mystery Roar Detected From Faraway Space - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 11:09 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange cosmic noise that booms six times louder than expected. The roar is from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it.

science, space, nasa, mystery, experiment

Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue' - Telegraph

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 6:16 AM EST (Telegraph)

A university professor who is an expert in sound and a part-time DJ believes Stonehenge was created as a dance arena for listening to "trance-style" music.

science, sound, music, stonehenge, theory

Business Is Booming for Industry Catering to Survivalists

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:31 PM EST (AlterNet.org)

Popular interest in survivalism took off in a big way in the late 1990s, amid concerns about the much-discussed Y2K computer bug said to threaten world information technology. Since then, Mr.

business, survival, preparedness, opinion, worry, uncertain

New Doctor actor is youngest ever

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 9:52 PM EST (BBC News)

Matt Smith has been named as the actor who will take over from David Tennant in Doctor Who - making him the youngest actor to take on the role.

entertainment, bbc, doctor-who, uk, matt-smith

The Baigong Pipes- Nature or OOPart?

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 6:08 PM EST (www.chinaexpat.com)

We're all familiar with the concept of modern technology having ancient Chinese analogues. But a 2002 discovery in remote Qinghai province is anachronistic enough to constitute an OOPart.

china, mystery, artifact, out-of-place

Native burial grounds near Tisch Mills may include Viking ship

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 9:32 PM EDT (The Green Bay Press-Gazette)

A 200-acre wooded site west of Tisch Mills guards its secrets well. Maybe that's what its original inhabitants intended.

history, green-bay, wisconsin, archaeology, anthropology

Huge statue of Roman ruler found

Seeded on Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:28 AM EDT (BBC News)

Parts of a giant, exquisitely carved marble sculpture depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius have been found at an archaeological site in Turkey.

history, roman, turkey, marcus-aurelius, emperor

Shadowy path may lead to treasure

Seeded on Fri Dec 7, 2007 3:03 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

A man seeking Confederate gold and his own family's hidden history uncovers a cryptic trail that may stretch back to a secret society and Jesse James.

history, secret-society, confederate, civil-war, jesse-james, freemasons, treasure-hunting

Three Killed Leaving Iowa-Iowa State Game

Seeded on Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:31 PM EDT (KCCI.com)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Three people in their 20's were killed when the car they were in rear-ended a motor home parked on Interstate 35 south of Ames Saturday afternoon. At least three other people were injured.

state-patrol, news-channel-8, accident, death, iowa

Fair's Wind Turbine Powers Up

Seeded on Thu Aug 2, 2007 3:31 PM EDT (KCCI.com)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The newest attraction at the Iowa State Fair this year may also be the tallest. A brand-new wind turbine from MidAmerican Energy stands 133 high and is generating lots of power and interest.

iowa-state-fair, midamerican-energy

Tame Tornadoes Might Generate Power

Seeded on Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:28 PM EDT (Live Science)

Tornadoes are wild, destructive natural phenomena - right? Not necessarily, according to engineer Louis Michaud, who believes that he has found a way to create full-size "tame" tornadoes that could be used to generate electricity.

technology, energy, tornadoes, power-generation

Queen guitarist wraps studies for doctorate

Seeded on Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:31 PM EDT (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brian May, the lead guitarist from rock band Queen, is close to earning his doctorate in astrophysics -- more than 35 years after quitting his studies to become a rock star.

entertainment, queen, brian-may, phd, studies, rock-and-roll

UFO sightings bring town to a standstill

Seeded on Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:42 PM EDT (the Mail online)

A crowd of 100 stunned stargazers brought a town centre to a standstill when five mysterious UFOs were spotted hovering in the sky.

odd-news, ufo, uk, england, odd, strange, unknown

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