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A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA An Introduction
GREETINGS READERS! My name is Brandon Ferdig---born and raised in northern Minnesota.What an opportunity this is to share with you a year I lived in that other-worldly land called China! It's a count...
Posted on 2/11/12 at 7:20 AM
THE FARM BLEAT Education: Minnesota-style
A couple of years ago, I splurged and bought a year-long pass to the great state parks of Minnesota. I had visions of visiting every one of them if not throughout the state, at least those right here...
Posted on 2/7/12 at 8:05 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Booth Babes: Living in a Geek Boys' World, Part 2
Look, it's pretty girls in tight clothing at a tech trade show! Now tell me what product they're selling. Or whether it matters. I've never been to a trade show, like the one shown at left, or to a ...
Posted on 1/31/12 at 11:24 AM
THE NEW FORTY The New Forty prophecy...
My son Noah was over last night and we were discussing everything from the evolution of man as a species to the shifts we have and will see in society. Noah is a big thinker and loves to engage in big...
Posted on 1/8/12 at 9:49 PM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND Board Games of Christmas
It's the last day of the year...that makes this a double posting day! Our family loves board games. We love to spend time playing them, but we also love finding new ones for each other. This has beco...
Posted on 12/31/11 at 12:30 PM
Russian scientists' drilling reaches giant freshwater lake under Antarctica ice
MOSCOW — After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lake hidden under miles of ice for some 20 million years — a lake that may hold life from the distant past and clues to the search for life on other planets.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 08, 2012
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Dutch troops lend military muscle to efforts to stage mythical skating marathon on frozen canals
Dutch troops are joining a race against time to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 08, 2012
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Norway mass killer suspects demands medal of honor at court hearing
OSLO, Norway — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court today that he deserved a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 06, 2012
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Egyptian soccer game turns violent, 73 dead 
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede.
By SARAH EL DEEB , February 01, 2012
Olympics 2020: Madrid officials say financial crisis won't affect bid
Leaders of Madrid's 2020 Olympic candidacy say Spain's financial crisis will not affect the city's third consecutive bid and believe hosting the games could help the country recover from the recession.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , January 30, 2012
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Somali captors move U.S. hostage after SEAL raid
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A group holding an American hostage in Somalia moved him at least three times in the day since U.S. Navy SEALs rescued an American and a Dane and killed their nine kidnappers, pirates said today. The abductors said they would kill the hostage if they are attacked.
By ABDI GULED , January 26, 2012
U.S. military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- U.S. Special Forces troops flew into Somalia on a nighttime helicopter raid early today, freed an American and a Danish hostage and killed nine pirates in a mission that President Barack Obama said he personally authorized.
By ABDI GULED and KATHARINE HOURELD , January 25, 2012
Solar storm expected to fire up northern lights
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe today, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years.
By KARL RITTER and LOUISE NORDSTROM , January 24, 2012
Shhh: Pope urges silence to communicate better
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI is asking everyone to quiet down.
By NICOLE WINFIELD , January 24, 2012
Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come.
By SETH BORENSTEIN , January 23, 2012
U.S. considering closing embassy in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is considering closing the U.S. embassy in Damascus and removing all US workers there because of deteriorating security in Syria, an administration official tells The Associated Press.
By BRADLEY KLAPPER , January 20, 2012
Pope speaks out against `radical secularism'
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI says Roman Catholics in the U.S. need to understand the "grave threats" to their faith posed by what he calls radical secularism in the political and cultural arenas.
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON , January 19, 2012
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Commentary: Echoes of World War II in land of Normandy
No one told me that January is the wrong time to visit Normandy (until afterwards, that is). Most of the places we went to visit were closed. It was cold and wet and rainy. It took more than three hours each way. But I haven’t been to France in fifteen years, and who knows (especially after this trip) when I will go again.
January 14, 2012
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