gleans at 12:30 PM MT, 6/23

 

'Brainstorming' replaced with 'thought showers'
City accused of going to extremes in pursuit of political correctness
--London Telegraph

 

 

Some searchers still expect to see rare woodpecker

BRINKLEY, Ark. - For the last three years, researchers in camouflage and waders have slogged through the east Arkansas woods hoping to spot a rare bird that so far seems unwilling to be seen.

 

 

Drought, freeze kill most of Wis. tart cherry crop

MILWAUKEE - The heart of Wisconsin's cherry industry is a glum place these days: There's little to harvest after a drought and cold winter.

 

 

Casanova: priest, con-man, writer, soldier, violinist, alchemist, prisoner, fugitive, gambler, intellectual, and great lover... more»

 

 

The British invented curry? Not quite. But the Madras curry (Tamil: kari) was born with the East India Company... more»

 

 

Almost exactly 150 years ago a letter for Charles Darwin arrived at his estate in Downe, Kent. When he read it, Darwin was crushed... more»

 

 

An “it-wasn’t-my-fault” industry now produces books like Scott McClellan’s White House memoir. Next in line: Donald Rumsfeld... more» <== now is the time for the VTAM story to be published!