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Will Wright on the origins of 'Spore'

The legendary game designer talks about the evolution of his new evolution game.

Thu, Aug 21 04:00:00 PDT 2008 | Read full story 

 

Friction With Russia May Spell Trouble for U.S. By PETER BAKER  Washington fears that a newly emboldened but estranged Moscow could use its influence and its arms industry to undermine American interests around the world.

 

Melting Arctic Ocean opens new shipping frontier

BARROW, Alaska - Rapidly melting ice on Alaska's Arctic is opening up a new navigable ocean in the extreme north, allowing oil tankers, fishing vessels and even cruise ships to venture into a realm once trolled mostly by indigenous hunters.

 

Review: Selected Poems by Bernard O'Donoghue | Books | The Guardian

And yet the irony is profound - O'Donoghue's writing has been concerned almost exclusively with "going back". His Selected Poems bears further witness to ...   Despite Alaska's challenges, new farmers take root The demise of Matanuska Maid Dairy reflects agriculture's decline here. But some niche farms are prospering.   What would summer be without the county fair? Fun, food, and memories at Ohio's Allen County Fair.   Denver's second coming-out party Local officials will showcase at the Democratic convention a city transformed - just as they did a hundred years ago. Audio slide show

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