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4,000-Year-Old Palace Discovered In Bahrain from Aerial Photos

Science – Armchair archaeologists rejoice! A Danish team of archaeologists made their discovery by analyzing aerial photographs dating to 1959, which revealed the outline and structure of the unique building that dates from the Dilmun period (Mesopotamia 2200-1800BC).

Voted for on February 23, 2007 08:13am

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If Your Kid Hates Harry Potter

Books – You'd never know it from the hype, but not every child falls under the boy wizard's spell. If your child is put off by the extreme length, the tricky vocabulary, or the complex plots of the Potter tomes, here are five book series that work their magic in more simple and straightforward ways for struggling and reluctant readers.

Voted for on February 05, 2007 08:30am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 14 votes / No sinks

Shelfari.com

Books – Shelfari makes it easy to see what your friends are reading and even get and give book recommendations.

Voted for on January 22, 2007 08:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / No sinks

OP-ED: An atheist has values that sound familiar

Religion – Atheists don't believe in God, but that is the only generalization you can make about us.

Submitted and Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / 1 sink

Dialect quiz

Travel – Today we have a selection of recordings of people speaking English in a number of different dialects/accents. Can you work out which parts of the UK they come from?

Submitted and Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:19pm

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Woman bears child early so dad can go to NFL playoff game

Sports – Chicago school teacher Colleen Pavelka knows how much her husband loves the Bears. Apparently, she loves him even more. Colleen chose to have the birth of their second child induced a few days early so Mark Pavelka could attend Sunday's NFC Championship showdown between the Bears and the New Orleans Saints.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:13pm

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Robitaille's No. 20 Retired by Kings

Sports – Luc Robitaille became the fifth player to have his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings, when his No. 20 jersey was raised to the rafters during a ceremony preceding Saturday night's game against the Phoenix Coyotes.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:13pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / No sinks

NFL Football - 2007 Conference Championships

Sports – What will the Super Bowl XLI matchup be? Bears-Colts, Bears-Patriots, Saints-Colts or the Saints-Patriots. Cast your vote here at AOL Sports.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:13pm

Francisco Liriano may miss all of 2007
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Francisco Liriano may miss all of 2007

Sports – It seems that Minnesota Twins pitching star Francisco Liriano could miss all of the 2007 season in recovery of elbow surgery he had in Q4 of 2006.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 02:12pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 1 sink

4 children, mother reported abducted in Indiana

News – A gunman apparently shot one person before abducting four children and their mother, Elkhart police said Saturday. The children, ages 9, 8, 6 and 16 months, were believed to have been abducted by 30-year-old Jerry D. White, according to an Amber Alert issued by Elkhart police.

Voted for on January 21, 2007 10:09am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 votes / 1 sink

Sony says no to porn on Blu-ray Disc

News – Sony Corp. said it will not work with the adult film industry to help put its movies on its Blu-ray Disc format, although the company will not try to stop it completely

Voted for on January 20, 2007 08:44pm

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NBC orders Thank God You're Here

Television – The series, which was originally produced in Australia, is being described as Whose Line is it Anyway? meets Let's Make a Deal.

Submitted and Voted for on January 20, 2007 05:19pm

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Caldecott and Newbery medal watch...

Books – The Newbery and Caldecott awards will be announced on Monday, January 22. This article talks about the awards, and about an intriguing book that won a silver medal in 2005.

Voted for on January 20, 2007 05:16pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / 1 sink

Gears of War sales top 3 million

Video Games – Gears of War, the action spectacular from Epic Games, has now gone triple platinum, with worldwide sales of more than three million units. More impressive is that the game reached this milestone in only ten weeks on sale.

Voted for on January 20, 2007 12:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / 1 sink

Archaeologists Bring Egyptian Excavation to the Web

Science – Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her crew are once again sharing their work with the world through an online diary, a digital window into day-to-day life on an archaeological dig. Starting about Jan. 19, and running through late February, visitors to "Hopkins in Egypt Today" will find photos of Johns Hopkins 12th annual expedition in Luxor.

Voted for on January 19, 2007 08:39pm