Isabella NewsLocal news for Isabella, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tech-Ex: Windows XP SP3 Shows Noticeable Speed Increase: Report- November 25, 2007 Last week I wrote that testers reported that Windows Vista SP1, at least in Release Candidate form, is still somewhat of a slowpoke .http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/tech-ex-windows-xp-sp3-shows-noticeable-spee... KC Man Accused Of Toad Licking - Kansas City News Story- November 19, 2007 A 21-year-old man has been accused of using a toad to get high. Clay County sheriff's deputies said David Theiss, of Kansas City, possessed a Colorado River toad with the intention of using it as a ...http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/kc-man-accused-of-toad-licking-kansas-city-n... Noah's Ark flood spurred European farming- November 18, 2007 An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah's Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent's earliest farmers, researchers said on ...http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/noahs-ark-flood-spurred-european-farming?fro... ACLU: Diplomats Abusing Workers- November 17, 2007 Some foreign diplomats abuse and exploit their household help while serving in the U.S., and one woman said she was forced to work up to 19 hours a day for a pittance, advocacy groups charge.http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/aclu-diplomats-abusing-workers?fromrss=1 Magnetic Heat Engine- November 16, 2007 Building a magnetic heat engine. I originally built this toy using a Canadian nickel coin.http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/magnetic-heat-engine?fromrss=1 Small planets forming in the Pleiades:- November 15, 2007 Small, rocky planets that could resemble the Earth or Mars may be forming around a star in the Pleiades star cluster, astronomers reported on Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/small-planets-forming-in-the-pleiades?fromrs... Opera: In from the cold- November 14, 2007 "It is so close to American musical theater" It was 1-below last Monday in her hometown of Fairbanks, Alaska, with daytime highs expected to stay in the teens all week. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/opera-in-from-the-cold?fromrss=1 Alaskan mezzo returns for 'hysterical staging' of opera- November 9, 2007 "It's great for first-time opera goers." Since her Minnesota Opera debut in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" nine years ago, Alaska-born mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux has been a Twin Cities favorite. via Post-Bulletinhttp://www.topix.net/city/isabella-mn/2007/11/alaskan-mezzo-returns-for-hysterical-staging... |