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August 17, 2010 05:14 PM
Hanged woman's ghost haunts British town, author says

SHE was the last woman ever hanged in Britain and she could still be haunting a churchyard in Penn.

Or so a paranormal researcher believes.

July 22, 2010 06:50 AM
Pot growers thrive in Northern California
Cash crop now accounts for two-thirds of Mendocino County economy

 

MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. — Two hours from San Francisco, Northern California’s Mendocino County is a world away from the urban bustle. At first glance, it’s a picture postcard of the far West. But beneath its beauty lies a controversial, profitable and increasingly violent criminal enterprise.
July 13, 2010 06:28 PM
The Next Gen of News

Imagine if your news site let you do a search for the names of every Fortune 500 executive who has announced at least four million dollars in eco-friendly real estate purchases in 2009? Or a search for a restaurant within a mile of a railway station in a town with a theatre that offers vegetarian lasagna and at least one lamb dish.

July 9, 2010 12:59 PM
Om mani padme hum

New UC Davis study finds that practicing meditation can indeed improve perception

June 21, 2010 07:57 AM
Dividing time: Artist balances business, pleasure

FREDERICK, MD. — As if the room is divided into the left and right hemispheres of the brain, Pritinder "Pepi" Khara's setup on Church Street doubles as a real estate office and home studio, with acrylic paint splattered on one side of the floor visibly showing the line between his skills in marketing and his affinity for art.

June 16, 2010 02:26 PM
Portable Home Is Barely Wider Than A Door

German architect Nils Holger Moormann has designed a unique compact living structure that resembles a kind of narrow garden shed. Called the “Walden” (after Henry David Thoreau’s book by the same name), this portable home is only 3 feet wide but accommodates a lot, thanks to the ingenious design.

June 15, 2010 04:19 PM
New Source for Wicca and Pagan Supplies

Those looking for online pagan stores or Wiccan supply stores that provide more than convenient shopping can now turn to AMysticsHaven.com. The new website, designed as both a Wicca/pagan source for products and knowledge on alternative spirituality, was created to both enlighten and foster a growing community in Southwestern Montana.

June 15, 2010 09:13 AM
Oldest Buddhist monument gets a makeover in Nepal

The dwelling of Swayambhunath Stupa (Self-Existent Lord), a world heritage site around which Kathmandu Valley emerged, got a makeover last month — the first in 90 years and 15th in nearly 1,500 years. And it wasn't an easy task.

May 29, 2010 11:38 AM
Invoke a little moxie

Tiffany Shlain's keynote address at UC Berkeley's 2010 Commencement