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Open Season In Theaters Friday, September 29: "Open season is Sony Pictures Animation’s debut feature-length CG-animated film. Rated PG for some rude humor, mild action and brief language, the film looks to be very similar to recent..."

Jul 25: Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States.: "See more events with links to background articles..."

The Dream-Maker's Magic: " The Dream-Maker's Magic by Sharon Shinn is the third book in a series that started with The Safe-Keeper's Secret. Each book in the series is set in the same kingdom, but focus on different characters. This book is about Kellen, a girl who is raised as a boy because her mother insists that she gave birth to a boy rather than a girl. When Kellen starts school, she meets Gryffin, a very intelligent boy whose legs are damaged so that he walks with canes. They are both outcasts of the village because of their differences, and they become fast friends. Through the years, they meet a variety of characters as they work in bed and breakfasts and a bustling inn. Their friendship is just starting to turn into something else when Gryffin's life changes forever and he must leave their village for the capital city. If you enjoyed the previous two books in the series this one is just for you. Though it features the stories of Kellen and Gryffin, readers get to see many of the other people of the realm. Written in Shinn's clean "

Babar Turns 75: "Yahoo! News tells us that Babar, elephant hero of children's books, turns 75 this year. The article is wonderful and ends with this: 'Children of an age to appreciate Babar, that's to say between two and seven years, haven't changed that much even if they sometimes like playing with computers,' de Brunhoff said. That's right! They may enjoy computers, but those kids can and will read books as long as the adults around them make it a priority. Just think of all the great books new and old to share with one another. Makes you want to run right out to your local library, doesn't it?"

World Refugee Day: "June 20th is World Refugee Day. Learn more about Refugees: Refugees and the Law, Refugee Quotes, Refugees and Crimes Against Humanity, Refugee Communities."

American Revolution: "After Britain's expensive victory in the French and Indian War of 1754 - 1763, the crown decided to recoup some of the costs of defending the colonies by taxing the colonists. The colonists were outraged at the tax, but unlike their British counterparts, had no elected representatives in Parliament. 'Taxation without representation is tyranny,' became a battle cry. Each year at this time, we celebrate the colonists' victory and the birth of our nation. Happy Independence Day! . . . Continue reading American Revolution Also from Barbara J. Feldman: Surfing the Net with Kids, Kids Games, Kids Jokes, Coloring Pages."

Limericks: "Limericks are five-line poems that pack a funny punch line or a humorous twist. Because they are short and follow a familiar thirteen-beat rhythm, they can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. The following sites include classic limericks by well-known authors, limericks by authors not yet famous, and tips on how to write your own limericks. . . . Continue reading Limericks Also from Barbara J. Feldman: Surfing the Net with Kids, Kids Games, Kids Jokes, Coloring Pages."

NASA astronaut to call home this week: "E.T. did it and now NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams, a member of the International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew, is going to phone home."

Powersports ATV Tour to Include Non-Production and Hybrid ATVs: "The WPSA PowerSports Snowmobile Tour revised its rules governing its QuadMX Series’ Class 10: Open Amateur to include non-production ATVs."

Nintendo Reveals Super Smash Bros. Newcomers [News]: "Wario, 'Zero Suit' Samus, and Hideo Kojima's Solid Snake to make their Super Smash debuts..."

The Olympic Games were held in the United States for the first time, in St. Louis, Missouri.: "See more events with links to background articles..."

$10 MP3 Player, Back in Blue: " Last month, Evergreen amazed everyone with their 999 Yen (~US$10) that uses external SD memory cards as its song storage method. Now the MP3 player is back in shades of dark blue and pastel blue. Other than the color change, the player remains at the same tiny size of 58 x 60 x 13mm and weighs just 30g. The player also doubles as a SD card reader, but it runs at pathetic USB 1.1 speeds. And perhaps the biggest downside of this player is that the largest supported SD card size is a mere 1GB. So tough luck, for those who thought they could put their camera’s 4GB SD cards to good use while not photographing. But hey, what’s 10 bucks? Order the 999 Yen MP3 Player here. Tags: MP3, Player, Audio, Music, Portable, Tech, Gadgets, Review "

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar: "Get in on the fellowship and pay a visit to the Middle-earth online world, courtesy of Codemasters."

The Little Book of Scientific Principles, Theories and Things (Surendra Verma): "A delightful collection of 175 vignettes, illuminating scientific theories and the people who devised them. Highly recommended *****"

Q and A: Cosmic Conundrums and Everyday Mysteries of Science (Robert Matthews): "Lots of fun and some significant surprises in this selection of answers to the scientific questions we'd all like to ask, but haven't *****"

Review - Breaking the Time Barrier (Jenny Randles): "Intriguing ride on the mind storms of inventors who think they've built time machines, and the real physics that hints at time travel, but more like TV popsci than popular science ***"

France sold Louisiana and adjoining lands to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.: "See more events with links to background articles..."

Hoot (2006) Opens Friday

Hoot (2006) Opens Friday: "In the mystery adventure Hoot, three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in a valiant effort to save a population of endangered owls. The..."

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"Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck -- but, most of all, endurance."

-- James Baldwin

Hubble Finds 'Tenth Planet' Is Slightly Larger Than Pluto: "NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has resolved the 'tenth planet,' nicknamed 'Xena,' for the first time and has found that it is only just a little larger than Pluto. Though previous ground-based observations suggested that Xena was about 30 percent greater in diameter than Pluto, Hubble observations taken on Dec. 9 and 10, 2005, yield a diameter of 1,490 miles (with an uncertainty of 60 miles) for Xena. Pluto's diameter, as measured by Hubble, is 1,422 miles."