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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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