Oxford Named A Top 50 Commuter Town

From the Oxford Press - Oxford recognized as 'Best Place to Live'

I always thought Oxford was a nice town. Especially for bike rides on country road and finding unique fossils.

Exposed Mantle On The Sea Floor

Via Scientific American - Missing: a huge chunk of the earth's crust

More information at the Classroom@Sea Project's Drilling the Mid-atlantic Ridge.

Impermanence Syndrome

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Big lots hurt farming more than sprawl, land-savers say

"It's hard for farmers to drive around a McMansion . . .

Nothing is uglier than 5 acre grass lots. I'd like to see binary zoning. Urban or rural.

Finally - An Easier Way To Follow Congress

Heard on NPR's 'On The Media' radio program - OpenCongress

The Huddle Closes

Via the Lima News - Regulars say goodbye to Lima tradition

I have fond first date, make-up date, and family dinner memories at The Huddle.

Goodbye Potato Soup.
Goodbye Energizer Sandwich.
Goodbye dedicated staff.

Miami U Is A Primate Research Hot Spot?

Via MSNBC.com - Senegal's Weapon-Wielding Chimps

A couple of Miami University anthropology professor's are quoted in this article. I forgot how big the anthro department is. One of my secret escapes was hanging out in the anthropolgy museum for awhile.

Australia Developing Climate Migration Corridor

Via Stuff.co.nz - 2800km coastal route for Aussie wildlife to escape warming

The governments' proposed initiative will stretch from the Victorian Alps through to Atherton in Queensland and will include existing national parks, state forests and other Crown land. Currently, however, the corridor is broken by hundreds if not thousands of private properties. The hardest links to restore are expected to be in the Upper Hunter and parts of Queensland, where large tracts of land have been cleared for agriculture. Once complete, the Alps to Atherton wildlife corridor will be among the longest in the world.