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MILAN: Organizers of town's 125th anniversary say: 'Get your Milan on!'Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:35PM"Get your Milan on!" is the watchword, as the day intended solely to celebrate Milan's 125th anniversary approaches for city residents and visitors, says Linda Gilson, chairwoman of Milan's 125th Anniversary Committee.

Scientists drill into ancient, underwater coral reefTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:29PMA voyage to the outer edges of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has brought back pieces of an ancient, fossilized ancestor to the vast, living ecosystem. Coral reef - Great Barrier Reef - Australia - Biology - Ecology

2010 L.A. County Fair Honors Heroes During Weekend of September 11Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:45AMPOMONA, CA--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - Visit the 2010 L.A. County Fair this weekend to honor and celebrate our heroes. This weekend, all active and retired military, reserves, police, firefighters and paramedics plus their one guest can get into the Fair for $1. All $1 admission proceeds will be donated to USA Cares , an organization that provides financial and advocacy assistance to ...

2010 L.A. County Fair Honors Heroes During Weekend of September 11Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:30AMPOMONA, CA--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Visit the 2010 L.A. County Fair this weekend to honor and celebrate our heroes. This weekend, all active and retired military, reserves, police, firefighters and paramedics plus their one guest can get into the Fair for $1. All $1 admission proceeds will be donated to USA Cares , an organization that provides financial and advocacy assistance to post-9/11 ...

Microsoft bod scoots over to BBC iPlayer jobTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:21AMWe keep Highfield, you can have Danker The cross-pollination of Microsoft and the BBC's iPlayer continued yesterday, with Auntie confirming it had hired Redmond's IPTV platform Mediaroom and Zune wonk.… Free On-Demand Webcast - Virtualizing the Hard Stuff

Daily TWiP - “Benjamin,” the last thylacine, dies today in 1936Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:41AMWelcome to Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays and history we couldn’t cram into The Week in Preview. The word “thylacine” conjures up images of a sleekly-named antibiotic, but it’s actually a now-extinct carnivorous marsupial. “Benjamin,” the last of the thylacines (commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger) died in captivity at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania today (Sept. 7) in 1936. The ...

$1M Lottery Prize Still UnclaimedTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:51AMA lottery winner in the Stallings area has yet to claim a $1 million prize.

Union defends swimming copTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:00AMTHE Police Union has panned an investigation into an off-duty officer who went for a swim in the Brisbane River during Riverfire on Saturday night.

Stars & Gripes: David Feherty reworks the Ryder Cup Captains' interviewMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:27AMI'm not buying the captains' Mr. Nice Guy answers. Here's what they were really thinking.