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Bats Perish, and No One Knows Why

In what is one of the worst calamities to hit bat populations in the United States, on average 90 percent of the hibernating bats in four caves and mines in New York have died since last winter.

Wildlife biologists fear a significant die-off in about 15 caves and mines in New York, as well as at sites in Massachusetts and Vermont.

Mystery Disease Strikes Northeastern Bats

Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines around New York and Vermont, sending researchers scrambling to find the cause of mysterious condition dubbed "white nose syndrome."

Abandoned Siberian Mine - Now with added bats

Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation

Lawmakers take crack at ban on non-wood bats

New York City’s ban on metal bats for high school teams went into effect Sept. 1. North Dakota also has banned non-wood bats. During a hearing on the bill Thursday afternoon, none of the lawmakers serving on the state House Children and Youth Committee showed support for taking aluminum and other non-wood bats out of the hands of players under 18.

Prehistoric bats learned to fly before they could "see"

Bats learned to fly before they knew how to echolocate - the primary method of "seeing" for modern bats. The bats of 52 million years ago flew differently than the bats of today, but they also looked vastly different too.

Apple Computers Suing New York

They feel that New York, known as The Big Apple since the 20'suse of an apple logo will cause harm and confusion regarding their company.

Nectar-feeding bats live on energetic knife-edge

Nectar-feeding bats burn energy faster than any other mammal or bird on Earth, and three times faster than human athletes.

It is cheaper for a Londoner to fly to New York to purchase Adobe's CS4

Adobe's insane pricing policy means that it would be cheaper to fly from London to New York, grab a copy of the software, spend the night in a hotel, and fly back to London the next day!

Forgotten New York - The infrastructure of a lost metropolis

Even if you've never lived in New York (like me), you'll find something interesting here. Lots of photo stories on old, odd, and forgotten aspects of New York. I found the forgotten cemetaries particularly interesting!

New York Subway Vent Animals

Vents in New York sidewalks blow gusts of air up to street level each time a subway train goes past. So if you attached an inflatable animal to the vent it would stand up with each gust. Watch it - it will make sense.

Part 2, which is more involved, in the comments.

Map of New York City parking tickets

New York City agencies issued 9,955,441 parking tickets from July 2007 to June 2008. Here is an interactive map of them.

Visiting New York

If you want the perfect itinerary for a week in New York with your teenager, look no further. From sights to see and places to eat, this guide covers the best of New York wonderfully.

20,000 Bats Delay Interstate Construction

Nearly 20,000 bats will be delaying a widening project for Interstate 95 in the Port St. Lucie area for four months.

Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide

At one demonstration in New York in 2004, he recalled, an antiwar protester, who was white, used a racial slur against him, and black demonstrators with the protester kept silent.

Mr. Ivory said he was incensed that blacks would ignore such a slur because it was aimed at someone with opposing political views.

The New York Sun's Obama Frame-Up

The New York Sun's made an inaccurate attempt to draw ties between Senator Barack Obama and Islamic extremism in Kenya

Local 'Batman' helps rid Georgia town of bats

Millions of bats have swooped into the attics of historic mansions, and many carry the fatal rabies disease. They provide ecological benefits as well, but who wants those benefits in their personal attics?

New York Architecture Images

Photos of, well, New York architecture, that look to be from a good while ago (I'm no good at judging time). Giant boats, old time sailors, propellor planes, bilmps, etc.
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BBC Radio 1 censor Fairytale of New York

20 years since it was first released, Radio 1 - the UK's biggest radio station - has decided that the lyrics are offensive.

Why this year is considered any different to the last 19 when it has been played to death at this time is still unclear.

As the censored words are included in the article I presume that I'm obliged to label this NSFW.

Young whale found in New York harbor

Marine biologists were standing watch on Tuesday over a young whale that lost its way in New York harbor and nearly wandered into a narrow waterway notorious for industrial pollution.

New York museum recreates Summer of Love (minus the drugs)

Forty years after a generation of young Americans turned on, tuned in, and dropped out during the Summer of Love, a New York museum is hoping to recreate the psychedelic intensity of the period.

New York Times Spamming Google Results

The New York Times has worked to ensure that its site and search results are incredibly Google friendly, so Google friendly in fact that a search for “sex” on Google currently serves the NY Times internal archive search results for sex as #2.