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Algae Ponds at HR BioPetroleum's Pilot Facility located in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. (Courtesy HR BioPetroleum)They may dwell at the bottom of the food chain, but algae are drawing the attention of top scientists at companies such as Boeing, Chevron and ConocoPhillips.

The photosynthetic organisms have lived on Earth for a billion years, and some researchers say algae could be a ...

Deseret News Published: Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 12:13 a.m. MDT 0 comments E-MAIL FONT Page: 1 2 Next > Poetry? Jeff Carson thought he hated poetry. All he remembered were those boring poems he had to read in school. Then, since he lives in Heber, he attended the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair.

"I laughed so hard I nearly fell off my chair," he says. "I'd cowboyed all my l...

Craig Cady's never seen a ghost, but he would like to, and he's going to great lengths in his pursuit.

"It's always nice to prove or disprove" a phenomenon, said the amateur ghost hunter. "I've always thought ghosts and the paranormal were interesting, and although I don't necessarily believe it, it still fascinates me."

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TOKYO -- The Dalai Lama said Sunday that the situation in his native Tibet is deteriorating and he has little faith that ongoing negotiations with the Chinese government will lead to greater autonomy for the region.

The exiled spiritual leader has followed a "middle way" approach with Beijing in which he seeks some form of autonomy that would allow Tibetans to freely practice their cultur...

Eight months after Singapore was chosen host city for the inaugural Youth Games, the organizing committee has already established all the foundations necessary to stage the 2010 Games.

SYOGOC Chairman and IOC Executive Board member Ser Miang NG said, "we can count on the full support of the whole of Government and all Singaporeans, as well as on a highly dynamic team committed to serving ...

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FREDERICKSBURG, Texas The Texas Hill Country, where tiny towns dot a landscape of wildflowers and cedar trees, is the kind of place where cowboys and sommeliers meet. Sometimes literally.

AP A visitor rides a horse at the Dixie Dude Ranch near Bandera, Texas, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) On the Web

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(Sports Network) - The New York Knicks try and get back on the winning track Sunday when they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks into Madison Square Garden.

After edging Miami in their season opener in New York, the Knicks were throttled by division rival Philadelphia, 116-87, on Halloween in the City of Brotherly Love.

David Lee dropped in 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Knicks ...

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ABU DHABI - Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company, is partnering with Hollywood-based Hyde Park Entertainment in a $250 million financing deal to develop, produce and distribute feature films.

The agreement aims to create up to 20 films over seven years and will include additional financin...

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The heads of the financial authorities are being grilled by MPs over their handling of the banking crisis.

Chancellor Alistair Darling, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King and the Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Tu...