August 2011
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WatchOhio State’s first game day looms, and now that you know who the starting quarterback is, surely you’re thinking of another important question: What attire will replace Coach Tressel’s signature vest on the sidelines?
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Yesterday's news could be tomorrow's fuel. →
utnereader:
(via Discovery News)
Tulane University scientists discovered a strain of clostridia bacteria, dubbed “TU-103,” that can devour old newspapers to produce butanol, a substitute for gasoline.
Old editions of the Times Picayune, New Orleans’ daily newspaper, have been successfully used by the researchers to produce butanol from the cellulose in the paper.
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The Onion is coming to Columbus! →
neighborhoodr-columbus:
The Onion pairs up with the Columbus Dispatch for a starter 20,000 hard-copy run beginning October 6th.
Let me get this straight: The Dispatch is blogging, Tumblr-ing, Tweeting, (improving) site design — and now collaborating with The Onion?
Cheers, Dispatch.
Source: Columbus Business First
You’re probably forgiven for not linking our story, instead…
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WatchMiddle West Spirits founders Brady Konya and Ryan Lang show videographer Doral Chenoweth how they started their distillery as a way to “showcase the flavor of Ohio on an international stage.”
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WatchEverything Is Terrible (Ohio University alumni!) uncovered this VHS featuring tailgating Ohio State fans…
“For all of you who did not grow up in Ohio in the 90s here is a little glimpse of what life was like on Saturday mornings in the the Buckeye State.”
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'The Onion' arrives in Columbus this fall... →
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WatchThese moose calves, orphans brought to the Columbus Zoo from Alaska, each weigh a little more than 150 pounds each, but by the time they reach adulthood, they’ll weigh between 800 and 1,200 pounds.
Few zoos have moose because feeding them is so labor-intensive.
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Did you feel it? USGS tracking Virginia Earthquake →
csmonitor:
All you have to do is fill in your location when the earthquake occurred - primarily your zip code.
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WatchOhioans Ben Swartz and Jon Detweiler have embarked on an ambitious journey. The cousins are on their way from Sugar Creek (near Dalton, Ohio, in Wayne County) to the Gulf of Mexico in a 2,500-mile canoe trip to raise money for Iris Ministries, which since 1995 has been feeding and educating orphans and training pastors in Mozambique.
To support their endeavor, which they call “Sugar 2...
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mental_floss on tumblr: On the Road Again: We're... →
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On Thursday, September 1st, the mental_floss Trivia Show is coming to Indianapolis! If you live in the area or are up for a road trip, reserve your spot now.
Join your hosts, mental_floss co-founders Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur, for a night of good times, ridiculous trivia and free stuff. (RSVP and your free mental_floss t-shirt will be there waiting for you on...
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Name the Downtown traffic project →
Los Angeles had its “Carmageddon,” which lasted a weekend. This fall, Columbus will shut down 15 highway ramps in a Downtown traffic project that will last at least a year.
Reporter Robert Vitale thinks we need a name for the project. So far, central Ohioans have shown that they can drive a pun, but can you do better? Here are just a few of the hundreds of suggestions we’ve...
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Columbus: A Fall Destination! →
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County to pay $68,500 to settle suits after wrong... →
Franklin County will pay $50,000 to the family of a 14-month-old boy whose body was released to the wrong funeral home and cremated against his parents’ religious beliefs.
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WatchDispatch videographer Evan Millward revisits the site of the Hudson Street Hooligans Club, which was forced to close its doors today.
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WatchOne day of life at the Ohio State Fair, documented by Dispatch photographer Brooke LaValley.
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“It occurs to me that McDonald’s could be a lot bolder in its meal makeover...”
– Dispatch blogger/columnist Joe Blundo, in his blog today 