At first glance--and even after deep scrutiny--the names on a new memorial to those killed on September 11, 2001, seem randomly arrayed. The names are not arranged alphabetically nor, for the most part, are they presented in labeled groups. But the memorial's layout is anything but random
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LinkedIn, with its database of over a hundred million names, is also an interesting trove of sociological data. Should you give your baby one of the most popular names for CEOs?
Read More »Return of rare giraffes brings promise of peace among warring Kenyan peoples
It has been 70 years since Rothschild giraffes ( Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi ), aka Baringo giraffes, disappeared from the Lake Baringo area of Kenya that gave them one of their names. But now eight of these critically endangered animals have returned to the lake, and with them comes an unexpected bonus: a promise of peace. [More]
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