President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own as he seeks to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq. Obama picked former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. 9:02 a.m. | 17 comments
Today's activity is called "word worm," and the subject is "things to do on a rainy day." Outside the window of the nursing home, thin columns of rain are dripping off the roof.
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The unstable economy that is slowing development in southwestern Utah may end up saving cities, towns and residents money, according to a Utah Geological Survey official.
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In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards.
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Despite not having a game or even a practice last week, Utah moved up one spot in the Associated Press and Harris Interactive polls and maintained its No. 6 position in the Bowl Championship Series standings.
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Albert Camus' musings on that Greek mythological figure condemned to forever push a rock up a mountain, only to watch it inevitably fall back down every time he reaches the top, seem to leave only one conclusion as to how to deal with the absurdity that surrounds us in this world: just go with it.
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For entertainment value, social interaction, skill development and just plain fun, few things beat the old-fashioned board game. Except, these days, board games aren't so old-fashioned.
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Sometime Friday morning, while her baby is fast asleep on the other side of the world, American skeleton racer Noelle Pikus-Pace will find a quiet spot to be alone.
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Modern life may demand it and job descriptions often list it as a requirement, but multi-tasking is way beyond the capacity of the human brain, and even too much for the next best laptop computer. They just do so many single things so fast, they appear to be doing several things simultaneously.
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