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I've said it before and I'll say it lots more times - the world is magical. Learning that there is star-shaped sand in Japan just reinforces that for me.
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Stars are my thing, and so I'm always excited to find that not only are we surrounded by stars and made of stardust, but that we can walk on the stars, too.
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“Star sand is an empty shell of unicellular microorganisms called Foraminifera,” ‪Kazuhiko Fujita, a professor at the University of the Ryukyus, told National Geographic. “It looks like a star in a cartoon… It has a rounded body with five or more spines like a sea star.”
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The Ryukyu Islands of Japan are made up of the skeletons of these microorganisms. And while that might sound a little dark, I think it's fantastical.
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MANCHESTER, NH – It's the season of kindness and gratitude, according to the Manchester City Library, which has some adult DIY craft kits available this fall. Sept. 10: Kindness Rocks At the West Library Fall is the perfect season for hikes, nature walks, getting together with friends, and enjoying all of the natural beauty that Southern New Hampshire has to offer. …
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O P I N I O N TINY WHITE BOX By Keith Howard I’m writing this from Windhoek, Namibia, a country that feels like it barely exists, clinging to the southern tip of Africa like a bad habit. If you asked my old classmates, or most of my teachers, why I’m here, they’d guess I’m running—on the lam for something …
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Today, on the last day of August, expect some clouds and higher humidity. The high will be 79 degrees, feeling like 81.
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The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (18-35, 48-73) dropped their fourth straight game to the Altoona Curve (23-31, 52-71) at Peoples Natural Gas Field Friday night, falling 7-5 in 10 innings. For the second straight night, Altoona won on a walk-off hit; Curve right fielder Matt Fraizer smashed a three-run homer to end the contest.Â
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Once built and operational the lab will have a staff of more than 50 and the DEA expects to process more than 5,000 drug exhibits a year. The lab will provide forensic analysis for drug investigations for the entire DEA New England Field Division covering New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and upstate New York. Regional laboratories process evidence for the DEA, FBI, ATF, DHS, and state and local agencies.
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This column is my version of hitting rewind, catching you up on what the hell has been happening since I last put pen to paper. Think of it as a crash course in my current reality.
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Kelley Street was the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon as members of New Hampshire’s substance abuse recovery community gathered to re-christen a new licensed residential drug and alcohol treatment program facility.
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The school year is just about ready to begin for public school students in Manchester and students and parents looking to learn more about the district’s new modular classrooms got a chance to take a look during an open house held by the Manchester School District. Â
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