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	As the price of a popular New England delicacy falls, fishermen and others grow concerned Shellfish Disease Plaguing Lobster Industry [Windows Media Player] http://www.mpbn.net/radio/mainenews/080822disease.htm Rock lobster season 'prosperous' in south http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4675873a6568.html Gulf of Maine Research Institute: Lobster Den [Macromedia Flash Player] http://gmri.org/media/videoPage.asp?ID=18 The Lobster Institute [Real Player,...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0905

	As the price of gold continues to rise, prospectors return to the Golden State to find a fortune Gold panners digging up a new income in Mariposa County http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/1131302.html?storylink=omni_popular Gold Panning Instructions http://www.goldgold.com/panninginstructions.htm N.A. Chandler California Gold Rush Era Letters http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/collection.php?alias=/cng Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/1030

	As the search for extraterrestrial life continues, questions old and new resurface U.N. Weighs How to Answer a Knock on Earth's Door http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/world/09nations.html United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/ SETI Institute: Allen Telescope Array http://www.seti.org/ata Extraterrestrial Intelligence in the Solar System: Resolving the Fermi Paradox http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/ResolvingFermi1983.htm Voyager "The...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2010/1015

	As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War approaches, exhibits and other activities raise important questions The Civil War started in the Panhandle http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/558998/The-Civil-War-started-in-the-Pan---.html Civil War faces live again at Library of Congress http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/civil-war-faces-live-again-at-library-of-congress/2011/03/31/AFtg7vfC_story.html Civil War anniversary: Songs, literature and films about the Civil...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/0408

	As the Shuttle "Atlantis" orbits Earth for the last time, questions arise about the future of space exploration Our Place In Space After the Shuttle Program Wraps http://www.npr.org/2011/01/02/132583035/Our-Place-In-Space-After-The-Shuttle-Program-Wraps End of space shuttle program launches major challenges for NASA http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/end-of-space-shuttle-program-launches-major-challenges-for-nasa/2011/07/12/gIQAWICiAI_story.html NASA Chooses Space Shuttles'...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/0715

	As the Summer Olympics begin in London, there is some well-founded anxiety about the long-term benefits of hosting such a grand venture London Olympics: Are organizers not willing to pay for play? http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-0724-olympics-music-20120724,0,4734546.story Why The Olympics Aren't Good For Us, And How They Can Be http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/opinion/opinion-olympics-future-perryman/index.html BBC Sport: Olympics http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/2012/ London...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2012/0727

	As the Tate Modern prepares to open a Damien Hirst retrospective, critics and others offer comment Damien Hirst retrospective: Is nothing sacred? http://www.economist.com/node/21550767 'Damien Hirst should not be in the Tate' says critic http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/9168804/Damien-Hirst-should-not-be-in-the-Tate-says-critic.html Damien Hirsts are the sub-prime of the art...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2012/0330

	As the World Monopoly Championships come to an end, a curious case involving the popular game is remembered Tourists, Vegas residents bring Monopoly game to Strip http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/19/tourists-vegas-residents-bring-monopoly-game-strip/ Official Site for Monopoly http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/ Anti-Monopoly http://www.antimonopoly.com/ What's the significance of the Monopoly playing...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2009/1023

	As their numbers decrease, cineastes and others muse about the future of the newspaper film critic Ebert returns to the movies http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/870571,ebert040108.article Meet a Critic: USA Today's Claudia Puig Surveys The Critical Landscape http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1719013/ The Nation: James Agee's Review of "It's a Wonderful Life" http://www.thenation.com/doc/19470215/agee The Movies Are: Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays,...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2008/0404

	As universities ready to welcome new students, some wonder about the financial health of higher education The college-cost calamity http://www.economist.com/node/21559936 After Leadership Crisis Fueled by Distance-Ed Debate, UVA will put Free Classes Online http://chronicle.com/article/After-Leadership-Crisis-Fueled/132917/ Why the Education Bubble Will Be Worse Than the Housing...	More Info
	https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2012/0810

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