As for the fourth quarter, Corning shined, reporting a profit of 34 cents, blowing out the analyst estimate of 30 cents, according to First Call/Thomson Financial, and up 89% from last year's figure of a profit of 18 cents.
The temporary dimming when matter stopped flowing between the stars in two binary systems--LL Andromedae and EF Eridani--gave their whittled down companions a brief chance to shine, reports a team led by astronomer Steve Howell of the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, in March in Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Cool-incubated lizards showed no such gains, Amiel and Shine report online today in Biology Letters.
"Recruitment from overseas has been rapidly growing in recent years, due to increased funding and more awareness of both Australian science and lifestyle," Shine reports.
Abbie started the third grade on Tuesday and classmates applauded her act of conscience, Yahoo's Shine reported.
Ra called Abbie to set up a thank-you lunch with her family, and gave the kid a big hug, Yahoo's Shine reported.
Recently, the 8-year-old received a $500 grant from a nonprofit working to end childhood hunger called the Sodexo Foundation, Yahoo Shine reported -- and he plans to expand the program even more.
I would like to point out that the pope has never pronounced "sharp words in private...about the sanctity of marriage", as you report ("Shining eyes, deaf ears", January 30th).
Still, the bugs are no knights in shining armor, researchers report online today in Current Biology.
