The Daily Populous

Wednesday May 3rd, 2017 morning edition

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I’d like to solve the puzzle, Pat: “Renewed?”

Put another way, if you woke up this morning thinking, “Alex Trebek” then said to yourself, “Who just got a two-year contract extension?”

you are today’s big winner as the longtime Jeopardy quizmaster has re-upped along with Wheel host Pat Sajak and letter-turner Vanna White.

All three already were signed for the next TV season, and this re-up will take Wheel through its 37th year and Jeopardy!

“Pat, Vanna and Alex are beloved by generations of TV viewers, and the enduring popularity of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!

For its part, Wheel of Fortune remains TV’s most-watched game show, averaging 27 million weekly viewers.

Both shows are distributed domestically by CBS Television Distribution and internationally by CBS Television International. »

Two Fungal Species Cooperate to Synthesize an Antibiotic

Authored by acsh.org

As a result, microbes can behave very differently in the environment compared to the artificial solitude of the laboratory.

This insight has helped spur the field of microbial ecology, which studies microbial interactions with each other and the environment.

The researchers discovered that, when grown in co-culture, two different species of the fungus cooperate to synthesize an antibiotic that neither species produces when grown alone. »

OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017

Authored by oknotok.co.uk

Rescued from defunct formats, prised from dark cupboards and brought to light after two decades in cold storage… OK COMPUTER: the original twelve track album, three unreleased tracks and eight B-sides, all newly remastered from the original analogue tapes*.

This edition is currently only available from this site and will ship to you from July.

The original analogue tapes are the highest definition version of the record, and nothing will ever beat them. »

Boy Scouts face renewed push to let girls join

Authored by freep.com
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NEW YORK — After many years of divisiveness, the Boy Scouts of America have opened their ranks to gay and transgender boys.

NOW said it was inspired by the efforts of a 15-year-old New York City girl to emulate her older brother, who is an Eagle Scout.

While the Boy Scouts have established several coed programs, including Venturing and Sea Scouts, the Girl Scouts remain girls-only. »

YouTube star Daddyofive loses custody of two children featured in 'prank' video, mother says

Authored by independent.co.uk

A family has lost custody of two children featured in a series of "prank" videos, which some said actually showed child abuse.

The YouTube account "DaddyOFive" became wildly popular in recent weeks after posting videos where two parents played "pranks" on their children.

Now Rose Hall, the biological mother of 9-year-old Cody and his sister Emma, says that she has obtained emergency custody of her children. »