http://www.newstin.com/us/antarctica Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57532223 Fortune's exclusive look at the country's most powerful buyout firms. (left to right) Carlyle co-founders David M. Rubenstein, William E. Conway, Jr., and Daniel A. D'Aniello Recent buyout fundraising: $39 billion With 1,000-plus employees, 34 offices spread across every continent but Antarctica,... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:43:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57532223 2008-05-16T08:43:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57473923 My trip to Italy was perfect -- except for the part where I couldn't stop worrying about money, my children and the state of my marriage. My husband, John, mentioned a backpacking trip through Spain that he took with his former wife, with whom he lived for a year in Barcelona; and though he is a... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:47:59 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57473923 2008-05-16T02:47:59Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512436 6th annual Stevie Awards will be presented on June 12 in New York City San Mateo, CA May 16, 2008 -- B2B marketing automation company, Marketo, www.marketo.com, was named a Finalist today in the "Best New Product or Service" category for the 2008 American Business Awards. The company's on-demand... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:09:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512436 2008-05-16T09:09:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511392 Age of Mammals The last and most recent of the geologic periods is the Cenozoic Era. All of these groups, including the mammals, continued to evolve during this present Era. The Rise of The Mammals During the Cenozoic Era, mammals evolved from their somewhat insignificant stature during the... Fri, 16 May 2008 07:07:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511392 2008-05-16T07:07:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511420 The Ordovician Period is the second period of the Paleozoic Era. The Continents-Gondwanaland Gondwana was a huge supercontinent during the Ordovician Period. During the Ordovician Period, Gondwana gradually moved toward the South Pole until it covered the pole at the end of the period. Toward the... Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511420 2008-05-16T07:01:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511535 The Devonian Period of the Paleozoic Era lasted from 417 million years ago to 354 million years ago. The Continents of The Devonian During the Devonian there were important changes in the land masses on the globe. That event is more than 64 million years after the Devonian Period. The Climate of... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:56:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511535 2008-05-16T06:56:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57527114 Vrijdag 16 mei 2008 | Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON) ] Over the past decade a strong increase in air pollution is observed over East Asia. In contrast air pollution over parts of Europe and North America has been reduced. This is one exciting result from the Fri, 16 May 2008 10:35:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57527114 2008-05-16T10:35:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57469513 Press Release: Victoria University of Wellington The Antarctic ice sheet and rising sea levels A slight warming of water beneath the Antarctic ice shelves can speed the flow of ice to the ocean and accelerate rising sea levels, says a prominent geophysicist who will give a free public lecture on... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:59:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57469513 2008-05-16T01:59:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57430469 Subhankar Banerjee, Associated Press In this 2003 photo provided by Subhankar Banerjee a polar bear walks in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By STEVE KARNOWSKI , Associated Press The polar bear just got listed as a threatened species, but veteran polar explorer Will Steger and the team he's... Thu, 15 May 2008 18:53:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57430469 2008-05-15T18:53:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57554791 Editor's note: Some of the films listed below were featured at the Hawaii International Film Festival's Spring Showcase last month. Starring: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth The buzz: Hunt makes her big-screen directorial debut in this festival mini-hit, an adaptation the Elinor Lipman's... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:33:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57554791 2008-05-15T23:33:00Z