Lesbian couple: Vt. resort barred reception

A Vermont inn violated state anti-discrimination rules by refusing to host the wedding reception for two New York City women, the couple said in a lawsuit Tuesday. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union's Vermont chapter on behalf of Kate Baker and Ming Linsley, said the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville turned away the couple last fall and that at least two other same-sex couples were also refused because of the inn's owner has a "no-gay-reception policy."

Read more - http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/19/lesbian-couple-vt-resort-barred-reception/

Is Harry Potter classic children’s literature?

Put 10 critics in a room with one book and they are bound to come up with 15 differing opinions. When discussing the most popular series in the history of literature, the range of opinions increases exponentially.

Interesting post by Daniel de Vise @ The Washington Post - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/is-harry-potter-classic-...

And another interesting post from L.A. Times: J.K. Rowling's characters turn up in medical literature, too - http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-harry-potter-medical-research-20110716,0,...

17 Gigapixel Photograph

This is pretty cool. Impressive technology beautifully complimenting an impressive panorama.

North Bend woman to auction several rare antique cars

The car - a 1973 Plymouth Cuda with 60,000 original miles - is among several rare vehicles in the Soukup collection. Car collectors will bid on site and online for vintage vehicles that include a midget racecar from the 1950s and a 1956 Plymouth Fury, two-door hardtop.

Read more - http://fremonttribune.com/news/local/article_e2a1ca98-aef5-11e0-be30-001cc4c002e0.html.

'Big Bang Theory' actress Mayim Bialik a real-life scientist

Mayim Bialik has made a name for herself in the entertainment business, but she's also had a lesser-known career in a similar field as her "Big Bang Theory" character: neuroscience. Bialik, 35, who will attend her first San Diego Comic-Con next week, studied neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles. She's also written a book about parenting based on the science of hormones involved in parent-child bonding, to be released by Simon & Schuster in 2012.

Read the full story on CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/15/mayim.bialik.big.bang.theory/