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Last week’s contest: Early in its history the Earth had two moons, theorize two planetary scientists, who believe the smaller one crashed into the larger, fusing them together. We asked you to name the smaller, forgotten moon.
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THE WINNER: Splaturn
Gordon Clawson, Ojai, CA
SECOND PLACE: Moony-me
Jonathon Holguin, Bakersfield, CA
THIRD PLACE: Harvested Moon
Megan Bury, Mendham, NJ
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Moon Lite
Caroline Verner, Savannah, GA
MySpace
Amanda Ryniker, Austin, TX
Luna Melt
Jan Lawrence, Seattle, WA
Loony Two
Ernie Henninger, Harrodsburg, KY
Pac-Moon
Billy Cockrell, Clearfield, KY
Titleist
Tim Mathis, Boaz, KY
Itty Bitty Bang Bang
Paul Witte, New Hope, PA
Pluto
Jonathan Wu Wong, Milton, MA
Shadow
Brendan Leyden, Lomita, CA
Cheez-It
John E. Koskie, Monroe, NY
BetaMax
Brian Carter, Greenwich, CT
Lunatyke
Susan Sullivan, Portland, OR
Lunette
E Joyce Hustey, Greenville, PA
Fruit of the Moon
Dena Cornett, Mill Valley, CA
Asterisk
John Parry, Laurel, MD
Moonie
Jim Bertram, St. Cloud, MN
Klingon
Alicia Barr, Lubbock, TX
The Moon in the Moon
Martha Turner-Boyle, Amelia Island, FL
Moon-struck
George Wingard, York, PA
Doubloon
Julia Turpen, Cypress, TX
MoonPie
Andrea Manha, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Moondoggle
Ronald M. Burkhart, Kilauae, HI
Dwarf Vader
Laurie Breier, Roseburg, OR
Ken Fagin, Gaithersburg, MD
Midge
Catherine R Butler, El Dorado AR
Lunar Nodule
Roxanne Perez, Twentynine Palms, CA
Moon Unit
Gary Crane, Austin, TX
Alicecrammedin
Ira Katz, Coram, NY 11727
Moonchkin
Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA
Lunior
Chrislee Stephens, Highlands, TX
Luna Bomber
Frank Flaherty, Lebanon ME
Creamed Cheese
Stephanie Wall, Cotuit, MA
Goodnight Moon
Peg Wrona, Baldwinsville, NY
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
