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- Eight Indie Theaters Receive Grants to Implement "Science on Screen" Series Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:36AMThe Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have selected eight independent non-profit cinemas from across the country to receive $7,000 each in grant funding to implement "Science on Screen" programs at their theaters. "Science on Screen" is a "program that creatively pairs screenings of feature films and documentaries with lively presentations by scientific experts and ...
- NBA and Sprite Ask Fans to Select the Next Group of Great Amateur Dunkers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:28AMNEW YORK High-flying amateur dunkers have been dazzling Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown crowds in U.S. cities all summer. Now its up to fans to determine which dunkers deserve to soar all the way to the championship event. Fans can visit NBA.com/dunk to watch each of the 10 semi-finalists dunks and vote for who they think should compete for the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown crown.The 10 semi-finalists...
- Health Buzz: U.S. News Releases Best Hospitals Rankings Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:18AMU.S. News Releases Annual Best Hospitals Rankings
- J Street, the book—expect more controversy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:04AMIf there’s one thing J Street is good at, it’s getting attention.
- How do we define populations? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:24AMAcademic journals often solicit book reviews from faculty. [More]
- Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint Expand 4G Mobile Broadband Network Across the Puget Sound Region Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:01PMKIRKLAND, Wash., PHILADELPHIA, and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Clearwire , Comcast and Sprint today announced an expansion of the Clearwire 4G network footprint and key capacity upgrades for mobile broadband customers in the greater Puget Sound, including communities on the Kitsap Peninsula, in Snohomish County and near Tacoma.
- FE Editorial: Dharavi, here we come Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:51PMThe latest Census data, which shows urban India added more people than rural India did in the last decade, simply confirms the shape of things to come.
- They heart Hamilton Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:33PMThe concept is simple: One city. Four friends. A group of McMaster graduates are spending their summer being tourists in their own city.
- 7 New Retirement Hot Spots Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:10PMFlorida and Arizona were once the go to places for retirees, now an entirely new crop of cities and suburbs are transforming themselves in an effort to lure baby boomers.
- Simple equation: Less energy, less cost Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:30PMGraniteGeek fans like numbers, and here’s one that fans who live in Nashua will really like: $7,670,201.51. That is not my salary (alas) – it’s the amount of money that the city school district has not spent over the past decade on electricity, natural gas and water, thanks to an low-tech efficiency program. And I do mean low-tech, as in “turn off the lights when you leave a room” and “notice ...
- Budget work drags on at Capitol Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:03PMThe start of an anticipated special session to end the state governor shutdown is uncertain, as budget committee chairs and commissioners continued meeting on several key spending bills.
- Hertz to Acquire Donlen Corp. For $930M Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:01PMPARK RIDGE, NJ -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) and Donlen Corporation today announced the...
- New York-based Landscape Architect to offer advice Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:39PMKen Smith, one of the best known of a new generation of landscape architects is visiting New Zealand this week as a guest of Unitec Institute of Technology and reset Urban Design.
- Joel John Roberts: The Heat Is on Homeless Persons Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:27PMHeat waves and homelessness are not congruent. In fact, hot weather for those of us who are housed is uncomfortable, but the same conditions can be deadly for those without a home.
- Down to earth: A childhood obsession with space Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:38PMWhen will we be able to live in colonies on other planets, like Mars?"
- S.F. International Airport noise complaints drop over decades Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:08AMIn 1971, San Francisco International Airport was designated a “noise problem airport” by San Mateo County. But over the years, the airport has worked hard to reverse that reputation. Beginning in the 1980s, SFO and the Federal Aviation Administration began spending some $158 million to thicken doors and install double-pane windows at homes where airplane noise reaches an average daily level of ...
- By Colleen Flaherty Killeen Daily Herald Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:51PMFort Hood has driven tremendous growth in Central Texas since 2001, and helped insulate the area economy from the recent national downturn.
- BRUSHES WITH FAME Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:37PMThe Sun Herald recently asked readers to send us their stories and photos of famous people they have met. It turns out our readers have met celebrities in all arenas: actors, singers, politicians and sports figures, just to name a few.
- City builds WiFi network Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:20PMConsider the wireless router. It sits unnoticed, humming away in a home office or workplace, with only a few intermittent flashing lights to signal the fleet-footed forward march of data.
- Read in Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:16PMIstarted the day of July 9th wondering what BERSIH 2.0 would actually achieve. I supported the cause because I really wanted democracy to prevail. As a tax payer and a voter, I wanted to have my say and I wanted my vote to be rightfully counted.
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