Tsunami Brought on a Wave of TweetsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:07PMThe news from Chile on Saturday morning, appearing on the Associated Press app on my iPhone as I read it half-asleep, was tragic but distant: An earthquake...
Tsunami Brought on a Wave of TweetsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:30PMThe news from Chile on Saturday morning, appearing on the Associated Press app on my iPhone as I read it half-asleep, was tragic but distant: An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale had rocked central Chile and the capital city of Santiago, and dozens were already confirmed dead.
Industry BuzzSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:46AMIn David Mamet's showbiz satire "Speed the Plow," a wily producer explains that when it comes to sharing movie profits with investors, "there is no net." Hollywood's famously fuzzy bookkeeping practices are anathema to former venture capitalist Wade Bradley,...
New Brighton classrooms introduce interactive teaching devicesSaturday, February 6, 2010 @ 8:07PMNEW BRIGHTON — On a wide screen in the classroom of New Brighton Middle School teacher Rick Schwartz, young Alexander, not yet labeled “The Great,” read Homer’s “The Iliad” from a scroll.
Personal touchSunday, January 24, 2010 @ 8:39PMLast year, they were cool PC accessories. This year, they are serious security tools.
Astronomy project measures sky with extreme precisionWednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 7:13AMAstronomers will tie together the largest collection of the world's radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to measure positions in the sky. The National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) will be a key part of the project.
Record-Breaking Radio Astronomy Project To Measure Sky With Extreme PrecisionWednesday, November 18, 2009 @ 5:43AMAstronomers will tie together the largest collection of the world's radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to measure positions in the sky.
Record-Breaking Radio Astronomy Project to Measure Sky with Extreme PrecisionMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 5:13PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers will tie together the largest collection of the world's radio telescopes ever assembled to work as a single observing tool in a project aimed at improving the precision of the reference frame scientists use to measure positions in the sky. The National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) will be a key part of the project.
Record-breaking radio astronomy project to measure sky with extreme precisionMonday, November 16, 2009 @ 4:28PM( National Radio Astronomy Observatory ) Thirty-five radio telescopes on seven continents, a new record, will work together to strengthen the basic measuring grid for celestial positions. The improved reference frame will benefit both astronomy and geophysics.
Using the Internet to Keep Seniors' Brains SharpThursday, November 5, 2009 @ 1:10PMA study by UCLA suggests that use of the Internet by seniors helps to "stimulate and possibly improve brain functioning." Dr. Gary Small, a professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA,
Doggie day care: 'Organized chaos'Sunday, September 27, 2009 @ 1:13AMPhoto: Hannah Padilla leads a group of dogs in ‘howling therapy’ at Santa Fe Tails Dog Academy and Daycare, while her husband, Joey, left, and worker Joel Talley keeps an eye over the pack. The Padillas say they love working with canine group dynamics.
Arts AttackThursday, August 27, 2009 @ 2:32PMHOW they do it we'll never know. Here we are in the midst of a persistent bout of economic flu and the Santa Cruz arts community is doing wheelies on its beach cruiser and back-flips with bouquets in both hands.
Colt in, Tony out of Jessica's huddleSaturday, August 15, 2009 @ 4:55PMAn interesting tidbit in this week's Star magazine reveals that Washington Redskins quarterback Colt Brennan has contacted Jessica Simpson through cyberspace.
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