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- Farmers market extended Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:04PMABINGTON It’s been a fruitful summer for the Farmers Market — so much so that it will be open again next Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. in front of the town offices at 500 Gliniewicz Way. Saving Abington with Green Energy cofounder Dan Brielmann, who initiated the market, said the season has been extended because Sun Ray Lea farm ... farmers market - Farm - United States - Business and Economy ...
- New Telescope Takes Best Sunspot Photo Ever Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:16PMA new picture reveals our sun up-close like never before.
- Alternative Movie Poster: Gareth Edwards’ Monsters Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:02AMMagnolia Pictures/Magnet have released the new movie poster for Gareth Edwards’ new low budget monster movie Monsters. Check it out now after the jump, along with the production notes for the film. Since screening the film at Cannes, we've been hyping the movie (read my mini review here). We called it Lost in Translation in a world infested by monsters.The movie trailer definitely tries to sell ...
- Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Epic Citadel, Let’s Create! Pottery HD, No, Human, Social, Twitter + More Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:54AMWelcome to a special rapid-fire edition of iPad + iPhone Gems. We’re clearing the decks of queued-up applications in the lead up to next week’s release of new iPods, so most of the 10 apps below are all getting only quick writeups designed to let you know whether to invest your cash and time, or move along. Without further ado, let’s dive right into this grab bag of titles. Our top picks are ABC ...
- Sex charges against man linked to Facebook photos Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:20AMSex assault charges have been laid against a 24-year-old man who police say had sex with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C. and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.
- NASA preps ultimate Sun mission Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:02PMNASA today said it had picked five experiments that will ride aboard one of its most ambitious space missions to explore the Sun. Read more
- ‘Harry Brown’ worth a watch Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:55PMAs a film genre, the violent revenge fantasy is problematic. The impulses these films generate are electrifying. But the moral complexities are just as disturbing. As is the case with Harry Brown, a British entry starring Michael Caine.
- New Sunspot Pictures: Sharpest View Yet in Visible Light Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:21PMA new telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured the most detailed image yet of a sunspot in visible light, astronomers say. Big Bear Solar Observatory - Sun - Sunspot - Astronomy - Visible spectrum
- Alien Planetary Systems Are Both Familiar and Surprising Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:52AMWe are at the point where astronomers can study the architecture of entire planetary systems.
- NASA Jump-Starts Space Technology Program Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:15AMMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Senior NASA officials are so eager to jump-start advanced technology efforts that they sought and won congressional approval to devote $36.5 million in 2010 funding to eight high-priority research projects.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 August 2010 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:25PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew rest day. TVIS is Go!
- After Katrina, New Orleans housing goes green Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 1:44PMExcess is a virtue in New Orleans – luxurious cream sauces, deeply fried seafood, and late night jam sessions that can last until the sun comes up.
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 August 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:25PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- What's on this weekend? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:59PMWhether it's an indoors event you're looking for, or something with a bit of fresh air attached, there's always something for you to do.
- Scientists Discover Two Multiple-Planet Solar Systems Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:13AMTwo new discoveries add to the rapidly increasing extrasolar planet count
- Computers take a closer look inside the Earth Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:51PMMore detailed pictures of the processes that continuously reshape the Earth from the inside out are being generated by new, more sophisticated computer models, yielding new insights into the hidden world beneath our feet. Earth - Computer simulation - Earth Sciences - Education - Holidays
- Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:29AMVoters hate it. Hardly anyone wants credit for it. But the $787 billion stimulus is quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innovate and plug in
- Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:48AMVoters hate it. Hardly anyone wants credit for it. But President Obama's $787 billion stimulus is quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innovate and plug in
- [cover] East Meets West : Merger between Monterey Institute of International Studies and Middlebury College should pay ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:25AMBack in 2003, while happily ensconced in my studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, I was stunned by the news that I might suddenly be transferred back to my undergraduate alma mater, the University of California system. Why? Because MIIS was in a financial riptide and negotiating a partnership with UC Santa Cruz to pull it free. At the last minute the deal fell through. By ...
- Farthest full moon of 2010 is smallest, too Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:27PMThe moon reaches full phase Tuesday. But as far as full moons go, it's not the most impressive. In fact, it's the smallest full moon of the year. Earth - Astronomy - Planet - Moon - Solar System
- Google buys shopping comparison site Like.com Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:08PMSearch giant Google has bought the shopping comparison website Like.com, the two companies said on Monday.
- Carl Sandburg College CABI Classes for September Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:07PMGALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College Center for Agriculture, Business and Industry (CABI) is offering the following workshops and courses during September. Classes will be held at the Educational Technology Center in the Sandburg Mall, the Center for Manufacturing Excellence building on the Main Campus or at CSC. Pre-registration is required and early registration is advised. For more information ...
- Greene Calls Indictment 'Smear' On Campaign Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:59PMAlvine Greene said felony indictment was being used "just to smear my campaign."
- History-Making Mars Mission Launched 35 Years Ago Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:53AMThrust from a Titan 3/Centaur rocket launched NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft on a 505-million-mile journey to Mars on Aug. 20, 1975. Viking 2 followed three weeks later.
- Researchers make magnetic fields breakthrough Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:39AM(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a breakthrough in the study of magnetic fields, which enhances our understanding of how stars, including the Sun, work.
- Photos: Honeycomb Clouds "Communicate," Rain in Unison Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:37AMLike blinking fireflies, some marine clouds "communicate" with each other, forming, raining, and re-forming in unison, a new study says. Rain - Cloud - Business - Arts - Self-organization
- NASA team says moon is shrinking Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:04PMNewly discovered cliffs in the lunar crust indicate the moon shrank globally in the geologically recent past and might still be shrinking today. Analysis of the data will provide important clues to the moon's recent geologic and tectonic evolution.
- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals 'Incredible Shrinking Moon' Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:25PMNewly discovered cliffs in the lunar crust indicate the moon shrank globally in the geologically recent past and might still be shrinking today.
- Stanford's X-ray laser promises new discoveries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:00PMStanford University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science. Stanford University - Energy development - California - Computer science - X-ray
- Stanford's X-ray Laser Promises New Discoveries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:42PMMENLO PARK, Calif. -- Stanford University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science.
- World's most powerful X-ray Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:38PMMENLO PARK (California) - STANFORD University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science. The Linac Coherent Light Source has been up and running for several months at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. But it got its official dedication Monday with a visit ...
- Stanford's X-ray laser promises new discoveries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:28PMStanford University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science. Stanford University - Education - Energy development - California - United States
- Stanford's X-ray laser promises new discoveries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:23PMMost powerful X-ray laser dedicated at Stanford; may lead to new discoveries in drugs, energy
- Stanford's X-ray laser promises new discoveries Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:07PMMENLO PARK, CALIF. (AP) - Stanford University researchers said they've built the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which they hope will lead to new discoveries in drug development, energy production and computer science. The Linac Coherent Light Source has been up and running for several months at the SLAC National Accelerator ...
- Second ‘Monsters’ Trailer Ups the Anticipation Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:48AMThe latest trailer for Gareth Edwards' Monsters continues to raise expectations for an exciting, tension-filled independent monster movie.
- Movie Trailer #2: ‘Monsters’, by Gareth Edwards Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:55PMMagnolia Pictures/Magnet have released the second trailer for Gareth Edwards’ new low budget monster movie Monsters, and thankfully it doesn't seem to give too much away. If you're taking my approach to the film and trying to see as little as possible, it looks like you'll be safe watching this trailer. Edwards reportedly made the film for a shockingly low sum (well under $100,000) and despite ...
- Second Monsters Trailer Now Online Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:42PMThe second trailer for Magnet's upcoming Monsters is now online, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers .
- Scientists map epigenetic changes during blood cell differentiation Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:25AMHaving charted the occurrence of a common chemical change that takes place while stem cells decide their fates and progress from precursor to progeny, a Johns Hopkins-led team of scientists has produced the first-ever epigenetic landscape map for tissue differentiation.
- ISI Automation International Announces Completion of High-End State-of-the-Art Home Theater Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:00AMSAN ANTONIO----ISI Automation International, a leader in “Smart Home” electronic design and installation, announces the completion of its high-end, state-of-the-art, eco-friendly Home Theatre, an audio, video, home security and entertainment concept that merges the most sophisticated electronic equipment available on the market today with environmentally sensitive and natural acoustical sound ...
- You are here Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:41AMSwitching to energy-saving light bulbs, turning off appliances at night and collecting rainwater, RUSS HORNSTEIN explains to Veronica Stivala how every drop counts in saving energy and money.
- The Five Most Important Green Buildings Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:14AMThe Lewis Center at Oberlin College tops the list.
- Chicago Calendar Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 12:31AMA roundup of what's happening in the Chicago area.
- Students Use Technology, Programs to Observe Distant Plant Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 9:37PMNEW THIS WEEK By Will Sheets / Contributing Writer James Otto and Brian Halldorson have spent the past three months studying a planet in another solar system 750 million light years away. The two physics graduate students have devoted their summer to studying extrasolar planet TrES-2b and other planets via the Monroe Robotic Observatory. “There’s been nights where they have been here well into ...
- Perseid meteor shower: August 2010 marks more than just a show Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 7:43PMResearchers will be gathering data during the Perseid meteor shower. August 2010 is part of a renaissance for meteor science in the US after nearly two decades of neglect.
- Sony Helps Africa Combat the Spread of AIDS by Bringing 2010 FIFA World Cup Public Viewing Project Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:18PMTokyo, Aug 11, 2010 - (JCN Newswire) - The project "Public Viewing in Africa" partnership between Sony Corporation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) brought 26 World Cup matches to 24,000 people living in Cameroon and Ghana.
- Meteor shower August 2010: how you can get the best view Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:13AMMeteor shower August 2010 peak comes early Friday. Emanating from the constellation Perseid, the meteor shower could yield sightings in some locations of up to 75 meteors an hour.
- Questions not answers from asteroid image Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:11PMPARIS, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A European space probe has captured stunning images of a space rock that raise more questions about asteroids than they answer, scientists say. Asteroid - Space probe - Solar System - Space - Astronomy
- Perseid Meteor Shower About to Peak—How to See It Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:26PMA moonless night and the chance we're passing through a meteor clump make this year's Perseids extra promising, experts say. MeteorShower - Perseids - Meteoroid - Astronomy - Solar System
- Southern California Theatre Guide 2009 Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 1:31PMEvery day actors and other artists arrive in Los Angeles, lured by the prospect of employment in film and television.
- Perseid meteor shower makes impressive start Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:29AMPerseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them.