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In The Pipeline: Remembering an Earth Day hero
Brian Robertson left Long Beach Airport last Dec. 22 in a 1980 Cessna, fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft. He took off at 8:05 a.m., and it was supposed to take him six hours and 20 minutes to reach his destination of York Airport in Pennsylvania, where...
Tags: Music, Kris Allen, Entertainment, Earth Day, Saudi Arabia
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Community Commentary: UCs need to accept more in-state students
The University of California and California State University systems are a source of pride for Californians. They are the best public higher education systems in the world and, even with recent tuition hikes, remain one of the best education bargains...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Elections, Democratic Party, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Los Angeles Times
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North County student wins Intel Science Fair's top prize
North County High School freshman Jack Andraka stood on the auditorium stage, speaking about the invention that earned him the $75,000 grand prize at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Behind him stood Dr. Anirban Maitra, a...Tags: Invention and Innovation, Teaching and Learning, Education, Science and Technology, Students
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Non-stick ketchup bottles? Yes, says MIT team
Gone could be the ritualistic banging of bottles on countertops, shaking jars like edible maracas or coaxing a just-too-short utensil through a container's unforgiving opening. Behold, the non-stick ketchup bottle. Massachusetts Institute of...
Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Ketchup, Environmental Issues, YouTube
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Is iPhone's Siri Sharing Your Personal Information?
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The voice-control app called "Siri" is driving sales of Apple's latest iPhone, but some people who are concerned about their privacy say Siri is a little scary. Eight months after Apple launched it's voice-activated personal...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Google Inc., Economy, Business and Finance, American Civil Liberties Union, Companies and Corporations
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IBM: Not so fast, Siri
Siri has had her visitor badge revoked at IBM. Apparently she can't keep quiet about what she hears. Although IBM has allowed the iPhone 4S and other employee-owned consumer smartphones and tablets, like so many other companies barraged by their...Tags: Moving and Storage, Apple iCloud, Services and Shopping, Companies and Corporations, IBM
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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of their... -
Shafran: Global worrying
Florida Jewish JournalI think I've discovered what makes me so uncomfortable about the assertion that global warming is a real and urgent problem. A front-page New York Times story on May 1 concerned (thanks, Mr. Rumsfeld, for the pithy phrase) a "known unknown": the earth'...Tags: Global Warming, Weather, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Judaism
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Robot sensing and smartphones help blind navigate
Florida Jewish JournalRobots need help navigating their surroundings and sophisticated location systems to keep track of their position. Now, the same technologies are being adapted to help blind people navigate indoor and outdoor spaces independently. One such system,... -
Newly discovered exoplanet is literally boiling away
A newly discovered exoplanet orbiting a distant star is literally boiling away as heat from its sun melts rock and turns it into dust that trails the planet in its orbit, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers. They reported in the...
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Celebrate 'places that matter' by snapping photos, soaking up movies in historic theater
Summer is almost upon us, which means many things in Central Florida, from beach trips to barbecues — but don't forget, too, it's time to take your best shot for Orlando's Historic Preservation Board calendar.
The city has produced this oversized,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Winter Garden, Services and Shopping, Architecture, Mario Lanza
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Ready to plug into an electric car?
The Virginian-PilotIf you're considering a new car purchase, an electric car might be worthy of consideration for the first time since the Turkey Trot was a national craze. While the thought of never visiting a gas station again holds appeal, there are things to consider...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Global Warming, Chevrolet, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations
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