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On a quiet Cary cul-de-sac, a surprising moment of violence
The News & ObserverTheir trucks still are parked on Carbon Hill Court, his red and hers white, as if everyone's home. A week ago this tiny cul-de-sac was overwhelmed by police and emergency crews. The swarm of sirens drew neighbors to their stoops, ensuring half the...Tags: NASA, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Witnesses, Raleigh
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Financial Aid, China Earthquake (2010), Technology, Music, Vaccines
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Fiber optics headquarters to be built in Allentown
With its black color and sleek design jutting 10 stories into the Allentown skyline, a proposed new sales headquarters of United Fiber & Data is what you might expect for a company bankrolled by alternative rock band Live. "This is badass," said Bill...
Tags: Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Manhattan (New York City)
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UW-Madison grad, 27, ready to play with the universe as Berkeley physics PhD
The Wisconsin State JournalJessie Otradovec showed promise in post-high school jobs at Papa John's and Cost Cutters in Green Bay. But she wanted to play with the universe. She eventually left behind the pizza and barber shears and, at age 27, will graduate from UW-Madison this...Tags: Research, Science, Physics, Graduation, Teachers
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Gravity pulls in winning title among 453 science projects
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.More than $5,000 in prizes, Bose products and a $500 scholarship were awarded Monday at the annual Yuma County Science and Engineering Expo. After being named the Overall High School Winner for her project, "Determining the Universal Constant of...Tags: University of Arizona, Roman Catholicism, Financial Aid, Zoology, Christianity
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World science map grim for Latin America
The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly...Tags: Mexico, Technology, Science, Italy, Colleges and Universities
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Clayton High teacher named Teacher of the Year
The News & ObserverThe idea of "physics" scares many students away from signing up for the class. And, advanced placement physics seems even more daunting. "I was scared coming into this class," said senior Abbie Haberkorn, a student at Clayton High who takes AP Physics....Tags: Raleigh, Students, Education, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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Cary woman admitted to police that she strangled her husband
The News & ObserverAmong his last words, Sharad Amtey, 77, spoke his wife's name -- "Dottie. Dottie." -- and told her that he couldn't breathe, according to a witness account in a search warrant made public Friday. Dottie Amtey, 61, later told police that she strangled...Tags: Murder, Raleigh, Abusive Behavior, Wake County
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Wonders of science to be celebrated at Seattle event
Seattle TimesLeave it to Stephen Colbert to zero in on the essence of a situation. When best-selling-author/physicist Brian Greene -- who'll appear at next month's Seattle Science Festival -- said on "The Colbert Report" that "Math is a gateway to reality,"...Tags: The New York Times, Arts and Culture, The Colbert Report (tv program), The Pennsylvania State University, Science and Technology
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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School, Cycling, University of Chicago, Sports
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Pinning down the physics of bubbles
Bubbles are a serious business. While they're beloved as a childhood pastime and a bathtub luxury, the physics behind the delicate, iridescent clusters remains remarkably complex. Now mathematicians have pinned down the ephemeral physical processes that...
Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Science and Technology, Science
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Soliloquy: Advice from a well-worn mother
I became a mother in 1979. I had two children in the ’80s, two in the ’90s and one in 2000, so my childbearing years span four decades, two centuries and two millennia. I feel I’ve earned the right to give motherly advice, so here...Tags: Family
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