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Michelle Obama's guests: State of Union
The Swampby Michael Muskal Part of the ceremony surrounding any presidential speech to Congress is who gets to be singled out and who gets invited to sit with the first family. First Lady Michelle Obama is bringing quite a crowd. This......Tags: Politics, Oklahoma City, Crimes, Boston, Science and Technology
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Floating In A Cosmic Shooting Gallery
The Hartford CourantSometimes, it's comforting to know that none of us are really in charge. There but for the grace of the great roulette wheel in the sky go I. I refer to the planetary stray bullets called asteroids, one of which streaked into the Russian atmosphere...Tags: University of Connecticut, Emergency Incidents, Tour Operations Industry, NASA, Explosions
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Valley homeowners need sinkhole insurance
If you've heard about sinkholes swallowing homes recently and you're worried yours could be next, you're not alone. The Lehigh Valley is susceptible to sinkholes, and the blows Mother Nature dealt last year didn't help.
With the recent spate of...Tags: Sinkholes, Science, Tropical Storms, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Forks Township
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Stop At Stoppleworth's For A Hike
The Hartford CourantThere is a boulder within Stoppleworth Conservation Area - a 55-acre nature preserve in Tolland – that juts out into the surrounding ferns. You can climb to the top of the ledge, plop down and enjoy the peace and solitude or eat a picnic lunch....Tags: Human Interest, Science, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Nicolas Steno, 17th century myth buster, gets Google Doodle
Nation NowNicolas Steno, recipient of a Google Doodle on Wednesday, was a 17th century brainiac with the type of weird genius that led to his discovery of the human salivary duct and a made him a pioneer in geology. But in the end, he threw it all over for God. It.... -
Nicolas Steno tossed aside science? Readers disagree
Nation NowNicolas Steno Google Doodle post stirs robust comments.... -
Regulation in Florida? Aw, you don’t need no stinkin’ license!
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelYou may have seen that de-regulation is the latest rage in Tallahassee. Apparently things like professional licenses are way over-rated. So say your legislators anyway. And yet there are a growing number of businesses and business people who are... -
Concerns are voiced over Pacific Palisades project
L.A. NOWLos Angeles public works officials met with Pacific Palisades residents this week to address their concerns about possible problems arising as crews start work next year building a new storm water system just north of Pacific Coast Highway. The $15.9-... -
Southern California is overdue for 'The Big One,' study finds
L.A. NOWSouthern California is overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a landmark study released Friday. The long-awaited study came after scientists spent years studying the geology of the Carrizo Plain area of the San Andreas,..... -
First Lady Michelle Obama's State of the Union guests -- list here
Top of the TicketEvery president since Ronald Reagan has used the State of the Union address to showcase heroes of the past year -- and convey a sense that they are still connected to the voters and the issues that propelled them to...... -
READER SUBMITTED: HRP Associates' Employees Earn Geologist-In-Training Credentials
StatewideHRP Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce that Tina Blaszkiewicz, Salley Gould, and Michael Pardue have successful passed the national ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology Exam (GIT). The National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG) serves as a...Tags: Ceremonies, Technology, Culture, Engineering, Science and Technology
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Bright Minds: Debra Buczkowski, planetary science
When Debra Buczkowski was 7, in 1976, NASA’s Viking space probes were landing on Mars and sending images of the red planet back to Earth as part of their $1 billion mission. “I realized that no matter where I went on this planet, I couldn&...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science, Mathematics, NASA, Education
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