Scientists have made a discovery that, if confirmed, could rewrite the laws of physics.
An international group of researchers at the CERN lab in Switzerland said it has measured a sub-atomic particle, called a neutrino, moving faster than the speed of light — something that was supposed to be impossible.
Most of the runners passed by without breaking their stride.
Josh Ripley from Andover High, however, scooped up the injured competitor and ran a quarter mile back to the starting line to deliver the boy to his coaches before returning to his junior varsity cross country 2-miler.
Chris Brown’s $22,000 Rolex slipped off his wrist while performing onstage at the MTV VMA awards show.
Luckily for him, an honest fan caught it and turned it in. He rewarded her with two prime tickets to his concert in her hometown of Cincinnati and a one-on-one meeting backstage.
General Motors stopped building cars in Spring Hill, Tennessee two years ago, when the auto industry hit rock bottom and tens of thousands of assembly-line jobs evaporated nationwide.
But now, G.M. and the United Auto Workers union have agreed to give the plant a second chance. In a highly unusual move, the automaker plans to bring jobs back — 6,400 jobs overall in the US and 1,700 here at a factory all but left for dead.
When the Philadelphia 76ers heard the news story on TV about an autistic boy in Mt. Airy who had his basketball hoop stolen, they sprang into action to replace the hoop, and more.
They also hung a large 76ers banner on the garage, brought gifts like a hat, headband, sneakers and a jersey.
A 21-year-old U.S. soldier stationed overseas called his father in Alabama to tell him he’s gay after the official repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy Tuesday.
Air Force Senior Airman Randy Phillips recorded the conversation with a video camera having no idea what his dad’s reaction would be. Now, that reaction has inspired and brought tears to more than 3 million viewers on YouTube.
A young woman on a big horse guiding a group of clients on a ride through Glacier National Park likely saved a boy’s life while proving that skill, quick-thinking and guts sometimes are the best weapons against a head-on charging bear.
“I like a large horse with a lot of spirit, and I was really glad to be on him that day,” said Erin Bolster of the mongrel horse of questionable lineage.
“Some of the horses I’ve ridden would have absolutely refused to do what Tonk did.
(READ the story in the Missoulian)
Two new studies report a significant increase in the number of young adults with health insurance since last year.
Nearly 1 million more adults ages 19-25 gained insurance in the first three months of this year.
One of the most popular provisions of the health care overhaul signed by President Obama in March 2010 mandated that insurance companies allow older children to be included as family members on their parents’ policies.
Mo Farah, a Somali refugee who grew up in London and became a British champion runner, visited his homeland Somalia this week, bringing joy to hundreds of sports fans greeting him at the airport.
Accompanied by his wife and daughter, the 28-year old endurance runner received a hero’s welcome in Somaliland Wednesday, one month after winning a silver medal at the 2011 World championships in Athletics, in the 10,000m competition.
Existing home sales grew in August at the fastest annual pace since March and increased plans for new buildings drawn up by architects indicate a future surge in non-residential construction.
A leading indicator of US building construction surprisingly rebounded last month after four months of declines, an architects’ trade group said on Wednesday. Reuters reports: The architecture billings index jumped 6.3 points to 51.4 last month. Any reading above 50 indicates rising demand for design services, a predictor of construction spending nine to 12 months in the future.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars in no-strings-attached support for their creative endeavors.
Popularly known as ‘Genius Grants’, this year’s awards go to a range of scientists, musicians and communicators, all selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.
Among those chosen were an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian.
The recipients learned, through phone calls out of the blue from the Foundation, that they will receive MacArthur Fellowships without stipulations or reporting requirements, offering them unprecedented freedom and opportunity to reflect, create, or explore.
“The unusual level of independence afforded to Fellows underscores the spirit of freedom intrinsic to creative endeavors,” said the Foundation in a release.
Among the recipients this year are:
850 people, ranging in age from 18 to 82, have been named MacArthur Fellows since the inaugural class in 1981.
More info at www.macfound.org/fellows.
An Israeli tennis enthusiast noticed in the 1990s that very few Arabs living in Israel had any chance to play his beloved sport.
He dreamed that a tennis court could provide a common ground between Jews and Arabs and Christians alike, promoting co-existence, equality and self esteem.
So, in 1998 he created the Freddie Krivine Foundation which has built or supported tennis courts and programs in nine Arab neighborhoods, like Nazareth and Haifa, all across Israel.
He believed it was important to create facilities in their own communities so children could play on their own time, rather than piling into buses and driving to a centralized tennis center. Besides creating and maintaining courts, the foundation highly subsidizes tennis lessons, and trains and promotes coaching.
One of the foundation’s stars is Ruan Zubidate, a Bedouin who became the top female Arab tennis player in Israel.
After Freddie died at age 84, his daughter Jane took over as director. But, the main emphasis is still to introduce Israeli Arab children to tennis, and through tennis to introduce Jewish and Arab chidren to each other.
Freddie will be remembered for his noble work bringing Arabs and Jews together during the 2nd annual Akko Open women’s international tennis tournament in October. The fact that the tournament is staged at the newly-opened Israel Tennis Centre in the Jewish/Arab town of Akko is a fulfillment of another of Freddie’s dreams.
(WATCH the video below)
An Israeli tennis enthusiast noticed in the 1990s that very few Arabs living in Israel had any chance to play his beloved sport.
He dreamed that a tennis court could provide a common ground between Jews and Arabs and Christians alike, promoting co-existence, equality and self esteem.
So, in 1998 he created the Freddie Krivine Foundation which has built or supported tennis courts and programs in nine Arab neighborhoods, like Nazareth and Haifa, all across Israel.
He believed it was important to create facilities in their own communities so children could play on their own time, rather than piling into buses and driving to a centralized tennis center. Besides creating and maintaining courts, the foundation highly subsidizes tennis lessons, and trains and promotes coaching.
One of the foundation’s stars is Ruan Zubidate, a Bedouin who became the top female Arab tennis player in Israel.
After Freddie died at age 84, his daughter Jane took over as director. But, the main emphasis is still to introduce Israeli Arab children to tennis, and through tennis to introduce Jewish and Arab chidren to each other.
Freddie will be remembered for his noble work bringing Arabs and Jews together during the 2nd annual Akko Open women’s international tennis tournament in October. The fact that the tournament is staged at the newly-opened Israel Tennis Centre in the Jewish/Arab town of Akko is a fulfillment of another of Freddie’s dreams.
(WATCH the video below)
A Florida family caught in an economic vise: parents who lost their jobs, a home in foreclosure, two teenagers wondering if they’d be able to stay in Florida, not knowing if they’d graduate with their friends
With tears streaming down her face, 15-year-old Gavi described how hard it is to be dealing with so much stress.
Thirteen hundred miles away, when another American family saw the NBC report on television, they were deeply affected by what they saw.
John Vann, his immigrant wife and two grown children decided as a family to reach out. They wanted to help.
A Florida family caught in an economic vise: parents who lost their jobs, a home in foreclosure, two teenagers wondering if they’d be able to stay in Florida, not knowing if they’d graduate with their friends
With tears streaming down her face, 15-year-old Gavi described how hard it is to be dealing with so much stress.
Thirteen hundred miles away, when another American family saw the NBC report on television, they were deeply affected by what they saw.
John Vann, his immigrant wife and two grown children decided as a family to reach out. They wanted to help.
With the U.S. jobs growth numbers dismal this summer, the solar industry has proven to be a sunny spot of growth. Preliminary results of a new study from The Solar Foundation show that the solar industry continues to add jobs.
The solar industry employed 100,237 people as of August 2011. That’s up 6.8 percent over last year, when it employed roughly 93,000 workers. Since then, across all states and sectors of the industry, it’s added 6,735 new jobs.
A new mom and her child are resting comfortably in the hospital after giving birth 35,000 feet up on a flight from the Philippines to San Francisco.
A flight attendant helped her to a private area in the upper deck as a call went out looking for nurses onboard. Three responded and worked together as an amazing team.
An elderly Oregon couple gained unexpected fame after a webcam accidentally recorded the two while they tried to figure out their new computer. Their granddaughter posted the three-minute video clip, entitled “Webcam 101 for Seniors….” on YouTube.
Its shows Mrs. Esther Huffman attempting to use the webcam on their new computer while her husband goofed off, sang songs, and soothed her eventual frustration. The accidental video has gone viral with 7 million viewers since Aug. 21.
(WATCH the video below)
The New York City murder rate for the first half of 2011 declined 8.8 percent compared to the same period last year. The 2011 murder rate is also 22.5 percent lower than in 2001 and 74.9 percent lower than in 1993. – Reuters News
Online gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Warcraft or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had thwarted scientists for a decade.
Developed in 2008 by the University of Washington, Foldit is a fun-for-purpose video game in which gamers, divided into competing groups, compete to unfold chains of amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — using a set of online tools.
