Posted on March 31st, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of March 30, 2009
News Item: President Barack Obama’s administration has drawn fire from left-leaning economists for continuing to bail out banks with hundreds of billions in taxpayer money. Some observe how this is a continuation of George W. Bush’s administrative policies. Many of these economists had been supportive of Obama’s bid for the presidency [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of March 23, 2009
News Item: Many die-hard Star Trek fans go out of their way to collect anything and everything related to the science fiction television and movie series. There are action figures, comic books, trading cards, mugs, t-shirts, and even furniture based on the franchise that began in the 1960s. A recent story [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by janestrudwick
In celebration of Women’s History Month, The National History Women’s Project (NHWP) is recognizing women in the forefront of the environmental movement. From the instinctual ecological considerations of gathering to battling the political complexities of bureaucracies and industries, women have always played a role in protecting and sustaining the world around them.
During the month of [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of March 16, 2009
News Item: In February MIT Professor Ray Kurzweil secured an agreement with NASA and Google to embark on “Singularity University.” SU will offer classes and research programs examining biotechnology, nanotechnology, and Kurzweil’s overall vision of a society where the “artificial intelligence” and decision making powers of computers will eventually surpass and [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2009 by janestrudwick
Shortly after the demonstration, I got a call from Manny, my college roommate. He was now an army psychologist, working on secret LSD experiments with soldiers (recently it was revealed that these experiments were CIA-funded), and he wanted to know if I was interested in trying some. “Sure,” I replied. I had never even tried [...]
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Posted on March 9th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of March 9, 2009
News Item: The Rocky Mountain News, a daily newspaper from Denver, Colorado, published its final edition on February 27, 2009. Many papers across the country could face similar problems if potential buyers are not found, while others such as the Chicago Tribune are seeking bankruptcy protection. Also, the Christian Science Monitor will soon [...]
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Posted on March 5th, 2009 by janestrudwick
The American Civil War Research Database is the definitive online resource for researching the soldiers, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Originally created by Historical Data Systems, Inc., the database contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. With thousands of regimental rosters and [...]
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