Weather conditions were ideal for tornado that slammed Oklahoma
Source: Los Angeles Times
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-21 22:13:44 -0700 | technology-news
If I gave you 1,000 darts and blindfolded you, and you threw the darts, some would cluster together," said Robin Tanamachi, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in nearby Norman, Okla. "That's, I think, what's happening here....
Race organizers take steps to tighten security
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:42:31 -0700 | technology-news
This weekend's Run to Remember half-marathon will have strict new security measures designed to minimize casualties in case of a terrorist attack. As a result of the marathon tragedy we are putting extensive efforts into event security this year, organizers...
NASA funds 3-D pizza (and chocolate) printer
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:32:30 -0700 | technology-news
D pizza (and chocolate) printer Does computer-printed food conjure images of Star Trek's replicator?...D printer for food, so astronauts may one day enjoy 3D-printed pizza on Mars.
Teachers Gear Up for Science Standards
Source: Education Week
Tiverton :: RI :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:25:22 -0700 | technology-news
Well before the Next Generation Science Standards became final last month, teachers in pockets around the country were already exploring the vision for science education espoused by the document and bringing elements of that approach to the classroom.
Heinrich Rohrer, Physicist Who Won Nobel, Dies at 79
Source: International Herald Tribune
Zurich :: Switzerland | updated 2013-05-21 20:59:41 -0700 | technology-news
May 21, 2013 Heinrich Rohrer, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing a microscope that made it possible to see individual atoms and move them around, an achievement that led to vastly faster computing and greatly advanced...
Experts: Globe worth more torn apart
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:42:28 -0700 | technology-news
The New York Times Co.'s local media properties the Boston Globe, bostonglobe.com, boston.com and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette could fetch tens of millions more if they were sold off separately than bundled together, according to industry experts.
Forms are just 1 click away
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:42:25 -0700 | technology-news
An award from The One Fund Boston is a tax-free gift, said charity boss Kenneth Feinberg. And that gift can be obtained by filling out a few simple forms and submitting them by June 15. Today the Herald is posting...
Companies share energy efficiency secrets
Source: USA Today
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:30:34 -0700 | technology-news
EDT May 21, 2013 Department of Energy program gets companies to share energy reducing strategies. When hotel guests leave their room during the day, a magnetic door sensor tells the thermostat to reduce the heating or cooling. When they come...
NRC Framework Seen as 'Bible' for Science Standards
Source: Education Week
Tiverton :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-21 21:25:20 -0700 | technology-news
Robelen As science educators look at the Next Generation Science Standards, some experts and fellow teachers have a piece of advice: Don't forget to readand rereadthe National Research Council framework . While the standards are often described as a "technical...
GED testing enters the computer age in California
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:12:33 -0700 | technology-news
At age 59, Rita Kowalski decided she wanted to use the computer for more than emailing her kids and looking up salmon recipes. Forty-two years after she dropped out of high school to start a family, Kowalski, now a grandmother...
'It's just our job,' educator says
Source: CNN
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:39:22 -0700 | technology-news
That yellow wall that's standing, that's where we were," said Glasgow, pointing to a squat stack of cinder blocks. She, like many teachers at Oklahoma City's Briarwood, helped keep students safe when a tornado tore through Monday, killing at least...
The making of a nightmare tornado
Source: CNN
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:39:22 -0700 | technology-news
On Tuesday morning, the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, woke again to another nightmare. In the past 14 years, Moore and its nearby neighbors have been subjected to devastation from three major tornado events. The latest chapter in this nearly unimaginable...
Bits Blog: The New Flickr Is Pretty, but Is It Social?
Source: International Herald Tribune
Neuilly :: France | updated 2013-05-21 19:17:15 -0700 | technology-news
26 pm The New Flickr Is Pretty, but Is It Social? Flickr Flickr's new site design creates a clean look and feel, but it is still missing a true social layer. On Monday, just a few hours after Yahoo officially...
Xbox One: Web reacts to new console
Source: BBC
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 19:15:14 -0700 | technology-news
Web reacts to Microsoft's multimedia console Technology reporter Microsoft unveiled its console early on in its presentation, but is holding details about several games back until the E3 conference in three weeks time It would be curious to know whether...
Bits Blog: GIF Creator, Steve Wilhite, Receives Lifetime Achievement Webby Award
Source: International Herald Tribune
Leary :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 01:06:28 -0700 | technology-news
It was honored as a word of the year in 2012, and Tuesday night, its inventor, Steve Wilhite, will be accepting a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards. Has any file format received more attention, more accolades (or had...
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