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Indian Planning Commission catches flak over posh toilets
World NowIndia government sanitation: India's Planning Commission drew flak for spending $70,000 on toilets when half the nation has no access to facilities... -
Walters researchers decode the secrets of the Archimedes Palimpsest
Twelve years ago, Walters Art Museum curator Will Noel opened a parcel and discovered what he calls "Archimedes' brain in a box."
Thus began a search for buried treasure — in this case, the lost writings of Archimedes of Syracuse, a famed Greek...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Medical Research, File Sharing, The New York Times, Museums
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Exhibit brings together 'Eureka' moments in science
Earle Havens can almost hear their voices.
Each time Havens steps inside the George Peabody Library, he senses the muted exclamations, the murmured back-and-forth of a conversation that's been going on now for more than two millennia.
In one corner,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Science, Religious Texts, Applied Physics, Colleges and Universities
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'MythBusters' brings its live show to Los Angeles
Show TrackerThe "Mythbusters" guys have launched a cannonball at a car (OK, that experiment didn't exactly go as planned), aged 1000 years and tested Archimedes' death ray. Now they are taking on a new challenge: co-hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage are taking a... -
Duo see more from waves than just great rides
NEWPORT BEACH — Waves at The Wedge are legendary for hurling bodysurfers into the air and sweeping tourists off their feet. But they also have a more practical purpose: producing electricity. A pair of Newport Beach entrepreneurs have been testing...Tags: Western Africa, YouTube, Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Politics
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It just dawned on me
“But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.” Proverbs 4:18. A lot can be said about revelation. We get exciting ideas that seem to just “pop” into our heads. We hope... -
Celebrating 10 years of Oktoberfest at fairgrounds
The Maryland Brewer's Oktoberfest will happen this year Saturday, Oct. 8, noon-6 p.m., at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. This event, which is celebrating its 10th year, will feature over 80 beers, including 15 from area breweries. There...Tags: Inner Harbor, Weight, Mount Royal, Hospitals and Clinics, Lombard Street
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Calendar of events for northern Baltimore city
Submit notices via email: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-332-6336; or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 501 N. Calvert St., Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21278. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is...Tags: Entertainment Events, Inner Harbor, Schools, Libraries, Concerts
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Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
Here's your one-stop, handy list of everything going on this week
MOVIES OPENING (Friday; subject to change)
The Big Year
Footloose
Restless
The Thing
NOTABLE TV
MONDAY
The Rosie Show (talk-show premiere; 7 p.m.; OWN)
Oprah’s Lifeclass (series...Tags: Inner Harbor, James Morrison, Josh Turner, Movies, Peter Gabriel
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Finding layers of 'Secrets' below the obvious
The ugliest exhibit in town just now is at the Walters Art Museum. Let me explain. "Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes" is a fascinating show capping 12 years of scholarly research into a rare book that contains texts by that ancient Greek...Tags: Arts, Christianity, X-rays, Museums, Religion and Belief
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Ben Bernanke does a Jack Nicholson on Capitol Hill
Opinion L.A.Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke tells it like it is -- sort of -- at a congressional hearing.... -
Doctor’s near death experience prompts mystery book
TribLocal - Arlington Heights » NewsArlington Heights doctor Theodore Homa had always been a busy man, but following a heart attack that nearly killed him, he found himself with time …...
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