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READER SUBMITTED: UConn Makes Impact In Stamford Community
StamfordThe Stamford community has seen quite an impact from UConn students in recent years, particularly through the Stamford Public Education Foundation's partnership with the University's satellite campus. With the assistance of UConn's Service-Learning...Tags: Rivers, Colleges and Universities, Students, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence
Craig Schusterick, his workman's hands powdery white with construction grit, led the way across Onyx Avenue on Balboa Island to show off his handiwork. His nearly complete three-story home — designed with solid wood paneling to echo the Cape Cod...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Disasters and Accidents, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Multiple Sclerosis, Water
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Boeing demonstrator breaks hypersonic flight record
ReutersBy Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air...Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Science and Technology, United Technologies Corporation, Military Equipment
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Brawley among the most polluted cities according to state report
Staff WriterRelatively high pesticide use, asthma rates and contaminated bodies of water give Brawley the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted areas in California, according to a recent report by a state environmental health agency. Pesticide...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Social Issues, Poverty, Environmental Issues, Physical Conditions
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Winchester native rides cross country to raise money for macular degeneration
The WInchester SunOn the afternoon of April 3, Winchester native Michael McGuire’s friend dropped him off at the pier in Ventura, Calif. There, McGuire dipped his toe in the Pacific Ocean, got on his bike and headed east. On his way, he passed a sign in Bishop,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Macular Degeneration, Travel
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Talkeetna Braces For Spring Break-Up Flooding
Channel 2 NewsEmergency officials are closely watching the Talkeetna and Susitna rivers and are preparing for potential spring break-up flooding, a few months after floodwaters seeped into town last fall, temporarily evacuating the small town. Assistant Chief of the...Tags: Rivers, Floods, Spring Break
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Developing the deep
A young humpback whale swam less than six feet away from Bryant Austin while he was snorkeling off the Kingdom of Tonga in 2004. Lowering his camera, afraid it would get struck out of his hand, Austin was mesmerized by the marine mammal's subtly hued...
Tags: Tonga, Rentals, Zoology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture
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The year 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record
The United Nation’s weather agency has confirmed that 2012 was the ninth warmest year since record keeping began in 1850, and the 27th consecutive year that global land and ocean temperatures were above average. Last year exceeded the global...Tags: Typhoon Bopha (2012), Pakistan, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Conservation, Global Change
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High school track and field: Top 10 All-time Times/Distances
|Boys| |100-Meter Dash| 1. Nate Gerry, S.F. Washington, :10.3, 2013. 2. Slade Hinricks, West Central, :10.4, 2002. 3. Cole Tucker, R.C. Central, :10.4, 2005. 4. JaRon Harris, S.F. Washington, :10.41, 2004. 5. Chris Fischer, Yankton, :10....Tags: Track and Field, Swimming, Sports, Tri-Valley Corporation, Hot Springs
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Anne Arundel council overrides stormwater fee veto, then considers tweaks
The Anne Arundel County Council voted Wednesday to override County Executive Laura Neuman's veto of fees to pay for stormwater pollution projects, but council members then offered changes that could address some of her concerns. It was not clear...
Tags: Rivers, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Business, Severna Park, Elections
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CIF Gulf Grain - Corn basis mostly steady-lower, soy flat
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the Gulf of Mexico were mostly steady to lower early on Wednesday, weighed down by limited export demand and improved shipping logistics as Midwest rivers continued to receded from recent flooding,...Tags: Rivers, Brazil, Arable Farming
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Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400-ppm milestone
The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week...Tags: Al Gore, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, An Inconvenient Truth (movie), Environmental Pollution
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