06/01/11 One of the interesting things about reading David Kaiser's How the Hippies Saved Physics was that it paints a very different picture of physics in the mid-1970's than what you usually see. Kaiser describes it as a very dark time for young physicists, career-wise. He doesn't go all that deeply into the facts and figures in the book, but there's plenty of quantitative evidence for this. The claim ...
06/01/11 In just under two weeks, I'll be giving an invited talk at DAMOP (that is, the annual meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics of the American Physical Society) that is intended to serve as an introduction to the meeting for new students or physicists from other fields. My plan is to pick 3-4 areas and give a quick summary of those subfields, highlgihting a few invited ...
06/01/11 THE Public Attorney's Office (PAO) in Davao reported a decrease of 347 handled cases from January to May this year compared to the same period of last year. read more
05/17/11 IMAX announced today that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will open in a record 402 IMAX theaters globally.
05/17/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th.
05/15/11 The Engineers Society of Tulsa meets at 11:30 a.m. at the ONEOK cafeteria at Fifth Street and Boulder Avenue. The topic of the meeting is 'Job Analysis for Pipeline Safety.' The speaker is Alan Morton, ...
05/14/11 Reports reaching The Herald say that the Madina Police have intensified their search for Mr. Jacob Kwaku Owusu, the pedophile Administrator of the Calvary Methodist Preparatory and Vocational School at Adjiringano in Accra.
05/13/11 Just four days after the Torrance Unified School District officially laid off 46 teachers, the Torrance teachers union today will hold a "grade in" at the Del Amo Fashion Center's food court as a demonstration to raise awareness about diminishing funds for education.
05/12/11 The long-awaited redevelopment of Torrance's Del Amo Fashion Center could begin by 2013, while new ball fields will be developed next to the county courthouse on Maple Avenue.
05/02/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation , Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, LLC announced today that the epic Super Hero adventure Thor will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format domestically this Friday, May 6.
04/30/11 The largest study of its type has found that neither vitamin E, which is an antioxidant, nor the diabetes drug metformin, successfully reduced liver enzymes in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children or teens, according to a paper published in the April 27, 2011 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.
04/25/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation and Universal Pictures announced today that Fast Five will be released in the immersive IMAX format on Friday, April 29th. In this fifth installment, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed.
04/18/11 In his basketball coaching days, Morris Pollard was known for the red socks he wore on game days and a matchup zone defense that gave opponents fits.
04/13/11 Beekmantown Central School's proposed budget cuts positions, which has angered some residents who want to vote on a budget with no layoffs. Other residents want teachers to open their contracts and forgo raises to save jobs.
04/12/11 The demonstration at Beekmantown Central School reflected pupil concern over a proposed budget that would eliminate many positions, programs and student activities.
04/12/11 The Tiverton Agricultural Society has run into a huge hiccup in its funding for the 150th Tiverton Fall Fair, losing out on nearly $40,000. The Agricultural Society had been in the process of applying for a grant through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, when the grant was unexpectedly pulled.[...]
04/12/11 The Central Pulse are unlikely to have a head coach in place by the time the trans-Tasman netball league transfer window opens late next month.
04/12/11 By: Brenda YahmSeveral events to be hosted around campuses to raise awareness about sexual violence In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2011 (SAAM 2011), the Women's Resource Center will hold a variety of events throughout the month to raise awareness of the number of sexual assaults on college campuses. ...
04/12/11 Ikea has a reputation for fair dealing, good labor practices and, well, being Scandinavian, which means being a better corporate citizen overall. Then last week we learned that Ikea stores are designed to intentionally confuse us and trick us into buying more stuff. Now, The Los Angeles Times reports that Ikea's U.S. factory is behaving very un-Swedish and, to the dismay of the workers there ...
02/14/11 Recent police activities in Carson and Torrance. RELATED LINKS: » BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news » South Bay crime stats | 
