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Feb 16, 2008 | EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

LAWRENCE: Civil service clears cop of one brutality accusation

“Mr. Guzman is the only person who has confirmed said screaming. ... The hearing officer believes that the testimony of all of the officers to be credible that they did not hear any screaming nor witness any beating.”

A state civil service hearing officer said Officer Kyle Wilcox shouldn't have been fired last July for police brutality. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

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Feb 16, 2008 | AndhraNews

Pentagons shoot down of US satellite might endanger space station

“When you're dealing with a chemical like that, it's a different ball game”

Pentagons decision to destroy a disabled US spy satellite can lead to disaster for the International Space Station , which would be struck by hundreds of thousands of marble-sized debris once the satellite is ... via AndhraNews

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Fri Feb 15, 2008

Telegram & Gazette

Walken to receive Harvard's Hasty's Pudding award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Harvard is getting ready to honor Christopher Walken as its Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. via Telegram & Gazette

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RedOrbit

Early Water on Mars Not Fit to Drink

“They have worked 16 times longer than planned, driven 20 times farther than planned, and, most important, found diverse geological records of the effects of water in ancient Martian environments”

Like salt used as a preservative, high concentrations of dissolved minerals in the wet, early-Mars environment known from discoveries by NASA's Opportunity rover may have thwarted any microbes from developing ... via RedOrbit

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WBUR-AM Boston

"Julius Caesar" Evokes the 60s

This week, the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge opened a production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar.' The Roman ruler was murdered by a cabal of conspiring senators in 44 BC. via WBUR-AM Boston

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Related Topix: Marlon Brando, Theater, Arts, Julius Caesar, Drama, Music!, History Movies

Thu Feb 14, 2008

Boston Globe

Single and loving it

How does a single person celebrate Valentine's Day? By going to see "Medea," of course - the classic story of a woman with serious marital problems. via Boston Globe

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Insurance Journal West

Mass. Woman Struck by Transit Bus Awarded $10M in Damages

A jury in Cambridge, Mass. has awarded $10 million in damages to a 58-year-old Somerville woman who suffered brain damage when she was struck by an MBTA bus. via Insurance Journal West

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Boston.com

Four charged in fatal Cambridge shooting

“We are continuing to investigate to determine if additional charges should be applied against the defendants or others”

The shooting happened in a flash Friday night on a Cambridge street, the victim's four friends told police. via Boston.com

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Family, Teenagers

Wed Feb 13, 2008

Telegram & Gazette

Harvard faculty to publish scholarly articles online for free

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- Harvard University faculty members have approved a plan to make their scholarly articles available online for free. via Telegram & Gazette

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Universal Hub

Problematical Library Use. Interlibrary Loan ILL. Boston Brookine Cambridge Somerville.

Many people haven't yet used interlibrary loan readily available at our branch public libraries for books, audio and video not on the shelves within the immediate Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville and ... via Universal Hub

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Related Topix: Somerville, MA, Libraries

Press of Atlantic City

Mexican prez decries anti-immigrant tone

“The worst thing that happened in this country is this anti-Mexican or anti-immigrant perception of people. We need to contain this”

Mexican President Felipe Calderon addresses a gathering at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Monday Feb. via Press of Atlantic City

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Tue Feb 12, 2008

The Industry Standard

Yahoo buys Maven for $160 million

Yahoo has acquired Maven Networks for US$160 million in a deal that will help the search provider boost its video advertising capabilities. via The Industry Standard

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Directions Magazine

MetaCarta Enables GeoSearch for USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Crop Explorer

“Our technology sifts through mountains of information and enables an organization that has a significant amount of information where geography is relevant, to rapidly search that information and retrieve actionable intelligence.”

Company: MetaCarta, Inc. Industry: Federal Government, Business GIS, Geographic Data, GPS, GIS Software Products, Homeland Security, Internet/Web Mapping/Web Services, Business Intelligence, Geospatial ... via Directions Magazine

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, GPS, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science

Reuters

Mexican leader urges U.S. action on drug cartels

“Drugs is not only my problem. It's not mainly a problem of Mexico. Our problem is we are the neighbor of the largest consumer of the world. And we are paying the cost for this”

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said closing the border would be a "very, very big mistake" for the U.S. economy, although he urged Washington on Monday to do more to ... via Reuters

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Drugs, Immigration Reform

Mon Feb 11, 2008

The Age

US firm claims faster, cheaper gene map

“You can sequence 1,000 people who exhibit addictive behaviour and 1,000 who don't and see if there any differences between them”

A California company predicts it will soon be able to sequence an entire human gene map in four minutes, for just $US1,000 . Pacific Biosciences says its new gene-sequencing machines are far faster than ... via The Age

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Calder n begins U.S. visit amid some immigrant skepticism

“You'd think I would get more than two minutes to tell Calderon the problems we face.”

Mexican President Felipe Calderon arrived Sunday amid signs that some of his own compatriots are not exactly thrilled about hosting him. via Denton Record-Chronicle

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Sun Feb 10, 2008

Bostonist

Boston Blotter: Suspects Arrested in Cambridge Shooting

Four people, among them three juveniles, have been arrested for the fatal shooting of a man in Cambridge at Windsor and Howard Friday night. via Bostonist

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RF Globalnet

Researchers Develop Energy-Efficient Microchip For Portable Electronics

“Memory and logic circuits have to be redesigned to operate at very low power supply voltages”

The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices, and sensors that last far longer when running from a battery. via RF Globalnet

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Sat Feb 09, 2008

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Family wants driver to step up

“You took away a daughter from her parents. You took away a mom from her only son. You took away a sister from two sisters and two brothers”

Elm Street hit-and-run Saturday leaves devastation in its wake WORCESTER- Christine Albanese's family has one request: Whoever hit her with a car Saturday evening on Elm Street, causing fatal injuries, should ... via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Boston Globe

Cambridge police investigate shooting

Cambridge police are investigating a shooting that has sent one man to the hospital. via Boston Globe

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