It begins this morning in Brookline, where a group of public works, building inspection, police and Urban Redevelopment Authority officials — aka, the SWAT team — will begin removing graffiti, painting street curbs, replacing signs, and working on public safety and small business issues.
Archive for July, 2008
City doing something hokey to clean business areas
Alzheimer’s drug ‘halts’ decline
Trials of the drug, known as Rember, in 321 patients showed an 81% difference in rate of mental decline compared with those not taking the treatment.
Teaching the Universal Subject
In an amendment to SB 1108, the Arizona state legislature recently provided some ostensible clarity on this point by providing the following guidelines:
1. A primary purpose of public education is to inculcate values of American citizenship.
2. Public tax dollars used in public schools should not be used to denigrate American values and the teachings of Western civilization.
3. Public tax dollars should not be used to promote political, religious, ideological, or cultural beliefs or values as truth when such values are in conflict with the values of American citizenship and the teachings of Western civilization.
Hassleblad H System
Superior craftsmanship and quality produces superior images. And delivering superior craftsmanship and image quality is what has made Hasselblad cameras famous for over half a century. Now, meet the system that secures that reputation for generations to come: the Hasselblad H System.
Live From Iraq – HIP HOP/RAP: Rap – Rap, Hip Hop
The music event of a lifetime. produced, written, and recorded in baghdad iraq. the reality of a country at war… this is what nobody wanted you to hear… THE TRUTH.
This album is the blood of soldiers… everything we’ve been thru, everything we’ve experienced. The realest album ever released!!!
REAL SOLDIERS!!! REAL WAR!!! And for the first time ever… REAL MUSIC!!!
Download MP3 Live From Iraq – HIP HOP/RAP: Rap – Rap, Hip Hop
Big LED Breakthrough at Purdue University Could Change the World
The incandescent lightbulb that wastes 90% of the electricity as heat is dying, we all know that. But a new breakthrough in solid state lighting might also kill compact fluorescent lightbulbs CFLs faster than some expected. Scientists at Purdue University have figured out how to manufacture LED solid-state lights on regular metal-coated silicon wafers more details below. What this means is: much lower costs.
Nintendo reveals MotionPlus, making Wiimotes more motion-y
Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true 1:1 response in their game play. The Wii MotionPlus accessory reconfirms Nintendo’s commitment to making games intuitive and accessible for everyone. Nintendo will reveal more details about the Wii MotionPlus accessory and other topics Tuesday morning at its E3 media briefing.
