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...past two years, the University renovated three floors of a building—now called the Broadway Loft Studios—for courses and extra-curricular groups to gather, but the space is not enough to keep up with the demand for dance space on campus...
...researchers said the new laser has potential applications in many areas of environmental science. For example, the lasers could be used to gather information about levels of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, Rutter explained. He said that the researchers were “most excited” about the use of the lasers in climate monitoring...
...this Thursday, when our friends gather around our laden table, one essential ingredient will be missing from our Kabul Thanksgiving tradition: feverish debate on what it will take to make things better in Afghanistan. Many of the debaters have left; others have simply given up trying...
...Monday's protest represents a different thread of environmental demonstration, in which well-organized, middle class residents gather to oppose a threat to their common interests, says Shanghai-based environmental attorney Charles McElwee. It follows similar efforts by citizens to block a chemical plant in the coastal city of Xiamen in 2007 and a demonstration against a proposed petrochemical facility near Chengdu in 2008. "They are generally directed more toward proposed projects that they think may have an impact to health or property values," he says. "These are classic 'not in my backyard' protests that you see happen in developed...
...familiar face and voice on MadTV, Comedy Central, and Family Guy. Francisco attributes his popularity—which has garnered him recognition in even London, Amsterdam, and Sweden—to Internet exposure; clips of his sketches, which can easily be found on YouTube and other popular video sites, gather millions of views. “The Internet,” he explains, “is my TV.” Online fame has taken Francisco to unexpected places; he once landed a gig that paid over $20,000 to do an entire show for a single Indian family...