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...choice of the 63.5-hectare site for the Games Village - near the picturesque Akshardham Temple - has been controversial from the outset. Conservationists and local villagers protested against construction on the river's floodplains, and have taken the matter to the court. And that's not to mention the fact that it's located alongside a river whose sewer-like stench assaults the nostrils miles before you reach the actual site. Following reports of a meningitis outbreak, the Delhi Development Authority, which is in charge of the site, has refused to allow anyone inside. Though it claims that adequate sanitary provisions...
...original version of this story had a narrow and incomplete description of the South Side of Chicago that omitted mention of recent changes and developments in the area...
...mention this because it’s nearly impossible to talk about the 21st century without considering the monumental influence of science fiction on science in particular and society in general. Even alluding to the “21st century” conjures up the expectations of extraterrestrial visitations, android manservants, lunar colonies, intelligent computers, and of course, the ever-elusive flying car. The chances are you have heard of these exotic technologies before, all because of science fiction...
...mention cooling to the researchers behind the Phoenix Mars Lander. Their ship will have just six months to sample and study the water ice at the Martian north pole before -200F (-130C) winter temperatures hit the region. "We last until the sun goes down. Then we freeze to death," says principal investigator Peter Smith, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Before it does, Phoenix Lander will probably offer a first look at actual Martian water ice rather than the dry water scars of millenniums past. To do that, the lander will...
...passion for filmmaking is linked to South Africa and making some kind of a difference,” according to the Harvard Gazette. “Aftertaste” has been shown at numerous screenings and film festivals and has received multiple awards, including an honorable mention at the 2004 EarthVision Environmental Film Festival. And her thesis fame and glory doesn’t stop there—the theme of power relations she explores in her thesis is also central to her first novel, “Blood Kin,” which will be published in 14 countries...