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With no new wide-release competition in their respective genres, last week's top three all slipped down just one notch. Zombieland dropped a less-than-expected 39%; the surprise CGI-animation hit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs slipped a mere 24% to inch near the $100 million mark; and the 3-D double bill of Pixar favorites Toy Story and Toy Story 2 fell 39%. The weekend should reach a cumulative $100 million. That will leave the box office 8% ahead of last year in revenue and 4% ahead in attendance, making movies...
...Lowdown: Three decades after industry deregulation, flying has transformed from a luxury into an egalitarian necessity, with real ticket prices dropping by half and new routes offering exposure to once provincial cities. But the corollary of viability has been increased frustration, with on-time performance plunging to near record lows. As you might have guessed, "there is no silver bullet" to fix the problem, the authors write. But they posit an array of sensible suggestions that could help curb soaring delays. Among the ideas are congestion pricing, airport privatization and high-speed rail systems as an alternative to flights shorter...
Located in a huge underground tunnel near Geneva, Switzerland, the LHC is overseen by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in collaboration with scientists in over 100 countries. There are six main experiments that data collection at the LHC will service—each of which will address a different question about particle physics, Lecompte said...
...Monday night, Andrew Mao, a first-year student at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, was mugged by two unarmed men while walking near Porter Square in Somerville, a little over a mile from the Science Center...
...award - coming near the beginning of the first term of office of a relatively young President - that anticipates an even greater contribution towards making our world a safer place for all. It is an award that speaks to the promise of President Obama's message of hope...