Steve Conboy has bet a lot more on the fire-inhibiting technology he’s created than the $50 bill he tossed into the middle of some burning newspaper for the benefit of a dozen onlookers Thursday at his company’s Wildfire Depot in Rohnert Park. The Carlsbad inventor and business owner has spent 18 years developing and perfecting …
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Under the scorching July sun and in the middle of a heat wave, the line in the Norristown neighborhood Thursday stretched the street. Cheerleaders carted boxes of frozen and fresh food to cars as children bounced in front of the retrofitted school bus holding complimentary ice cream sandwiches and sunglasses. “Here you go, did you …
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It takes speed to win some of these medals at world championships. Key points: Podium finishers at the world championships are being awarded their medals straight after finishing their event The winners then have to hand back their medals, ahead of a traditional ceremony where they receive a medal they keep. Medals are engraved with …
Colleen Dougherty When the vet clinics opened back up for routine visits after COVID-19, I took two of my cats in and both had gained weight — one gained a whole pound! “Have you changed their food?” “No.” But…like many, I teleworked during much of the pandemic, and being that I don’t sit still well, …
“My visit to Cambodia will always be a part of me,” said Veronica Teaford, a junior studying public health at Utah Valley University. “I had always dreamed of providing humanitarian service in a developing nation.” That dream came true in June for Teaford and four other public health majors who spent nearly two weeks of …
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NEW CITY — The long-awaited construction of a multimillion dollar Hi Tor animal shelter is on temporary hold after bids for the work came in exceeding the budget. Some town officials are also having second thoughts about the location. Rockland committed $7.7 million to the construction, plus $500,000 for architects and engineering. The Hi-Tor Shelter …
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Share on PinterestNew technology may help diagnose lung cancer at earlier stages. VICTOR TORRES/Stocky Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States but is treatable if detected early. Treatment for lung cancer can involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. A newly developed technology can help detect cancer at …
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YORK, Pa. — The ways Penn State World Campus supports student success and enrollment growth, and how online education can help address emerging society and industry needs were among the topics discussed during the July 21 meeting of the Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations. Renata Engel, vice provost for Online …
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DANVERS — There’s a cool, quiet oasis in the middle of the hot summer that’s available to all. Libraries such as the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers have long been a beacon of knowledge, learning and truth, but with the pandemic they’ve evolved into so much more. Now, libraries can be a go-to destination for …
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Ecology Letters” width=”800″ height=”530″/> Examples of how interactions between temperature and sexual selection drive the co-adaptation of thermal physiology, thermoregulation and sexually selected traits in animals such as lions, elephant seals, antelopes, cicadas, Japanese beetles and rose-bellied lizards. Credit: Noah Leith and Ecology Letters Temperature affects nearly every part of an animal’s day-to-day existence. Biologists …
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