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RobotBooks: Robot Kits, Books, Toys!
Reviews of robotics books, plus robot kits, movies, magazines, and toy robots. Click here for an introduction to an interesting and fun new hobby!
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California science Museum Reopens With Green Theme - Cnn
san francisco, california (ap) -- it is not the strongest nor the smartest species that survive, charles darwin once said, "but the one most responsive to change." an armored catfish swims in the rain forest exhibit at the new california academy of ...
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Local Scenes: Movie News And Notes: Sci-fi Artifacts, Costumes Land At Ford Museum
starting saturday at the henry ford museum, "out of this world: extraordinary costumes from film and television" will showcase outfits and other memorabilia from science fiction and fantasy blockbusters.
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Color Play: Exploring The Art & Science Of Color At The Children's Museum Of Memphis
the children's museum of memphis is hosting color play: exploring the art & science of color october 11-january 4. the exhibit invites children to play with colors through hands-on interactives, including whole-body experiences and opportunities for fantasy play. the exhibit's centerpiece is the color playhouse that beckons children to enter its front door and explore.
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Changing Skyline: Bank Has Perfect Bones For science Museum - Philadelphia Inquirer
banks will fail, as we've been reminded a little too often lately. but their buildings can still go on to lead long and productive lives, especially when they're constructed to weather more than a passing financial storm. such is the case with the ...
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science Museum Curator Has A Flair For Animals - Boston Globe
as the live animal curator at the museum of science boston, bunny watson's duties are as varied as making sure a bobcat gets a cat scan to kennel training an opossum. watson oversees the care and feeding of some 50 species, including an alligator ...
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Family Night Brings Science To Life | Www.toacorn.com | Thousand Oaks Acorn
white oak elementary school families recently got a taste—and smell and touch—of what the discovery center, a science and technology education "museum without walls," has in store for the future.
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Odyssey's "shipwreck! Pirates & Treasure" Exhibit Sets Sail For science Museum Oklahoma
tampa, fla.----odyssey marine exploration , the world leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced today that following a successful engagement at the detroit science center, its "shipwreck!
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Swamp Things Slither In $488 Million California science Museum - Bloomberg
sept. 23 (bloomberg) -- inside the sober exterior of the california academy of sciences , an elevator plunges through four stories of rain forest into a glass-tunnel swamp alive with wriggling armored catfish and spotted peacock bass. it's the most ...
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Former Philadelphia Museum Director Dies - Philadelphia Inquirer
philadelphia - joel n. bloom, former director and president of the franklin institute's science museum and planetarium, has died, the museum said wednesday. he was 83. bloom died tuesday following what his daughter, margo, said was a long illness at ...
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Kugel Ball At science Museum Of Va. Friday
kugel ball: “friday night fever” black-tie gala with cocktails, dinner and dancing, 6:30 p.m. friday oct. 10 with disco inferno after-party at 10 p.m. at science museum of virginia. $250 ball ticket, $50 after-party only; reservation required. http://www.smv.org or 864-1541.
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Scifest Has Science That Grabs You
a decoratively lit cone marks the entrance of scifest at the st. louis science center. (erik m. lunsford/p-d) washington university engineering professor david peters ranks among the world's foremost helicopter experts.
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The Science Of Gross Takes Center Stage At Museum - Palm Beach Post
west palm beach — call it a disneyland of dyspepsia. snot, vomit and farts - kid-pleasing subjects all - take center stage at the south florida science museum today through may 10. the crowds for grossology: the (impolite) science of the human body ...
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Updated Dinosaur Exhibit Set For science Museum - Fort Worth Business Press
about 112 million years ago, in the early cretaceous, fort worth and the land stretching out to the west was home to dinosaurs. pleurocoelus, a huge four-legged herbivore with a long neck and tail, was about 50 feet long and could weigh 10 tons and ...
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Yokohama Museum To Sell Macross Frontier's Tuna Buns
not-so-daily link of the day: yokohama daiseikai, the museum for cuisine in the chinatown district of yokohama, japan, will be selling the trademark tuna buns seen in macross frontier anime series from october 11 to october 19. in the science-fiction romance story, the budding singer ranka lee serves the buns from "the super dimension restaurant nyan-nyan" as comic relief in more than one episode.
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Featured This Week
space celebration weekend: in conjunction with nasa's 50th anniversary and the nasa future forums event in chicago, the museum of science and industry is hosting a space-themed weekend. talk about the right stuff, meet a real astronaut. space-focused demonstrations, exhibits and activities throughout the weekend. free with general admission. 57th street and lakeshore drive. (773) 684-1414 or ...
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China Unveils World's Largest Sci-tech Museum - Hindustan Times
china has unveiled the world's largest science and technology museum in the southern city of guangzhou that will demonstrate the country's newest achievements in the field. the guangdong science centre, with an area of 450,000 square metres, is ...
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Council Derides science Museum's Lack Of Inclusion For Disadvantaged ... - Macon Telegraph
the macon city council on tuesday held off on distributing planned funding to the museum of arts and sciences, as members of a council committee raised questions about how broadly the facility was serving the community. the concerns expressed were ...
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Science Sisters Club To Meet Thursday
asheville – the colburn earth science museum is hosting a science sisters club for the 2008/2009 school year that will connect girls in grades 3-5 with female scientists working in and near asheville to strengthen the girls’ interest in science and their science skills.
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Your Town: Admission Free At Museum For Children's Day
monterey admission free at museum for children's day children's day at the monterey maritime and history museum will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. saturday at the museum, 5 custom house plaza.
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science Museum Site Could Be Announced Soon - Northwest Arkansas News
within three weeks a site selection team could make an announcement about the future home of the northwest arkansas science museum. brent robinson, acting executive director for the museum foundation, said that the selection committee carefully ...
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