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Meyerland Area Democrats 15th Anniversary
Photography by Vicky Pink - The Meyerland Area Democrats celebrated fifteen years of electing and …
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Hollywood Execs Name Anita Hill to Lead Anti-harassment Effort
As sexual harassment scandals continue to roil the media and entertainment industries, Hollywood executives are banding together to address the underlying issues.
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'SNL' Has a Special Christmas Message From Baldwin's Trump
It's the most wonderful time of the year and "Saturday Night Live" had a special Christmas message from President Donald Trump on Saturday night.
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Amtrak Train Was Speeding Significantly Before Crash
Careening around a curve at almost three times the speed limit, an Amtrak train derailed and hurled passenger cars off an overpass and onto rush hour traffic below -- killing three people and injuring more than 100 others.
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9 Spectacular Holiday Light Displays
It's that time of year when spots around the world are aglow in vibrant holiday light displays that dazzle and awe with millions of colored, twinkling bulbs.
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What the Train Derailment Felt Like
The way Charlie Heebner remembers it, being aboard the passenger train that hurtled off an overpass in Washington state Monday morning was "like being inside an exploding bomb."
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Gospel Superstar Yolanda Adams Praises TSU Students for Finishing Education In Commencement Address
Texas Southern University held its 2017 Winter Commencement ceremony on December 16, conferring degrees to the University’s August and December 2017 graduates. Family and friends of the graduating class filled the University’s H&PE Arena to watch their loved ones receive bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
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GOP Tax Bill Vote in House, Senate On Tuesday
When it comes to the GOP tax plan, Republicans have the votes. Period. They have them in the House, which is expected to vote in the early afternoon Tuesday. They have them in the Senate, which votes later this evening. This bill is going to pass both chambers and be on President Donald Trump's desk by Wednesday, no small feat given the extremely fast timeline GOP leaders gave themselves when they unveiled their tax plans last month.
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Nine post-Harvey Research Projects Receive Funding From Rice Houston Engagement and Recovery Effort
Nine projects for post-Hurricane Harvey research have been awarded funding by the Rice Houston Engagement and Recovery Effort (HERE). The projects are aimed at making the city of Houston and surrounding areas stronger and more sustainable following the devastation caused by the storm’s record rainfall.
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Recover From New Year’s Eve At The General Public
Celebrate National Hangover Day with brunch Jan. 1
2018 is quickly approaching and with it comes that dreaded New Year’s Eve hangover – there’s even a National Holiday named after it. Not to worry! The General Public is making it easy to recuperate from a night of celebration.
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Particle Size Matters for Porous Building Blocks
Rice University scientists find porous nanoparticles get tougher under pressure, but not when assembled
Porous particles of calcium and silicate show potential as building blocks for a host of applications. A Rice University laboratory tested calcium-silicate particles to see how they hold up under pressure and found that size influenced the toughness of individual particles but not assemblies.
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Rice University materials scientists synthesized spherical, porous nanoparticles of calcium and silicate, formed films and pellets and tested their toughness under pressure from a nanoindenter. …
Published on December 18, 2017
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Making Heart Transplants Obsolete With Small Removable Pump UH Engineer Pioneers Next-Generation Heart Pump with Help of 3-D Printer
On this 50th anniversary of the first heart transplant, which occurred in December 1967, a University of Houston biomedical engineer is creating a next-generation heart pump for patients suffering with heart failure. Results are so promising that Ralph Metcalfe, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, who oversees the research project with William Cohn, director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Texas Heart Institute, predicts radical improvement in treatment of failing hearts will happen within a decade.
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3 Ways to Help a Loved One Receive Proper Nursing Home Care
It’s an almost weekly occurrence across the country. Nursing homes face lawsuits over patients who develop severe bedsores that in some cases lead to death.
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Excitement Is Building for the New Kids Camps at Moody Gardens
Moody Gardens’ Education Department offers fun camps for children 2 to 13
Already looking forward to spring and summer? Biologists and educators at Moody Gardens have yet another slate of fun planned with Pyramid Kids Camps! The 2018 Spring/ Summer Pyramid Camps will kick off on March 17.
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Austin's Adderley School for the Performing Arts Is Now a Texas Nonprofit
The Adderley School hosts 'An Afternoon with Jack Dylan Grazer,' teen star of 'IT' this February
Austin's ADDERLEY SCHOOL for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its new status as a Texas nonprofit and soon to be 501(c)(3), which will go by the name THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL. The nonprofit will provide partial and full scholarships to underserved students from low income Austin communities and underwrite operational costs. As a nonprofit, Adderley will "level the playing field," giving all Austin children the opportunity to grow and flourish in its transformative theater school program, regardless of their ability to pay tuition.
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Remembering Houston Radio Legend Robert “Bassman” Washington
Houstonians are mourning the loss of a Houston radio legend. Robert “Bassman” Washington died Sunday morning at the age of 48-years-old.
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Distressing Experiences As a Kid Impact Cardiovascular Health Later in Life
Difficult childhood experiences — from bullying and neglect to physical and sexual abuse — are so prevalent that the American Heart Association is issuing its first scientific statement on their impact on cardiovascular health.
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Thousands Trying to Get Out of Atlanta After Lights Went Out at Hartsfield Airport
There were people still sleeping on the floor the day after a power outage shut down operations at the Atlanta airport, but long ticket and security lines were moving -- albeit slowly -- as normalcy began returning to the world's busiest airport Monday.
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Coalition Government with Far-right Party Takes Power in Austria
Austria's new coalition government, which includes the far-right Freedom Party, was sworn in on Monday as demonstrators protested outside. Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, a member of the Green Party, presided over the ceremony on Monday at Vienna's Hofburg Palace.
