American Masters: Hollywood Chinese | Forum Network

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Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe; Albert M. Chan, film and television actor; and Dr. Peter Kiang, director of Asian American studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, discuss American Masters: Hollywood Chinese, a look at Chinese Americans in American cinema from silent film to the present day.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Twitter is for more than just tweeting Researchers use Twitt

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Using millions of Twitter messages, or tweets, from the popular social networking site, researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have created a Twitter Mood Map to measure the moods of the nation.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Former Intel Officer: Bin Laden is Dead

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Angelo Codevilla, who teaches international relations at Boston University, is a former U.S. intelligence officer who studied Soviet disinformation techniques during the Cold War. His close examination of all the alleged bin Laden tapes, including the videos, has convinced him that Elvis Presley is more alive than Osama bin Laden.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Cornell’s Ranger overtakes Boston Dynamics’ BigDog

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A new step in the robotic technology which will end up soon in the "Robotic marathon". A Cornell University robot named Ranger walked (Yes! It walked actually!) 14.3 miles in about 11 hours, setting an unofficial world record at Cornell’s Barton Hall early on July 6.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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New Study Links Chantix With Violent Acts.

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Dr. Siegel, Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, discusses new found risks of Chantix use and electronic cigarettes place in the marketplace alongside such alternatives to tobacco cigarettes.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Barefoot Rugs supports Travis Roy Foundation

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On October 20, 1995 the life of a college athlete, a beloved family member, and a cherished friend changed forever. An unfortunate series of events, only 11 seconds into his first hockey game at Boston University, caused the fourth and fifth cervical vertebra in Travis Roy’s spine to crack.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Twitter Map reveals the East Coast less happy than the West

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Too bad, Atlanta tweeps: It seems we'd be happier in California, according to a new mood map based on Twitter and developed by Alan Mislove at Boston';s Northeastern University. To create the map, 300,000,000 tweets were analyzed...

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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Widely-Used Chemicals Linked to ADHD in Children

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A new study led by a team of Boston University School of Public Health researchers suggests a link between polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFCs), industrial compounds which are widely used in many consumer products, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 09:26:03 PM

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