Postal staffers fear what future will deliver Dawn Makrinikolas has been a letter carrier in North Attleborough for 10 years. She loves her job – sorting mail in the morning, going on the road with her deliveries, chatting with customers she serves.
Local historian to honor Patriots Day with Am. Revolution talk at National Archives in Waltham In observance of Patriots Day, the National Archives in Waltham will host historian William Fowler Jr. to speak on Thursday, April 19 at 6 p.m. about his new work on the American Revolution.
Bloomberg Businessweek Report shows Mass. job growth stronger in 2011 Massachusetts gained nearly 39,000 new jobs during the first nine months of 2011, according to a new report that paints a far brighter picture of the state’s recent economic growth than did federal statistics released last month.
ABC News Verna McClain Like Most Infant Abductors As details emerge on the kidnapping of an infant in Texas on Tuesday, psychologists said the woman who allegedly committed the crime seemed to fit a familiar profile of an infant abductor: a woman who desperately wanted a baby.
Nanotechnology can launch a new age of space exploration Launching equipment into space is an expensive business: it costs $10,000 (£6,300) to lift every 0.45kg (1lb) of stuff into orbit. Making things smaller and lighter is, therefore, a natural route to reducing the cost of launching a spacecraft. It is no surprise then that the principles of nanotechnology – and the potential to reduce the […]
Nanotechnology can launch a new age of space exploration Launching equipment into space is an expensive business: it costs $10,000 (£6,300) to lift every 0.45kg (1lb) of stuff into orbit. Making things smaller and lighter is, therefore, a natural route to reducing the cost of launching a spacecraft. It is no surprise then that the principles of nanotechnology â and the potential to reduce […]
Meet George Jetson, M.D. The virtual doctor won’t see you just yet. But that day is getting closer. Today’s health-care industry is making increasing use of Web-based virtual agents and avatars, or computerized assistants, not only to perform clerical duties but also to dispense medical information.
This is not a test Behind those familiar words lies a fundamental tenet of emergency management: Systems to protect the public need to be practiced and validated. As it is, first responders constantly test their response plans. These efforts can be small tabletop exercises, like those performed in the buildup to the Boston Marathon today, or large simulations of catastrophic […]
Metro Physics student Justin a finalist in Metro’s race to go into space Boston resident Justin Dowd has dreamed about going into space since starlight first streamed through his telescope as a little kid.
Meet George Jetson, M.D. The virtual doctor won’t see you just yet. But that day is getting closer. Today’s health-care industry is making increasing use of Web-based virtual agents and avatars, or computerized assistants, not only to perform clerical duties but also to dispense medical information.
CBS Sunday Morning America at tax time: What cheaters cost us There are such things as honest mistakes, of course, but as the income tax filing deadline approaches, the better angels of our nature battle it out with those devils that encourage our cheating ways.
CBS Sunday Morning America at tax time: What cheaters cost us April 17th – Tax Day – is just two days away, and for Americans everywhere, these are taxing times. If you think filing your tax return is stressful, try preparing 21 MILLION of them. That’s how many Wilma Hayes and her fellow tax pros at H&R Block did last year.