The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gov. Bob Riley in a case involving the use of "electronic bingo" in Alabama."It's a sham, it's a complete sham," said Todd Stacy, press secretary for the governor, about electronic bingo.
American infrastructure is failing.If we do not step up to the plate soon, the effects of a rapidly deteriorating infrastructure will cripple our economy.The U.S.
An estimated $42,500 in laptop computers was stolen from the Haley Center between Nov. 6 and Nov.
"The wall was there and we lived with it," said Anja Werth, an Auburn professor in German. "We didn't know anything else."Werth grew up in East Germany, also known as the German Democratic Republic."I knew there was another Germany somewhere, but you never really thought about it," Werth said.Werth said she remembers enjoying school, playing games after school and having a happy childhood.Her family lived in a private apartment in a hotel, because her father worked for the government in the hotel business.People were not starving, but there were fewer brands of food.
"People don't really understand, but we came within hours, we came within hours of a full nuclear exchange with the Russians," said Paul Harris, who was in the 3rd U.S.
Alabama Mothers Against Drunk Driving received a $27,645 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to aid victims of drunken drivers in Alabama."We're just excited that we have received funding to keep our services at no charge to victims," said Peggy Batey, executive director for Alabama MADD.An estimated 11,773 people died in vehicle crashes involving intoxicated drivers in 2008, according to MADD's Web site.That represents 31.6 percent of all driving-related fatalities over that period."(The grant) is strictly used to provide services at no cost to victims of drunk driving crashes," Batey said.More specifically, the funds will go to services such as payment for parole hearings, access to important resources, travel for MADD representatives and the organizations 24-hour hotline, 1-877-MADD-HELP."Victims of drunken drivers and the families of victims often face a long and hard recovery," Gov.
Local artists and photographers entered more than 100 photographs into the Auburn Arts Association's Photo XI photo exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center."This is one of our most popular shows," said Margaret Gluhman, exhibition coordinator.The show features 38 works by 28 photographers, Gluhman said.Frank Uhlig, professor of mathematics at Auburn University, is one of the 28 photographers.Uhlig said he has been interested in photography since he was 10 and has entered in contests as far away as Delaware.Uhlig said he looks at the top 30 percent of works to see which trends are popular."I look for what startles me," Uhlig said.Christy Stanfield, who received a jurors award last year, had one entry, called "Swimmers," this year."I enjoy seeing how my work stacks up against others," Stanfield said.John B.
About 314 million people worldwide are visually impaired, and almost 45 million of those are blind, according to the World Health Organization Web site.But one little robot might be able to lend a hand in bestowing the gift of sight.Its name is Cyclops, and it is the brainchild of scientists at the California Institute of Technology.Designed as a test platform for artificial retinas, the retinal prosthesis allows the robot to have the visual experience of a person using a retinal implant."How do you approximate what the blind can see with the implant so you can figure out how to make it better?" is the question posed by Wolfgang Fink, a visiting associate professor in physics at Cal Tech.This is the question researchers hope Cyclops can answer."The idea is we use the Cyclops platform in lieu of the blind subject," Fink said.Few people worldwide have received retinal implants, keeping researchers limited."A sighted person's objectivity is impaired," Fink said in a press release.
Researchers are looking into a major source of green energy found not in the air, but within roadways."There are big changes that are occurring right now in the paving industry that are all related to green technologies," said Raymond "Buzz" Powell, assistant director for the National Center for Asphalt Technology in Auburn.Asphalt is on pace to serve a dual purpose.One is to provide a medium of transportation and another as a secondary energy source."Asphalt has a lot of advantages as a solar collector," said Rajib Mallick, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in a press release.
President Barack Obama, winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace prize, was awarded for the things he might one day accomplish.He might find a peaceful solution in Afghanistan; he might successfully halt Iran's uranium enrichment program; he might reverse global climate change (since apparently that is criteria as Al Gore was co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize).I am sickened the committee would give the award in anticipation of what he might accomplish.
