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EARTHQUAKE News, Dec 28, 2011


Quake emergency declared in Tuva
The Voice of Russia
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale hit the area in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has dispatched extra units to the region to deal with the aftermath of the quake, as well as the aftershocks ...
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The Voice of Russia
Port looking beyond quake disruption
Stuff.co.nz
DAMAGE INSPECTION: Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, centre, Environment Minister Nick Smith, left, and port company CEO Peter Davie on a damaged coal wharf. RECLAIMING LAND: Gerry Brownlee (centre), Nick Smith (left) with port company CEO ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Shoppers flock despite quakes
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch's Northlands Mall continues to see strong sales despite the earthquakes last week causing some damage to its three-level carpark. Owner Kiwi Income Property Trust (KIPT) said the mall's monthly sales since March had remained between 20-40 ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Volunteers website leads NZ quake clean-up
ABC Online
... to clean up the aftermath of last week's 5.8 magnitude earthquakes that struck Chirstchurch. They Student Volunteer Army - also known as the Farmy Army - has registered up to 400 volunteers to help residents clean up their latest quakedamage. ...
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Ottawa at risk for big earthquake
CBC.ca
Seismologists and structural engineers say the city of Ottawa is at risk for a big earthquake. The Val-des-Bois quake that shook the capital last year reminded people that Ottawa sits in an earthquakezone. And there is a chance it could one day ...
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CBC.ca
Friday quakes add to water worries
Stuff.co.nz
In October, the council imposed the city's first water restrictions for more than a decade to ease pressure on earthquake-damaged wells and reservoirs. Under the current level 3 restrictions even-numbered properties can carry out hand-held watering on ...
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Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
Within the weeks that followed, a 6.8-magnitude quake struck Alaska and a 6.4-magnitude quake rattled Vancouver Island. In November, the largest quake in Oklahoma history shook Indian country, and in December the 6.5-magnitudeearthquake that rattled ...
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Quake report doesn't tell whole story, some say
Jackson Hole News&Guide
An analysis of the impacts of a 7.5-magnitude Teton Fault earthquake doesn't take into account factors such as the Jackson Lake Dam and some current science, officials say. State officials predicted a magnitude 7.5 quake on the fault could cost more ...
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Gov't to enhance tsunami measures, panel doubles quake focal area
Mainichi Daily News
In this March 11, 2011 file photo, waves of a tsunami hit residences in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, after the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history slammed the eastern coast. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's disaster prevention ...
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Mainichi Daily News
Salute to New Zealand's heroes of 2011
Stuff.co.nz
... in Christchurch after the February quake that killed 182 people could go on and on, with many hundreds of emergency services members and volunteers on the roll. But there is one man who embodied the 2011 hero: earthquake survivor Ahsei Sopoaga. ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Mild earthquake in Morgan Hill
Gilroy Dispatch
A telephone operator at the Morgan Hill Police dispatch center said she didn't believe one of her co-workers when she told her an earthquake had just happened. The police had not received any calls for emergencies in the quake's immediate aftermath. ...
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Evraz, Raspadskaya Resume Underground Mining Shut by Quake
Bloomberg
Evraz Plc and OAO Raspadskaya (RASP) resumed underground mining in Siberia halted after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in a nearby region late yesterday. Evraz's coal and iron ore mines began operations at 5 pm local time, the press office said in an ...
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California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant reacts to Japan's disaster
Sacramento Bee
By David Sneed On March 11, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan. The powerful quake coupled with a large tsunami that followed overwhelmed the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, crippling four of its six reactors, causing radiation releases ...
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Russia quake halts coal mining ops in Siberia
AsiaOne
No injury to mine personnel was reported after the Tuesday quake. The Kuznetsk Basin (Kuzbass) is Russia's largest coal producing region, accounting for roughly 60 per cent of the nation's output. Anearthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern ...
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AsiaOne
Diagnosis for 2011: one we will never forget
The Press
Ten months after the February quake, Canterbury's health system is still in recovery, writes GEORGINA STYLIANOU. The February 22 earthquake led to the largest evacuation of elderly residents in New Zealand's history, displaced about 1000 medical staff, ...
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NZ dollar falls as quake costs weighed
TVNZ
The costs from the swarm of earthquakes last Friday may take two weeks to assess. They caused renewed liquefaction in eastern suburbs and prompted media speculation the damage could cost the Earthquake Commission as much as $1.1 billion. ...
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Magnitude 5.1 quake shakes Caraga
Tempo
Phivolcs said the earthquake was tectonic in origin. It was felt at Intensity 3 in Tandag, Surigao del Sur. Intensity 3 quake is a very feeble shock but it is felt by several persons at rest. A person may sometimes feel dizziness or nausea. ...
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Evraz Siberian Units Halt Operations on Quake, RIA Novosti Says
Bloomberg
Evraz Plc's mining units in Siberia suspended operations after an earthquake in the Tuva region, RIA Novosti reported, citing a company official it didn't identify. Evraz has evacuated workers from mines, the news service said, adding that the ...
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Love or hate 'em, insurers are victims, too
The Press
For homeowners, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) was the first port of call, while those with grave damage or commercial assets turned to their private insurers. Insurance has been one of the defining issues of the quake recovery. ...
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Minor quake hits nearby Armenia's Artashat city
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
A magnitude 3 earthquake was recorded Wednesday, at 11:52 am local time, on the Armenia-Turkey border, 6 kilometers south of Artashat city. The tremor's hypocenter was 5 kilometers beneath the surface, and it measured magnitude 4 at the epicenter. ...
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Mock drill to raise awareness on earthquake management
Times of India
GUWAHATI: People from surrounding areas of Geetanagar High School in the city on Tuesday rushed to watch a post-quake mock drill conducted to create awareness on what should be done during such an emergency. People were all attention as volunteers in ...
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Magnitude 2.2 earthquake rattles Berkeley
Daily Californian
By Soumya Karlamangla | Senior Staff The quake, which struck at 2:59 pm Tuesday, caused weak shaking and no damage, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicenter of the earthquake was north of the UC Berkeley, near Lawrence Hall of Science. ...
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Latest quake last straw for some Christchurch residents
Radio Australia
The resumption of mail deliveries in Christchurch today is evidence that things are gradually returning to normal in the earthquake devasted parts of the city. But for some people the two major quakes that struck last Friday were the last straw... they ...
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In Japan, a remarkable recovery
Globe and Mail
After the quake, employees rushed to put out a fire sparked when the tremors caused the aluminum to spill. Cracks in the floor caused by the earthquake are still visible. Japan's auto makers, who collaborated closely in the aftermath of the quake, ...
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Globe and Mail
Shop provides free exchange of goods
The Press
A secondhand shop in Woolston is offering a lifeline to Christchurch residents who need to replace quake-damaged possessions. Charity Barn in Garlands Rd has set up a "free yard" of second-hand goods which anyone can add to and anyone can take from. ...
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Minor Quake Shakes Kawaihae on Hawaii Island
Maui Now
By Wendy Osher The Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory reported a preliminary magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 6:40 pm (HST) on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 . The quake was centered about 12 miles west of Kawaihae, 16 miles west north west of Waikoloa, ...
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In pictures: the natural disasters of 2011
thejournal.ie
(AP Photo/Jon Gustafsson/PA Images) A car lies under the rubble of a building damaged in the earthquake in Lyttelton, on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, on 22 February 2011. The magnitude-6.3 quake caused extensive damage and killed 181 ...
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Catastrophe bonds come back to life
Financial Times
Insurers use the bonds to pay investors to take on some of the most extreme risks on their books, such as the top end of losses from the biggest hurricanes orearthquakes. The Japanese quake in March led to direct losses on two cat bonds, ...
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Don't be shy, there's help if you need it
Stuff.co.nz
... February quake, and that "hand-up" has now helped it grow its Australian sales. At the beginning of February the business had run through tsunami andearthquake emergency procedures with staff, not anticipating what would happen 2 1/2 weeks later. ...
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6.6 Russia Earthquake - One News Page US
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Why Russian scientists have listed the Siberian earthquake as a 9.5 ...
By The Extinction Protocol
The Russian earthquake scale: The Russian system measures earthquakeintensity and the 9.5 of the Siberian quake does not reflect magnitude. The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale, also known as the MSK or MSK-64, is a macroseismic ...
The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
Earthquake: 3.2 quake hits near Pinnacles - latimes.com
A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Monday evening two miles from Pinnacles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at ...
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New Zealand Earthquake: Christchurch Quake Is 5.8 Magnitude And ...
A series of strong earthquakes have hit the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, causing structural damage and some minor injuries.
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Radio New Zealand : News : Christchurch Earthquake : Quake ...
Quake building to take over year to demolish. Updated at 6:23 pm on 20 December 2011. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says it will take more ...
www.radionz.co.nz/.../quake-building-to-take-over-year-to-de...
Daily Kos: Breaking: 4th Big Quake Just Hit - Earthquake in ...
There has been a large earthquake in Christchurch this afternoon. The quake was described as "violent" by Herald reporter Jarrod Booker who was in his ...
www.dailykos.com/.../-Breaking:-4th-Big-Quake-Just-Hit-Eart...
Christchurch earthquake: 5.9 quake hits New ... - Vancouver Sun
An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, the U.S..
www.vancouversun.com/Christchurch...hits.../story.html
Earthquake Rattles NZ, 10 Months After Deadly Quake | digtriad.com
Earthquake Rattles NZ, 10 Months After Deadly Quake. 9:56 PM, Dec 22, 2011 | comments. Courtesy: Getty Images Christchurch Quake, March 5, 2011 ...
www.digtriad.com/.../58-Earthquake-Rattles-Christchurch-NZ
Strong earthquakes rattle NZ's Christchurch
The area has recorded more than 7000 earthquakes since a magnitude-7.0 quakerocked the city on Sept. 4, 2010. That quake did not cause any deaths. ...
www.boston.com/.../strong_earthquakes_rattle_nzs_christchur...
Christchurch, New Zealand Struck by another Devastating Earthquake.
December 23, 2011 – Christchurch, New Zealand Struck by another DevastatingEarthquake: Quake-weary Christchurch got an unwelcome pre-Christmas ...
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6.2-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands: China Earthquake ...
BEIJING,Dec.15(Xinhua)--Anearthquakemeasuring6. 2ontheRichterscalejoltedtheKermadecIs.
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Strong quake shakes southwestern Siberia; miners evacuated, no ...
No injuries or damage have been reported from the quake, which had a ... to the US National Earthquake Information Center and Russian seismologists. ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAfmDyKP_story.html
The Watchers - Multiple earthquakes hit Christchurch, New Zealand ...
Just two days before Christmas Christchurch is experiencing another swarm ofearthquakes, reaching up to magnitude 6.0. The first one was shallow 5.8 mag.
thewatchers.adorraeli.com/.../multiple-earthquakes-hit-christch...
String of quakes rattles New Zealand city of Christchurch - CNN.com
A series of earthquakes struck New Zealand near the city of Christchurch on Friday, causing damage and disruption.
www.cnn.com/2011/12/22/world/.../new-zealand-earthquake/
Christmas Quake: Strong Earthquakes Rock Christchurch, New ...
Less than a year after devastating earthquakes decimated areas of New Zealand, including the community of Christchurch, another series of quakes, just days ...
www.frugal-cafe.com/.../christmas-quake-strong-earthquakes-r...
Canterbury Earthquake | New quakes 'vindicate land... | Stuff.co.nz
Prime Minister John Key says yesterday's earthquakes are "frightening and disheartening" for the people of Christchurch and Canterbury, particularly so close to ...
www.stuff.co.nz/.../New-quakes-vindicate-land-decisions-Bro...
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DISCOVERIES News, Dec 28, 2011

The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at Cern
LHC reports discovery of its first new particle
BBC News
"So, it's helping put together that basic understanding that we have and need to do the new physics." Prof Paul Newman, from the University of Birmingham, added: "This is the first time such a new particle has been found at the LHC. Its discovery is a ...
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Christmas with Faraday: The Chemical History of a Candle
Scientific American (blog)
One of the earliest, on the chemistry and physics of flames, became a popular book: The ChemicalHistory of a Candle. These lectures were a gift that Faraday gave year after year to those who showed up to receive it: the gift of wonder at the natural ...
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HIGGS BOSON born of physicists' love of metaphor
Livemint
Or, later, Paul Dirac, the English physicist who, seeking mathematical elegance, forged bonds between Einstein's relativity and the quantum theory, and set the stage for physics today. The tentative discovery at CERN's Large Hadron Collider of the ...
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How Physics Got Weird
Wall Street Journal
The discovery of wave-particle duality in 1924 (by Louis de Broglie) and quantum uncertainty in 1927 (by Heisenberg) made quantum physics as much a branch of philosophy as science, stirring arguments that continue to the present day about how to ...
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Wall Street Journal
Final Proof that Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos are Impossible?
io9
For the last few months, physicists have been attempting to explain the apparent discovery of neutrinos traveling faster than the speed of light. No one has as yet refuted this finding, but some other particles may refute these neutrinos' existence. ...
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Top Scientific Discoveries of 2011
Wired News (blog)
Most physicists dismissed the finding, suggesting some error in the measurement or analysis, but that didn't stop millions of people from hoping that they'd witnessed the start of a new scientific revolution. Rigorously tested and documented, ...
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Wired News (blog)
'Physics on the Fringe' by Margaret Wertheim
The Boston Globe
... really, since many insiders have forcefully critiqued the superstringing of physics, the tendency, as Wertheim puts it, for enthusiasm about “possibilities inherent in the math'' rather than those revealed by “physical discoveries. ...
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Discovery of the chib(3p) particle
Examiner.com
While this new particle is very short lived, it shows that the underlying physics that we have developed is still displayed in nature which is good news for researchers looking for this Higgs Boson. It doesn't mean the Higgs does exist, it just means ...
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Prof seeks prehistoric environments in fossils
CTV.ca
REGINA — A University of Regina physics professor is using modern technology to examine some really old bones -- and it all started with his child's fascination with dinosaurs. Prof. Mauricio Barbi is using a synchrotron to take a deeper look inside ...
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NASA announces discovery of Earth-size planets that could possibly harbor life
The State Column
... deputy science team lead and professor of astronomy and physics at San Jose State University, said in a NASA press release. “We are on the edge of our seats knowing that Kepler's most anticipated discoveries are still to come,” Ms. Batalha said. ...
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The State Column
What's Behind Your Eyes? You'd Be Surprised.
ChicagoNow (blog)
By Jack Spatafora, today at 10:05 am Every day we read some new discovery. In the vast physicsof space right down to the intimate biology of us. Years ago, the author Marcel Proust put discoveryinto perspective: "The only true voyage of discovery ...
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Scientists come closer to predicting earthquakes
Deutsche Welle
That may be changing thanks to recent discoveries. Toads, breaking rocks and ozone gas might hold the clue to predicting earthquakes in the future and enable the development of an advance warning system that could save many lives. ...
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ATLAS Discovers New Chi_b Resonance
Science 2.0
Just as you thought it was over for 2011, and you proceeded to hung the Higgs mass plots on the christmas tree as a wish for stronger signals next year, ATLAS comes out with a new particlediscovery. That's what I like of particle physics - there's ...
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A weird and wonderful world of discovery
Irish Times
This year's crop threw up answers to some pressing questions – the 2011 prize in physicscelebrates a study from 2000 on why discus throwers report dizziness but hammer throwers don't. Researchers from France and The Netherlands pondered this apparent ...
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Could Starships Use Cold Fusion Propulsion?
Discovery News
Well, back in January, a paper appeared on the arXiv by Marc Millis, a former head of NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project, calculating the costs -- in terms of energy -- of a truly interstellar manned space mission. And it wasn't good news. ...
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B'lore professor backs Einstein theory
Deccan Herald
Einstein may be safe for the time being, thanks to a physicist with strong links to Bangalore. Three months after scientists stunned the world with their discovery of faster-than-light particles, Ramanath Cowsik, former director of Indian Institute of ...
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Deccan Herald
Scientific Renaissance in Muslim Countries
American Muslim
After all, the roots of the Valley' innovation – algorithms, Arabic numerals, astronomy, aviation, engineering, medicine, biology, physics – are watered in large part by the discoveries made during the Islamic Golden Age. For a Muslim visitor, though, ...
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See how much we don't know
Albany Democrat Herald
The discovery that was honored with the Nobel Prize for physics this year reminds us all — as if we needed a reminder — how much we do not know, especially about the cosmos, and how much there is yet to learn. In light of the recent news about a ...
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Physics' Crisis of Faith
First Things (blog)
It appears to be no more than a belief promoted by faith-based atheism (it can't be proven that God isn't there – that belief must be taken on faith) in its desperate attempt to avoid the implications of thediscoveries of modern science, ...
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Bankers, Precious Metals, And MF Global
Seeking Alpha
When we receive a massive default of gold and silver futures contracts that stand for delivery on the COMEX or LBM, or if the SLV and GLD default, then, and only then, will the public start to see true price discovery of physical gold and physical ...
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Stanford physicist Burton Richter's moderate approach to climate change ...
Stanford Report
For environmentalists, the best recent news is the discovery of shale gas in China. They can start switching from burning coal to natural gas for generating electricity. If you got one wish on international policy on climate change, what would it be? ...
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Stanford Report
Ask Father Paul-12-28-11
The Citizen.com (blog)
The new discovery calls into serious question the very foundation for Einstein's Theory of General Relativity on which all of modern physics is based. One of the Swiss scientists was quoted as saying, “this new discovery will completely change ...
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Censorship of science is acceptable when lives are at stake
Sydney Morning Herald
When physicists then discovered things such as atomic fission and the chain reaction, they realised these discoveries could be used for both good purposes (such as energy production) and bad purposes (such as weapons-making). ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Science Roundup – Chimp News, Rodent Empathy, Name That Whale Tune, Most ...
PlanetSave.com
These newest discoveries present yet another mystery to astrophysicists who have yet to puzzle out how such supermassive black holes form and evolve to such ginormous sizes. What About That God (Darn) Particle? (Higgs Boson? – CERN physicists tease ...
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Bridgeport High grad on Nobel Prize winning team
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport High School graduate is sharing some of the credit for the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics. Greg Aldering, a 1979 Bridgeport graduate, is a member of a research team in California that won the prestigious award for itsdiscovery ...
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