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Norman Lear explores social inequality in Epix docuseries

Edit Austin American Statesman 31 Jul 2016
... of housing in the Big Apple ... On his episode, Lear goes undercover to expose real-estate agents who give preferential treatment to him, as a white man, over a black man seeking the same apartment ... Granatstein, whose credits include "60 Minutes" and the docuseries "Years of Living Dangerously," said he and his co-producers began with ideas for stories....

Recap: Swope Park Rangers earn 2-1 win over San Antonio FC (Sporting Kansas City)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Jul 2016
The Rangers (8-8-4, 28 pts.) were the first to threaten when, in the 13 minute, Nansel Selbol beat his man down the left and saw a low cross deflected on frame, but San Antonio (6-7-6, 24 pts.) goalkeeper Matt Cardone was able to gather the ball with Gonzalez lurking. Eight minutes later, Alex Molano stepped up to take a free kick from 25 yards and curled an attempt around the wall that Cardone sprawled out to his left to save....

3D tech for gall bladder surgeries in SMS hosp

Edit The Times of India 31 Jul 2016
The 2D technique gives images from 30 degrees to 45 degrees angles and the surgeons have to rotate it while conducting the surgeries ... Normally, it takes surgeons 30-40 minutes to remove gall bladder but in 3D surgery, the time can be reduced to 20-25 minutes. Kankaria said that they have demanded the government to procure a 3D machine for surgery which costs Rs 50-60 lakh....

Designers give new look to classrooms

Edit The Times of India 31 Jul 2016
Nothing can drive home the point of turning waste to wealth like converting a discarded shipping container into a classroom. A charity organization recently tried to drive home the message of sustainability in Naari near Nagpur and Wada taluka in Palghar district ... "We were looking for an eco-friendly way of building the school, and this additionally gives us the flexibility of moving it around too, if required ... From around the web....

'Crazy' yellowfin tuna wins 2016 Faux Pas Fishing Rodeo

Edit The Times Picayune 31 Jul 2016
That's the strategy Team Wasted Seaman went with, and it payed off for them, but they had to earn it. The crew fished with veteran skipper Capt ... Saturday morning, it looked like the team might end up as an also-ran in the tuna category ... "Fortunately, the right one got it." ... The fish bit at 12.41 p.m., and three hours later, it still showed no signs of giving up the fight ... The team made it to the scales with about 20 minutes to spare....

Trash Tutorial: Blister packs can go in the recycling bin

Edit The Providence Journal 31 Jul 2016
Dear Krystal, I recently started getting prescription meds in blister packs. Can they be recycled? They are a container and hold consumable goods.  - M.Z., CranstonA. When Rhode Islanders know our state’s bin/cart recycling rule for plastic (like you clearly do, Mary!) and do their best to apply that rule, I’m a happy camper. The key word to remember [...]> ... ....

Hounds Explode for Four Goals in Wilmington, Win 4-1 (Pittsburgh Riverhounds)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Jul 2016
Pittsburgh buried two goals late in the first half off the work of Kevin Kerr in the 45th minute and Corey Hertzog in stoppage time ... Barely a minute later, Hertzog extended the lead to two with a pretty finish of his own ... Okai and Hertzog wasted no time though in bridging the gap to two once more, as the two linked for a nifty give-and-go resulting in the former evading Ati for an open look on goal in the 69th minute....

Can #DNCLeak Spark Movement for Real Democracy in America?

Edit Dissident Voice 31 Jul 2016
In the same breath, after endorsing a candidate who is the embodiment of almost everything that he claimed to fight against, Sanders pledged to continue his ‘political revolution’ ... In a 2011 CBS interview with 60 Minutes, Assange spoke of how WikiLeaks was founded on the values of the US revolution ... Unlike the US mainstream press that worked to ......

Hong Kong bans pro-independence candidate from election

Edit CNN 31 Jul 2016
(CNN)A top leadership candidate in Hong Kong has been banned from running in the upcoming elections after the government declared he "cannot possibly fulfill his duties as a legislator" while also pledging allegiance to his pro-independence party ... Before being disqualified, Chan signed the pledge to uphold the Basic Law, which has governed Hong Kong since the former British colony was handed back to China in 1997....

3rd Chicago cop relieved of powers over man shot in back

Edit Austin American Statesman 31 Jul 2016
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Saturday relieved a third officer of his police powers in the death of a suspect after autopsy results showed the 18-year-old died of a gunshot wound to the back ... O'Neal was black; police have not provided any identifying information about the officers who were involved ... IPRA spokeswoman Mia Sissac said the footage would be posted online within 60 days, per city policy....

Upper Marshyangdi-A project on last leg, dam site being tested

Edit The Himalayan 31 Jul 2016
The 50 megawatts Upper Marshyangd i-A Hydropower Project undergoing construction at its last leg at Lamjung’s Bhulbhule has started testing its dam site ... It is the test of mainly those structures,” he said ... According to the Upper Marshyangdi-A Hydropower Project Concern and Coordination Committee Chair Jit Bahadur Gurung, of the 60 development activities pledged by the project most have been completed....

UTM establishes Dialysis Centre (UTM - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Jul 2016
The centre which is operated by the University Health Centre is equipped with 15 dialysis machines capable of treating up to 60 patients a day and saving an expenditure of RM500 million a year ... 'This centre was developed as one of the Financial Recycle programs implemented by UTM Health Centre following the successes of the health and medical cases that were previously outsourced and was brought in to be done in-house', he said....

Flash salvage a draw against Houston at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston Dynamo)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Jul 2016
The Flash pressed early and the first goal of the game came in the second minute when Lianne Sanderson got on the end of Williams' cross inside the six-yard box ... Kealia Ohai, scored Houston's second goal of the game in the 47th minute with a box-to-box effort that spanned more than 60 yards ... Houston's final goal of the game came in the 63rd minute when Stephanie Ochs found Ohai at the edge of the box....
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