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HCC's New South Shore Campus Is Learning Environment

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The parking lot in front of Hillsborough Community College's new South Shore campus is not flat, and that's not a construction blunder. The raised parking areas encourage water to run off into the ground nearby.

Robot Conducts Detroit Symphony

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:04:00 EDT

DETROIT - The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white, 4 feet 3 inches tall.

Britain Releases Batch Of Files On UFO Sightings

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:43:00 EDT

LONDON - The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official report.

Wind Energy Expected To Grow Dramatically

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:00 EDT

WASHINGTON - Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth.

A Smarter Energy Grid

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:01 EDT

The glowing amber dot on a light switch in the entryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the future of electricity.

Data From Columbia Disk Drives Survived Shuttle Accident

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:44:00 EDT

Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.

'Grand Theft' Video Game Scores 6 Million Sales In First Week

Fri, 09 May 2008 00:23:00 EDT

When you're selling "Grand Theft Auto," who needs advertising?

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Tops $500M In Week 1 Sales

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:39:00 EDT

NEW YORK - "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday.

Record Industry Follows Familiar Pattern

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:50:00 EDT

If the MP3 was a shot across the music industry's bow, Radiohead's "In Rainbows" may have been the torpedo that sank the ship.

Live From Your Cell Phone: Cable TV Programming

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:13:00 EDT

TAMPA - The nation's largest cellular phone company today launches a live television service in Tampa, running on its newest cell phone models.

TECO Tool Gives User Power Over Bills

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Residents in Tampa can soon gain more control over their electricity costs if they buy their power from TECO Energy.

Bright House Ad Claim Foul, Verizon Says

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

In case you hadn't noticed, Verizon and Bright House Networks really don't like each other.

Power Up To Cash Rewards

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:00 EDT

Your power company will pay you to reduce your bill. Really!

TECO Allows More Clients To Save On Power Costs

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:27:00 EDT

TAMPA -- Residents in Tampa can soon gain more control over their electricity costs if they buy their power from TECO Energy.

Grand Theft Auto IV Expected To Sell 9 Million At Launch

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. The run-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top "Halo 3" debut. Yet when "GTA IV" parks on store shelves on April 29, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history - and one that many people may not even know about.

Taking Cancer On At Its Base

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Soldiers in the war on cancer are fighting with new and more powerful weapons, including an international team at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.

Telescope Observes Intergalactic Mergers

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The Hubble Space Telescope just revealed our ultimate fate through a dramatic series of images capturing the collision of massive galaxies.

Hubble Telescope Reveals Cosmic Collisions

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:00 EDT

TAMPA The Hubble Space Telescope just revealed our ultimate fate through a dramatic series of images capturing the collision of massive galaxies. Launched 18 years ago this week, the orbiting observatory trained its powerful eye on about 60 examples of merging spiral galaxies similar to the Milky Way. The images are important because they offer clues about the "seeds" from which everything flowers, said Lars Lindberg Christensen, a scientist with the European Space Agency in Garching, Germany.

Google's Strong Showing Renews Web Tracker Debate

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:25:00 EDT

NEW YORK - Google's strong first-quarter results threw into question the weight many investors place on data from a leading Web measurement company that had shown slowing growth in Google's U.S. paid clicks. That data can be misread or simply wrong.

Official: Soyuz Capsule Misses Landing Target

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:35:00 EDT

MOSCOW - A Soyuz capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut landed in northern Kazakhstan Saturday, 260 miles off its mark, Russian space officials said.