Posts Tagged ‘Decade’

Bracing for the big boom

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Quebec is in the midst of one of the largest infrastructure booms in its history. Superhospitals, bridges, highways, hydroelectric megaprojects and commercial and residential complexes are being built or rebuilt, representing tens of billions of dollars in investments over the next half decade.

Decade Of Disruption: 9/11-Inspired Innovation

Monday, September 12th, 2011
The 9/11 attacks shook up more than the world's psyche, and have led to a raft of new inventions and futuristic tech designed to prevent similar terrorism in the future--from iRobots to full body scanners. These too have an ongoing mission to change our life. Some of the innovations resulting from 9/11 stemmed directly from the terrible events, while others would've happened anyway, just in ...

Abuse no match for PHS alum’s spirit

Friday, July 22nd, 2011
The Payson High School bullies who taunted and harassed Matt Christianer a decade ago would today have second thoughts about taunting him. That’s because the once smallish and picayune boy has blossomed into a 27-year-old body builder sporting a chiseled, well-defined muscular physique that is earning him accolades and plaudits from around the country.

Q&A with Dedham Tai Chi teacher Ramel Rones

Sunday, September 12th, 2010
For more than a decade Ramel Rones has been a mind-body consultant to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Tufts University Medical School, and has taught tai chi at the Dedham Council on Aging. He led a 12-week Tufts Medical Center study, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which found that regular practice of tai chi can help patients who have fibromyalgia, a chronic pain ...

Jeff Irwin and Ned Staebler battling for chance to represent Ann Arbor in state House

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
After more than a decade in the trenches of county government, Jeff Irwin is hoping to take his political career to the next level and represent Ann Arbor in the state House. His opponent in next month's Democratic primary, Ned......