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  • New software helps overcome social phobias through virtual conversation

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is building new software to coach people on how to interact with others in social situations. The virtual personality can be used to help people practice their interpersonal skills until they feel more comfortable with situation, News.com.au reported. The program called MACH- My Automated Conversation coach- presents a digital character on the screen ...

  • Mass Ave bridge closed due to traffic light problems

    The Massachusetts Avenue bridge inbound to Boston is closed due to malfunctioning traffic lights, state transportation officials said.Boston city officials are urging those attempting to make tonight’s game two of a double header at Fenway Park to seek public transportation. The first game has been delayed due to weather.Police said Boston Transportation Department is working to identify ...

  • Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

    BOSTON -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what its president says is a milestone for the proposed 130-turbine project.The $2.6 billion Cape Wind project aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm. But Cape Wind, proposed in 2001, has been delayed by lengthy review and entrenched opponents and has been looking for ...

  • Penalty-killer Paille steps up offense for Bruins

    BOSTON (AP) - His teammates always knew Daniel Paille was more than a speedy penalty killer who specialized in defense for the Boston ...

  • Conn. senators still hold out hope for gun bill

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s two Democratic U.S. senators say they still believe the Senate could take up a slightly retooled gun control bill later this ...


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The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]

The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]

When I say that The Pursuit of Happyness is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food, I mean it in the best sense--sturdy, warm, and rewarding. It doesnt do anything new or fancy or innovative, but it is solid and reassuring, and what it does it does extremely ... ...

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  • Portland Maine says ‘Life’s good here’

    Maine’s largest city is betting that visitors will come to know that ‘‘life’s good here.’’ The city launched a new marketing campaign Tuesday under the slogan: ‘‘Portland, Maine. Yes. Life’s good here.’’ Besides the city, local groups and businesses plan to use the slogan, adapting it, for instance, with the sayings: ...

  • Negotiators reach deal to fund new women’s prison in N.H.

    New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on a public works budget for the next two years that contains funding for a new women’s prison. The deal struck Tuesday includes $38 million for a 224-bed women’s prison and transitional facility in Concord near the men’s prison. The project is the largest single item in the proposed budget. The bill ...

  • Police in Lancaster N.H. warn of paving scam

    Police in Lancaster, N.H., are warning people of a likely paving scam in the area. Police are advising homeowners to be leery of anyone approaching them offering paving work at a reduced price. They have been telling homeowners they have asphalt left over from a previous job and would be willing to pave their driveway at a reduced price. Police say the company does the work and instead charges a ...

  • N.H. man sentenced for raping foster brother 7 in Mass.

    A New Hampshire man convicted of sexually assaulting his 7-year-old foster brother while they lived in Massachusetts was sentenced in Greenfield Superior Court Monday to up to 10 years in prison. Joshua Matthews, 24, was also sentenced to 10 years probation upon release. Matthews was convicted in April of two counts of forcible rape of a child, but acquitted of charges of assault and battery ...

  • Records sought in fungal meningitis outbreak

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last ...

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