UConn awaits bloom of rare corpse flower Sumatra in Storrs
A giant exotic plant not bloomed in the Northeast for over 60 years is near flowering at UConns greenhouses. The corpse flower Sumatra stands about 4 feet high now and could exceed 6 feet when it opens in five to six days. The bloom will emit a rotting-meat odor to attract pollinators.
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Matthew Opel
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Bloomberg unveils five year plan to house homeless families
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a five year plan to house 12 000 apartments with social services for homeless adults with mental illness. The city would subsidize rents for homeless families and fund anti eviction legal aid in six high homelessness areas as daily counts rise and spending doubles to 700 million. Initial seed funding is 12 million with costs expected to run into tens of millions, relying on federal programs Bush proposed to slash.
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New York
Michael Bloomberg
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Discovery of planets boosts hope for alien life
Washington reports that the Hubble Space Telescope could detect up to 100 new planets beyond our solar system, potentially doubling known alien worlds. Astronomers believe sun like stars in the Milky Way may host one or more planets, raising prospects for extraterrestrial life. Kailash Sahu at the Baltimore Space Science Institute used Hubble to monitor bright stars for tiny dips in light, signaling transits. He now seeks confirmation that transiting objects are planets rather than dwarf stars or gas clouds.
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Space Science Telescope Institute
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Kailash Sahu
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