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Stars React to Steve Jobs Passing
Steve Jobs has died at age 56, according to Apple Inc. Jobs passed away on Wednesday, October 5, after battling cancer and other health issues. He was the co-founder and former CEO of the company.
At the time of publication, the homepage of Apple.com has...Tags: Depression, Apple iPhone, Chely Wright, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.
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COLUMN-Bernanke's dangerous optimism: James Saft
Reuters(James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By James Saft May 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is an optimist about economic growth in the coming decades, rejecting "depressing" views about a slowdown to...Tags: Economy, Economic Policy, Ben Bernanke, Apple iTunes, Labor Markets
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Abrupt climate shifts spurred Stone Age innovation in Africa
A rapid shift in climate that brought wetter and warmer conditions in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age helped propel innovation and cultural advances in early man, a study has found. Paleontologists have long known that anatomically modern...
Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Africa, South Africa
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Forum to focus on developing central Indiana as center for sports, athletics innovation
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two athletic-oriented groups will hold a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana University, Drugs and Medicines, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Making it new in Maryland
Would it surprise you to learn that Fast Company magazine just ranked Maryland the third-most innovative state in the nation? Or that Maryland took the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's No. 1 spot for both innovation and entrepreneurship? It's a fact: In our...
Tags: Ciena Corporation, Software Industry, Companies and Corporations, Education, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Elkhart Brass built to last
South Bend TribuneELKHART -- A recent episode of the NBC series "Chicago Fire" featured a product made in Elkhart. Elkhart Brass makes more than 2,000 products used in the fire-fighting industry, including nozzles for hoses, controls, monitors and valves. Established in...Tags: Fires, Metal and Mineral, NBC (tv network), Mining, Technology
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Silicon Valley-area city becomes factory town again, with help of high-tech manufacturing
AP National WriterFREMONT, Calif. (AP) — In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in another plant, crews...Tags: Intel Corp., Google Inc., Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Media Industry
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READER SUBMITTED: Frank T. Wheeler Students Traveled To UConn To Compete In This Year's Invention Convention
PlainvilleFive Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School students traveled to UConn's Gampel Pavilion on May 4 to compete in this year's state Invention Convention. As explained on the official CIC site. "The Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) is an award winning,...Tags: Students, Gampel Pavilion, Plainville, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Penitent Romanian hacker aims to protect world's ATMs
ReutersVASLUI, Romania (Reuters) - Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a five-...Tags: FBI, Verizon Communications, Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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IPOVIEW-Tableau, Marketo software IPOs soar to the cloud
ReutersBy Sarah McBride and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz,...Tags: Auto Trends, Marketing, Media Industry, Startups, Oracle Corp.
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'Connecticut Inventions And Innovations' Exhibit In Bridgeport
The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave. in Bridgeport, will open two new exhibits on Thursday, May 16, with a joint reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. “Connecticut Inventions and Innovations” will focus on things invented or manufactured in...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Arts
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Jessamine County Schools applies to be a District of Innovation
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comThe Jessamine County school district is one of 17 to apply to be “Districts of Innovation.” The distinction would exempt districts from certain administrative regulations in an effort to improve student learning. The Jessamine County Board...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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