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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: Teaching and Learning, Students
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Obamacare's tax on innovation
Government leaders are asking us to out-innovate, out-export and out-work our competitors in order for the United States to turn this economy around. But what if our own government was instituting policies that proved to be some of the biggest obstacles...
Tags: Politics, Instrument Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, National Government, Colleges and Universities
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Monsanto Company, Fatigue, Agriculture, Drugs and Medicines
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Schurz Innovation Award winners named
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- John Quinn thinks reading news on a tablet would be more enjoyable and engaging if it were more like a computer game. A game where the user earns points and wins rewards for rating news articles, sharing content and commenting on stories....Tags: Periodicals, Twitter, Inc., Computer Science, Media Industry, Science and Technology
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Silicon Valley is beginning to see 'delight' in a new light
PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...Tags: Square, Inc., Marissa Mayer, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Apple iPod, Human Interest
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Israel grimaces at a leading export: Innovation
HERZLIYA, Israel — High-tech entrepreneur Kobi Stok is chasing the new Israeli dream. The 33-year-old software engineer quit a steady job to launch a Web start-up that teaches guitar playing. In three years, Stok's Jamstar.co signed up 80,000...Tags: Intel Corp., Startups, Bankruptcy, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Israel
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Imperial Valley Press recognized as Architect of Change
Staff WriterAs economic relief takes hold, El Centro businesses and the city gathered Thursday to recognize seven businesses’ positive impact in the community during the annual IMAGINE Awards. This is a challenging time, but it’s also a time of...Tags: Business, Science and Technology
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U.S. relies on agriculture for the very necessities in life
One week ago today was National Agriculture Day. We should all know that food and fiber doesn’t just arrive at the grocery or clothing store ... or magically appear on our dinner table or in our closet. There’s an entire industry dedicated...
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National Museum of American History to preserve ag heritage
WASHINGTON - On National Agriculture Day, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History unveiled a new website where the public can upload stories about technologies and innovation that have changed their work lives in agriculture-stories about...Tags: Monsanto Company, Environmental Illness, Consumers, Agriculture, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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New GE Product Innovation Center Takes On Circuit Breakers
The Hartford CourantPLAINVILLE — It's something of a mini-Manhattan project, like a war room with the spirit of a start-up. That's how General Electric, headquartered in Fairfield, is describing the new product development centers its setting up around the globe to...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Plainville
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CLAAS reflects on 100 years of innovations
OMAHA, Neb. - Over the last century, CLAAS has evolved from a small manufacturer of straw binders into a global leader of agricultural implement innovations. August Claas founded the company in 1913 in Germany, and was soon joined by his three...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Germany, Plant Openings, Luxury Vehicles, Companies and Corporations
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Robert Moog, EDM pioneer, inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticIf you’ve listened to any music in the last 48 years, chances are you’re familiar with the Moog Ladder Filter, whether you know it or not. Idiot savants might know the invention by its government identifier: Patent No. 3475623. But to the...Tags: Entertainment, Christina Aguilera, Donna Summer, Electronics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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May 1, 2013
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