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Mark C. Halsey: Nourishing educational seedlings
U.S. News & World Report announced recently two news stories that directly relate to Washington County. First, they published their national rankings of high schools, broken down by state. Of Washington County’s 10 high schools, eight were ranked in...Tags: Business, Environmental Issues, Media Industry, Students, University System of Maryland
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Private space industry can't get to Mars without NASA
While the Mars rover Curiosity is discovering the building blocks of life on the Red Planet, many are equally excited about another development: Commercial companies have finally discovered profit in space. This is no small feat, considering the...Tags: SpaceX, Neil Armstrong, NASA, Space Programs, Elon Musk
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Want a sculpture? A new jaw? Pizza? Just print it
Thanks to 3D printing, American society may be about to boldly go where no one has gone before. A Johns Hopkins scientist is seeking to adapt the technology to grow human jaw bones — potentially revolutionizing implant procedures. A Halethorpe...
Tags: Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv program), Walters Art Museum, Inner Harbor
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Technology plan presented to Lynchburg City School Board on Tuesday
The Lynchburg City School Board was presented with a new technology plan during a meeting on Tuesday. The plan would reportedly help teachers prepare to teach their students technology skills by supplying each instructor with a laptop computer for the...
Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Students, Science and Technology
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Hopkins' global health grade: good, but not good enough
Remember the last time you got a B in a class? Maybe a B was OK, a hard-earned accomplishment in a difficult, GPA-sinking course. Or perhaps a B just wasn't good enough — a subpar finish that left you mentally shaking a fist at other classmates....
Tags: Report Cards, Chemical Industry, Students, Medical Research, Education
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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: Money and Monetary Policy, Labor Markets, Apple iTunes, Economy, Federal Reserve
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Crime & Punishment: Commissioner of Torrington's Board of Public Safety Accused of Making Threats Against His Office
A British man was convicted of defrauding an aging musician/author in a scheme to sell key chains supposedly containing dirt from Yankee Stadium. Mark Hayward, president of the Mark I Group, a Westport marketing company, approached Bob Runk of Fairfield...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), FBI, Prescription Drugs, University of Bridgeport, Crime, Law and Justice
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EKU to collaborate with BCTC on bachelor's degree
kpeek@amnews.comIn 2012, Boyle County was named a “Work Ready Community” by the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board. The designation was based on the county’s high school graduation rates, postsecondary education attainment, digital literacy, community...Tags: Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Students, Colleges and Universities, Eastern Kentucky University
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Financial Aid, Startups, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Immigration, Teaching and Learning
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EXCLUSIVE-Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
ReutersBy Serajul Quadir and Rafiqur Rahman GAZIPUR, Bangladesh, May 20 (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world's largest apparel...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Plant Openings, Philosophy, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in...Tags: Corporate Officers, YouTube, Schools, Online Media Industry, Media Industry
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U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants
Reuters* Major U.S. airports would be first to install equipment * Negotiations continue over high-tech visas By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - High-tech systems for tracking the movements of immigrants and other foreigners when leaving the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Migration, AFL-CIO, Illegal Immigrants
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