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Summer of space
As Kenny Gironda spun, tumbled and rolled around, while alternating between accelerating and slowing down, the people standing nearby became a blur.
Kenny, 14, who was strapped in while standing up, kept his head back and his eyes open so he didn't get...Tags: Stanford University, Philosophy, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Defense technology contractor to expand operations in Bloomington
Next Wave Systems, LLC, a contract engineering and technology firm, announced today that it will expand operations here, creating up to 60 new jobs by 2014.
Next Wave, which specializes in alternative energy software products and integrated defense...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Engineering, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, File Sharing
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Irene on list of 2011 billion dollar disasters
Source: National Climatic Data CenterBefore Hurricane Irene hit the east coast, the United States had already seen nine weather disasters this year that have caused $1 billion or more in damage. This ties the record set in 2008 for largest number of costly disasters. This year, we've seen...Tags: Arizona, Weather, Arkansas, Hurricane Damage, Disasters and Accidents
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Dr. Kenneth P. Johnson, neurologist, dies
Dr. Kenneth P. Johnson, former chairman of the department of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an internationally known expert on multiple sclerosis who developed new treatments for the disease, died Saturday of cancer at...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Diseases and Illnesses, Charles Street
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Donald A. 'Don' Schussler
Britton: The funeral for Donald A. Don Schussler will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2011, at First Lutheran Church of Britton. Rev. Terrill Sorensen will officiate and burial will be in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural Kidder, SD. Visitation...Tags: U.S. Navy, St. Louis, Pleasant Valley, American Legion
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Verna Irene Knupp, 96, Pittsburgh, formerly of Somerset
Verna Irene Knupp, 96, Pittsburgh, formerly of Somerset, died Sept. 16, 2011, at Shadyside UPMC Pittsburgh. Born June 27, 1915, in Paint Township, the daughter of Abram and Cletus V. (Knavel) Weaver. Preceded in death by parents, husband Glenn Walter...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Lessons from space camp
Last Friday, like millions of Americans, Carolyn Matzinger watched the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, the last of the 30-year-old American shuttle program.
And while the launch was the end of an era, Matzinger looks at the future of space...Tags: Florida, Awards and Prizes, Honeywell International Incorporated, Satellite Technology, Human Interest
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Teacher from Whitehall invited to last shuttle launch
When the space shuttle Atlantis lifts off Friday, Jerry Fetter of Whitehall Township will be more than a casual observer.
Fetter, who teaches biology and astronomy at Council Rock High School in Bucks County, received a special invitation to come to...Tags: Florida, Whitehall, Education, NASA, Kennedy Space Center
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Laurence 'Larry' Erwin Odland
Kathleen, Ga.: Laurence Larry Odland, 84, entered into rest on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mr. Odland was born on June 27, 1927, in Claremont, S.D., and had lived in Warner Robins since 1992. He earned his bachelor of science degree in industrial...Tags: South Dakota, U.S. Navy, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Human Interest, Belvidere
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Major international child porn ring bust includes former Parry McCluer football coach
ReporterU.S. officials have dismantled what they call a major international child pornography ring, which allegedly includes a former Parry McCluer High School football coach. Joseph Matthew Wheeler is accused of being a member of an online bulletin board called...Tags: Laws, Court Preliminary, Sexual Assault, Sex, Law Enforcement
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Police find woman driving her car into walls, felony DUI, and more
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsDUI A police officer heard a collision and glass shattering at 2 a.m. on Aug. 14 in the Lake Street Parking Garage, 151 Lake Street. The …... -
Is it reasonable to compare Rick Perry to Galileo? [Most commented]
Opinion L.A.Republican presidential candidate and current Texas Gov. Rick Perry was not shy about his views on climate change during Wednesday night’s debate. (Nor was he when he thought to "pray for rain.") As far as he’s concerned, the jury’s...
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