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San Jose Mercury News Mike Cassidy column
San Jose Mercury NewsWhen I first heard about Dorrian Porter's plan to raise $123,000 to honor inventor Nikola Tesla by erecting a statue of him in Silicon Valley, I had one thought: That's kind of kooky. I mean, you want to honor invention in Silicon Valley, how about a...Tags: Wireless Technology, Human Interest, New York City, Invention and Innovation, Kickstarter
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As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100
Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Solyndra LLC, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Services and Shopping, Tesla
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EDITORIAL: Perry Square perks up again
Erie Times-News, Pa.Just a couple of weeks before the 23rd annual Wild Rib Cook-Off and Music Festival rolls into Perry Square on May 28, the transformation of this historic park is almost complete. Surveyor Andrew Ellicott laid out plans for the two-block town square in...Tags: General Electric Company, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Science and Technology
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Addressing dyslexia -- Free presentation focuses on warning signs, research
Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M.For most of her childhood and adolescence, school was a struggle for Karen Tillery. Reading caused painful headaches, teachers' lectures were garbled with the voices of her classmates and new concepts didn't register immediately, if at all, and the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Dyslexia, Colleges and Universities, Conservation, Mathematics
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San Juan school board to address harassment complaints against superintendent
The Sacramento BeeComplaints that San Juan Unified Superintendent Glynn Thompson is a bully who pushes administrators around and treats women unfairly is an orchestrated effort to undermine reform efforts, say some supporters. "It's just the old guard resisting change,"...Tags: Minority Groups
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Lamme used math to make electricity practical
Springfield News-Sun, OhioIn "The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity and the Men Who Invented Modern America," historian Maury Klein says the key events in America's powering up for the electric era came during the Chicago World's Fair of 1883 and the building of the hydroelectric...Tags: Sociology, World War I (1914-1918), Renewable Energy, Awards and Prizes, Mathematics
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Three-sport star 'Bo' knows versatility
Philadelphia Daily NewsTO SEE DB next to Daquan Bohannan's name on the Public roster for the upcoming City All-Star Football Classic is to commence a head-scratching sequence. OK, who gets blamed for this mistake? Which knucklehead typed in Bohannan's initials instead of...Tags: College Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Sports, Football, Baseball
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Pep rally kicks off fundraising event for Blue Mountain elementary students
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.The Boosterthon Fun Run kicked off in exciting fashion Tuesday at Blue Mountain Elemetary East with a pep rally at the end of the school day. "I thought it was awesome. I'm excited for our school," Jessica Swick, event chairman, said after the pep rally...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students, Martin Luther King Jr., Teaching and Learning, Education
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Veterans honored for liberating France nearly seven decades ago
Nearly 70 years after they risked their lives on the blood-soaked battlefields of Europe, a proud contingent of South Florida veterans of World War II was honored for their valor Sunday in a ceremony cloaked in patriotism and solemn with emotion. "That...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army
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READER SUBMITTED: 2013 Hero Show Takes Central Stage At Solomon Schechter Day School
West HartfordFirst graders at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford today slipped into of one the biggest roles of their lives as they presented their heroes during the annual "Hero Show" produced by first grade teacher Joyce Ben-Kiki. The show was the...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Heroism, Abraham Lincoln
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Fisker used political connections to get loan, U.S. lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — Top executives from failed hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. denied claims in Congress that the company had used political connections to secure $192 million in government loans to finance a flawed business plan. The...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Darrell E Issa, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Congress, Bankruptcy
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The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Andrew M. Seder column
The Times LeaderMonday is Earth Day but Target is getting in on the celebration early. Starting at 10 a.m. today, all Target stores will give away a limited number of reusable bags. In total the big box retailer will hand out 1.5 million bags today. There's a limit of...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Human Interest, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Titusville, Scranton
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