Monthly Archives: May 2015

In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”

Kepler has yet to graduate its first class, so it’s too early to tell whether the education will give way to steady employment. By most accounts, though, the school has made enormous strides in its first two years. Forty-nine of … Continue reading

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Netherlands Museum Honoring Rosie the Riveters

The event celebrates “Liberation Week” 70 years ago, when the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom dropped 200,000 tons of food by airplane to the Dutch, after the “hunger winter” in which a large proportion of Dutch Starved. Thus, … Continue reading

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New McCullough book celebrates the Wright Brothers

Local News QA with Megan Absten: UPS student, Paralympics medalist shares how she persevered Article source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/05/04/3774512/new-mccullough-book-celebrates.html

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Community calendar for May 4

Buy Photo Community calendar(Photo: American file photo)Buy Photo Today-May 7 •Exhibit: “Art of Hospice,” a collection of works by Louisiana and Mississippi artists celebrating the work of hospice professionals, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday or by appointment at (601) 755-4052, Lucile Parker … Continue reading

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Twice-annual event draws 80 RC aircraft to Vanceboro

VANCEBORO | More than 80 aircraft, from jets to prop-planes to other-worldly helicopters, took to the air over Vanceboro on Saturday. But the airspace wasn’t overrun. The biggest airplane was about five feet long. It was the twice-annual Southern Air … Continue reading

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‘Miracle guy’ bucks trend of throwing things away – Belleville News

Don Stover hates to throw things away. Not only does he recycle, reuse and repurpose, he makes a living out of repairing items that otherwise would go into a landfill. “It just breaks my heart when I can’t fix something,” … Continue reading

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FAA: Flaw in Dreamliner could cause ‘loss of control’

By Elise Viebeck – 05/01/15 11:53 AM EDT A software bug in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet could cause the plane’s electrical system to fail, prompting a potential “loss of control” of the aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned. The … Continue reading

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