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Out and About: Weekend Picks

Source: DCist

PARTY: Brightest Young Things and National Geographic combine to mark 125 Years of Exploration. Come out to the National Geographic Society (1600 M Street NW) for access to the museum, lightning talks from Nat Geo Explorer ...
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France's Hollande on Japan visit to push nuke ties

Source: FindLaw: AP News

TOKYO (AP) — French President Francois Hollande arrives in Japan on Thursday for a visit expected to focus on closer cooperation in nuclear energy technologies and on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic strat ...
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Heftier unmanned ground vehicle offers more lifting, hauling strength

Source: DefenceTalk.com

A small car can’t pull a heavy trailer. Sports utility vehicles don’t have a compact car’s fuel efficiency. A perfect, one-size-fits-all vehicle doesn’t exist. The same goes for unmanned ground vehicles, known as UGVs. Soldiers use UGVs — such as the 40- ...
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Garden City Recreation & Parks Department News: June 7, 2013

Source: Garden City Life

Registration has begun for the recreation department’s summer camps. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Please pay careful attention to the age/grade requirements as they are strictly enforced. Summer broc ...
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More Dye foundation scholarship winners

Source: The Times

CEDAR LAKE | A face-lift at the McDonald’s restaurant on Wicker Avenue will include a double drive-thru and more seating. PHILADELPHIA | A building that was being torn down collapsed with a thunderous boom Wednesday, raining brick ...
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Wide China Push Is Seen to Obtain Industry Secrets

Source: The New York Times

Reuters Workers at Suntech Power’s main subsidiary in Wuxi. The unit declared bankruptcy in March. SHENZHEN, China — A government-financed research institute in the Pearl River Delta here boasts an impressive range of specialties, from robotics to na ...
Full article at: The New York Times More like this Jun 5 2013, 9:53pm CDT

Southington High School's top 3 studentspreparing for college

Source: New Britain Herald

SOUTHINGTON — As the school year winds down, younger high school students are probably not thinking much farther ahead than the upcoming summer. For seniors, however, it’s a different story. They have plans in place for college, are ...
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Comment on Winbot Robotic Window Cleaner Debuts at 2013 CEA Show by Cindi

Source: Bookroom Reviews

We have grown up with amazing inventions in the past decade. There are robotic vacuums for your floor and now Ecovacs has invented a robot window cleaner called the Winbot. Hmm, how would you like your windows ...
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Kids Fest 2013 features games, activities Saturday at Frontier Park

Source: GoErie.com

1 Entertainment. Saturday's Kids Fest at Frontier Park runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature main stage fun from Brett Fallon, North Coast Dance ("Little King George"), the Rince na Tiarna Irish Dancers, Theater ...
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Robot retrievers compete in 1.5m NASA contest

Source: The Union Leader

BOSTON — Eleven robots faced off in a Massachusetts field on Wednesday, showing off their ability to independently track down objects in a hunt for $1.5 million in prize money at a NASA-sponsored contest aimed at speeding technological developm ...
Full article at: The Union Leader More like this Jun 5 2013, 8:13pm CDT