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Culbertson Mansion one of least visited DNR sites in state Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:52PMBruce Beasley steps into the small room, the soles of his shoes echoing as they hit the hard wood floor, and the smell of Indiana’s history fills the air.
AMBASSADOR Louis B. Susman Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:27AMThank you, President Gilbert for that introduction. As the first President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester, you are at the helm of a powerful and storied institution. And I’m honored to be invited to such a prestigious seat of learning.
Celebrating light Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:22AMWithout African Americans, we would all be in the dark. Literally. Lewis Howard Latimer patented a method in 1881 to produce the carbon filament used in light bulbs.
Japan Takes Lead in Race for Flying Underwear Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 10:36AMThe United States and Japan have long been jockeying to lead the world with inventions. The Japanese introduced the globe to karaoke and compact discs, but we came out with the iPod. Our very own Benjamin Franklin was the first to capture electricity, but the Japanese invented LED technology.
Colonial Days: Students go back in time, 4 centuries ago Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:21AMHASTINGS — Christopher Columbus. Boston Tea Party. Articles of Capitulation. U.S. Patent Office. What do all those subjects have in common? Eight grade school students learned on Friday that all these things were connected to America’s colonial era.
Colonial Days: Students go back in time, 4 centuries ago Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:21AMHASTINGS — Christopher Columbus. Boston Tea Party. Articles of Capitulation. U.S. Patent Office. What do all those subjects have in common? Eight grade school students learned on Friday that all these things were connected to America’s colonial era.
Two Inventions that have made a difference in many lives Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 8:09AMAs many people do, I wear eyeglasses. I don’t know how I would get along without them. I can see objects well up close but at a distance objects are blurred. Without my glasses, it would be difficult for me to function. I have worn glasses since 1963. I didn’t know I needed them until then.
Two Inventions that have made a difference in many lives Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 8:09AMAs many people do, I wear eyeglasses. I don’t know how I would get along without them. I can see objects well up close but at a distance objects are blurred. Without my glasses, it would be difficult for me to function. I have worn glasses since 1963. I didn’t know I needed them until then.
Kosciuszko key to Revolution, Kean tells Morris audience Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:51AMMORRIS TWP. — The United States of America is "an ideal" that was brought together and is held together by people of different ancestries and the history of their sacrifices must be kept alive.
Kosciuszko key to Revolution, Kean tells Morris audience Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:51AMMORRIS TWP. — The United States of America is "an ideal" that was brought together and is held together by people of different ancestries and the history of their sacrifices must be kept alive.
VoIP patent under review by Patent Office Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 6:29AMElectronic Frontier Foundation says C2's wide-ranging patent is invalid The US Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a controversial patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underlying VoIP.
US patent office to review VoIP patent Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 1:02AMThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a controversial patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underlying VoIP.
Patent Office to Review VoIP Patent Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underlying VoIP.
Patent Office to Review VoIP Patent Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 8:00PMThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to review a controversial patent issued in 2001 that is claimed to cover much of the technology underlying VoIP.
Franklin and Lincoln: True leaders for change Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 3:04PMThey were born 103 years apart. Abraham Lincoln was born in rural Kentucky in 1809. Benjamin Franklin was born in relatively cosmopolitan Boston on Jan. 17, 1706 -- 304 years ago, today.
City library to host national Ben Franklin exhibit Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 1:06AMThe Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Library Traveling Exhibit will appear at the Mountain Home Public Library July 14-Aug. 27. Mountain Home is one of only 40 cities in the nation where the exhibit celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin will appear.
The Wellspring of American Creativity Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:30AMExperts Say Innovation Is Part of What Makes Us Human "Where America Stands" Poll: U.S. Sees No Shortage of Creativity
Thoughts on the Run: A winter quiz and three important birthdays Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 4:02PMTHE LARGER THE island of knowledge, the longer the shore of wonder. To say it another way: Knowing a lot of stuff gives you all sorts of other stuff to think about.
Oxnard Library hosting Ben Franklin exhibit Sunday, January 3, 2010 @ 9:59PMA 1,000-square-foot traveling exhibit of photo panels titled “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World” will be unveiled at 6 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Oxnard Public Library.The opening ceremony, hosted by Benjamin Franklin impersonator Brian Patrick Mulligan, will include a speech, trivia game and photo opportunities.The exhibit portrays the life of a man who rose from a poor printer’s ...
Anissa V. Rivera: Ben Franklin visits Kiwanis Thursday, December 10, 2009 @ 5:13PMYou never know who'll drop by the Glendora Kiwanis Club. Entrepreneur, inventor, and statesman, Benjamin Franklin gave members a look into his life recently.
Video: Grizzly Bear: "Ready, Able" Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 10:46AMSetting: A bucolic, woodsy landscape. Characters: Emotionally expressive claymation blob things. Plot: Something about being sucked up into some sort of polygonal spaceship. This is a weird one, folks! Director and artist Allison Schulnik 's video for Grizzly Bear 's "Ready, Able" is online now, and its mesmerizing and hard-to-place sadness almost makes the all-out creepiness of Patrick ...
M.I.A. Working on "Gucci Mane Meets Animal Collective" Album Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 10:31AMUp until now, psychedelic travelers Animal Collective and mushmouthed mixtape MVP Gucci Mane have had exactly two things in common: (1) Both of them sound like they've ingested mountains of illicit substances in their lifetimes, and (2) Zomby has remixed both of them. (Also, Gucci's line about how his little boy one but his shoes 400 isn't that thematically far from "My Girls". And if Animal ...
Video Premiere: Jarvis Cocker: "Further Complications" Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 10:16AMFans of Jarvis Cocker 's twitchy tics, beard, and glasses will find a lot to like about this new video for the title track from his recent Further Complications LP. It's pure, unfiltered Jarvis against a white background. At times, he gets stuck in a box or trapped between walls-- it's kind of like a more realistic, less hatted version of Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" video . Watch the ...
Julian Casablancas Talks Solo LP, Strokes, Video Games Friday, November 6, 2009 @ 8:16AMPhoto by Williams + Hirakawa With his devil-may-care attitude, expertly weathered leather jackets, and gritted croon, Julian Casablancas once defined what it meant to be a cool rock star in the twenty-first century. And while he still came off pretty damn cool when chatting on the phone earlier this week, he seemed a bit tentative, too. When asked about living in L.A. compared to New York, it ...
Student of the week Tuesday, November 3, 2009 @ 1:17AMAnnalea McDonald
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Franklin papers have electric effect Tuesday, September 15, 2009 @ 11:14AMTeachers often make good students. One of those is Janell Beilman, fifth-grade teacher at Wilson Elementary School in Hays.
Letters: Union leaders cut from CEO cloth Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 5:24AMUnion leaders cut from CEO cloth I offer these comments in response to articles by Tom Iacobucci (pro-union) and Mark Mix (anti-union) in the Sept. 6 edition of the Sunday Republican.
Ben Franklin exhibit in Urbana Saturday, August 22, 2009 @ 11:44PMBeginning this week, residents in Clark and Champaign counties will have a national traveling exhibit in their own backyard.
Web site has science and invention story Wednesday, August 19, 2009 @ 1:46AMHarrisburg “Science and Invention in Pennsylvania,” is the 29th story to be posted on the award-winning Web site, ExplorePahistory.com.
Web site has science and invention story Thursday, August 13, 2009 @ 1:52AMHarrisburg “Science and Invention in Pennsylvania,” is the 29th story to be posted on the award-winning Web site, ExplorePahistory.com.
A Royal Paine In Britain's Neck Thursday, August 6, 2009 @ 4:40PMThomas Paine lit a fire under the 13 American Colonies when his pamphlet "Common Sense" came out in January 1776.
I've Got a Baby and Ten Dollars... Now What? Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 2:12PMI wanted to start this column with a reminder that First Friday is quickly approaching, and if you haven't ventured out into the fun and frivolity, you should give it a try. Now before you rush off to write me an angry email, lecturing me about all the problems parents with toddlers struggle, and how DARE I recommend taking an overactive two year old into a art gallery, let me say this: I ...
History on display Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 6:05AMCEDAR CITY - The Benjamin Franklin traveling exhibit is set to premier Wednesday at the Cedar City Library for six weeks as part of a nationwide tour.
Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 1:58AMLONDON - There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off for Massachusetts, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away. "It is surprising - it's ...
Head to London for an all-American 4th Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 1:09AMLONDON — There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London.
Celebrate America in London Saturday, June 27, 2009 @ 11:06PMThere are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London. Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off for Massachusetts, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
Briefs: No better place to celebrate July 4 than in London Saturday, June 27, 2009 @ 11:01PMWhether you prefer sipping bubbly at the home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
Want an all-American Independence Day? Try London Friday, June 26, 2009 @ 5:04PMThe British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
Try London for an all-American Independence Day Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 11:24AMWhether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off for Massachusetts, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
Conway students at national event Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 8:02AMTwenty-five students from Conway participated at the National History Day competition held June 14-18 on the campus of the University of Maryland. Conway had students who placed second, fourth and 12th in the national finals, along with two other top 20 finishes. This marked the first time in Conway history that students placed in the top two in the United States in any History Day category.
'DON'T TREAD ON ME' Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 10:14PM"For every action," Isaac Newton famously said, "there is an equal and opposite reaction."
Stupefying America Monday, June 1, 2009 @ 7:26AMIf you have a suspicion that many of your fellow Americans are too stupid to trust with the great affairs of this nation, you might just be right, but you might not know why.
Famous Americans visit River Oaks Elementary Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 11:20AMOne evening last week, if you looked closely, you could see Abraham Lincoln and Sacagawea walking around River Oaks Elementary. Betsy Ross was there in a homemade dress, carrying the first flag she sewed for the United States.
Eat Eggs With One of the Founding Fathers Tuesday, May 5, 2009 @ 5:37AMGot burning questions for Ben Franklin? Ask him over breakfast.
FRANKLIN FOCUS: Ben to blanket Franklin County in 2009 Monday, April 27, 2009 @ 1:15AMBen Franklin rules, not literally, but at least figuratively in Franklin County, where he will be the focus of a huge 225th anniversary celebration this year.
American Academy Announces 2009 Class of Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 12:11AMCAMBRIDGE, MA.- The American Academy of Arts & Sciences today announced the election of leaders in the sciences, the humanities and the arts, business, public affairs, and the nonprofit sector.
Scientist had far-reaching impact Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @ 11:41PMBecause of Robert Newnham, we can see unborn hearts beat.
American Academy Announces 2009 Class of Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members Monday, April 20, 2009 @ 8:00AMThe American Academy of Arts & Sciences today announced the election of leaders in the sciences, the humanities and the arts, business, public affairs, and the nonprofit sector. The 210 new Fellows and 19 Foreign Honorary Members join one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a center for independent policy research.
Sertomans honor six-graders' essays Wednesday, April 8, 2009 @ 12:54PMKEARNEY — A civil rights advocate, a statesman/inventor, an author and technical geek were among the American difference-makers six-graders highlighted in their winning essays.