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Forum Communications Co. taking newsgathering to new heights
By Rylee Nelson Forum News Service FARGO, N.D. - Forum Communications Co. has enlisted new aerial perspectives to provide its readers and viewers with over-the-top coverage of the 2013 Red River Va...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:26 PM
Wind Power -- for and by Small, Ordinary People
Sunday I spent the entire day reading. For hours and hours I absorbed myself in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-written by William Kamkwamba, the proponent of the tale, and Bryan Mealer. I was dra...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 1:40 PM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
Technological Advances
Earlier this week, I had a rather chaotic day. In the morning, I wrote on my hand to remind myself of a task to email Rick. At lunch, I noticed it on my hand and realized that I had not seen the insi...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 7:00 AM
Areavoices Digest #88 - Some top performers
I decided for this week's digest to offer up another look at some of our top performing blogs. They're both consistent with their posts, and their posts seem to generate broad interest in everything f...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 3:46 PM
Google invades Siri's turf with iPhone, iPad app
Siri may be feeling a little job insecurity. The sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple's iPhone and iPad is facing competition from an up-and-coming rival made by Google.By Associated Press , April 30, 2013
Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship has made its first powered test flight.By Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Hackers compromise AP Twitter account
LONDON (AP) — Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Rockets, robots as Obama hosts science fair
By Associated Press , April 22, 2013
Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping
The Senate is taking up a bill that would allow states to collect sales taxes for online purchases.By Associated Press , April 22, 2013
Court: Can human genes be patented?
The Supreme Court seems worried about the idea of companies getting patents for genes found inside the human body.By Associated Press , April 15, 2013
Simon & Schuster to offer e-books to libraries
The publisher of Stephen King, Bob Woodward and other top-selling authors has changed its policy of withholding e-books from libraries.By Associated Press , April 15, 2013
NTSB probes case of texting helicopter pilot
Evidence gathered in an investigation of a fatal medical helicopter crash has raised questions about whether the pilot was distracted by personal text messages when he failed to refuel the helicopter before taking off and misjudged how far the aircraft could fly without more fuel.April 09, 2013
Philadelphia gets ready to play 'Pong' on building
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" — on the side of a skyscraper.By Kathy Matheson, Associated Press , April 06, 2013
Scientists find hint of dark matter from cosmos
GENEVA (AP) — A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the footprint of something that could be dark matter, the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has never been directly observed, scientists say.By John Heilprin and Seth Borenstein, Associated Press , April 03, 2013
Taking the flood fight online
Are you wondering whether your home might be threatened by flooding this spring? If so, are you considering a sandbag dike around your house and garage? Do you have any idea how much sand that might take, or what it could cost? You can find that information with just a few clicks on your computer. The Red River Basin Decision Information Network offers a one-stop shop for flood and weather information at www.rrbdin.org.By By Kevin Bonham, Forum News Service , April 01, 2013
‘Smart paper’ in works at NDSU
April 01, 2013
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship splashes into Pacific
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Tuesday with a full science load from the International Space Station.By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer , March 26, 2013
Boeing schedules Seattle test flight for 787
Boeing says it will conduct a test flight of its 787 to see if a redesigned battery system works properly while the plane is in the air.By Associated Press , March 26, 2013
Techie fired after tweeting about men's comments
A female developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fueling an already vigorous debate about gender equality and culture in Silicon Valley.By Associated Press , March 22, 2013
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