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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
Gadget Watch: Electronic fork nags you on eating
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you've always wanted a fork that spies on your eating habits, you're in luck: A company has developed a utensil that records when you lift it to the mouth.By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer , January 10, 2013
Judge reduces possible sentence in WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge on Tuesday reduced the potential sentence for an Army private accused of sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.By David Dishneau, Associated Press , January 08, 2013
Mom goes viral with son's phone code of conduct
NEW YORK (AP) — Janell Burley Hofmann honored her 13-year-old son's "maturity and growth" at Christmas with his first iPhone, but it came with strings attached.By Leanne Italie, Associated Press , January 08, 2013
Software industry braces for new phone apps rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another. But with the Federal Trade Commission issuing more stringent online child privacy rules, he's not even pursuing the idea.By Richard Lardner, Associated Press , December 18, 2012
Opaque Instagram ad policy change riles users
NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service that Facebook bought this year, is the target of a storm of outrage on Twitter and other sites after a change in its user agreement hinted that it might use shared photos in ads.By Associated Press , December 18, 2012
Facebook users hit 'like,' stores jump into action
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook isn't just for goofy pictures and silly chatter. Whether shoppers know it or not, their actions online help dictate what's in stores during this holiday season.By Candice Choi and Christina Rexrode, Associated Press , December 18, 2012
Government investigates app makers
The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Such apps can capture a child’s physical location, phone numbers of their friends and more.By By Richard Lardner, Associated Press , December 11, 2012
Expert panel: NASA seems lost in space, needs goal
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA, the agency that epitomized the "Right Stuff," seems lost in space and doesn't have a clear sense of where it is going, an independent panel of science and engineering experts said in a stinging report Wednesday.By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer , December 06, 2012
Mars redux: NASA to launch Curiosity-like rover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you thought NASA's latest Mars landing was a nail-biter, get ready for a sequel.By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer , December 05, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity: No surprise in 1st soil test
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results are in from the first test of Martian soil by the rover Curiosity: So far, there is no definitive evidence that the red planet has the chemical ingredients to support life.By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer , December 03, 2012
New Legislature website launches
BISMARCK — In his former job as director of the North Dakota Taxpayers Association, Dustin Gawrylow kept tabs on more than 60 bills during the last Legislature, a job he said was made laborious by the Legislature’s “completely antiquated” website.By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , December 03, 2012
ND Legislature's 'antiquated' website revamped
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — In his former job as director of the North Dakota Taxpayers Association, Dustin Gawrylow kept tabs on more than 60 bills during the last Legislature, a job he said was made laborious by the Legislature's "completely antiquated" website.By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press , December 02, 2012
Syrian Internet largely restored after blackout
BEIRUT (AP) — Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria on Saturday following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit the capital since July.By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press , December 01, 2012
NASA: Closest planet to sun, Mercury, harbors ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has confirmed there's ice at Mercury's north pole.By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer , November 29, 2012
US twin astronaut, Russian to spend year in orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A former space shuttle commander whose twin brother is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attempt the longest spaceflight ever by an American.By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer , November 26, 2012
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