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Colorado, others vie with Oklahoma for drone test sites
Oklahoma may be at the nexus of violent tornadoes and scientific developments in unmanned aircraft, but the state faces stiff competition in its bid to become one of the first six federal sites allowed to test the technology. Fifty applications have...
Tags: University of Colorado at Boulder, Science, University of Kentucky, Education, Federal Aviation Administration
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Whisper shares information about your favorite subject: You
Not many start-ups hit profitability from the get-go. The Los Angeles-based developer of the Whisper app might be the exception. The iOS app, developed by childhood friends and neighbors Michael Heyward and Brad Brooks, allows users to anonymously share...
Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Apple iPad
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Virginia Tech victim is behind campus safety app LiveSafe
Kristina Anderson was a sophomore at Virginia Tech when she was shot twice in the back and once in the foot on April 16, 2007. In less than 12 minutes, the gunman shot and killed 11 of her classmates and one of her professors. Six years after the...
Tags: Apple iTunes, Health and Safety at School, University of New Hampshire, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice
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Robotic jellyfish named Cyro could one day work for the Navy [video]
Meet Cyro, the latest robotic jellyfish to emerge from the engineering labs at Virginia Tech. Cyro measures 5 feet, 7 inches across and weighs in at 170 pounds. Its design was based on the real-life species Cyanea capillata, one of the largest jellyfish...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, University of Texas at Dallas, Stanford University, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution
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The Sunday Conversation: Violence in entertainment has long history, film expert says
Elizabeth Daley, a former producer, has served as dean of USC's School of Cinematic Arts for more than 20 years. She's also the founder and executive director of the USC Institute for Multimedia Literacy, which develops educational programs and conducts...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Django Unchained (movie), Gaming, Sex Crimes, Gaming Industry
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Sandy Hook violence prevention commission meets for first time
A 16-member commission, appointed in Connecticut to examine last month’s shooting rampage at an elementary school, kicked off its deliberations Thursday, even as the nation continued to wrestle with finding policies on how to deal with gun violence....
Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Assault, Adam Lanza
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A rational response to Sandy Hook
President Obama has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent another Sandy Hook. "Because what choice do we have?" he asked. "We can't accept events like this as routine." Unfortunately, such events are far more random than they are routine....
Tags: James Holmes, Barack Obama, Health and Safety at School, Assault, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Guns in America: Arming the right people can save lives
Everyone knows the terrible litany of gun violence: Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Ft. Hood, Tucson, the Cinemark movie theater in Colorado, the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, Sandy Hook Elementary School. Here are some examples you may not have heard...
Tags: Columbine High School, Arts and Culture, Wayne LaPierre, Vice (movie), Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Cop with a gun in every school? NRA's Keene says it's up to schools
Breaking a weeklong silence after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre was unapologetic and unambiguous as he stood before a pack of reporters and a phalanx of cameras. "I call on Congress today to act immediately to...
Tags: Columbine High School, Wayne LaPierre, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Lobbying, Teaching and Learning
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Metallica hopes PSA will help find fan's killer
Pop & HissMetallica released a new PSA video to help the FBI help solve the murder of a 20-year-old college student following a 2009 concert by the heavy metal band in Charlottesville, Virginia.... -
Virginia Tech shootings: Two killed, suspect at large
Nation NowA suspect remained at large Thursday afternoon on the campus of Virginia Tech afternoon killing a police officer and at least one other person, the university said.... -
Virginia Tech shooting: `We are looking absolutely everywhere'
Nation NowAn intense search is underway at Virginia Tech for the gunman who shot and killed two people -- a campus police officer and a student -- and authorities have ordered students and staff to stay indoors and secure themselves until the shooter is found....
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