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Open data for agriculture meeting focuses on global food security
Later this month, on April 29 and 30th, the G-8 will host an important meeting on Open Data for Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is organizing the meeting on behalf of the United States for members of the G-8 and interested parties. I bet that...Tags: Tom Vilsack, Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Summits, Camp David
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Teen inventor eyes entrepreneurship
As early as 12, Jonny Cohen was called an inventor. Now, at 17, he's already headed toward a new title: entrepreneur. As a seventh-grader, the Highland Park resident conceived GreenShields — a curved wing atop school buses to decrease drag and...
Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Science and Technology, Oak Forest, Chicago Tribune, Technology
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CI Invests In Trumbull Medical Device Firm That Moved To State From Ithaca
The Hartford CourantA New York medical device company picked up and moved to Trumbull after Connecticut Innovations made a $1.3 million investment in the firm, the state's quasi-public investment authority said Monday. The dozen employees at ZetrOZ LLC work on ultrasound...Tags: Corporate Officers, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Trumbull
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Twyla Tharp to receive lifetime achievement award at Tribeca festival
Choreographer Twyla Tharp, whose work spans ballet, modern dance, jazz and Broadway, is to receive a lifetime achievement honor during this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Tharp is scheduled to receive the honor at the annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation...
Tags: Milos Forman, Entertainment, TriBeCa Film Festival, Dance, New York City
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Charter school bills get hearing today
The Senate education committee may mostly be watched this afternoon because the panel is to take up the contentious "parent trigger" bill. But the committee also is slated to vote on two charter school bills. One takes aim, in part, at the failed... -
Avid financial troubles spook Hollywood film editors
In the realm of Hollywood film editors, Avid Technology Inc., is king. But in recent weeks, some unsettling news about the company has its loyal users worried about the company's future. I came across some of these concerns while reporting a story...Tags: Entertainment, Sales, Awards and Prizes, Business, Autodesk Incorporated
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Guidebook can help communities support food, farm businesses
TRAVERSE CITY -- The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments recently announced the release of a guidebook that communities statewide can use to recognize and support farm and food business collaboration and innovation. "Food Innovation Districts: An...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Marketing, Gardening
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Groupon co-founder Keywell taping radio pilots
Serial entrepreneur and Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell has begun taping pilots for a new 30-minute radio program he would host on WBEZ-FM 91.5, a public radio station. "It would be a Saturday morning show," said Jessica Malkin, executive director of...Tags: Ethics, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Political Fundraising, New York City
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Are the Ravens ready for the Patriots' no-huddle offense?
Having grown up in Annapolis, Bill Belichick remembers watching quarterback Johnny Unitas, one of the NFL's pioneers of the pass, drive the Baltimore Colts up and down the field with their version of the two-minute drill. At the time, no one did it...
Tags: Bradie James, ESPN (tv network), Bill Belichick, Ray Lewis, Ed Dickson
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Samsung reveals details of Silicon Valley innovation center
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Samsung disclosed more details Monday of the company's planned Silicon Valley innovation center, including plans for increased venture capital investment in the U.S. The South Korean tech giant is making a big push to expand its...
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Andre Cassagnes dies; Etch A Sketch inventor was 86
Los Angeles Times Invented in Paris in the late 1950s, the mechanical drawing toy that would eventually be marketed as "the world's first laptop" became wildly popular soon after an Ohio company introduced it under a new name: Etch A Sketch. French...
Tags: Paris (France), Allergies, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Barbie (fictional character), Arts and Culture
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Help for firms vying for a piece of the federal budget
Catonsville-based Alpha Omega Technologies performs work for one federal agency, and it wants more contracts — a daunting goal for a small company in a time of tight budgets. But the head of the 25-person software firm thinks he has a leg up after...
Tags: Sales, Business Enterprises, National Government, Catonsville, Environmental Issues
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