William Weissmeyer is running an experiment in downtown Klamath Falls. Two large metal shipping containers sit on the lot outside Vioweiss, Weissmeyer’s Main Street tech startup. The nondescript appearance of the containers belie their planned destiny. One of the containers is in the early stages of becoming Klamath Falls’ next […]
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New statewide energy code aims for tighter buildings, lower emissions
An updated statewide energy code for new homes and commercial buildings in Maine takes effect July 1, adding to the state’s effort to fight climate change in a sector responsible for nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. The new rules will lead to tighter buildings that waste less energy. And […]
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Lehigh Co. wedding venue’s transformation aims to draw beer buffs and their furry friends
A popular Lehigh County wedding venue soon will be going to the dogs and their beer buff human companions. By early summer, Willow Tree Grove Banquet & Event Center, which has changed hands a few times through the years, is now set to become Retriever Brewing Compound. Owner Matt Andersen […]
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Volvo Aims to Ease the Queasiness of Riding in Self-Driving Vehicles
Volvo is testing new audio technology that aims to prevent what experts say could be an unfortunate side effect of self-driving cars: motion sickness. Autonomous cars—still in the very early stages of commercialization—are being designed to let passengers focus their attention on things inside the vehicle without having to keep […]
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Fire-department captain aims to offer secure way to surrender babies
Capt. Ty Ledbetter of the Conway Fire Department launched an online fundraiser to install a Safe Haven Baby Boxes unit at one of the city’s fire stations after years of hearing stories of mothers abandoning newborns. “You see people, all across the country, where they find these abandoned babies in […]
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Kerry aims to talk US back into a lead role in climate fight
From a wood-paneled library in his Boston mansion, new climate envoy John Kerry is talking the U.S. back into a leading role in global climate action, making clear the nation isn’t just revving up its own efforts to reduce oil, gas and coal pollution but that it intends to push […]
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Saints’ defensive line aims to disrupt Bucs’ Brady once more
FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) tries to throw as he is brought down by New Orleans Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. For all the extraordinary […]
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B&Q aims to tempt Instagram generation after UK falls back in love with DIY
New fences, fresh floor coverings and plenty of paint: home improvement has become the national pastime during the coronavirus pandemic as the nation has spent more time at home – and rediscovered a passion for DIY renovations after a decade of decline. The closure of pubs, restaurants and sporting venues, […]
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How DiscoverGolf Aims to Draw Younger Players to the Sport
You are a 12-year-old child of the 21st century. You’ve never known a life without Wi-Fi, let alone the 24/7 presence of the internet. The digital, on-demand world provides you with your social life and entertainment immediately and with minimal effort. Your primary source of amusement is video games that […]
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Watch Live: Russian spacewalk aims to prepare International Space Station for new module
Two Russian cosmonauts suited up for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday to begin preparing the Pirs airlock and docking compartment for removal next year to make way for attachment of a new laboratory module. The excursion, starting around 9:30 a.m. EST, also will validate using the Poisk […]
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With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs
Apple has long been the lone wolf of the personal computer industry in maintaining its own operating system instead of licensing Microsoft’s Windows as rivals do. Tuesday it struck out further from the pack by launching its first laptops and desktops built on processors designed wholly in house. The silicon […]
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DC’s Hotel Zena aims to make a statement about female empowerment
Hotel Zena, the new Logan Circle hotel, aims to serve as a cultural hub celebrating female empowerment through provocative art and design and relevant programming. Hotel Zena is open in Logan Circle and aims to serve as a cultural hub celebrating female empowerment through provocative art and design and relevant […]