NC State set to launch futuristic library in 2013
On January 2nd, 2013, NC State will open the library of the future – The James B. Hunt Jr. Library. How many times have you been in a library and could not find the book you were looking for? Well the James B. Hunt Jr. Library has a robot forContinue Reading
Gifts of Experience
Most of us remember that bright sunny day when we went soaring down the street feeling like a lion on a mission the very first time we rode a bicycle, and to this day the excitement caused by that simple memory is enough to produce a smile on countless faces.Continue Reading
Paraguayan community creates musical instruments out of trash
Now this is an amazing story!! Favio Chavez, an ecological technician has discovered a brilliant use of the trash in a small impoverished community. The town is Cateura, Paraguay and it is a village built on a landfill. Many families in the community recycle trash and sell it to makeContinue Reading
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Hurricane Sandy victims get help from Hackers
A couple weeks after Hurricane Sandy, most households in the northeast finally had power again. Although power was up, Internet access was still sparse in many areas. This is where a team of special individuals came to the rescue. Joe and Debbie Hillis drove 1,600 miles from Saginaw, Texas withContinue Reading
67 years after he wrote it, Army Colonel’s symphony gets standing ovation
Retired army colonel, Harold Van Heuvelen, 93, has quite a beautiful story. How many people do you know that have created a beautiful symphony? Here’s his story. He was in World War II and had a lot of free time after peace came in April of 1945. “We just practicallyContinue Reading
Captain Planet, still our HERO
“Captain Planet, he’s a hero, gonna take pollution down to zero!”. Who remembers that Saturday morning cartoon? That used to be one of my absolute favorite cartoons growing up. I decided to search for it one day and I discovered something amazing. It turns out that there is a CaptainContinue Reading
Apple plans to move some mac production to the U.S.
After 10 years of producing all hardware in China, Apple plans to move production of some macs to the U.S. Apple customers have been asking the company to make this change for years. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, says the change will happen in 2013. The company has not released anyContinue Reading
Virginia Tech students carry wheelchair-bound student on adventure through the Cascades
Hiking up the Cascades is a long time tradition of Virginia Tech students. One student, Justin Graves, never thought that this tradition would be his as well. Justin is a paraplegic who is bound to a wheelchair. He is also very charismatic, always smiling, and well known in the school. Continue Reading
Friends form flash mob for cancer patient
Eileen McGuirk was battling cancer and didn’t feel well enough to host visitors inside the hospital. Her friends thought of a way that they could all give her a “pick me up” without going into the hospital….a flash mob outside her window 🙂 It was all Eileen’s husband’s idea. HeContinue Reading