Alan Shepard

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First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Roaring super boats thrill Cocoa Beach fans

Shark swims ashore, stunning race spectators COCOA BEACH ? Steadying her silver Olympus camera, Holly Brown captured video footage of speeding super boats roaring past Lori Wilson Park.So cool! the Cocoa resident remarked, watching the howling watercraft ... [Published Florida Today - May 20 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon

After Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the surface of the moon, eleven more astronauts followed him over the years, taking the total tally of men to have walked on the moon to 12. In this article, we will take a brief look at the careers ... [Published Buzzle.com - May 19 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Work experience: Should it be part of the curriculum?

The class of 2013 entered university against a backdrop of economic havoc. The global financial crisis was a year old, job prospects were grim, layoffs were constant and parents were watching their nest eggs take a beating.This latest crop of graduates ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts

Most people have seen videos of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon after taking manual control of the landing. But who led the way with many space-mission firsts?In May 1963, I was working at NASA Mission Control at Cape Canaveral ... [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Putts and touchdowns for a Concordia cause

Supporting Concordia student-athletes has become a passion for Ghislain Arsenault, owner of Montreal transportation company Truck ’N Roll.| Photo by Radu DiaconuGhislain Arsenault, BComm 85, ran into Concordia Stingers football coach Gerry McGrath a few ... [Published Concordia University - May 15 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Canada Establishes Smart Building Initiatives

The Natural Sciences and Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has established the Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network (SNEBRN), a nationwide university initiative headquartered at Concordia that recently received $1 million in new funding ... [Published Smart Meters - May 13 2013]
First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

$1 million new funding for Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network

font size decrease font size increase font sizeMay 4, 2013 - The NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network (SNEBRN)—a nationwide university initiative headquartered at Concordia—has just received $1 million in new funding from NRCan ... [Published Energy Management - May 05 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

$1 million for smart energy solutions

In a climate as prone to extremes as Canada's, buildings are often inefficient to heat, light and cool. Fortunately, innovative solutions are being explored through the NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network (SNEBRN), a nationwide university ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Learn About the First American in Space

Sunday marks the 52nd anniversary of the first American in space. On May 5th, 1961, Alan Shepard Jr. became the first NASA astronaut to be launched into outer space aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft.Launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Shepard was rocketed ... [Published USA.Gov - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Apple can't top Microsoft's rates

APPLE Inc paid higher interest rates on a record US$17 billion (RM51.7 billion) bond sale than Microsoft Corp did a week ago as the iPhone maker's slowing growth overshadowed annual cash flow that's more than twice the amount of the issue.While Apple ... [Published Business Times Malaysia - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Volunteers at Waterford Oaks County Park find historic newspapers under house floor

These are some of the headlines that greeted volunteers at Waterford Oaks County Park as they inadvertently unearthed a historian’s treasure: almost half a dozen consistent, consecutive and complete editions of The Pontiac Press dating from May 1961.The ... [Published Oakland Press - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

Benoit-Antoine Bacon nommé vice-recteur exécutif

EnglishLe nouveau vice-recteur exécutif de Concordia, Benoit-Antoine Bacon. | Photo par l'Université ConcordiaLe conseil d’administration de l’Université Concordia a approuvé la nomination de Benoit-Antoine Bacon au poste de vice-recteur exécutif aux ... [Published Concordia University - Apr 26 2013]

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...the nationwide research effort to invent and refine the smart energy solutions of tomorrow," says Alan Shepard, President of Concordia University. "this new grant from nrcan builds on the solar energy expertise established through the solar buildings research network, which was headquartered at concordia from 2005-2010."

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Roaring super boats thrill Cocoa Beach fans [Published Florida Today - May 20 2013]
Super boats stir day of thunder in Cocoa Beach [Published Florida Today - May 20 2013]
The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon [Published Buzzle.com - May 19 2013]
Work experience: Should it be part of the curri... [Published Globe and Mail - May 18 2013]
2,060 Minutes: Gordo Cooper and the Last Americ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - May 17 2013]
Ms. Virginia Senior to be selected today in Sta... [Published Daily Progress - May 17 2013]
My Word: Remembering Astronaut Cooper's firsts [Published Orlando Sentinel - May 17 2013]
Putts and touchdowns for a Concordia cause [Published Concordia University - May 15 2013]
Dennis Quaid Honored at UH, Talks College, Care... [Published University of Houston - May 15 2013]
The Right Stuff: Gordon Cooper Remembered 50... [Published Red Orbit - May 14 2013]
Canada Establishes Smart Building Initiatives [Published Smart Meters - May 13 2013]
$1 million new funding for Smart Net-zero Energ... [Published Energy Management - May 05 2013]
NRCan Provides $1 Million in Funding to NSERC S... [Published AZoBuild - May 04 2013]
Learn About the First American in Space [Published USA.Gov - May 03 2013]
$1 million for smart energy solutions [Published Bio-Medicine - May 03 2013]
The Week[end]: May 3-5, 2013 [Published Isthmus Daily Page - May 03 2013]
NEWS ANALYSIS: Apple has to pay more interest o... [Published BDlive - May 02 2013]
Diversity Champions — May 2013 [Published Diversity in the Workplace - May 02 2013]
Apple can't top Microsoft's rates [Published Business Times Malaysia - May 01 2013]
Apple fails to top Microsoft in $17-billion bon... [Published Financial Post | Business » FP Tech Desk - May 01 2013]
Apple Can’t Top Microsoft in $17 Billion Sale: ... [Published Bloomberg - May 01 2013]
Volunteers at Waterford Oaks County Park find h... [Published Oakland Press - Apr 28 2013]
Benoit-Antoine Bacon nommé vice-recteur exécutif [Published Concordia University - Apr 26 2013]
Benoit-Antoine Bacon appointed provost [Published Concordia University - Apr 26 2013]
Ilana Ross: The Wrong Stuff [Published Huffington Post - Apr 24 2013]
Brown inducted into Hall of Fame [Published Bladen Journal - Apr 24 2013]
Space Shuttle Astronauts Inducted Into U.S. Ast... [Published Aero-News Network - Apr 23 2013]
Arrests 4-22 [Published Examiner Enterprise - Apr 22 2013]
Off Beat: Clark County's 'moon tree' still bran... [Published Columbian.com - Apr 22 2013]
Earth Day Cleanup Co-hosted by Everything But W... [Published PRWeb - Apr 22 2013]
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Apple fails to top Microsoft in $17-billion bon... [Published Financial Post | Business » FP Tech Desk - May 01 2013]
Apple’s competitive advantages fall short of those built around other tech giants Apple Inc. paid higher interest rates on a record US$17 billion bond sale than Microsoft Corp. did a week ago as the iPhone maker’s slowing growth overshadowed annual ...
Feb. 20, 1962: Yank in Orbit [Published Wired This Day In Tech - Feb 20 2013]
1962: John Glenn isn’t the first American into space — Alan Shepard beat him by 11 months — but he is the first to orbit the planet, something he does three times aboard Friendship 7. It’s a watershed moment for the U.S. space program. Glenn, a Marine ...
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The Chrysler Foundation to Fund 'Out of This Wo... [Published Auto & Transportation - Mar 25 2013]
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