Monthly Archives: February 2016

Teach consent. It’s a gift for your kids

Couple Holding Hands(Photo: Ibrakovic, Getty Images/iStockphoto) It should be simple. Your body is yours. My body is mine. But parents and society inadvertently send really confusing messages, said Yvonne Cournoyer, prevention program manager at the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. … Continue reading

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$300K Supercomputing Grants up for Grabs for Manufacturers from DOE

Come early March, grants worth $300,000 are up for grabs for manufacturers giving year-long access to national lab supercomputing cycles and half the staff hours of computer scientists with domain expertise under a U.S. Department of Energy program called High … Continue reading

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Almost time to fly

During the winter months most people just stay huddled up in their homes waiting for those nice spring days to be able to get outside and start enjoying the nicer weather.But for some, winter is a time for building.These builders … Continue reading

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Pentagon chief says Lockheed’s F-35 now on track for success

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet, the Pentagon’s long-troubled and costliest weapons program, is now on course to become a success and even a relative bargain, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says. “My memory goes back seven years ago to a … Continue reading

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Wee Worthington: Models depicting city’s historic past to be displayed at museum

This model will be a depiction of Worthington, but it will be a cityscape that most current residents wouldn’t recognize. It hearkens back to Worthington’s past, a time when ice was harvested from the lake; Charlie Wong ran a laundry … Continue reading

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Boeing gets US license to talk deals with Iranian airlines

Boeing Co said on Friday that the United States gave it a license to hold talks with airlines in Iran about buying jetliners, but said it would need additional U.S. approval to make sales. Boeing’s license, received on Thursday, marked … Continue reading

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DOE Announces First ‘HPC for Manufacturing’ Industry Partnerships

Feb. 18 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $3 million for 10 new projects that will enable private-sector companies to use high-performance computing resources at DOE’s national laboratories to tackle major manufacturing challenges. The awards are part of … Continue reading

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