Community garden plan sprouts at Cedar Valley Townhouses
Barb Pople leads a Cedar Rapids project to create a new community garden inspired by neighborhood kids at Cedar Valley Townhouses. Teachers note physical education progress as students monitor heart rates and aim for target zones during jump rope and step training while Ottumwa explores a plan for an International Video Game Hall of Fame to boost the town as a gaming destination.
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Barb Pople
Cedar Valley
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Hubble Repair Delayed by Stubborn Bolt
Spacewalkers faced delays during Sunday maintenance on the Hubble Space Telescope as a stubborn bolt hindered progress and left workers unable to finish all tasks planned for the excursion.
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Hubble Space Telescope
University gyms power small watts with sweat energy
At the University of Oregon, 20 ellipticals retrofit with ReRev tech generate electricity to grid, funded with $14,000 split with Eugene Water and Electric Board. The system tracks DC to AC conversion and aims for about 6,000 kWh yearly from 3,000 users, enough for a small NW energy-efficient house.
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University of Oregon
Eugene Water and Electric Board
ReRev.com
St. Petersburg
Fla
University
Wen Lee
Eugene
Ore
Young Olympic star Shawn Johnson shines on DWTS finale
The 17 year old West Des Moines gymnast becomes the youngest finalist on Dancing With the Stars and will compete for the mirror ball trophy. Viewers vote to decide the winner based on judges scores and audience input as the results show airs tonight and Tuesday. Johnson won Olympic gold and three silvers in 2008 and has a large Iowa fan base.
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the Gazette Rowans
Shawn Johnson
Des Moines
Beijing
Johnson
Abc-Tv
Dancing With the Stars
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West Des Moines
Mark Ballas
Neighbor charged with criminal trespass after home entry attempt
Sara Marino reported a man broke the screen door lock and attempted to enter her home in Cedar Rapids on May 7. She fled the couch, kicked the door shut, and locked it before calling police. The suspect is charged with criminal trespass.
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Adam Belz
The
Gazette
Sara Marino
Neighbor fears serial trespasser with violent past
Marina, a Cedar Rapids mother, says Daniel Kvidahl, a felon with involuntary manslaughter on his record, has stalked and threatened her home. Police and prosecutors have offered limited help after he was arrested three times since January for trespass.
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Daniel Kvidahl
Cedar Rapids
Kvidahl
Marino
Marina
Kvndahl
Gene therapy approach shows HIV antibodies in animals
Scientists led by Dr. Philip R. Johnson at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report a gene insertion method in muscle cells that prompts production of protective HIV antibodies. The technique worked in mice and monkeys, but human use remains years away, with cautious optimism from AIDS researchers about the potential.
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Randolph E. Schmid
Washington
Nature Medicine
Philip R. Johnson
Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Johnson
Beatrice Hahn
University of Alabama At Birmingham
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