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International Robotics Championship In Casper March 16th

Brian Scott — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:01:49 +0000

Natrona County School District #1 and Casper College will host Wyoming’s 5th FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) for over 20 teams from Wyoming, nine teams from other states and Mexico City, Mexico. The FTC

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Governor Mead Says Technology Has A Bright Future In Wyoming

Brian Scott — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:05:01 +0000

Governor Matt Mead addressed attendees of the first Wyoming Broadband Summit today. Over 200 people attended the event in Cheyenne, which the Governor, U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming Business Council and LINK Wyoming co-sponsored.

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Casper Verizon Wireless Customers to go 4G on Oct. 18th 2012

DJ Nyke — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:18:05 +0000

Casper Verizon customers are set to receive 4G, the nation's fastest 4G network, averaging a download speed of just over 8 megabits per second.

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FBI Money Pak Virus Affecting Casper Computers

Brian Scott — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:14:36 +0000

The fake FBI pop-up that is appearing on computers is a scam, It is a virus, commonly called the FBI Virus, MoneyPak Virus, FBI MoneyPak Malware and more. It is quietly and maliciously installed on computers by hackers looking to make money and holding its victims hostage

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong Passes

Associated Press — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:10:07 +0000

The first man to walk on the moon has died

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See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:46:22 +0000

After an eight month journey, NASA’s multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane.

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K2 Radio Meteorologist Talks About Red Bull Stratos Record Setting Jump [AUDIO,VIDEO]

Brian Scott — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:38:16 +0000

On March 15th, 2011, Austrian Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a capsule, carried by a hot air balloon,from the altitude of 71,581 feet. This was just a test jump for the Red Bull Stratos Team that hopes to take this same capsule to 120,0

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Big Cuts At Yahoo!

Associated Press — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:54:36 +0000

Officials with Yahoo! have announced dramatic job cuts

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Goodbye Android Market, Hello Google Play

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:16:27 +0000

Google's digital marketplace for mobile applications, music, movies and books is unifying under a new name in an effort to spruce up the shopping experience.

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Titanic Site Mapped

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:06:17 +0000

The underwater site of the Titanic wreckage has now been completely mapped

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Weekend Alignment Of Moon, Planets

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:56:52 +0000

A rare alignment of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus will occur over the weekend.

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Wind Turbine Construction Slows

Associated Press — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:32:26 +0000

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The number of wind turbines completed in Wyoming is lagging the number of permits issued by state regulators to build them.

Todd Parfitt of the state's Industrial Siting Division says financial concerns, tax uncertainty, legal and environmental issues such as sage grouse habitat, and transmission constraints have slowed construction

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50th Anniversary of John Glenn's Spaceflight

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:30:57 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Glenn plans to mark the 50th anniversary of his historic spaceflight with a series of events at Ohio State University, including a special dinner and a live chat with crew members aboard the International Space Station

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Gov't To Automakers: Curb The Gadgets

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:12:13 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal safety regulators say auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, so they're asking carmakers to help curb the distractions when vehicles are moving

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Paving The Way For Driver-less Cars

Associated Press — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:24:47 +0000

Lawmakers in Nevada are working on legislation that could someday lead to cars driving themselves on streets and highways in the state.

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Governor Mead Optimistic In State of State Address

Associated Press — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:41:02 +0000

Governor Matt Mead spoke about the upcoming legislative budget session during his "State of the State" address Monday morning.

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Missed Flight Blamed On Missing Screener

Associated Press — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:05:54 +0000

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman says she missed a flight in Wyoming because there were no female screeners available.

Jennifer Winning of Littleton said she checked in for a flight at the Rock Springs, Wyo

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Kodak Getting Out Of Camera Business

Associated Press — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:41 +0000

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.

The storied photography company, which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, says it will phase out those product lines in the first half of this year

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Facebook Spat Sparks Murder

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:04 +0000

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged with killing the couple.

Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said Wednesday the victims had complained to police that Marvin's Potter's daughter was harassing them after they deleted her as a friend on the social networking site

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Senate Okays New Air Traffic Control System

Associated Press — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:12:51 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a compromise bill that speeds up the Federal Aviation Administration's switch from old-fashioned radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology

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