Posts Tagged ‘ Community Calendar’

Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering – New Scientist

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering – New Scientist
Controlling electric wheelchairs using the power of the mind is emerging researchers placed 12 phone vibrators, positioned like the numbers on a clock, on a belt worn around the wheelchair user’s waist. These vibrate sequentially for 3 seconds

After a Ford lurches, a trial hints of what Toyota faces – St. Petersburg Times
S timpsons vs. Ford is being tried in the Sumter County Historical Courthouse, a 1914 brick relic with drafty windows and creaky floors. It lies by the tracks in Bushnell, a town known for an 1835 Indian massacre. A passing train blasts its horn in

Arkansas Literary Festival announces authors – Arkansas Times
Like last year — and maybe even more so — there aren’t really any big names headed to the seventh annual Arkansas Literary Festival, which’ll is happening April 8-11 throughout the River Market area. Still, some good looking authors and programs

Community calendar – Houma Courier
The Bayou Blue Public Library, 198 Mazerac St., Houma, offers free tax service to residents from 1 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday in February. Residents must schedule an appointment in advance by calling the library at 580-0634. Children can receive free

Local woman sending wheelchairs to Haiti – Star-Press

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Local woman sending wheelchairs to Haiti – Star-Press
MUNCIE — Giving monetary donations to Haitian earthquake victims on three separate occasions wasn’t enough for Phyllis Davis. Davis watched telethons and TV news segments that showed people without homes, furniture, even canes for walking. The 55

Community calendar – Houma Courier
An Alcohol-Free Zone for all west Houma parades: The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana reserves the area by Good Earth Transit’s main terminal at Barataria Avenue and Main Street in Houma as an alcohol-, drug- and tobacco-free zone