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There Goes the Sun: NASA Upgrades Technology to Prepare for a Total Solar Eclipse

FedTech Magazine

To prepare for the total solar eclipse in 2017, NASA focused on technology that would keep its livestreams running for those who couldn’t see it in person. 21, 2017, the first to cover much of the U.S. 21, 2017, the first to cover much of the U.S. About 12 million people watched the eclipse on NASA sites on Aug.

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Exploring women’s history

Princeton Public Library

In 2017, Smithsonian Magazine released an article interpreting a National Women’s History Museum study on the representation of women in school social studies standards in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Domestic […].

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Economic impact of big name concert tours: Taylor Swift in Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In line before the concert, " Taylor Swift and 69,000 of Her Closest Friends Descend on Philadelphia ," Philadelphia Magazine.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

“I used to say that people went to an Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles office with a box lunch and a copy of ‘War and Peace’ and hoped not to finish both of them before somebody noticed they were there,” Daniels said in a 2015 interview with Reason magazine. In 2019, the average visit time was 13 minutes, 4 seconds.

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How State and Local IT Agencies Can Best Prepare for Natural Disasters

State Tech Magazine

Last year tied 2017 and 2011 for the third-highest number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S., The National Centers for Environmental Information recently released the final update to its 2022 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters report. with the cost of 18 weather events totaling more than $175 billion.

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Library Marketer Shares Brilliant 4-Step Plan for Getting Press Coverage and Building Personal Relationship With Media

Super Library Marketing

” “I had been a freelance writer and editor for about 10 years and took a job as a Youth Specialist at Forsyth County Public Library (FCPL) in 2017. ” “One relationship I have with a local magazine was the result of a media kit I sent to our local partners and media outlets about a big event a few years back.

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Colorado Springs Continues Quest to Be ‘Smartest of Smart Cities’

State Tech Magazine

Since 2017, Colorado Springs, Colo., has pushed to adopt emerging technologies to become smarter, safer and more sustainable. Leading that charge is Colorado Springs’ Office of Innovation and Colorado Springs Utilities, which work with public and private organizations to implement smart utilities, solutions and services.

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