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‘Africa Rising’? Not really, unless we invest more in girls – CNN.com

June 18, 2014

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‘Africa Rising’? Not really, unless we invest more in girls – CNN.com.

What factor has the power to transform individual lives, communities, nations and the world?

The answer to this complex question is a simple one: education. While it is widely accepted that there is no one solution to lift the millions across our globe out of poverty, it is also equally accepted that a key cornerstone of addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges is through providing a quality education to all children, especially girls…

A Helicopter of One’s Own – NYTimes.com

June 18, 2014

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A Helicopter of One’s Own – NYTimes.com.

If we had our own personal mini-helicopters that were almost as easy to fly as cars are to drive, and we could take off from our backyards, soar over the traffic and peer down at the earthbound masses, trudging along below.

That would be cool.

As it turns out, the European Union is making plans for that very thing. Six research institutions across Europe are studying the feasibility of small commuter helicopters, helped along by a $4.7 million grant from the European government in a project dubbed “MyCopter.”..