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Chevron Maker Annex Virtual Workshops
Children’s Museum Houston continues to offer free virtual 3-D design TinkerCAD interactives
Imagination, curiosity, creativity, and inspiration are not cancelled. Discovery happens at Children’s Museum Houston – A Playground for Your Mind™! The Museum (CMH) will continue to offer its popular Chevron Maker Annex Virtual Workshops. These workshops are free, streamed live, and teach children how to use TinkerCAD software to produce 3-D models of animal cells, DNA, coral reefs, buildings and more. Led by maker Education Manager, Jacob Breier, the workshops began during the stay-at-home order in March and have now become one of the Museum’s most popular virtual attractions!
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The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency Hosts 7th Annual Wine Dinner
The aroma of rich and harmonious wine along with culinary delights and entertainment united more than 200 supporters and guests on the vine for The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency and its 7th Annual Wine Dinner at Tony’s on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The Wine Dinner, presented by The Durdin Family and Parkway Family Chevrolet, Mazda and Kia, raised more than $205,000 to ensure Houston-area women and girls have free access to tools they need to be advocates for their health through classes, workshops, lectures, and publications focused on physical, mental, financial, emotional, health, and wellness.
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R.I.P. Dr. S. Allen Counter, 63, Noted Neurophysiologist, Ethnographer and Founding Director of Harvard Foundation of Intercultural and Race Relations
S. Allen Counter, the founding director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and a noted neurophysiologist, educator, and ethnographer, died on July 12. According to wikipedia.com, Counter was also known for his achievements as an explorer. In 1971, he located a group of people living in the rain forest in northern Brazil, Surinam and French Guiana; the group was descended from African slaves who had escaped from slave ships.
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Biden not in favor of ban on gas stoves, White House says
The White House on Wednesday asserted that President Joe Biden does not support a ban on gas stoves after a federal consumer safety official suggested that such a proposal was on the table.
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TikTok pledges more transparency for researchers amid renewed scrutiny
TikTok on Wednesday said it would share more data with certain researchers to study activity on the platform amid renewed scrutiny of the short-form video app's impact on society and its ties to Beijing.
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Mattress Recycling Council Cites Pleasant Mattress' SP2 Program as Example On How to Improve Sustainability & Efficiency
Leading independent mattress manufacturer Pleasant Mattress has been recognized by the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) for its success in Sleep Products Sustainability (SP2). The manufacturer was chosen by the organization to be the first to be featured on its website, highlighting Pleasant Mattress' successes in improving the sustainability and efficiency of its business as the first U.S.-based mattress manufacturer to achieve certification for its production facility through MRC's SP2 program.
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Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Fifer from Houston/Photo By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zhan
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Investments will support dozens of community organizations that help thousands of Houston area residents with digital skills training, affordable connectivity and computers
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The Houston Texans have fired head coach Lovie Smith after one season. Mandatory Credit: AJ Mast/AP
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Mayor John Whitmire's first act was to do a Houston ride along tour with HPD Chief Troy Finner
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Valen the Valentine (left) and her band perform in the UH-Downtown W.I. Dykes Library Photo Credit: University of Houston-Downtown
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