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  iPhone App Helps Make Art More Accessible

  By Judy Mottl | Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  Arts group goes with its own iPhone app to help art lovers support their passion. Read More

  More like this in: Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, Technology, Entertainment, Gadgets, Events
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  Mother and Child Reunion

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sat Oct 3, 2009 4:13 PM ET

  office, according to CNN. "It doesn't always turn out this way."Fortunately for Maria and Yail, it did. Photo courtesy of planetka vi Read More

  More like this in: Wal-Mart, Children, Associated Press, Police, Walmart, Alabama, Kidnapping
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  Civil War Relics Unearthed at Tennessee Golf Course

  By Sarah Parsons | Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:32 PM ET

  even more surprises: So far, the group only surveyed the one sand trap. The course still holds 110 unexplored acres. Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: Golf, US, Science, Regional/Local, Innovation & Discovery
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  The Brief 9/10: Tennessee Elephants, Cheapskate Queen,

  By Caroline Walker | Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:41 PM ET

  seriously cut costs -- and where you might unexpectedly find some adorable pachyderms. All that and more, here on the Brief.An elephant orphanage in Tennessee? May not be the most likely of locales, but it sure is serving as a sweet sanctuary.While setting the thermostat at 50 degrees (or dumpste Read More

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• Putting Stimulus Dollars To Work

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Mon Aug 3, 2009 10:24 PM ET

  revamping, which buildings would get the upgrades and which companies would do the work.But as the New York Times and NPR report, in Perry County, Tennessee, the government there is putting the money to work even faster -- by subsidizing jobs for the unemployed. At a local pie shop, th Read More

  More like this in: National Public Radio, The New York Times, Unemployment, Stimulus Plan, Business, Good Ideas, Employment
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  Racing Toward a Pot of Gold For Education

  By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  that the grants will go to 10 to 20 states that can model innovative methods of improvement, according to the Foundation Center. Seven states — Tennessee, Rhode Island, Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Colorado and Illinois — are already situated in the starting gates, having freed-u Read More

  More like this in: Education, Schools, India, Grants, Connecticut, Arne Duncan, US, Social Responsibility, Education, Politics & Policy, Giving, Development
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  Justin Timberlake's Green Golf Course

  By Wynter Mitchell | Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:11 PM ET

  hooked.” Now the singer, songwriter, producer and actor is going green on the green by Justin with his new golf course in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. The course opens this weekend, and Timberlake flushed $16 million making it the "greenest" golfing destination in the US.Renamed Mirimich Read More

  More like this in: Justin Timberlake, United States, Golf, Irrigation, Landscaping, Entertainment, Celebrity, Sports
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  Funding Flows to Wind Energy

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Jul 20, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  projects are innovative ideas for wind turbines and other hardware, and a number of concepts for integrating wind power into the existing power grid.Tennessee Tech's project involves creation of three different types of storage units, using lithium ion batteries, ultra-capacitors, and fuel cells Read More

  More like this in: Energy, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, department of energy, Wind Energy, Ultra Capacitor, Science, Energy, Environment, Innovation & Discovery
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  Sustainable Couch Surfing Around the U.S.: Part 1

  By Guest Blogger | Tue Jul 7, 2009 11:57 AM ET

  techniques have made the trip possible and affordable for us. Since we left home nearly two weeks ago, we have traveled through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. We've had more than a few memorable experiences alon Read More

  More like this in: California, United States, India, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
• Energy Department Awards Loans to Green The Auto Industry

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:19 AM ET

  so that they can produce 13 more fuel efficient models. Nissan North America will get $1.6 billion to construct a factory producing electric cars in Tennessee and to build an advanced battery manufacturing facility. And Tesla will get $465 million to develop electric drive trains and cars i Read More

  More like this in: Technology, California, Energy, Business, Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gas, department of energy, General Motors, Green Jobs, Electric Car