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Chips for Change program flyer. Source: SPCA of Wake County, North Carolina

Helping Pet Owners in Preparation for Hurricane Season

June 10, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

SPCA and Care First Animal Hospital Offer Free and Name-Your-Price Microchips for Pets in Wake and Surrounding Counties In preparation for Hurricane Season, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Wake […]

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The Strange-ness: US Government Decides Not To Build Death Star

January 18, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Did you know that any American can start a petition for change? On petitions.whitehouse.gov, you can sign or start petitions for the issues you’d like to see the government address. Any petition reaching 100,000 […]

The Strange-ness: NIST Team Breaks Distance Record for Quantum Teleportation

September 25, 2015

By Laura Ost, NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have “teleported” or transferred quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometers (km) of optical fiber, four times farther than […]

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The Strange-ness: Car Vending Machine

October 3, 2017

Carvana, an eCommerce platform for buying used cars, in August 2017 unveiled their five-story, all-glass Car Vending Machine in Raleigh, North Carolina. Holding 18 cars, the Raleigh Car Vending Machine serves as a fun and […]