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Michelle Obama to Appear on 'The Dr. Oz Show'

ImageNEW YORK (KABC) -- "The Dr. Oz Show" is gearing up for a very special guest: first lady Michelle Obama. The first lady will tape an appearance that will air on Sept. 14. She will discuss a new part of her "Let's Move!" campaign and the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. The show's host, Dr. Mehmet Oz, says he is honored the first lady chose to be a guest. The new season of "The Dr. Oz Show" starts next month on ABC7.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Team Successfully Completes First Milestone as Part of NASA

Image LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is pleased to announce that the company's Dream Chaser(R) Space System has successfully completed its first milestone as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative. SNC presented NASA with a complete Program Implementation Plan Review, detailing the design, development, system testing, evaluation, risk reduction activities and flight testing of all systems planned for the 21-month base and optional agreement period.
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Aydin Senkut's Voyage from Turkey to the Heart of Silicon Valley

Image Aydin Senkut was born in Istanbul to parents who were entrepreneurs (mom in executive recruiting and dad in textiles). His journey from there to Google (GOOG) and beyond provides a novel perspective on the Silicon Valley Start-up Common (SVSC). The idea of the Common in economics originated in a field in an English village where everyone brought their animals to graze. If the community did not over-consume the grass and kept it fertilized and fresh, then it was a useful resource for generations. If a few farmers let their animals eat too much, the whole thing died and the community fell apart. That unpleasant outcome was dubbed the Tragedy of the Commons.
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Turkish Teachers Become Immersed in American Education System

Image Nearly 6,000 miles away from their home, some of Turkey’s brightest teachers sat inside a UND classroom Tuesday to talk about the best ways to teach struggling students. The group of 19 young teachers is here under a federal grant allowing them to hone their English as a Foreign Language teaching skills by learning from local educators.
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