The late Virginia Hamilton has been called “a majestic presence” in children’s literature.” She was greatly influenced by growing up on a small Ohio farm and by her extended family — but especially by her parents, who were gifted storytellers. Hamilton went on to write or edit more than 35 children’s books — many of them reflecting the life of African-Americans. Her works, such as “M.C. Higgins the Great,” won nearly every award possible, including the National Book Award, the Newbery Medal, and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Virginia Hamilton was also the first children’s writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. There are 200,000 writers and authors in the U.S. — about 4 percent of them African-American. This special edition of Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
On Wednesday, February 8 at 9am, the White House will host an event to highlight how the government and the private sector are harnessing science, technology, and innovation to promote global development. Speakers from the White House, U.S. Agency for International Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the private sector will join participants from universities, industry, and nonprofits for a discussion of innovation and global development. Watch live at www.whitehouse.gov/live.
Later in the day, at 11:00 a.m., Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director of the National Security Council and Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy & Senior Advisor for Science, Technology, and Innovation, National Economic Council will take your questions on the role of science, technology and innovation in global development.
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At dinner tonight I read the article in the “local” paper about the city authorizing wind farms. I explored the idea of installing a small one home wind turbine. The cold fact, here in Vance County constant wind speed is not sufficient to turn the turbine 24 hours a day. http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/wind_maps.asp
I would agree that clearing Section 8 housing for installation of a solar farm would be a major improvement to the city. What do they smoke in those government meetings?