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Progressive Insurance, the country's fourth largest auto insurance group, and The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, will announce the winners of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE at a special awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Up to $10 million will be awarded to as many as three teams that proved their entry vehicle could meet the competition's strictest requirements, including the ability to achieve 100 miles per gallon or the energy equivalent (MPGe) and to survive grueling real-world safety, efficiency, emissions, durability and range tests.
Cheaper Solar Power? Western Washington University researchers say they've come up with a solar power innovation that could cut costs dramatically and enable solar panels to collect energy on cloudy days.
Vann has had a lifelong passion for baking, spending a lot of time helping her mom in the kitchen as a child. She went on to graduate from Western Washington University and get an office job in the Seattle area, but she soon got in the habit of baking at night to deal with the stress of that job.
"I realized baking should be my day job," Vann said. "I know a lot of people say if you love what you're doing, it doesn't feel like work, but that's really the case for me when it comes to baking."
Anyone with $2,000 to spend on a vacation has several options, perhaps taking it easy on beaches, climbing mountains or visiting any of the world's wonders.
Or a person could accompany Kit Kittredge of Quilcene on a two-week tour of the Gaza Strip to witness the effects of a steady diet of war, occupation and religious conflict firsthand.
This season, GFU hired conductor Paul Featherstone to lead the symphony. It holds its first seasonal concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Bauman Auditorium and will feature a sampling of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Mozart’s Flute overtures.
“I’m a classical musician by major, but I also enjoy ministry... I’m an ordained minister,” said Featherstone about the combo of music and Christian education. “George Fox is a synthesis of those two worlds.”
As Brad Malloy settles in as principal at Eastlake High School, the longtime administrator in the Lake Washington School District sat down with the Sammamish Review to talk a little bit about his approach to his new job.
Malloy replaced Greg Schellenberg, who moved with his family to China in July for a new school job and for his wife to pursue business opportunities.
Malloy formerly was principal and associate principal for the past seven years.
In addition to his time at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, he worked as assistant and associate principal with founding co-principal Rondel Hardie at Eastlake from 1999-2003.
Malloy has bachelor’s degrees in business and history from the University of Puget Sound and a master’s degree in school administration from Western Washington University.
A high-level Western Washington University employee wasted taxpayer money on excessive travel, according to a new report by the state Auditor's Office.
The auditor began looking into the travel expenses after anonymous employees raised concerns. The state's whistleblower investigation found several problems with what Director of International Studies Douglas Nord charged taxpayers for his travel starting in 2007.
A team of Western Washington University researchers have developed a new approach to solar electricity generation they say could eventually cut solar power to 1/10th of its current cost.
The team recently won a three-year grant of $970,000 from the National Science Foundation to continue their research.
Whatcom County Historical Society announced its 2010-11 progam of speakers and presentations.
The free events start at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Rotunda Room of Whatcom Museum's Old City Hall building, 121 Prospect St. The lineup:
Oct. 14: "The Eruptive History of the Active Volcano in Our Backyard." David Tucker, a research associate in the Geology Department at Western Washington University, discusses recent findings about past activity and future hazards at Mount Baker.
Scott Sonnon said that if he wins gold this week in "the Olympics of martial arts," the medal should go to trainer Mike Locke of the Bellingham Athletic Club.
"The gold's his," said Sonnon, a 40-year-old Bellingham family man with an extensive two-decade, worldwide background as a martial arts competitor, coach and trainer.