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STAR TREK at 50 at the Henegar Center for the Arts
Saturday, December 3 at 2pm
The Center for Technology & Science in collaboration with the Hengar Center for the Arts presents a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series. Scott Tilley, president and founder of the Center for Technology & Science and professor at the Florida Institue of Technology will present an enjoyable talk about alien life forms, anti-matter power sources, energy weapons, faster-than-light travel, intelligent robots, portable communicator, trans[porters, and the society of tomorrow. 

For more information, visit www.cts.today/henegar

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Brevard Zoo leads international zoo fundraising effort
On Tuesday, November 29, more than 1,000 people across the United States and Canada opened up their hearts and wallets to contribute $193,878 to their local zoos.

Brevard Zoo staff led the #GivingZOOday initiative, which is a zoological twist on the popular #GivingTuesday movement, by maintaining an official #GivingZOOday website and Twitter account, preparing media materials and creating a cohesive message.

“#GivingZOOday celebrates the value accredited zoos and aquariums bring to their communities through excellence in animal care, conservation and education,” said Cheri Purnell, director of membership programs at the Zoo. Purnell collaborated with development and marketing professionals at 36 other zoos.

“We started by ourselves in 2014, then brought other facilities into the fold last year,” added Purnell. “It becomes more and more successful each year, and we couldn’t be more appreciative of everyone who made a contribution.”

The Zoo itself received 134 gifts worth a cumulative $7,235. More information is available at http://www.givingzooday.org.

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Air commando to assume command of 920th Rescue Wing
Col. Kurt Matthews will assume command of the 920th Rescue Wing here Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m. in a change of command ceremony attended by approximately 400 hundred servicemembers and civilian guests.
 
Colonel Matthews will replace Col. Jeffrey L. Macrander who served as the 920th RQW commander from August 2011- December 2016. Colonel Macrander will be taking an overseas assignment as the Air Reserve Component Liaison to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command, the Air Force Service Component of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint DoD combatant command responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the Persian Gulf region, into Central Asia. His follow on assignment is to be determined.
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SBA December 16, 2016 deadline approaching for businesses to apply for disastor assistance
The dead line for businesses and non-profit organizations to apply for disaster assistance is December 16, 2016. 

For more information about SBA loans, call SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster or by visiting a Disaster Recovery Center near them. 
 
Businesses and private non-profit organizations of any size may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace disaster damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets.  The interest rates for business loans are as low as 4%.

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Citizens for Space Exploration calls for U.S. leadership in space exploration
Citizens for Space Exploration joins the Aerospace Industries Association in endorsing the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration’s message to President-elect Trump’s space transition team that “A government-led program that opens the frontier beyond Earth for ourselves, our international partners, commerce and science is crucial if we wish to control our national destiny and lead the way to a future guided by American values and freedoms.”

We believe the U.S. must build on the tremendous program progress and operational successes of our broad-based national space program as we enter a new age of exploration and discovery, going beyond the bounds of where humans have ever gone before.  Citizens supports a balanced, integrated program of human exploration that includes the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System, International Space Station, Commercial Cargo and Crew, and launch operations infrastructure.

America’s space exploration program absorbs a minimal of our nation’s financial resources (less than ½ of 1% of the federal budget) and returns extraordinary value that benefits all our citizens. As discussed in the “Space Exploration Roadmap” paper, those benefits range from technical leadership, to advances in space science, to a strong national industrial base, to economic development and commerce, to global influence, to STEM-related inspiration for future generations.

Citizens pledges to work with Congress and the new President to keep U.S. leadership at the forefront of our future in space and exploration.
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AFTAC Airmen honored with Larson Awards

Lee Anthony, executive council representative from the Freedom Through Vigilance Association, places a silver medal around Tech. Sgt. Ryan McLain’s neck after McLain was selected as the 2016 Larson Award winner for best scientific applications specialist for 25th Air Force.  McLain was one of three Airmen from the Air Force Technical Applications Center who were recognized for their accomplishments Nov. 2, 2016.  (U.S. Air Force photo by William B. Belcher)
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