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Students deliver clean tech message Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:51AMFour students from ThunderRidge High School are using their senior research project to attract attention to innovative ideas for clean technology.
Ardmore Toyota's request to LM lights up neighbors Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:33AMSome neighbors are telling Ardmore Toyota, “You light up my life.”
No tax breaks for AC casino Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:19AMTRENTON — Morgan Stanley, which got $10 billion in federal bailout money, put together a development group that wants us to fork over more than $350 million in tax breaks to finish an Atlantic City casino. Your lawmakers are trying to kill an effort to let the people decide.
Children anchor radio programmes, share aspirations Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:17AMBhopal, March 7: All India Radio (AIR) listeners here Sunday had a surprise when they heard children anchoring various programmes and expressing their feelings and aspirations on the occasion of the International Children's Day of Broadcasting.
Three Alabama sites compete for civil rights museum Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:17AMMONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After they began their march to protest discrimination in Selma on March 21, 1965, it took the marchers five grueling days to reach Montgomery. The move to honor these marchers with three federally funded interpretive centers has progressed much more slowly.
NZ-US army exercises to resume after 23-year freeze Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:16AMThe United States' blanket ban on joint military exercises with New Zealand is about to be lifted.
Police employees receive recognition for 2009 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:10AMThree employees of the Sherwood City Police Department were recognized for their job performances in 2009. The awards were announced in February at a City Council meeting.
CENTRAL JERSEY: Towns receive grant for traffic study of Minute Maid site Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:09AMEast Windsor and Hightstown received a $100,000 grant this week aimed at helping with redevelopment efforts for the former Minute Maid site on Mercer Street that’s been in limbo for nearly six years.
Lead abatement effort gets $5.2 million shot in arm Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:09AMRochester and Monroe County have been awarded millions in grant money to address lead hazards in homes.
Educators fear cuts to already strained budget Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:06AMWith the legislative session past the halfway point, and the question of how to plug a more than $400 million shortfall in the Education Trust Fund still looming, tri-county school systems are asking for one thing -- a budget that won't be prorated.
The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:06AMThailand’s Boonchu Ruangkit continued the trend of first-time winners on the 2010 European Senior Tour Schedule with his maiden victory at The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum.
Edmonds man goes from outsider to council chief Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:05AMEDMONDS — Stephen Bernheim wasn’t involved in politics six years ago. He was, however, upset about a planned four-story commercial building project near his downtown home that he thought violated city height restrictions.
Qalam publishes 20 new books by Emirati authors Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:04AMNew Qalam titles on poetry, short stories, plays displayed at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
Corrections Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:02AM* A story Saturday should have identified Ivy Tech Community College Northwest and the Gerald I. Lamkin Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center Initiative as creators of the "Dare to Dream" initiative. It is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. * A story Saturday should have said today is the final day for the Porter County Builders Association Home & Garden Show at the Porter ...
Junior College blood donation Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:52AMOn the initiative of a voluntary student organisation at G.F. Abela Junior College called 'Power-Up College', the mobile blood unit was recently invited to visit the college and an encouraging number of students and staff members volunteered to donate blood.
UAE FM hails success of Abu Dhabi Book Fair Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:49AMSheikh Abdullah lauds pole position of Abu Dhabi Book Fair in cultural landscape.
Hustling for Mike: Even in the months before cancer finally claimed Michael Dinn, the beloved hockey official was more ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:57AMIt would have been easy to feel sorry for Michael Dinn. A respected hockey official, and father of 11-month-old Joel, Dinn had seen his life turned upside down in recent months as cancer ravaged his body.
RM150 Million For Orang Asli Infrastructure: Shafie :: Bernama.com Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:55AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- RM150 million has been allocated for the development of infrastructure for Orang Asli in the country, said Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.
A gloomier U.S. budget forecast Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:52AMCongressional Budget Office predicts long-term deficits that vastly exceed White House estimates.
Bing blocks online sex searches Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:52AMThe Open Net Initiative says Microsoft's search engine Bing is more prudish than government censors when it comes to sex-related online queries.
Candidate sees potential in arts community Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:46AMCarson City lawyer Day Williams filed this week for the Ward 3 Board of Supervisors seat, which will be vacated at the end of the year by Pete Livermore. Williams moved to Carson City in 1991 after graduating from the University of Arizona School of Law. He said he has some solid ideas for change in the capital city. "Supervisors need a more unified vision of how to build Carson City for the ...
Carson competes for Google high-speed network Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:45AMWhether it would be used for streaming 3-D medical images across the country or downloading a high-definition movie in minutes, search engine giant Google says it wants to expand ultra-high speed Internet to communities around the nation. And Carson City officials say they want Nevada's capital to be among them. Over the next month, city officials and the Office of Business Development will be ...
Pro-green measures expose bias against urban poor Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:44AM0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false ‘“ ’” /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso ...
EMU students put a new twist on an old tradition Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:43AMEastern Michigan University will send more than 75 students to nine locations across the nation in the 18th year of its participation in Alternative Spring Break. ASB is part of EMU's VISION (Volunteers Incorporating Service Into Our Neighborhoods) initiative. The ASB program allows students to voluntarily trade their spring break week off to make a difference in various communities. This year's ...
Cavaliers win marred by Stuckey's collapse Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:42AMCLEVELAND -- Rodney Stuckey was walking over to give rookie Jonas Jerebko some advice Friday night when he started feeling dizzy and sat down.
Pennsylvania a finalist in Race to the Top Competition Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:41AMPennsylvania is among the 15 states and the District of Columbia to advance as finalists for phase one of the Race to the Top competition, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Drucker kicks off Valley Forge Military College Appointment Initiative Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:51PMWAYNE - State Rep. Paul Drucker, D-Chester/Montgomery, today kicked off the Valley Forge Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative.
Fort Worth fighter wins battle of 'good friends' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:45PMCarlos Alcala of Fort Worth is one victory from the national tournament.
Gasol feeling low as Lakers search for higher road Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:42PMCHARLOTTE, N.C. – As good as it has been for Pau Gasol as a Laker, this is as bad as it has ever gotten. “I would say so,” Gasol said Friday night. I’d asked him if this was the most “off” the Lakers have been since he came to them...
Legislation requires hospitals to disclose prices in Wisconsin Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:41PMThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "The frustration of finding out what hospitals and doctors charge for common services -- from routine office visits to diagnostic tests and surgical procedures -- could soon get a lot easier in Wisconsin. The state Senate and Assembly have passed legislation that will require hospitals to disclose average prices for the 75 most common inpatient services and 75 ...
Should We Put A Dollar Value On Nature? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:39PMIn many countries nature is quickly sacrificed for wealth creation. But there is a cost to this loss and ignoring it, some experts contend, is "bad accounting."
LJ girls already making a difference Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:36PMAnyone who picks up this newspaper on a regular basis is well aware that philanthropy, charity and volunteerism are traits that run deep in the Brazosport community.
Bremerton's Union Hill neighborhood defines itself Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:03PMWest of downtown Bremerton and south of 11th Street, residents are reinventing their neighborhood.
Group seeks to open source data-center design Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:03PMA new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centers, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.
Initiative Aims to Help Small Businesses Get Loans Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:00PMA new lending initiative aims to buck the recession-driven tightening of credit by making loans more readily available to small businesses.
Scottsdale voters face bed tax, charter amendments next week Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:58PMOn Tuesday, voters will consider increasing the bed tax and several proposed amendments to the City Charter.
Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:57PMOTTAWA (Reuters) - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.
U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians in another funding crisis Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:57PMJERUSALEM — The 60-year-old U.N. agency that provides education and social services to 4.7 million Palestinian refugees will be asking the United States, its major benefactor — and critic — for more funding and political support next week.
Police, Businesses Try to Prevent Crime Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:57PMIOWA CITY – The Iowa City Police Department is equipping a handful of local businesses with tools to hopefully prevent them from becoming a target.
Where Microsoft Censors Bing For "Sex" Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:48PMThe list is more than a dozen countries long.
Group seeks to open source data-center design Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:48PMA new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centers, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry. The Open Source Data Center Initiative, announced this week, will act as a repository and test bed for mechanical and engineering advances in data-center design, which it hopes will be ...
Manville council, school district participate in Somerset County solar program Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:47PMMANVILLE — Borough and school officials have submitted a survey to participate in a county renewable energy program, which municipal officials believe will save from 15 percent to 35 percent on annual energy costs.
Browsing for a New Future: Laptops in Rwanda Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:20PMRwanda's President Paul Kagame wants to secure a piece of the growing technology market that has already brought so much change to sub-Saharan Africa, and he’s starting young.
Bungalow mixes old and new Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:20PMSuper-green homes often wear their sustainability on their sleeve. But not Jennifer Hicks' new bungalow in Minneapolis.
Police target Mountain intersections Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:20PMHamilton police have identified 12 Mountain intersections in need of special attention and traffic enforcement.
Sustainabiliy Continues to Elude MVP Site in Koraro Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:19PMIf you had millions in cash and a team of some of the most brilliant minds in development, could you transform a poor African village's extreme poverty to a viable economy in five years?
Michigan misses out in 1st round of ‘Race to the Top’ educational funding Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:17PMMichigan has missed out on receiving educational funding under the first round of awards through the federal government’s “Race to the Top” initiative.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to tour Syracuse's Near Westside during upstate swing Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:17PMSyracuse, NY -- U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will tour Syracuse’s Near Westside and review plans for the Near Westside Initiative during a four-city swing Friday through Upstate, her staff announced.
USGS to Help Haiti Rebuild on Sure Footing Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:16PMHaving measured and explained the science behind the Haitian tragedy, USGS geologists now turn their attention to helping rebuild Port au Prince on solid ground.
New York is a finalist in the race to the top comeptition Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:15PMALBANY - New York is one of 16 finalists to get part of the $4.35 billion pot of Race to the Top funding, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced today.