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Noted chef to feed airport gala crowd Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:46PMPANAMA CITY — The anticipated large crowd at the four-day gala planned for the opening of the new airport near West Bay on May 23 will be fed by noted Pensacola chef Jim Shirley, officials said Wednesday. Shirley is perhaps best known for preparing...
Taipei hosts 2010 Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:44PMThe Executive Committee of the Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology (AOSR) has chosen Taipei, Taiwan, as the site of the 2010 Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology. This 13th AOCR will be held at the Taipei International Convention Center March 20-23, and all individuals with common interests in the most current research and discoveries in radiology are invited to attend. The 2010 AOCR will offer ...
Too Much Conflict, Too Much Interest Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:55PMOn April 23, 2007, two San Diego investigators, Gerald Cook of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Dan Vile of the San Diego Police Department, turned in a criminal investigation of wrongdoing in a local business improvement district.
DCF program to help former foster children comes up short Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:49PMTALLAHASSEE A state program that helps former foster children become functioning adults doesn't know how many of its youth are skipping classes or how they are spending their monthly stipends.
Fight for GAU is on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:30PMMore than 18,000 disabled people who live on $339 a month from the state’s General Assistance-Unemployable program could see their monthly grant reduced to $50 starting in September under a bill amended last week in the state Senate.
Paley Center forms awards committee Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:00PMThe Paley Center for Media took another step closer to having its own awards show Wednesday, announcing a Media Television Awards Planning Committee.
How Berkeley is finding its voice in Sacramento Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:13PMSince the beginning of the spring semester, a team led by the Office of Government and Community Relations has been gathering stakeholders -- from on campus and beyond -- in a coordinated effort to boost the effectiveness of Berkeley's budget-advocacy activities.
Protect voting rights, improve water management Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:08PMIn the wake of the Government review of Environment Canterbury’s functions, councillors have proposed a split governance system which would protect people’s right to vote for regional councillors and also lift the council’s water management performance.
State expects to fall short in 'Race' for fed ed $$$ Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:06PMThe envelopes announcing the winners of new federal education grants get ripped open Thursday in Washington, D.C., and much like Oscar nominees who never get to make an acceptance speech, Connecticut educators expect an e-mail around 11:30 a.m. saying, "Sorry, try again."
Medtronic Chairman And CEO Bill Hawkins Elected American Institute Of Medical And Biological Engineering Fellow Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:41AMMedtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), announced William A. Hawkins, chairman and CEO, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). AIMBE Fellows are recognized for their outstanding achievements in medical and biological engineering. A formal induction ceremony was held at the Institute's 19th Annual Event in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21-23, 2010. In ...
Designer helps Antiquarians celebrate 50th anniversary Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:06AMAs an impressive Montgomery welcome to a woman who is considered a high priestess of interior design, more than 475 guests showed up at Trinity Hall on a recent Thursday morning to meet and hear designer, decorator, author and lecturer Charlotte Moss.
Some Assembly Required: Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:03AMThe audacity of Margaret Wharton's sculptures infiltrates the senses. She transcends ordinary objects while she experiments with modern art, elements of sculpture, painting and assemblages. She incorporates poetry in her work. She creates quirky puns to share important messages about society. The artist, provocateur and feminist comfortably steps inside each of these roles as she helps unveil a ...
Delaware business achievers Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:31AMWho's who in Delaware business
Real estate market in stage of stabilization Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:26AMPrice dictates most moves in today's real estate market.
Business Buzz: Feb. 28, 2010 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:23AMCentury 21 Select group donations Century 21 Select Group recently donated $1,500 to the American Red Cross, Wayne/Pike Chapter. Agents and staffs in the Hamlin, Honesdale, Tyler Hill, Lake Ariel and Moscow offices named the American Red Cross as the ben
Music Hall celebrates Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:11AMKen Burns and Kathy Gregg were on hand at a private event Saturday night to shine attention on and celebrate The Music Hall's Treasure the Future capital campaign's success at quietly raising $9 million toward its $13.5 million goal.
Phoenix's spending on police, fire ranks high nationally Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:31AMDebate ensues over the city's public-safety budget, which has grown 20 percent in the past 20 years.
Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice aims to get your attention Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:04AMHe's settling into his new job as president and CEO of The Seattle Foundation and is one of three who will lead new Mayor Mike McGinn's "youth and family initiative." Rice is now positioned to do what he says every leader should: use his bully pulpit to advance causes closest to his heart.
National League Team Notes Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:40PMnl notes
Women take role in Boy Scouting Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:27PMIf it takes a village to raise a child; it takes more than a man to guide a Boy Scout. "Scouting is not just for men anymore. It doesn't need just a guy to raise a good Scout; it needs everybody," said Sharon M. Nawrocki, of Chicopee, a wolf den leader.
Palm Beach County waste engineer visited resort for conference that bidder sponsored Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:32PMPalm Beach County waste engineer visited resort for conference that bidder sponsored
Precinct chairs key to grass root effort Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:51PMThere’s one thing Republican and Democratic Party leaders can agree on.Precinct chairs are vital to each group’s grass root efforts, Taylor County Democratic Party Chairman Dason Williams and Taylor County Republican Party Chairwoman Joy Ellinger said.In the Taylor County Republican Party, there are six contested precinct chair races on Tuesday’s ballot, Ellinger said. In the Taylor County ...
Monett capital campaign under way for new YMCA Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:24PMMONETT, Mo. — Several large donations have helped push the capital campaign for a new YMCA in Monett closer to reality. “We are hopeful we will be able to finish fundraising this year,” said Gordon Brown, YMCA executive director. “We have set with the campaign a goal of at least $10 million.”
Activist says time is now for new jobs center Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:16PMMichael Van Leesten is rounding up support for such a center in an old theater on Broad Street in Providence
Caretakers recruited to live in abandoned hotel for free Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:52PMDALLAS — The Craigslist ad sounded too good to be true: Live rent-free in a vacant Dallas hotel. The only catch: Keep a “watchful eye” on the place.Tom Coughlin thought it sounded like the plot of the classic horror film “ The Shining ,” but he knew there’d be little chance of getting snowed in for the winter like the characters in the movie. He’d have neighbors at the Dallas Plaza Hotel south ...
Minnesota Women of Today and WAMSO raise money for children's causes Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:32PMShriners, Kinder Konzerts are beneficiaries.
Berkshire net rises, Buffett sees housing rebound Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:53PMBillionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks as he and Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates appear together for a town hall style meeting with business students broadcast by financial television net...
Berkshire net rises, Buffett sees housing rebound Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:01PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said fourth-quarter profit surged, helped by derivatives bets tied to global stock markets, though operating profit fell 40 percent as the weakened economy weighed on several businesses.
Contentious vote in 1988 paved way for Somerville's continued development Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:07PMSOMERVILLE — Michael Kerwin was mayor in 1988 when the borough — facing competition from the newly opened Bridgewater Commons mall — created a special zone to aid its downtown.
Appointments told Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:07PMRoseland resident Candy Blau has been elected to the Board of Trustees of FamilyConnections, an Orange-based counseling and family service agency.
Berkshire net rises, Buffett sees housing rebound Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:18AMBy Jonathan Stempel
Hernando County Airport offers alternative to Tampa, Orlando Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:52AMA new campaign touts the airport as an alternate gateway to Tampa and Orlando.
PB to take up Balili inquiry results Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 10:17AMFOLLOWING an inquiry of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas, Vice Gov. read more
Solvang lot to become part of state park Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:13AMAfter nearly 20 years of debate — and a meeting that seemed almost that long to some of its participants — the Solvang City Council agreed Monday night to allow a vacant city lot to become part of a state historical park that is being planned on the city’s eastern border.
Time's Up, Uptown Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:09AM"Overhead and operating expenses consume almost all the yearly income of your organization," wrote Banker's Hill denizen Leo Wilson in a February 19 email to Carol Schultz, the executive director of Uptown Partnership, the group that manages the Uptown community’s parking district.
Citadel's DePietro uses hedge-fund skills to direct first movie Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:17AMDirector Julio DePietro, foreground, works on the set of the film "The Good Guy" at an undisclosed location on Aug. 8, 2008. DePietro made the transition from the hedge- fund world into the movie business.
Tax hearing set by Wolk for March Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:40AMContinuing efforts to advance performance-based budgeting for California, Senator Lois Wolk convened a special hearing Wednesday to pursue a new level of oversight to California's tax expenditures.Wolk, who chairs the Senate's Committee on Revenue and Taxation, convened the informational hearing to
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Senator: Find missing e-mails on interrogation Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:11AMWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee chairman told the Justice Department on Friday to hunt for the missing e-mails of an attorney who provided legal justification for the Bush administration's harsh interrogation of terror suspects.
Parties honor Hennessy Construction, Mayor Foster Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:31AM02.18.10Hennessy Construction Services marked its 90th year by hosting a grand birthday party in the conservatory of the Hazel Hough Wing at St. Petersburg's Museum of Fine Arts. It was an appropriate place to observe the occasion; Hennessy led the museum expansion.
Cut off funding for ethics board? House thinks it’s right thing to do Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:18AMThe latest target of budget cuts is the agency that keeps an eye on state employees’ ethics.
Also In This Story Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:13AMThe Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)’s Indo-Saracenic buildings sport fresh red and white paint and its gardens look meticulously manicured. But the surface sheen has in the last few years been torn asunder as one crisis after another billows up in the university.
New Union Twp. library to have upgraded equipment, furniture Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:05AMClermont County Public Library's newest branch in Union Township will not only have more space and better parking, but also will offer patrons more public computers and nicer furniture.
A Democratic Iraq Is Emerging Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:35AMSomething that looks an awful lot like democracy is beginning to take hold in Iraq. It may not be 'mission accomplished'—but it's a start.
Yorkshire fear £1m-a-year loss over TV 'jewels' Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:32AMYORKSHIRE cricket bosses have warned that proposals to reinstate televised coverage of home Ashes Tests as one of the protected crown jewels of British sport will have dire financial consequences for the game. (25/02/2010 09:19:01)
University Senate will discuss rape, smoking ban this semester Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:56AMBy: Lauren Redding Full legislative body will meet for first time next week The University Senate, an advisory body that makes policy recommendations to university President Dan Mote, will finally meet next week, after the first meetings of both the full body and the Senate Executive Committee were cancelled due to inclement weat...
Circle Bank's Kaselionis named to national bank council Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:52AMKim Kaselionis, chief executive at Novato's Circle Bank and a vocal advocate for community banks, is taking her message to Washington D.
Is the armor up at S.F.'s House of Shields? Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:34AMThe rumors are running rampant that San Francisco's 102-year-old House of Shields Saloon in the Financial District (39 New Montgomery St.) might be closing, but the Inside Scoop hears a slightly different story. The whispers are that chef Dennis Leary, whose...
Perry, Hutchison spar before friendly crowd in Houston Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:33AMHOUSTON - With time running short, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison shared a stage with Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday night and made the case that Republicans should think twice before putting him on the ticket again.
Amy Scherzer's Diary Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:30AMMOSI's 15th annual Einstein on Food Wine