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- Planners discuss outdoor dining Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:30AMThe St. Helena Planning Commission will review a new ordinance that would allow outdoor dining at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Vintage Hall.
- U.S. plans big changes in how students are tested Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:30AMStandardized exams — the multiple-choice, bubble tests in math and reading that have played a growing role in American public education in recent years — are being overhauled.
- IPS examines agricultural funding in Africa Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:27AMInter Press Service examines how some African countries are benefiting from the global agriculture fund the G8 pledged $22 billion to in July 2009. According to the article, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which seeks to increase African spending on agriculture to foster more growth, "has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing" on the ...
- Gulf oil disaster costs BP £5.2bn Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:25AMOil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.
- Official Twitter App for iPad feels smooth as butter Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:25AMNEW YORK, USA: The official Twitter app for iPad is finally here, and star developer Loren Brichter has polished yet another gem.
- USO still sparkles in modern day Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:21AMWhen the USO is mentioned, it conjures up visions of World War II canteen dances or overseas tours by Bob Hope. People in Shelby County who aren’t directly involved in the military might not realize that lively USO facilities still exist at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh and at the Indianapolis International Airport.
- God not needed for creation: Hawking Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:16PMBritish physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking argues in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe.
- Emergency Closure in Marquette Interchange Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:14PMThe Wisconsin Ave. on-ramp to southbound I-43 is closed until further notice because crews discovered cracks in one of the columns supporting the structure.
- iWatt Signs Component Distributors as North American Distributor Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:13PMLOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iWatt Signs Component Distributors as North American Distributor
- Danville students laud summer school programs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:12PMWhile the words “summer school” may not sound like much fun, Danville students highly praise the programs as a way to mesh education and excitement.
- Artist hopes mural inspires Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:11PMThere’s a big white whale on the wall when you walk into Queneesh Elementary School.
- New Stillwater parking ramp opens Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:00AMAfter six years of planning, 10 months of construction and some hemming and hawing over what to charge, Stillwater has a new parking ramp.
- Lawsuits filed over June flooding Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:59AMWestland and Garden City are among communities being sued for damages caused when basements flooded after heavy rain storms June 5-6.
- Stillwater Gazette to launch webcast; more new features on the way Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMStillwater Gazette readers will see a new, updated newspaper starting with the edition published Dec. 2, the week after Thanksgiving. New online offering are on the way as well.
- NCCE sensitizes the people on impending Census Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMDormaa-Ahenkro (B/A), Sept. 2, GNA - The Dormaa Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has stepped up the campaign to educate the people on the need to get counted during the 2010 National Population and Housing Census.
- States Awarded Grants to Improve Achievement Tests Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMTwo groups of 44 states will use the $330 million in federal money to design better annual reading and math tests.
- Stephen Hawking Denies God – God Yet To Respond Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58AMGod did not create universe - says man...
- German deal expected to permit Basel bank reforms Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:57AMGerman deal expected to permit Basel bank reforms
- Vena Cava Creates a Line for Bloomingdale’s Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMThe new clothing line is called Aqua, with pieces costing from $98 to $198.
- N.F.L. Expands Women’s Line Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMN.F.L. expands women’s line and the approach to jerseys are no longer just “pink it and shrink it.”
- Apple Announces IOS 4.1 Features, Previews 4.2 Update Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMApple will release an update to its mobile operating system next week that fixes many bugs while introducing several new features to iOS. The company showed off those features Wednesday during its fall music media event in San Francisco.
- City news Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:31PMAn art exhibit called "Kline - By Design" is on display through Sept. 10 in Grove City Hall, 4035 Broadway.
- Joey Arias Will Return to New York for October Concerts Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:29PMDrag artist Joey Arias will return to the New York concert scene for the first time in nearly a decade with Joey Arias In Concert at the Abrons Arts Center, Oct. 1-2 and 8-9.
- Apple CEO Jobs Announces IPhone Software Update Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:28PMApple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television shows over the Internet and into the living room. It also unveiled a new line of iPods, including a touch-screen Nano model.
- Details of strained relationship between son, parents emerge in grisly Polk County double murder Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:28PMLaw enforcement outside of Salem arrested a man Tuesday and charged him with murdering his parents at their farm home. The bodies of 61-year-old David Scott Jondle and his 58-year-old wife Marilyn Jondle were discovered by the water delivery person, according to Polk County Sheriff Bob Wolfe.
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- For fuel-efficiency, cars need to be wired with better brainpower, less horsepower Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:53AMWashington, Sep 1 : Fuel economy in gasoline-powered cars could be tripled by 2035, but it would mean getting our automotive kicks from smart electronic technology and other forms of virtual performance rather than horsepower, says a University of Michigan researcher.
- Senate OKd resolution suspending bonuses, allowances of GOCC execs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:53AM(UPDATE) Senators unanimously adopted on Wednesday a resolution urging President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to immediately suspend all the “unusually large and apparently excessive allowances, bonuses, incentives and other perks of the governing boards” of government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs)
- Identi-kit Competition 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:51AMLast post Mon, Aug 30 2010 16:22 by meggiewes . 20 replies. Are you a machinery buff? Know your hydrostatic from your hydraulic? Know your macerator from your actuator?
- Proposed Vehicle Labels to Include GHG Emissions and Fuel Economy Comparisons Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:50AMAugust 31, 2010 — The U.S. EPA and Department of Transportation today proposed two new fuel economy labels for passenger vehicles and light trucks, both of which change the way fuel efficiency information is communicated and includes detailed information about vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. The first label design (see Image 1 below) proposed features a letter grade which communicates the ...
- Xbox 360: New Wireless Controller Unveiled by Microsoft Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:18PMThe Xbox 360 is getting a new wireless controller, complete with a transforming D-pad.
- ‘Balangay’ sailors come with best wishes for unity and friendship Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:17PMKUCHING: Three traditional sailboats found themselves fleeing from pirates somewhere off the coast of Mindanao on Labour Day 2010.
- Burners in flux Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:15PMWhy would anyone spend four months and $180,000 building something that will only last a week? The answer says a lot about Burning Man culture
- East Bowral shops ‘would be small’ Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:15PMTHE company behind a survey seeking East Bowral residents’ views on a proposed shopping village has emhasised the development would be a small one.
- Governor to turn first gardens sod Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:15PMIT’S been about 10 years in planning, but the first sod will be turned on the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens in September.
- August 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:13PMTo view the events on a particular day, click on a calendar date above. Add Event
- Salmen High ribbon cutting marks beginning of an era Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:43PMFrom the Spanthers after Hurricane Katrina that combined the Salmen High School Spartans with the Northshore High School Panthers, to a new $49,590,000 building, Salmen rose from the floodwaters of Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf of Mexico to become better, stronger, and a bridge for the community.
- Monster jam is back, puts 2,000 vehicles to standstill Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:42PMZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei - A monster traffic jam that was soon snaking back 30 km brought traffic to a standstill on the Beijing-Tibet expressway on Friday - just four days after another recent logjam was broken.
- County seeks public opinion on code of conduct changes Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:41PMThe public will get a chance to comment today on a new code of conduct for Santa Fe County officials and employees. The County Commission is scheduled to consider a replacement for existing rules adopted in 2004.
- Elan and EETI to see touch-panel controller IC shipments increase robustly in 4Q10 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:40PMTouch-panel controller IC vendors Elan Microelectronics and Egalax_Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter due to increasing demand for touch-panel solutions from the smartphone and tablet PC segments, according to industry sources.
- School supply lists seem very arcane Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:35PMIf you’re having trouble decoding your child’s back-to-school supply list, you are not alone.
- Business Highlights Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:42PMAmericans are spending a little more this summer, but hardly enough to rejuvenate the weakening economy.
- Bakong to feature new-concept longhouse Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:41PMA NEW-concept longhouse will be built in Bakong, Baram, next year, says Housing and Urban Development Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg.
- RBI to vet S & P, Dow trading on NSE Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40PMThe issue of allowing trading in indices such as the Dow Jones and the S & P 500 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is being considered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
- Out of town homebuilders see opportunity in Dothan Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:38PMNew homebuilders in the Dothan area see opportunity here, despite a high number of houses on the market and tough nationwide economic conditions.
- Intel buys Infineon wireless unit Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:36PMEyes off LTE market.
- Mariemont condos move ahead Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:57AMIn spite of the housing market downturn and tough lending environment, two local developers are finding success with a multi-phased condominium project planned for Mariemont.
