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  • Iran Is Reshaping Persian Gulf Politics Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:59PMSomething extraordinary, albeit not unexpected, is happening in the Persian Gulf region. The United States, lacking a coherent strategy to deal with Iran and too distracted to develop one, is struggling to navigate Iraq’s fractious political landscape in search of a deal that would allow Washington to keep a meaningful military presence in the country beyond the end-of-2011 deadline stipulated ...
  • Neri: Around town Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:57PMread more
  • Cooling the Hottest Rooms Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:46PMThis podcast is part of the Sustainable Design radio program , a collaboration between IEEE Spectrum and the National Science Foundation. In California, Stanford University’s server room just got a makeover—to save money and energy.
  • Gazette.Net: Montgomery hopes to begin constructing new animal shelter this fall Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:32PMThe construction of a long-awaited new Montgomery County animal shelter could begin as soon as the end of September said James Stiles, assistant chief of building design and construction for the county's Department of General Services.
  • Leviton Expands SmartlockPro® Slim GFCI Line with Guide Light Model Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:05PMLeviton, a leading global manufacturer of electrical devices, today announced the expansion of its line of SmartlockPro® Slim Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter receptacles with the addition of a Slim Duplex GFCI with Guide Light.
  • VIDEO: House of Commons Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:58PMEducation Secretary Michael Gove has announced that £500m will be made available to fund new school places in England's areas of greatest need.
  • Mt Washington And Pairpoint Glass: Corning Museum Of Glass Celebrates 60 Years Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:50PM:History has long been made in this small city nestled amid the mountain ranges that run through the midwestern portion of this state.
  • Watertown Native Uses Fashion Designs To Promote Local Artists Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:45PMTimeless, playful clothes for happy people - words used to describe fashions designed by north country native Gretchen Scott. Now, she's using her artistic ability to help further the arts in Jefferson County.
  • Microsemi Buys Technology for ‘Touchless’ Scanners at Airports, Other Security Checks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:37PMIrvine-based chipmaker Microsemi Corp. has acquired a specialized technology that helps detect weapons and contraband in airports, military posts, government buildings and other law enforcement settings, the company announced Tuesday.
  • Vantage plans offer flexibility Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:53AMA local builder is back on familiar turf as Vantage Homes opens a new model home in the El Rancho Gr ...
  • SoMa condo building combines history, modern details Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:44AMConstruction plans for the 788 Minna St. building, a former 1920s warehouse in South of Market, were on hold until an almost-tragic event changed everything. A cornice fell off the warehouse and almost hit a pedestrian,...
  • Lawyer had dual role in deal that cost Weld, Adams farmers water rights Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:21AMIt was supposed to be a can't-miss deal. Coming off a devastating drought in 2002, farmers in Adams and Weld counties would get to keep their coveted irrigation water while positioning themselves to someday sell it to cities and developers.
  • Rae Dunn, ceramics artist, breaks the mold Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:20AMRae Dunn has dabbled in various careers - from waitressing and running her own restaurant to working on the design team for Esprit and creating a line of baby quilts. After college, armed with a degree in industrial...
  • Q&A: Why it still feels like we're in a recession Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:18AMThe economic recovery hit "the terrible twos" in June, but we're the ones throwing temper tantrums. If the unemployment rate doesn't drop and home sales don't rebound soon, we swear we'll fall on the floor, kicking and screaming. As any parent of a toddler can tell you, it won't be pretty.
  • Libraries torn as public need soars, public funding tightens Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:36AMThe 63 public libraries in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam spent a combined $103 million in public money to run their operations in 2009, a 6 percent increase from 2007. Yet spending has not kept pace with demand. The number of people using Lower Hudson Valley libraries rose 9 percent from 2007 to 2009.
  • Diehl improves lives by improving zoo environment Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:12AMThe Alameda Park Zoo has been a part of Alamogordo since 1898. The Eddie brothers wanted train passengers to be attracted to the area and so they set up a "Zoo" in the park.
  • Silent running Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:00AMCORVALLIS — Traveling about 40 mph, three-wheeled cars whizzed around the race track Saturday in the Reser Stadium parking lot. Spectators watched the exciting scene, which had everything a car race typical of a car race: flags, numbers and a course with tight turns. The only strange thing — the cars were nearly silent.
  • Things kansas makes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:36AMHere is a sampling of businesses that Kansas is known for and some of the items manufactured here:
  • Patent models join art in new Smithsonian exhibit Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:12PMWASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington building known as the "temple of invention" when it was built in 1836 to hold the nation's patents is revisiting its roots, hosting a new "Great Hall of American Wonders" to explore 19th-century innovations through art.
  • Union decision flushes developer's funding Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:12PMLICKDALE - A decision from the Union Township supervisors last week shifted away almost $400,000 from a key developer for the creation of a business park.
  • Google's Innovation -And Everyone's? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:35PMShould we look to Google (the company, not the search engine) for lessons on economic growth and employment? Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, and until last April Google's chief executive, thinks what he's got goes way beyond Google's campus.“Google proved that you could systematize innovation,” he told me recently, adding  that this meant you could “create an environment where are ...
  • New Millennium Wind Energy to Bring 350 Jobs to Kansas Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:42AMNew Millennium’s facility will manufacture an innovative “point of use,” high out-put, vertical-axis wind turbine, adding to the emerging wind energy development cluster in Kansas.
  • New view from the Spike: Maize maze Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:38AMThe North Platte Telegraph A unique form of landscaping has taken over the cornfield east of the Golden Spike Tower. For the second year in a row, a maze has been created as a way to generate extra revenue.
  • Monkey-Killing Virus Sickens Lab Workers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:24AMAn outbreak of a monkey-killing cold virus is the first example of an adenovirus that can infect both monkeys and humans.
  • Asheville Area Habitat's ReStore renovations nearing completion Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:19AMSouth Asheville residents Madeline Kushner and Barbara Dalton find plenty of bargains while shopping at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Meadow Road, near Biltmore Village.
  • Dickerson fulfilling dream with Elite Sports Academy Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:33AM"Parent-friendly" and "safe" were the words that came to mind most as Buddy Dickerson moved from the idea stage to something more tangible. Now that Elite Sports Academy is up and running, he hopes those are the elements that will draw people out to Chesterville - and hold them there.
  • RAK Properties to commence handover of 'RAK Tower' in Abu Dhabi on schedule Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:16AMRas Al Khaimah, UAE, 16 th July 2011: RAK Properties RAK Properties PJSC, Ras Al Khaimah's biggest property developer listed on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, announced the commencement of the handover of RAK Tower at Marina Square on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi.
  • Should nuclear power plants be more strictly regulated? (Our Turn column) Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:51AMNuclear energy has always had its critics, but with the recent nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, doubts regarding the safe use of atomic energy have once again been raised.
  • Final pieces fitted together in Paddington redevelopment jigsaw Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:32AMPlans for one of the last remaining sites in the billion pound redevelopment of Paddington have been granted planning permission – clearing the way for one of the largest residential developments in the area.
  • Why Metroid Worked Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:13AMWe're in an age of NES anniversaries. Super Mario Bros. was the first to be celebrated, turning a quarter-century old late last year and receiving a fresh promotional push from Nintendo that included a re-issue of Super Mario All-Stars on Wii. The Legend of Zelda came next, hitting its own 2...
  • Travel Picks: Top 10 ugly buildings around the world Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:06AMLONDON (Reuters) - Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but then again, so is ugliness and the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (http://www.virtualtourist.com) have some very strong opinions about buildings that fall into the latter category.
  • DIY infographics startups capturing attention Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:16AMIf you're ever been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information on a social media profile, imagine the relief of clicking a button to display that information in a collection of visually appealing pie graphs, time lines and bar charts.
  • Letterman smash-hit copycat Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:57AMAnother struggling actor allegedly smashed through the glass doors of the Ed Sullivan Theater yesterday, managing not only his big break but a performance that New York's Finest agreed was simply arresting. Alvin Moore, 42, in an effort to get noticed, hurled a newspaper box through the door of...
  • School science club 'helped bird fly' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:41AMThe Barnsley team competing in the Red Bull Flugtag flying competition took advice from a school science club when designing their giant kestrel.
  • SBA Administrator visits Fairmont business Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:32AMThe head of the United States Small Business Administration visited an engineering business in Fairmont Thursday.
  • Bing Maps Updates Interface and Road Map Style Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:19AMWhile Bing has released many competitive features in the past, one of their more successful is Bing Maps. Microsoft is continuing its enhancements of this feature with a new interface and a new base road map style. The New Interface B...
  • Disabled Vet Turns Stumbling Blocks into Career Building Blocks Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:01AMThe Human Systems Integration (HSI) team with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is a diverse team of many backgrounds, including veterans of all four services.
  • Heard on the Street: Metafile plans move to accomodate growth Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:00AMA Rochester software company is on the move to accommodate its growing need for more space. Metafile Information Systems has announced plans to move to 3428 Lakeridge Place N.W.  by mid-2012.
  • MOVIE REVIEW: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2' Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:20PMLOS ANGELES — After seven previous films over a nearly 10-year span, $2 billion in domestic box office and still more treasure overseas, Warner Bros. has unwrapped the Harry Potter advertising line it hoped it would never have to use: "It all ends."
  • Blossom Trivet Kitchen Gadget Hits the Market Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:13PMAlaska-based Spice Ratchet Mills, LLC will unveil a new kitchen gadget a flower-shaped silicon trivet called Blossom this week at the Atlanta International Gift Furnishings Market. The show, July 13-20 at the Atlanta Convention Center, is the nations largest gift and home furnishings marketplace featuring 3,000 exhibitors who attract buyers from every state and 89 countries.Blossom...
  • Blairs housing company joins project to help disaster areas Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:11PMA local company will be taking part in a University of Virginia project that just earned a $2.5 million award from the Tobacco Commission — designing modular, affordable, energy-efficient housing that can be quickly transported disaster areas where they can be assembled easily, as well as address general residential housing ...
  • A fantastic, plastic education Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:57PMCHILDREN'S SUMMER CAMPS:Eager children are learning how to incorporate gears, pulleys and levers into their own Lego designs
  • Knoxville School Board to decide between building options Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:18PMThe District 202 Board of Education will decide Monday evening between two designs for what essentially will be a new Knoxville High School.
  • Made in America: Obama's Push to Increase Factory Jobs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:59PMObama's got a plan, and it's no longer healthcare reform. The new buzz word: more manufacturing jobs. His focus: swing states, robots, and high-tech green manufacturing.
  • Phillips finalizes plans for move to Power Plant Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:48PMRestaurant set to open in old ESPN Zone space this fall Phillips Seafood will open a 500-seat restaurant by early October at the Inner Harbor's Power Plant, in space left vacant last summer by ESPN Zone, Phillips and landlord the Cordish Cos. announced Thursday.
  • Library expansion designs undergo significant modifications; library raising $1 million for portions of expansion Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:35PMA new look and new money both are on tap for an $18 million expansion of the Lawrence Public Library.
  • Carter-Finley adds a new dimension Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:04AMThe new jumbotron at Carter-Finley Stadium looms above the field at Carter-Finley Stadium. The first Wolfpack football game this season is Sept. 3 against Libery. Photo by Brent Kitchen.
  • Council Rock teachers awarded $16,224 in grants to pursue innovative initiatives Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:57AMCOUNCIL ROCK - The Council Rock Education Foundation (CREF) awarded a dozen grants at Thursday night’s school board meeting totaling $16,224. The money is awarded to district programs that support innovative initiatives and enhance learning within the district.
  • Gum Tree building celebrates 100 years at the beach Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:55AMIn 1911, it was just another home sitting in the middle of Hermosa Beach with panoramic ocean views. But a century later, the building that now houses the store Gum Tree is a reminder of what this little beach town used to look like.
  • Committee mulls transportation, drainage Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:54AMThe future of transportation in Amarillo — from vehicles to storm water — was the theme of the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Advisory Committee’s meeting Wednesday. The creation of a drainage utility that would charge residents based on how much stormwater their property creates and use the money to improve the city’s system to move the water off streets and into playas was one topic. “We’ve ...