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Garment makers urged to build their own brands Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:39PMThai garment manufacturers should build their own brands or add creativity to their products to differentiate themselves from low-cost apparel from China in the world market, says Netpreeya Choomchaiyo, director of the Office of Product Value Promotion.
BSO will stage its own flying circus Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:26PMAround Town The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will share its stage with contortionists, aerialists and strongmen when it holds a series of concerts called Cirque de la Symphonie Thursday-Friday, March 11-12, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m., in the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. For the occasion, conductor Marin...
Rails to Trails expected to help local businesses Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:15PMThe site of Earl Rissler’s newest bicycle shop is no coincidence.
Tentative early years Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:56PMA large compound located alongside the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province was once home to city hall.
AeroVironment,Inc. Announces Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Results Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:50PM“In the third quarter, our team increased production of digital Raven systems and digital retrofit kits to satisfy customer demand, and made progress positioning our major development programs for...
The Twin Towers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:17PMThe Burj Khalifa opened earlier this year as the world’s tallest building, sending a protrusion of steel slicing into the skyline along with a message to a new generation of Muslims: Near its record-setting peak will be a mosque. Not so coincidentally, in New York, two cranes lifted more metal shafts into place for the Freedom Tower, soon to be this country’s tallest building. With its cutting ...
OHS students create literary village Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:38PMThere is a village ensconced within the walls of the Opelousas High School library. The houses that make up the village are familiar to those who are acquainted with British literature.
Library on hold because of legal dispute Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:21PMLloyd J. Nelson III Staff Writer THIBODAUX — Plans to open Thibodaux's newly purchased public library remain stalled because of legal issues. Nearly a month has passed since Lafourche Parish government completed its purchase of the former Daily Comet building.
Pressed by Charters, Harlem Public Schools Turn to Marketing Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:38AMPublic school principals are being forced to compete for students, hiring marketing firms and revamping school logos and Web sites.
KB Home to Pre-Wire Homes for Electric Vehicles Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:18AMLOS ANGELES - March 9, 2010: KB Home announced today that it will begin offering an option to pre-wire its new Built to Order™ homes to accommodate charging stations for homeowners’ electric vehicles.
25 SxSW 2010 Panels You Can't Afford To Miss Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:41AMLast year I attended South By Southwest for the first time. It's a tech/music/film conference in Austin, Tx, and it's the highlight of my year. If you are attending, or even if you aren't, here are the top 25 panels that jumped out at me for this year's conference: Long Distance UX - http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/580 Collaboration is key to the UX process, but it ...
CPS to get more tech tools for districts teachers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:34AMColumbus Public Schools teachers will have more tools at their fingertips in the classroom with the school boards appro...
General Dynamics reduces work force Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:27AMGeneral Dynamics Robotic Systems laid off 80 employees and 10 contract laborers at its Westminster office Monday, according to a company spokesman.
California’s First Passive House Remodel Moves Towards Completion Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:21AMProject team thinks this kind of construction could be the state’s answer to meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
All in Good Taste: Open up and say yum! Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:46PMNothing makes me happier than good news, so I'm beside myself with all the recent openings in Marin. by Pat Fusco
Forty years of dedication Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:30PMALTON — Celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, Alton Area Landmarks Association Inc. has spent four decades protecting local historical gems while building quite a history of its own.
Architect of Willis Tower and John Hancock Center, dies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:19PMBruce Graham, the hard-driving architect of the Willis Tower, once the world’s tallest building, and the John Hancock Center, the X-braced giant that became Chicago’s Eiffel Tower, died Saturday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., family members said Monday. He was 84 years old.
Libertyville's School Street project revived Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:54PMA long-idled plan to create an old-fashioned neighborhood near downtown Libertyville has been rekindled.
Realty Development Associates host Open Houses at Design Centers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:52PMSAGAMORE, NORTON, MA, ISSUED MARCH 5, 2010…Realty Development Associates, a leading builder specializing in modular or factory-constructed homes, invites the public to see the latest in Modular Construction at Open Houses to be held March 20 and 21 at RDA ’s Sagamore Model Design Center at 1 Bluff Road, off Route 6 and its new Norton Model Design Center located at 312 Taunton Ave (Route 140), on ...
PCTEL to Present at the Wedbush Securities MAC Conference Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:30PMBLOOMINGDALE, Ill.----PCTEL, Inc. , a leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions, announced today that Marty Singer, PCTEL Chairman and CEO will present at the Wedbush Securities 8th Annual New York MAC Conference in New York.
Sony Debuts DC Universe Online Mass Animation Preliminary Preview Trailer at GDC Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:20PMDC Universe Online (PC) GDC gets super addition.
Nostalgia (and Frisbees) in the air at Wham-O Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:17PMThese days, the action is coming fast and furious at Wham-O, with a new owner, a push into preschool playthings, an eco-friendly toy material and a sense of overall renaissance.
Art show travels around the Daniel Boone School District Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:15PMEach school at Daniel Boone is having the chance to see the talents of students during the district’s annual traveling art show.
Chugging along: Naples investors’ plan to build Immokalee brewery moves ahead Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:48PMIMMOKALEE —There’s something brewin’ in Immokalee.Two brothers, who have built breweries for other companies around the world during the past 50 years, want to open their own in Immokalee.They’ve got a plan. What they need is the land.The brothers, Ernest and Curtis Sittenfeld, who live in Naples, are eyeing two potential sites at the Immokalee Regional Airport. They want to lease one of them ...
Local electrician follows the sun Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:16PMFollowing the direction of the sun — and a marketplace that is increasingly demanding “green” building components — a local electric company has recently expanded its focus to include solar photovoltaic installations.
Garden show attendees can't wait for spring Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:38PMThe York Expo Center event attracted a crowd that's ready to leave this dismal winter behind.
EDC looks to new employers and old in mission of adding jobs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:22PMLast week was a roller coaster ride for the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp. in its efforts to add jobs to the Pikes Peak region. On Tuesday, the Iowa owners of energy company Rocky Wind Power backed off a plan to open a...
Model Behavior Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:22PMOne of eight architecturally distinct green homes that, when complete, will make up the eco-community of Chelsea Landing in Marietta, GA, Greenhaven, having fulfilled its obligations as a show home, is now on the market. Not only will its lucky owners have a beautifully designed, 7,600-sq.-ft.
Trail links, veterans plaza, dog park are among Flint Township park plan priorities Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:33PMAn off-leash dog park and linking up with two area trails are part of a five-year plan to improve recreational activities in the township. The plan’s top priorities are building links to the Genesee Valley Trail and the Flint River Trail that would run through the township.
QUICK POLL Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:28PMCARDIFF BY THE SEA, CA-Locally based ARK Management has expanded its third-party management portfolio with the addition of a mixed-use retail and industrial project in Ramona.
Latin American Cultural Event Slated For Denver Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:21PMLatin American artists will showcase works ranging from a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a monthlong Denver event that Mayor John Hickenlooper said will highlight the Western Hemisphere's common heritage.
Latin American Cultural Event Slated For Denver Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:50AMLatin American artists will showcase works ranging from a mural chiseled out of vinyl and a large-scale reproduction of the first ever particle accelerator during a monthlong Denver event that Mayor John Hickenlooper said will highlight the Western Hemisphere's common heritage. The event featuring artists from 35 countries will be a "world's fair" of ideas, Hickenlooper said, with current and ...
Today's calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:15AMMurfreesboro-AAUW celebrates National Women's History Month with a program and reception: 5:30 p.m., Dining Room C, James Union Building, MTSU. Program will be "American Women on the Home Front During World War II" with Dr. Jan Leone, professor of History at MTSU. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about Murfreesboro-AAUW, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/~aauw ...
CD-adapco to Host Educational Webinar on Simulation for Sustainable Building Design Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:08AMNEW YORK, NEW YORK and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - 03/04/10) - On 18 March, 2010 CD-adapco will host an online event that will investigate how simulation is being used, from the earliest stages of the building design process, to provide a safe, comfortable environment for occupants in the most energy efficient manner possible. Interest for this event can be registered at [[[SHIFTOUT ...
Technomedia Solutions Expands and Enhances Design Team Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:00AMSeeking to reinforce its position as the leading innovator in large scale A/V media systems and content production, Technomedia Solutions has expanded its visual systems design and integration business unit in response to increased demand for large scale projection, custom lens design, lighting, LED display technologies, video media head end systems, and cutting edge media production. Â One such ...
Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga autumn/winter 2010/11 collection Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:22AMHilary Alexander reviews the Balenciaga autumn/winter 2010/11 collection from Paris Fashion Week.
Microsoft envisions ultra-modular data centers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:18AMIn the years to come, Microsoft's data centers may not be huge buildings tightly packed with server racks, but rather rows of small, stand-alone IT units spread across acres and acres of cool, cheap land.
Fashion for a cause: From Nardin to Afghanistan Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:12AMThe flashing lights, the elevated runway, and the model-like struts of 19 high school students were enough to make one think the finale of “America's Next Top Model” was taking place inside Nardin Hall last Friday evening.
Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga's Industrial Journey Into Space Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:52AMHilary Alexander reviews the Balenciaga spring/summer 2010 collection from Paris Fashion Week.
Upcoming LCS purchases come up at hearing Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:38AM"The real question is, what's the chances that the third ship (will be) substantially cheaper than the second, that the fourth will be cheaper than the third?" Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, said during a break in a hearing on the Navy's shipbuilding plans for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins in October.
ANSYS and Safe Technology Outpace the Competition Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:25AMSOUTHPOINTE, Pa.----ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that race car engineering specialists Pratt & Miller used a combination of software from ANSYS and its partner Safe Technology Limited to redesign a cracked brake pedal face.
Cover Story: Xingquan focuses on fast-paced growth Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:36PMShoemaker Xingquan International Sports Holdings Ltd maintains a blistering pace of growth, but its share price is not keeping pace. In fact, its share price has retreated since the stock’s listing in July last year.
Arcadian Networks Introduces 2nd Generation Gateway for SMART Grid Communications Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:05PMNEW YORK , March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadian Networks, the private wireless communications provider, today launched the AE20 r , a second generation router/gateway that integrates a multitude of technologies with numerous applications and devices. The AE20r allows utilities to gather real-time information from virtually any converged platform, empowering utilities to manage and monitor assets and ...
Board to vote on school plan? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:18PMThe Renfrew County District School Board may vote as early as next Tuesday to approve the final plans for a new K-12 school in Deep River.
The Bomb For Beginners - A Do-It-Yourself Guide To Going Nuke In A Few Easy Steps Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:59PMBuilding a nuclear weapon has never been easier. NATO's Michael Ruhle provides step-by-step instructions for going nuclear, from discretely collecting material to minimizing the fallout when caught. These simple steps have worked for the likes of Israel, Pakistan, and North Korea, among others.
Bicycle Industry Leader American Classic Helps Keep Zimmerman Advertising's Team zMotion on the Road to Victory Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:38PMAmerican Classic â an industry leader in bicycle wheel and component design â has signed on as the official sponsor of the racing wheel sets for Team zMotion's Pro 1/2 Race Team.
Unmanned Helicopter Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:35PMStudents at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted by a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb.
PDSi Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:10PMCOLUMBUS, Ohio----Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. today reported its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009.
Asian newcomers take stage at Geneva Motor Show Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:08PMGENEVA -Two Asian newcomers gained a foothold at the Geneva motor show this week, vowing to become a permanent fixture at the prestige European showcase where others have come and gone.
ARB: 752 plans 'wonderful,' but where's the parking? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:39PMThe city needs to take the lead in creating parking if it expects to attract restaurant, retail or office tenants to the old Kilbourne Library building.