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Earthquake Soil Effects Study Could Improve Buildings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:44AMJapan's March 11 Tohoku Earthquake, among the strongest ever recorded, is providing scientists with a treasure trove of data on rare magnitude 9 earthquakes -- including new information about how a shock this powerful affects the rock and soil beneath the surface.
8 Crucial Elements of Startup Success Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:43AMMost people understand that a high percentage of startups never make it. So what if you could give yourself a leg up on the competition? Below…
Petal, Marion/Walthall win in Dixie Boys state tournament Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:38AMThe Petal 14-year-old Dixie Boys won't lose many baseball games playing the way they did in Sunday's 14-0 romp over Taylorsville in the Mississippi State Tournament at Kamper Park.
Yes, Oak Grove, Ladner is your new hoops coach Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:38AMJAY LADNER, who was named Oak Grove High School's boys' basketball coach last week, knows Oak Grove.
U.S. falls in World Cup finals Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:38AMFRANKFURT, Germany — The Americans stood on the field, watching in stunned silence as Japan celebrated.
Kirk gets first PGA victory at Viking Classic Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:37AMMADISON — After a tap-in putt for a one-stroke victory at the Viking Classic, Chris Kirk picked up his ball, gave a nearly indiscernible fist pump and strode off the course like a man who's done it a hundred times.
Clarke wins British Open on his 20th try Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:37AMSANDWICH, England — No matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the tiny country of Northern Ireland just wouldn't feel complete without Darren Clarke.
Spotlight on Facilities Managers in the North Bay Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:13AMEditor's note: This is the Business Journal's first Spotlight on Facilities Managers in the North Bay. According to the International Facility Management Association, professionals in this job usually are responsible for compliance with laws and regulations on real estate, efficient operations of buildings to limit waste in natural and human resources, safety for employees and environmental ...
Business notes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:05AMNORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES and LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP were selected to receive Corporate Recognition awards for their continued commitment to the Toastmasters program. Northeast Delta Dental has supported the Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters club in many ways including paying the charter fee, providing space for meetings, hosting larger area events and ...
Recruiting retail Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:00AMIf you’re looking for trendy retailers to open stores in the Corridor, don’t expect city hall or economic development organizations to recruit them. City officials say private developers are best-equipped to bring new stores to the Corridor.
New houses continue to sell on Central N. Side Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:48PMTall Victorian homes once lined Federal Street in the Central North Side, but for much of the 30 years Joan Kimmel has lived in the neighborhood, the 100-year-old houses slowly deteriorated on a blighted street filled with vacant lots.
Council advises developer Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:47PMThree City Council members who visited the former Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church Saturday told its current owner he should hire professional help and cooperate with city staff to realize his hope of opening for religious services and social...
HCMC plans footbridge over Saigon River as cultural landmark Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:31PMA 360m long footbridge planned over the Saigon River is envisioned as a cultural landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, the VnExpress newswire quoted an official as saying Friday.
Convert historic Hanoi bridge into a museum, architect proposes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:30PMA Vietnamese-French architect has proposed that the historic Long Bien Bridge over the Red River in Hanoi is converted into the world’s longest contemporary museum, the VnExpress newswire reported Saturday.
Warings Furniture of Larling wins Travelodge deal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:17PMFurniture firm Warings has won a major contract with Travelodge to supply chairs, sofas and tables to the budget chain’s hotels around the country.
Goings on About Town: Art Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:13PMPageBreak -- MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—“Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective.” Through Aug. 28. | “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.” Through Aug. 7. | “Anthony Caro on the Roof.” Through Oct. 30. | “Night Vision: Photography . . .
New safety center is main topic of Marple Commissioners Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:46PMThe Marple Commissioners voted 6-1, Monday night, to table a motion regarding the preparation of preliminary drawings for the proposed police station and district court offices.
Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Turkey and unclassified with Moldova: Israel Today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:13AMPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 21 received at his office in Jerusalem, the Russian Ambassador to Israel Peter flanks, ends his mission in Israel in the coming days.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, July 15 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:51AMNew location for Gazprom skyscraper / Authorities respond to Putin-007 posters / President and government to leave Moscow city center
BELLEVILLE: Downtown-centric library location plans surive the cut Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:50AMBy 10 p.m. in the meeting room of the Belleville Area District Library on July 14, the consensus was clear: the new library would be in or very near the city of Belleville.
Articles additionnels de "Real estate" Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:46AMIn the Vladivostok Administration finalized redevelopment projects facades of the regional center. Already this year, for urban renewal program expects more than 400 homes – both residential and buildings where there are various local government agencies and businesses.
Chance for firms to help communities Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:33AMBusiness bosses went on a tour of Cambridge to see how they could help the city’s needy.
SPECIAL: Why Nilekanis donated Rs 50 crore to IIHS Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:19AMNandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini donated Rs 50 crroe to the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, which plans to transform hordes into urban practitioners and may save our cities by doing so.
Bradley School Proceeding With Demolition Of Tornado-Wracked Blue Springs Elementary Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:11PMThe Bradley County Board of Education decided Thursday evening to go ahead with plans to demolish Blue Springs Elementary and purchase land to build the new school.
Big Projects: Metro's Union Station Redevelopment: Architects Balk At "Gifts to the Public" Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:04PMThe city's transportation agency recently paid $75 million to buy Union Station and it's first plan of action is redeveloping 42 acres around the 72-year-old train depot. Yesterday, Metro hosted the Union Station Master Plan Industry Review, where they...
Dreschel: Court tosses city’s $1.5 million lawsuit against arena builders Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:02PMCity's legal dawdling costs taxpayers $260,000 for court costs and hiring outside legal help.
Ceramic Mural Revealed After 29 Years Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:33PMTHUNDER BAY, ON ---- July 6, 2011 – As part of the recent lobby renovations at the Canada Games Complex, a wall was removed and has revealed a new work of art for the public to enjoy.
McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence on U.S. Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:17PMListen to the Audio JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, on this Bastille Day, the national day in France, Jeffrey Brown talks with author David McCullough about the French influence on American life dating back to the 19th century. JEFFREY BROWN: Through his nine books, the historian David McCullough has been painting a portrait of America, from early works on the Johnstown flood and the building of ...
Model for better heart health Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:14PMMASON CITY — A life-size model of Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa’s cardiac care unit will help Mercy associates and architects redesign the unit now being remodeled, hospital officials said.
STPH skybridge rises up Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:12PMThe skybridge that will span across Tyler Street from St. Tammany Parish Hospital to the Covington Surgery Center is now progressing rapidly.
City Center Project: Changes to be unveiled in August Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:56PMAlthough the City Center Project has been on the back burner since February, the pot has continued to simmer. Officials expect to unveil a revised project to the public sometime in August, said City Manager Larry Werner.
Dunedin planners seek public input on park improvement vision Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:39PMBy Keyonna Summers, Times Staff Writer Thursday, July 14, 2011 DUNEDIN — Highlander Park would gain two more baseball fields. Families could play on water slides at a new pool inside a new aquatic center. Firefighters might improve their response times, thanks to a new fire station closer to the park's entrance and away from heavy special-event traffic. All these amenities and more would become ...
Five Best Thursday Columns Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:58AMBill Gross Says 'Don't Mess With the Debt Ceiling' "To raise or not to raise the debt ceiling; that is the question," muses Bill Gross in today's The Washington Post. "I can tell you what an unbiased investment manager thinks: Don’t mess with the debt ceiling," he writes. "Unbiased," the CEO of investment firm PIMCO calls himself, because his firm holds very few Treasury bonds, a position ...
SWC Technology Partners Named One of “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:58AMFor the third year running, SWC Technology Partners has been named one of “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” by the National Association for Business Resources .
Hospital plans expansion of its facility and services Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:50AMThe North Platte Telegraph Great Plains Regional Medical Center has announced plans to expand. On Tuesday, representatives from North Platte's media outlets were treated to a luncheon at the hospital, where GPRMC officials outlined their goals for the facility.
Brandon hospital plans atrium changes after second death Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:38AMBRANDON -- A man who jumped from a fourth-floor balcony into the atrium of the Brandon Regional Health Centre on Friday died of his injuries on Tuesday.
CCC trustees protest merger proposal Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:35AMCHERYL BURKE MOREHEAD CITY — The Carteret Community College Board of Trustees is protesting recommendations of a N.C. General Assembly efficiency review committee to merge the state’s 22 smallest community colleges, including Carteret Community College.
How Philadelphia welcomed gay and lesbian tourism Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:29AMOne winter afternoon in 2003, in a conference room overlooking the Ben Franklin Bridge, six marketing strategists met to devise a slogan that would revolutionize the city's tourism industry.
Valley Catholic School's stained glass windows pay homage to 200-year-old oak Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:10AMArtist Ron Rogers of Beaverton designed windows for a new school building that honor a tree that had to be removed for its construction.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Pennytown plan funding ordinance introduced Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:33AMA proposed $250,000 bond ordinance — which would pay for planners, architects, lawyers, wastewater engineers and fiscal consultants — was introduced by the Hopewell Township Committee Monday night.
TV3 Doco Series to Put Federal Restaurateurs Under the Grill Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:25AMFilming is underway for a new TV3 documentary series that takes viewers behind the scenes of one of the biggest hospitality precincts being developed in Auckland ahead of Rugby World Cup 2011.
School closure is borough concern Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:18AMThe level of emotion is clear, but a group of New Berlin parents and residents wants to get past it and work with the Mifflinburg school board and administrators on alternatives to closing the outlying elementary school in the borough.
Final Madison Bike Lane Hearing Weighs Options Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:11AMNow the decisions begin about how to redraw the markings on Madison Avenue in Midtown.More than 100 people attended the third and final in a series of...
SMS sixth-grade pod contract awarded Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:10AMThe Spencer Middle School sixth-grade pod came closer to becoming a reality Tuesday night when school board members awarded a $2.065 million contract for the project. Of the bids opened July 7, board...
New Belfast Quarter Commemorates the RMS Titanic Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:02AMOn a breezy day in May 1911, when the RMS Titanic slid down a Belfast slipway to the cheers of the men who had built her, she was the largest man-made machine on the face of the planet.
D118 hires architect for project Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:02AMThe District 118 School Board voted Wednesday to hire an Indianapolis architectural firm to begin preliminary work on the North Ridge Middle School renovation project.
Sewer authority marks 40 years in Silverthorne, Dillon area Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:53PMJuly 6 marked the 40th anniversary of the agreement that created the Silverthorne/Dillon Joint Sewer Authority. On that date in 1971, Silverthorne and Dillon entered into a joint venture to construct and mutually use the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant and sewer interceptor system.
From staff reports Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:50PMHARKER HEIGHTS — Three months after breaking ground, construction crews and executives attended a ceremony marking the "topping out" of Seton Medical Center Harker Heights; topping out means the highest point of the structural frame has been reached.
New Grant Program To Help Downtown Great Falls Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:46PMThe city received a grant from the Preserve America Program to pay for feasibility studies to rehabilitate eligible properties.
TESSCO Technologies Schedules First-Quarter Fiscal 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:28PMHUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TESS), a leading provider of the product and value chain solutions required to deploy and support wireless systems, will report financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 26, 2011 after the market closes on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Management will host a conference call to discuss these results on Wednesday ...