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The 18th Annual Garden Walk is This Weekend Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:31PMThe 18th Annual Garden Walk is this weekend. There are six public or private gardens in all. NewsChannel 5 was able to get a sneak peek at these secret gardens.
Opera promises more data mileage on greedy smartphones Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:14PMOpera Mini web-browsing software for smartphones has become an antidote for congested telecom networks and carrier bills that rise along with the amount of data streamed to handsets.As the popularity of smartphones and tablets...
John Hood: Biggest number in NC politics is 300,000 lost jobs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:06PMRALEIGH — What’s the most important number in North Carolina politics right now?
An invitation to a hoarder's fantasy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:00PMOnly one per cent of the National Library’s eight million items – including rare books, etchings and maps – is properly stored. But a massive restoration project called Clean Sweep plans preserve 50,000 titles and the public is invited to watch
Merritt enthusiast promotes upcoming Pacific Forest Rally Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:00PMIf Merritt’s Nicki Beverley has her way, the streets and backroads of Merritt and the surrounding Nicola Valley will be lined three-deep with yelling, screaming fans when the next Pacific Forest Rally comes to town this fall - at the end of September.
White House Challenges Developers: Build Apps to Prevent Sexual Assault Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:50PMYoung women face the highest rate of dating violence and sexual assault, with nearly 19% - one in five - women reporting they have experienced sexual assault while in college. The Obama Administration believes that one way to help combat sexual abuse on college campuses may be through mobile phone apps, and with the Department of Health and Human Services, has announced a contest to help develop ...
Vacation: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:23PMWhenever the Christmas ornaments and tinsel hit the store shelves, it always gets me thinking about summer vacation. After all, holiday decorating season apparently officially kicks off with baseball’s All-Star game.
West may lose senator in redistricting Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15PMWhen the Kansas District maps are redrawn the western portion of Kansas will probably be missing something, a senator.
White reflects on just-completed legislative session Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:24AMFollowing the end of one of the most important state legislative sessions in recent years, state Rep. James White (R-Hillister) sat down to share his experiences, which he said were mostly positive bu
Idaho History: Journals, diaries enrich our study of history Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:30AMPrimary sources for historical research include newspapers, diaries and journals. They are much more likely to be factual than autobiographies or memoirs written long after the events they describe.
Bermuda hopes to become synonymous with vacation destination Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:04AMBermuda calls to mind a vegetable, attire, boat rigging, mysteries and more.
Speculation starts churning on who will replace Kildee Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:20AMAfter 35 years in Congress, Flint Democrat Dale Kildee -- one of the three U.S. House members from Michigan in their 80s -- is retiring, setting off a scramble for his newly redrawn district.
Turkey charges 14 militants with anti-US plot Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:19AMANKARA - A COURT has charged 14 suspected al-Qaeda militants for allegedly planning to attack the US Embassy in the Turkish capital. The charges - which were filed by an Ankara court late on Friday - come as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Turkey's cultural capital of Istanbul for a meeting on religious tolerance.
Turkish court charges 14 al-Qaeda suspects Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:26AMAlleged members of armed group caught with bomb making material, suspected of planning to bomb the US embassy in Ankara.
Hot Temps Could Result In Heat Stress In Cattle Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:59AMBROOKINGS — Cattle producers should be aware that forecasted weather conditions could result in significant heat stress issues in cattle.
Tourism group eyes increases Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:33AMMonterey County can raise its hotel occupancy rate from 51 percent to the 60 percent range enjoyed by chief competitors Napa, Sonoma and Santa Barbara, according to the man who would lead those efforts.
Erica Anenberg Launches Site Re-design and Exclusive Online Sale Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:18AMErica Anenberg, one of today’s most creative and original jewelry designers, announces online sale to celebrate re-launch of website. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/EricaAnenberg/Sale/prweb8644420.htm
Five school board seats up for grabs in September Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:17AMVoters in the Belmond-Klemme school district will have five choices to make in the Tuesday, Sept. 13 election.
Opera Mini slims smartphone data streams Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:13AMSAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2011 (AFP) - Opera Mini web-browsing software for smartphones has become an antidote for congested telecom networks and carrier bills that rise along with the amount of data streamed to handsets.
News Broadcast Network Launches New and Improved Corporate Website Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:05AMNews Broadcast Network, America’s largest independent producer and distributor of public relations and marketing content for radio, television and online media, today launched its redesigned and revamped official website – Newsbroadcastnetwork.com. The site merges a fresh new look with upgrades in navigation, functionality and overall capabilities. The new site’s features are easily accessible ...
Hanna collection goes under the hammer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:19PMRARE book dealers from London and New York, as well as buyers from both public and private libraries and universities are expected in Dublin next Tuesday for the sale of the library of the late Fred Hanna, the well known book seller and collector.
GOP plan raises issues Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:06PMBEN HOGWOOD BEAUFORT — Town commissioners here formally opposed on Monday the Republican-led General Assembly’s plan to split the county between two congressional districts, shifting the majority to a new district.
Miramar college alarmed by rail route Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:58PMMiramar College is in the midst of a $341 million makeover funded by districtwide bond measures approved by voters in 2002 and 2006. Officials say running high-speed rail through the college would dramatically disrupt the campus, if not force its abandonment.
Customer Support Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:18PMRigzone - An oil and gas bookstore offering oilfield books, maps, and software.
Batteries, electric vehicles’ weakest part, ripe for innovation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:00PMElectric cars are a game-changing technology with an Achilles heel — the battery.
Florida secrets revealed at Patti’s map-signing party Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:14AMIt was a “Florida Secrets” map-signing party that enticed art lovers from all over the area to Patti Middletonʼs gallery on Sunday, July 3 in the Fishery Circle. Patti was signing her latest 2011 watercolor maps of the state, illustrated with quirky, interesting, historic places to visit, which are included ...
Starr County Flood Zone Maps Outdated Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:35AMRIO GRANDE CITY - The streets of Starr County are surrounded by water. The county judge says when it rains hard, the roads go under water. "We had massive flooding in the homes, in the streets. Whole colonias were inundated," says Judge Eloy Vera. He tells us he had to wait for the state to declare the county a disaster area before any government money was sent in. "We feel that sometimes we're ...
Lake has highest response in broadband surveys Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:30AMBroadband Internet access surveys from residents and business owners in the Lake of the Ozarks area should help secure faster upload and download speeds for the future. The lake area had the highest response rate in the state on a survey conducted through MoBroadbandNow, a state government initiative.
Plan will reduce costs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:28AMThe North Platte Telegraph A proposal from Lincoln County Sheriff Jerome Kramer will mean medical service costs at the new detention center will be substantially lower than they could have been this next year.
Bone ID ends closes the mystery on 1977 Walnut Creek murder Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:16AMA team of investigators, who refused to give up on the search to find Lou Ellen Burleigh's body more than three decades after she vanished from Walnut Creek, hit a needle in a haystack and find the only known piece of her.
Nathan Newman: The Cost of Lost Privacy: How Google and Datamining Drive Economic Inequality in Our Nation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:59AMWhy has economic inequality increased so radically in the United States over the last generation? General explanations range from globalization to the decline in trade...
London test event gets the thumbs up Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:48AMThe Olympic test event showed the world that Greenwich Park will provide a Games with the "wow factor"
Maybe An Early End To 'Carmageddon?' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:43AMA 10-mile section of heavily traveled I-405 in Los Angeles closes this evening and isn't scheduled to reopen until early Monday. But officials are cautiously optimistic that work will go well and traffic might be able to flow again a little earlier.
Dell Kace M300 Asset Management Appliance Aimed at SMBs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:28AMThe appliance is priced at $2498, with a one year warranty and recommended maximum of 200 nodes.
American Baritone Mark Walters Featured in Live Broadcast of New Finnish Opera - Rockland Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:45AMThe New World Premiere performances of Pine Mountain Music Festival's opera Rockland will be given on July 15 and 17 at the Rozsa Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.
Redistricting panel takes statewide approach to job Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:33AMThe panel redrawing Montana ’s legislative districts decided Tuesday it will begin by examining a statewide, overall map of all proposed districts — a significant change from how the 2000 panel designed the current districts.
Into the depths: Student explores the underground Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:11AMHood College student Corey Hackley has discovered too many caves to count
Crazy ideas to fix a broken system Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:05AMOur country’s political system is broken — for average Americans, for upcoming generations and even for politicians, most of whom, I’m convinced, run for office at least for partially noble reasons.
Board approves status quo county map Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:52AMOver objections from North County members, the political status quo prevailed Tuesday as a split Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors plunged ahead with a preliminary redistricting map that divides Lompoc and Santa Maria, but otherwise keeps existing district lines largely intact.
F1 teams reach agreement on engines Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:24AMSILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Formula One moved to end turmoil over engine regulations on Sunday after a weekend of often heated discussions at the British Grand Prix.
Kenya: Lamu Locals Want Title Deeds for Disputed Land Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:03AMIt has emerged that hundreds were displaced on the controversial land in Lamu, near Manda airstrip. The Shungwaya Welfare Association officials accused the provincial administration of abetting land grabbing.
Kimball rejects zoning change Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:23AMA move to create mixed-use developments in Kimball has failed, for now. “The concept of mixed use is allowing both a residential and commercial use in the same building,” Kimball Attorney Billy Gouger said in June.
Which U.S. Metros Most Likely to Withstand Natural Or Economic Disaster? Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:26PMResearchers at the University at Buffalo examined more than 360 U.S. metro areas to determine which would be most likely to come out of the next recession, natural disaster or other regional "shock" relatively unscathed.
Norfolk wants to weed out invasive plant species Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:37PMNORFOLK — Downtown Norfolk may have its charms, from Infinity Hall to the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Yale University summer school and shops along Station Place.
Smartphone usage on the rise Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:21PMMore Australians are using smartphones, with people hopping online in bed, on the toilet, during business meetings and even on dates.
Inside Politics: N.C. Democratic chairman says GOP policies hurt women Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:09PMThe head of the state's Democratic Party accused the GOP-led General Assembly of hurting women and black voters.
Motor racing-F1 teams reach agreement on engines Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 7:05PMSILVERSTONE, England: Formula One moved to end turmoil over engine regulations on Sunday, July 10 after a weekend of often heated discussions at the British Grand Prix.
McIntyre blasts proposal Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:50PMCalls dividing county partisan move
Book Review: 'Big Roads' by Earl Swift Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:20PMThe men behind the concept and building of America's superhighways. The men behind the concept and building of America's superhighways.
Michael Goforth: Balance needed between space research and research on the oceans of our own planet Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:00AMSince President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation in 1961, to put a man on the moon within a decade, we have turned our eyes to the sky, investing many billions of dollars and the skills of our top researchers and scientists into unlocking the secrets of space.