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  • Reference to missile-downed helicopter in leaked Afghanistan reports highlights a threat Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:19AMKABUL, Afghanistan - Wherever there are Western troops in Afghanistan, the clatter-thump of helicopter rotors serves...
  • Teenager getting national recognition for quilts Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:16AMAs the Douglas County Fair begins its annual celebration, the Colorado Agricultural Foundation (CALF) kicks off the weekly event with its Legends dinner featuring the work of the Castle Rock Quilt Club. This year’s event includes the work of one young member emerging as a genuine quilting talent.
  • New fleet of YARTS buses is one for the history books Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:13AMYOSEMITE -- When Dick Whittington visited Merced County Museum's 2009 show, "Merced on the
  • Reconnecting NL neighborhood is topic of meeting Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 3:27AMA public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at New London's Public Library to present the findings on the integration of Riverside Park into the surrounding community.
  • She's a little bit country Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:46AMColumbus fair includes Hudson woman who sells items in her barn
  • Project Runway Season 8 Premieres With move to Lifetime Network Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:00PMProject Runway, a hit television series for Bravo has officially begun its eighth season. This year though, the show will be aired on the Lifetime network. The show puts contestants against one another as they look to accomplish various design challenges while working in the fashion & beauty industry. We have details on the new contestants thanks to an article published earlier today by ledger ...
  • Groundbreaking for Blythewood park today Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:46PMA groundbreaking today celebrates an ambitious plan for a 25-acre Blythewood Town Park that boosters say will bow to the past while preparing for growth and change.
  • Sailing center completed at yacht club Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:05PMSan Diego Yacht Club's $8 million Malin Burnham Sailing Center houses junior sailing programs, fitness facilities and new locker room building.
  • Chatham hears presentation on beautification project Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:00PMIt was the completion of the first step toward sprucing up their town and making it more attractive.
  • Fidelity® Finds Investor Response to Continuing Market Volatility Varies Significantly Among Different Investor Types Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:23AMBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fidelity Investments®, a leading online brokerage company and the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)1, released research data today that finds varying investor reaction and behavior to the ongoing market volatility. Fidelity recently polled active investors -- those highly engaged individuals who trade 36 or ...
  • Fidelity® Finds Investor Response to Continuing Market Volatility Varies Significantly Among Different Investor Types Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:08AMBOSTON----Fidelity Investments®, a leading online brokerage company and the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans and Individual Retirement Accounts 1, released research data today that finds varying investor reaction and behavior to the ongoing market volatility.
  • Leading the Trend in Low Carbon Business Districts, the Yujiapu Financial District is Chosen by APEC to be Its First ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:00AMOn 19 June the meeting of APEC's Energy ministers ended in the Japanese city of Fukui with a declaration giving directions to improve energy efficiency, advance energy security and increase the clean energy supply in the APEC region.
  • Pop in at the DeCordova's Sculpture Park Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:43AMRoy Lichtenstein's 'Five Brushstrokes' installed at Lincoln museum's outdoor Sculpture Park.
  • Research and Markets: Now You Can Harness Cloud Computing's Potential For Your Organization With The Executive's Guide ... Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:25AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3639ee/executives_guide) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing" to their offering. Your organization can save and thrive in the cloud with this first non-technical guide to cloud computing for business leaders In ...
  • Alhambra Highlands design guidelines up for review Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:32PMRichfield Investment Corporation’s slick new website launches with a photo montage of endless wheat fields blowing in the breeze and a majestic oak tree gracing a sweep of grasslands – not a man-made structure in sight.  A fashionable electronica soundtrack plays as the sentence, “a rich field is the land of opportunity for those who are good stewards of the earth,” scrolls over the bucolic ...
  • Topsham bike path extension plans to debut on Wednesday Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:20PMTOPSHAM — The final designs of a proposed bike path connecting Main Street and Community Way, and connecting Village Drive with Topsham Crossing will be presented during a public meeting scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday
  • Will Gourmet Ghetto's Safeway Get a Bioswale? Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:06PMThe huge Safeway Store in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto might finally get a much-needed makeover, which would include landscape devices designed to filter pollution from surface runoff water. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • Compadre Expands Sustainable Packaging Options With Coconut Fiber-Based Technology Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:15PMCompadre, an Austin-based packaging design and engineering company, announces a collaboration with Whole Tree, Inc., an innovative green materials company founded by researchers at Baylor University.
  • Ballarat City Council to vote on six-storey Mair Street development Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:28AMA REPORT has recommended Ballarat City Council approve plans for a six-storey building in Mair Street. The proposed high-rise on the corner of Camp Street includes 5255 square metres of office space, a penthouse apartment, 66 car parks, bicycle facilities, male and female showers and a cafe.
  • Updated: Unusual garden is drought-tolerant Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:25AMWILLIAMSBURG — A gentle hint of dill wafts through the air on the stone path leading to the front door of Joe and Linda Hertzlers’ home on College Terrace.
  • A Look Back at the Last 5 Years in Mobile Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:01AMIn honor of Mashable’s five-year anniversary, this series is supported by IDG . Join social conversations to market your brand with IDG’s social advertising platform, IDG Amplify . Learn more about how it works …
  • College now university Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:51AMTuesday July 27, 2010 NORTH ADAMS -- As of Wednesday, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will be one of nine state universities -- but don't expect a name change anytime soon.
  • Future game-makers test their skills at Ann Arbor summer camp Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:55AMRemember this: In a world where computers run everything, nerds rule.
  • Interns present detailed park plans at meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:35AMSports played with a ball — primarily baseball, football, softball and soccer — rule the local recreational scene. But there are other sports and outdoor diversions that are popular with Whitfield County residents. That was one of the themes two interns from the University of Georgia’s Archway Partnership used in designing the county’s Westside Park. The Archway Partnership uses the college’s ...
  • 'Jeddah has the potential to become a Knowledge City' Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:30AM27 July 2010 JEDDAH - The Kingdom has recently embarked upon aggressive projects in its bid to repatriate capital and attract value-added foreign investments.
  • Passengers getting onboard Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:26AMNJ Transit officials say they’re four months ahead of schedule on a project to make the Ridgewood train station more accessible. Some residents and merchants feared the project would turn their suburban town into an unsightly construction zone.
  • Wheelchairs and baby carriages will soon be able to roll onto the Ridgewood train station cars with ease. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:16AMWheelchairs and baby carriages will soon be able to roll onto the Ridgewood train station cars with ease. Passengers will no longer have to walk up steep stairs to climb aboard.
  • School’s woodland mosaic Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:07AMAN intricate mosaic created by pupils and a professional artist will become a focal point at Holly Mount RC primary school in Greenmount.
  • More and more produce at the Merdade Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:21AMTHIS SATURDAY AT THE DOUGLAS MERCADO, 7-3-2010 Time: Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through October 30, 2010
  • Smartphones Rising in Popularity & Among Women Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:01AMDeliveries of smartphones are expected to more than double in the next four years, a report indicates. Shipments of smartphones will rise 105 percent, to 506 million units, in 2014 from 246.9 million in 2010, a report scheduled for Monday release will show, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
  • The Death Of Our Institution Of Chieftaincy Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:13PMThe Death Of Our Institution Of Chieftaincy: It Needs Atonement And Tune-Ups. Can our aging and ‘talibanized’ chieftaincy institution be fine-tuned to salvage its reputation, responsibilities and relevance?
  • Windows Phone 7: Why the Missing Features Matter Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:26PMMicrosoft released early preview versions of Windows Phone 7 smartphones to 1,000 developers last week to start giving them--and the world--a peek at what the new mobile OS can do. Unfortunately for Microsoft, the features the device lacks overshadow the features and functions that set the device apart from all of the copycat smartphones currently available.
  • Research and Markets: U.S. Electronic Gaming Products Industry Report: Small Number of Companies like Microsoft ... Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:00PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electronic Gaming Products" report to their offering.
  • PAFA Announces Claes Oldenburg Sculpture Commission for Lenfest Plaza Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:44PMThe Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has commissioned world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg to create a new public artwork for its Lenfest Plaza. The design consists of a 53 foot high sculpture in the form of a paintbrush, raised at a 60 degree angle as if in the act of painting, with a dollop of paint on the ground below.
  • Moab and movies: Area famous for years of famous films Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:18PMRed rock deserts have more in common with red carpets than one might think.
  • UNHs Soundview Residence Hall Receives LEED Gold Certification Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:57AMHartford - West Haven, Conn., July 23, 2010 — The University of New Haven (UNH) announced today that its state-of-the-art student residence building, Soundview Hall, has received LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council.
  • AgriLife Extension to offer landowner stewardship series Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:50AMSAN ANTONIO - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will present a series of unique informational meetings to help landowners understand general concepts related to rural living, said the AgriLife Extension agent for natural resources in Bexar County. Each session of the six-part Alamo Area Landowner Stewardship Series program will take place from 6-8:30 p.m. on dates beginning Aug. 9 and ending ...
  • Hire out your spare brainpower, says internet optimist Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:46AMIf you spend your time online rather than watching TV, your grey matter can make the world a better place, says Clay Shirky
  • Engineers race to design world's biggest offshore wind turbines Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:41AMJohn Vidal, The Guardian - Published under license by, BusinessGreen , Monday 26 July 2010 at 17:26:00 British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines with 275m wingspan that produce three times power of standard models British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines twice the size and power of ...
  • Flannery's Estate Services, 26 Recreation Park Rd., Pine Bush, New York 12566 845-744-2233 • www ... Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 11:08PMA weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
  • 10 Best Apple iPad Stands Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:46PMWhile you don’t have to worry about how to hold your iPad , there will be times when you want to go hands-free. We’ve scoured the Internet for the best iPad stands known to man, and have pulled together…
  • Urbanite Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:04PMThings aren’t looking so sorry for Charlie, at least in his home turf. Troubled U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel may be facing multiple ethics charges in the House, but he still has plenty of support in Harlem, where the 80-year-old political powerbroker has represented the neighborhood for nearly 40 years.
  • Who/What's new for July 25, 2010 Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:34PMWHO'S NEW/ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Daytona Beach Andrew Schwalb has been named vice president and chief information and technology officer for NASCAR and NASCAR Media Group. He will oversee NASCAR's entire technology functions. Schwalb most recently worked for Walt Disney Parks...
  • What's on: Mon's picks Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 5:34PMMonday's top pick REDISCOVER VOID DECKS THROUGH ARTS A HDB void deck in Holland Village - the Bohemia of Singapore - has been transformed into an 'art gallery' featuring mural art by artists from Very Special Arts and the Lasalle College of Fine Arts. It is an ongoing event and can be visited 24 hours, every day. The 'gallery' is located at Block 2, Holland Avenue, opposite the Holland Village ...
  • Israeli sky in Anish’s steel - India-born artist sculpts landmark symbol for museum Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 5:21PMLondon, July 25: “It looks stunning and it does exactly what we hoped.” The words of James S Snyder, the Anne and Jerome Fisher director of the world-renowned Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
  • A summertime flirtation with formalism Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:53PMBEIRUT: Temperatures and humidity levels routinely perambulate to intolerably high levels, unless your job allows you to work at the beach. Traffic jams swell to even more unbearable rigor, as expats and touristas come to party. Listless citizenry distracts itself from stories of sky-rocketing real estate and accountable governance to speculate upon the timing of the next crushing military/civil ...
  • MDA takes media to next generation Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:50PMThe proposed Media Development Authority (MDA)would take the initiative in taking Sri Lanka media, media personnel and creative industries to the next generation, said Government Information Director – General Prof. Ariyaratna Atugala in a press statement released yesterday.
  • Step back in time at Glacier National Park with Great Lodges tour Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:44PMDAN LEETH/Special to DMN A vintage touring bus takes you along Going-to-the-Sun Road, across the spine of the park.Take a 1936-vintage touring bus around a realm of angular peaks, shimmering lakes and lush valleys at Glacier National Park and neighboring Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada.
  • Reviews: iPad Cases Part II Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 2:28PMEach case featured in this review targets a different type of user, but all aim to maintain the thin profile of the iPad. This installment in our iPad case review series takes a look at the M-Edge Executive Jacket, Marware Eco-Vue for iPad, Griffin Elan Sleeve for iPad, and Aligata Nippon. M-Edge Executive Jacket for Apple iPadProduct Manufacturer: ...... Apple - IPad - M-Edge - IPod - Hardware
  • The way we were Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMAn exhibition of photographs brings back nostalgic memories of Marvellous Melbourne in the '60s and '70s.