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- Retired General Lobs Bomb at Military Benefits Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:52PMA retired Marine Corps general who chaired a panel that helped pave the way for a series of cost-cutting measures, said the military has become wedded to GM-style fringe benefits such as taxpayer-subsidized grocery chains and low out-of-pocket health care costs.
- Goa ordered to remove wrecked ship from tourist beach Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:00PMAn Indian court on Wednesday gave the government in the resort state of Goa two months to begin removing the rusting hulk of a ship that ran aground on a popular tourist beach a decade ago.
- Commissioners to choose contractor list Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:46PMNEW BRAUNFELS — County commissioners will meet Thursday to choose names for a “short list” of candidates vying to be hired to act as construction manager-at-risk for the restoration of the historic Comal County Courthouse.
- Split Santa Rosa council blocks Fountaingrove subdivision Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:10PMTrudging through the dense underbrush of the Fountaingrove hillside where his client hopes to create 31 homesites, Tom Jones stood between two oak trees.
- US-TECH Summary Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:37AMGoogle to start TV service in U.S. this autumn
- Aztec Announces Closing of Its X Drilling Program and Final Partnership Under That Program Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 8:45AMHOUSTON -- Aztec Oil & Gas, Inc. announced today that it closed, on August 31, the final partnership under its Aztec X Oil & Gas Drilling Program. The partnership, "Aztec XC Oil & Gas LP", closed with approximately $5,140,000 of funding and is focused on shallow drilling for oil in Texas.
- Elegy to Egyptian legend Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:39AMEgypt’s ministry of culture to convert home of former president Nasser into museum.
- Revenue from expats welcome Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:07AMHealth Care Services 6 September, 2010 - While health officials in Phuentsholing claim not to remember when the system of charging expatriates for health-care services began, they nevertheless welcome the revenue increase from it in recent years.
- Somerset commissioner hopefuls: In their own words Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:11AMPRINCESS ANNE -- Voters in Somerset County who will head to the polls for the upcoming primary election will have a choice of Democratic and Republican candidates, but only two County Commissioner districts will have contested races Sept. 14.
- Fritz Henderson to Lead SunCoke Energy Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:50PMFritz Henderson will lead the spinoff of Sunoco’s SunCoke Energy unit.
- Local Leads: Taxing Your Liquor Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:24AMNeed a quick look at D.C.-area news? Local Leads is your one-stop shop. Read it. Use it. Love it. United States - Alcoholic beverage - Arts - Wine - Beer
- Ex-G.M. Chief to Lead Sunoco Spinoff Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:57AMNine months after his ouster from General Motors , Fritz Henderson has resurfaced in another leadership position.
- Old digs become new Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:08AMWith wires hanging from the ceiling, scaffolding resting on the cement floors and tools scattered throughout the rooms, the house in southwest Cape...
- Coldspring postal worker indicted for mail theft Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 1:59AMLinda Taylor, 50, of Coldspring, Texas, has been arrested as a result of the return of a one-count indictment charging her with theft of U.S. Mail, according United States Attorney Jose Angel Moreno.
- Commissioners approve new procurement process Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:24PMGives better access to contractors To ease what sometimes can become a lengthy and complicated bidding process, Lincoln County commissioners approved a new procurement tool for their county manager.
- Fall TV preview: Let us jog your TV memory Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:58PMNow where exactly were we . . . ? Oh, yes. As the new fall TV season rolls out, USA TODAY catches up with some of your favorite series and previews their new-season twists.
- Logging their opinion Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:12PMA quiet revolution is taking place across Britain. A new generation of websites run by local communities and residents’ groups are springing up all over the internet. These sites highlight failures by service-providers, campaign for environmental improvements and build community spirit.
- National General Contractor, Retail Construction Services, Inc., Expands it’s LEED Building Operations Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:16PMST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Retail Construction Services, a leading and award winning National General Contractor, has been expanding its LEED building capacity. General Contractor-Construction Management-Facilities Management
- Student’s mural wins year of food at RMC Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:25AMRebecca Baken, above and at right, works on her mural. Photos courtesy of Rocky Mountain College Rocky Mountain College A daughter, following in her father’s footsteps, got a bigger reward from the mural she created at Rocky Mountain College than the prize for winning an art competition. Sure, a meal ticket for campus breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks was a great prize and welcome for any ...
- September 1, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:46PMWoman suffers minor injuries after wreck 9/1/2010 11:19:00 AM warren less than 1 hour ago: I wonder if Ms Rangel was talking on her cell phone at the time?????????
- India signs deal for Harpoon Block II missiles with US Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:09PMIndia signs deal for Harpoon Block II missiles with USIndia signs deal for Harpoon Block II missiles with US
- School landmark cut down Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:41PMThe 85-foot-tall pine tree on Colonel Wright Elementary School’s playground stood sentinel as generations of school children played tetherball, hopscotch and red rover — until Tuesday when it was cut down, the consequence of a severe insect infestation.
- Backroom fixer Ozawa totes scandal baggage Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:05PMDemocratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa has been at the center of politics for decades and earned a not-so-pleasant reputation as a backroom fixer who skillfully maneuvers politics in turbulent times. Ozawa was DPJ president before stepping down in spring 2009 over a funds scandal. He was replaced by Hatoyama, who went on to become prime minister last September.
- U.S. drones to watch entire Mexico border from September 1 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 4:43PMThe U.S. government will have unmanned surveillance aircraft monitoring the whole southwest border with Mexico from September 1, as it ramps up border security in this election year, a top official said on Monday.
- One or Two Lumps in Your Cup? Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:47AMScantily clad servers drawing quite a crowd in Fremont. Sports - Games - Video Games - Fighting - Dead or Alive Ultimate
- Around Us 08-27-10 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:28PMAMARILLO - A high-speed chase through the city ended with a 32-year-old Amarillo man barricading himself inside a south Amarillo home late Thursday morning.
- St. Paul superintendent plans to retire now that addition is complete Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:57AMST. PAUL -- Now that the St. Paul school addition is nearly finished, Superintendent Doug Ackles feels he can retire.
- Latest Yucaipa Boulevard widening nearing completion Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:17AMThe latest phase of Yucaipa Boulevard widening improvements include ultimate street widening and median improvements between 12th and 14th Streets.
- Murkowski Race With Palin-Backed Foe Awaits Absentees Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:33AMAbsentee voters will determine whether Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate, can gain enough ground to withstand a primary challenge by an insurgent endorsed by Sarah Palin and the Tea Party.
- Government & Public Sector Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:29AMOn 29 July 2010, President Obama signed into law a requirement that will make a broad range of contractor and grantee integrity and performance information available to the public. 1 The requirement encompasses sensitive information pertaining to the contractor or any of its "principals" 2 and includes findings of non-responsibility, contract terminations, certain defective pricing findings ...
- Concert promoter wins $150K Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:55PMA $1.5 million lawsuit against R&B star Ne-Yo and a Silver Spring-based booking agent ended this week with verdicts totaling about one-tenth that amount. But to the lawyer for concert promoter Kenyohn Clark, who survived an attorney general’s fraud investigation after the Grammy Award winner failed to show at a New Year’s Eve event in [...]
- Mifflin trustees mull plan to demolish dilapidated houses Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:40PMThe Mifflin Township trustees considered a proposal to demolish seven dilapidated homes within the township, but a question of where the money would come from led them to postpone action.
- Murkowski Awaits Count of Tea Party-Sponsored Vote Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:34PMIt will be days before Republicans know if another candidate endorsed by Sarah Palin and backed by the Tea Party has defeated an incumbent politician, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
- TEU Tertiary Update Vol 13 No 32 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 5:44PMWānanga responds to performance funding pressure Bentham Ohia, the pouhere at the Wānanga o Aoteaora, is advising staff to concentrate on ensuring that tauira are enrolled in the right programme, that they graduate, and, where possible, that they ...
- Murkowski Awaits Results of Possible Tea Party-Sponsored Upset Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:19PMIt will be days before Republicans know if another Tea Party-backed, Sarah Palin-endorsed candidate has defeated an established politician, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, in volatile primary elections.
- Filling a Niche: New Retirement Project Offers Something Unique Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:18PMDepending upon your point of view, it is either ironic or fitting that in a county with more people over the age of 60 than under 18, a new independent retirement home is arising where children once played.
- Piney Woods Elementary wins masonry award Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:51PMThe Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston, in association with the Texas Masonry Council, has named Splendora Independent School District’s Piney Woods Elementary the 2010 Golden Trowel Excellence Award recipient for K-12 schools.
- Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, Aug. 23 Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:09PMFollowing is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.
- Local volunteer spirit evident during project Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:13AMPOCATELLO — In many ways, the hit ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” tests the spirit of volunteerism in the communities it visits, requiring thousands of volunteers and a host of donated supplies, meals and funds to produce an episode.
- Nation/World Dispatches Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:15AMThe troubled security firm formerly known as Blackwater will pay $42 million in fines to settle thousands of violations of U.S. export control regulations, according to The New York Times.
- Former NASA contractor pleads guilty to stealing Ride flight suit Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:08AMA former NASA contract employee, responsible for the maintenance of astronaut flight suits, pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a NASA flight suit with a Sally Ride name patch and other federal property.
- Top-secret work at electronics company mostly for military Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:31AMSARATOGA SPRINGS - One hundred and seventy people are busy atwork inside the gated compound on Ballston Avenue where secret workhas been going on for the past 50 years.
- Chinese firms bid low to win contracts, but performance is problematic Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:19PMVietNamNet Bridge -- Stories in Dan Tri and Thanh Nien newspapers suggest that sentiment is growing against low-cost Chinese contractors’ dominance of power sector projects.
- Innovation Center set to open downtown Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:14PMUSC and the S.C. Research Authority on Thursday will officially open their $6.6 million high-tech business incubator in downtown Columbia.
- Phase 4 of the General Dacey Trail Under Construction Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:45PMGeneral Dacey Trail Committee Chairman Jerry Yockey has announced the beginning of construction on Phase 4 of that trail.
- Hurd Fired For Quickie Sex-Harass Settlement? Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:28PMReport says HP decided to let CEO go after he reached an out-of-court accord with Jodie Fisher without board authorization.
- City fees, permits may go up Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:03PMREEDSBURG - Fees, permits and license costs in Reedsburg could rise nearly across the board in an attempt to maintain the current level of services in the city.
- Wantage couple hopes to get in sync for dance contest Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:52PMNEWTON — Ballerina meets Two Left Feet.
- Identical wrecks on US 59 trigger cause for concern Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:59AMAlmost identical wrecks on US 59 this week have the Splendora Police Department seeking a change in the highway’s current configuration.
- SSS Foils Attack on Gov Gaidam Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:46AMState Security Services has foiled an attempted voodoo attack on Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State allegedly by some suspected prominent politicians in the state who allegedly contracted some marabouts with the task of cutting short the life of the governor.
