Bleacher Report | Oregon Ducks Found Footage: The Journey to the 1995 Rose Bowl Bleacher Report While gearing up for the kickoff to the 2010 college football season this Saturday, I ran across this highlight footage of the 1994 Oregon Ducks' epic ... |
Monday, August 30, 2010
Oregon Ducks Found Footage: The Journey to the 1995 Rose Bowl - Bleacher Report
Saturday, August 28, 2010
State considers banning radio tracking chips in new, high-tech driver licenses - Phoenix Business Journal:
The federal government has been pushing states sincerthe 9/11 terrorist attacks to improve their driver’s licensews in terms of security and safeguardin against fake IDs. The U.S. Homelandc Security Department’s Western Hemisphere Travepl Initiative requires Americans to provide acceptable identificatiomn or passports when traveling withinNorth America. One accepted form of IDs is the “enhanced” driver’d license, which contains radio frequency chips that can trackkthe holder’s movement to variouz degrees. Arizona House Bill 2426 would keep the stated from developingsuch driver’s licenses.
The bill passedc the House on June 9 and now is under consideratiomn inthe Senate. The measure has the backing of civio libertarians on both ends of the politicaol spectrum concerned about the surveillance and tracking ofprivated citizens. The Arizona Chapter of the American Civilk Liberties Union and someconservative legislators, such as state Sens. Ron Gouls of Lake Havasu City and Jack Harper of backthe ban. Advocates of using more technology, including radio chips and biometric information, say it can improve security and track thoser crossingthe U.S.-Mexico border.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Haemacure cuts 2Q loss on heels of cost cutting - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
million, or 1 cent a share, for the second quarter endedApril 30, compared to $2.5 or 2 cents a for the same quarter in 2008. Secon d quarter 2009 revenue was comparedto $28,368 for the year-agoo period, but operating costs dropped dramatically from $2.5 millionm in the second quarter of 2008 to $1.3 milliohn in the just-ended The decrease was mainly attributable to the absencew of stock-based compensation expenses and to implementer in February to preserve cash, Haemacure said in a Those measures included a layoff of some workers at its plant in Sarasota.
Haemacure (TSX: a specialty biotherapeutics company that’s developing biologicak adhesives, got a financial boost when it entered intoa $2.5 millionn bridge loan agreement as part of a strategic collaboratiom with (NASDAQ: ANP), a biotherapeutics compan headquartered in Montreal. Haemacure had received $200,000 upon the signing of the term sheey in May andreceived $1 milliobn when the transaction closed on June 3, the release Angiotech can, at its advance up to an additional $1 million to Haemacure from time to time for a totao loan of $3.5 million, the releas e said. Haemacure said the $2.
5 million loan would alloq it to continue operations until the end ofthe
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Victories Start to Show in Obesity Fight - Youth Today
Victories Start to Show in Obesity Fight Youth Today Amid all the talk and new initiatives aimed at combating youth obesity, there's been a trickle of evidence that obesity is declining among ... |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Displaced worker training grant program unveiled - Nashville Business Journal:
The grant program will be used to develolp national models that can be replicatex acrossthe country, especially in communities wherew auto workers have lost their jobs. Accompaniefd by Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Area Technicakl College acting president Vick i Martin and chairman and CEOJeffrey Joerres, Duncan calle d upon institutions of higher learning, privatw and public nonprofit organizations and other agenciesw to propose model programsw for training adults to pursue family-sustaining second careers.
Duncan is one of severalo cabinet secretaries andother high-level officiales from the Obama administration traveling acrosds the Midwest this week to visit communitiesa affected by layoffs in the automobile industry. “Education is the catalysf for a strong economy and the meane by which adults will reinvent themselves and rebuile the industrial cities that have been the foundation of our Duncan said. “The Obama administration is committed to supporting auto communities and workerse who have been displaced from their Community colleges are invaluable resourcess for adults seeking to acquirre new skills that are needesdby employers.
” Milwaukee-based Manpower, a global staffinhg firm, tracked the top 10 most difficult jobs for U.S. employersd to fill in 2009. They are: engineers, skilled/manual trades, teachers, sales technicians, delivery and short-haul drivers, information technology, laborers, machinist/machine Many of these careersd are within the reach of a community collegw graduate and will be made even more accessible through thegrant program, according to Duncan. The granyt application will be announced online Thursday in the Federall Register andpublished Friday. Applications will be due on Aug. 7.
The Departmenyt of Education anticipates awarding approximately 28 grantsby mid-September with projecta beginning on or about Oct. 1. The estimatedd range of the grant awardsis $300,000-$750,000 over a three-yeard period. The grants will provid seed funding for model programs in community collegee that help adults develop the skillas they need to succeed in a new The programs could provide services such as academic andcareer counseling, and help with the registratiom process. They also could remove financial constraints for adults returningto school, including child care, and text books. Programs must be sustainable beyondthe three-yea r grant period.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder - New York Times
swissinfo.ch | Sweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder New York Times LONDON â" Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blower Web site WikiLeaks who has been embroiled in a fight with the Pentagon over the recent release of classified documents, briefly became the focus of new attention ... Profile: Julian Assange Rape claim against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange withdrawn Sweden drops arrest warrant for WikiLeaks chief |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily - Washington Post
Globe and Mail | White House says Obama is Christian, prays daily Washington Post AP White House spokesman Bill Burton made the remark Thursday, hours after a poll showed 18 percent of Americans think Obama is Muslim, up from 11 percent who thought so last year. A third think he's Christian, and 4 in 10 say they don't know Obama's ... Obama spokesman on religion: 'People are focused on other issues' Pew Poll Finds 1 in 5 Americans Wrongly Believe Barack Obama Is a Muslim Barack Obama believed to be a Muslim by one fifth of Americans |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Western Donations Lag for Pakistan Flood Victims - New York Times
Globe and Mail | Western Donations Lag for Pakistan Flood Victims New York Times UNITED NATIONS -- Public and private funding for the international response to Pakistan flooding has been trickling in, compared to the rush of support for Haiti following its January earthquake. Why? ... Pakistan's Floods Threaten to Take Down the Economy and the President Imran Khan launches Pakistan floods appeal As Waters Recede in Pakistan, Frustration Mounts |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Accused 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston jail - Boston Globe
AFP | Accused 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston jail Boston Globe Accused âCraigslist Killerâ Philip Markoff committed suicide at Nashua Street Jail in Boston, where he was being held awaiting trial in the slaying of Julissa Brisman, 25, who was visiting from New York, according to ... 'Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff Commits Suicide Police: Accused Craigslist killer dead of apparent suicide » |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Alvin Greene charged over pornographic pictures - The Guardian
MiamiHerald.com | Alvin Greene charged over pornographic pictures The Guardian An unemployed military veteran who stunned the US political establishment by winning a Democratic primary to contest a South Carolina senate seat has been indicted on criminal charges of showing pornographic pictures to a teenage college student. ... Senate nominee indicted on porn charge Alvin Greene charged in pornography case Longshot US Senate candidate from SC indicted |
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Treasurys Gain; 10-Year Auction Well-Bid As Economy Fears Rise - Wall Street Journal
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Gates proposes cutting Joint Forces command from defense budget - CNN
msnbc.com | Gates proposes cutting Joint Forces command from defense budget CNN Washington (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced some far-reaching proposals Monday for restructuring the massive budget at his agency, including getting rid of the US Joint Forces Command ... Gates' budget ax swings at Pentagon overhead, Joint Forces Command Gates proposal would cut thousands of defense jobs Gates Cuts Defense Bureaucracies |
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Taliban kills 10 aid workers, including 6 Americans - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times | Taliban kills 10 aid workers, including 6 Americans Los Angeles Times The medical team members, mostly Westerners, are slain in Badakshan province while returning from a mission to provide eye care to Afghan villagers, the aid group and police say. Tom Little, right, of Delmar, NY, was among the members of a medical team ... Dead aid workers knew risks but loved Afghanistan British surgeon Karen Woo, due to wed in two weeks, among 10 medics executed ... Foreign medical workers among 10 killed in Afghanistan |
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Oil spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River has echoes of Gulf of Mexico disaster - Washington Post
The Hindu | Oil spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River has echoes of Gulf of Mexico disaster Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
At Company, a Culture of Family and Charity - New York Times
Globe and Mail | At Company, a Culture of Family and Charity New York Times Even as it expanded into one of Connecticut's largest wholesalers of beer and wine, and even as its employee count swelled past 100, Hartford Distributors remained a close-knit company, owned and operated by the same family for ... Nine killed in Conn. shooting rampage 9 killed in shooting at Conn. beer distributorship Omar Thornton: "I Killed the Five Racists That Were Bothering Me" |
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
BP aims to plug gulf oil well for good with two-pronged 'kill' shot - Washington Post
The Guardian | BP aims to plug gulf oil well for good with two-pronged 'kill' shot Washington Post BP, the government and an army of volunteers are fighting to contain and clean the millions of g » |
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