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Pacific University opens administrative office in Portland Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:13PMPacific University is opening an administrative office in downtown Portland in an effort to get closer to donors, alumni, corporate partners and news media.
Stagefright Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:12PMThe fabulous Cloris Leachman , who gained renewed popularity for her appearances on the TV show Dancing with the Stars , spent a very busy summer working on her one-woman show, Cloris! I’m Eighty F*ing Four & Still Going Strong!
Chili Addiction, Lifeguards, MBSC big winners at 29th annual Chili Cook-Off Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMTwelve thousand people attended the annual three-day event, which was at a new location this year.
Professor Masao Yanaga Joins NERA Economic Consulting as Special Consultant Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NERA Economic Consulting, a leading global provider of economic advice and analysis in business, legal, and regulatory matters, announced today that Masao Yanaga has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a Special Consultant in the Securities and Finance practice. In addition to his role at NERA, Mr. Yanaga is a Professor of law and accounting at the University of Tsukuba ...
Domestic companies on a hiring spree for top-notch professionals Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:08PMChina Investment Corp (CIC), the nation's sovereign wealth fund, has got applications from over 63,000 candidates for the positions it advertised recently, according to information available from its website.
NAB’s A$13.3 Billion Axa Bid Is Blocked by Regulator Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:03PMNational Australia Bank Ltd.’s proposed A$13.3 billion ($12.2 billion) takeover of asset manager Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. was blocked a second time by the competition watchdog, which said concessions by the lender to gain approval didn’t go far enough.
Earthquake message proves a hard sell in Vancouver Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:54PMVancouver is awaiting the "Big One". With its location in the Cascadia subduction zone, a seismically-active area, the question is not if an earthquake will hit the Canadian city, but when.
KICK-OFF 2010: Irvine hopes to keep the Fence Post Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:46PMIrvine High will be out to win the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy for the third year in a row. The trophy goes to the high school football team in Irvine with the best record against inter-city opponents. Irvine, Northwood, Beckman, University and...
Energy drinks may give young sports teams an edge, study says Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:09AMConsuming energy drinks during team sports could help young people perform better, a study suggests.
Network Hardware Resale Appoints Erik R. Sprotte as VP of Human Resources Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:07AMSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Hardware Resale (NHR), the leading provider of pre-owned and new networking equipment, today announced the appointment of Erik R. Sprotte as vice president of human resources. In this capacity, he will lead NHR's strategic organizational development efforts worldwide, including employee recruitment, training and benefits programs. (Logo ...
Nihon University professor, students on 6-day tour of Saipan Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:04AMA visiting professor from the Nihon University in Japan said she and her students would want to make a significant contribution to this tropical island in the Pacific.
TradeStone Software Appoints Former Oracle Retail Executive Chris Morrison to Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:00AMGLOUCESTER, Mass. --
Losing weight not always a positive Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:54AMEncouraging the obese to lose weight may not always be beneficial for their wellbeing reports a paper published online in the International Journal of Obesity.
Bulletin Board published Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:47AM•North Coast Gun Owners Association will meet at 7 p.m. at The Apple Peddler Restaurant, 308 Highway 101 S., Crescent City, Calif. For information, call 707-954-7695.
Protect corals with reef networks UN study says Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:44AMThe world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change and shift from favoring single big protected areas a U.N. study showed.
Tractor beams come to life Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:39AMTractor beams, energy rays that can move objects, are a science fiction mainstay. But now they are becoming a reality -- at least for moving very tiny objects.
Taming the Arctic: How to govern the spoils of climate change Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:33AMA small clique of northern countries currently governs the Arctic Circle. But as the Polar Ice Cap melts, external powers have expressed an interest in the energy-rich region, raising eyebrows among the Arctic nations.
Runner's trip to plant flags for Iraq vets stops in city Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:23AMA prerequisite for running with Mike Ehredt is you have to carry a flag.
Obituaries - May 7, 2010 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:51AMAnthony Robert Chambery, Sr. Anthony Robert Chambery, Sr., 84, World War II veteran, retired NCR executive and longtime Greenwich resident, passed away on May 2, 2010, at Rosenthal Hospice Residence in Stamford, surrounded by his family.
Fiji police probe theft of $1mln in cash Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:23AMFiji police are investigating the theft of a million Fiji dollars in cash from a wharf in the capital after it was printed in the UK and delivered to the island
2010 Phoenix summer one of hottest on record due to overnight temperatures Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:54AMIt has been a season full of sweaty nights.
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New Zealand city starts quake clean up Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:47AMA state disaster insurance fund is set to cover claims after an earthquake caused major damage in New Zealand's second biggest city.
OBITUARIES Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:36AMRobert Fischer SPRINGFIELD — Robert “Bruce” Fischer of Springfield died Sept. 1 of age-related causes at age 84. No service is planned. He was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Eugene to John and Louise Nielsen Fischer. He married Darleen Hayes on June 23, 1950, in Eugene. She died Dec. 29, …
Education accomplishments Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:23PM* Thomas Shanor, Casper, earned the Dean's Citation for Academic Excellence in the Monfort College of Business for the spring 2010 semester at the University of Northern Colorado.
New Zealand Quake Tore New Fault Line Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:47AMThe powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new fault line in the Earth's surface, a geologist said Sunday.
Gales, aftershocks shake quake hit New Zealand city Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:05AMWELLINGTON (Reuters) - Strong aftershocks and gale-force winds buffeted a clean-up of New Zealand's second biggest city on Sunday following the country's most damaging earthquake in 80 years.
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:42PM(AP:LOS ANGELES) Paul Conrad used his pencil like a weapon. His long lines and jagged angles seemed to point directly at the leaders he deemed charlatans and fools in need of deflating.
Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:39PMTwo prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges -- they pleaded guilty -- but two former state governors, community groups, fellow farmers and other supporters are trying to keep them out of prison.
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:33PMLOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Conrad, the political cartoonist who won three Pulitzer Prizes and used his pencil to poke at politicians for more than 50 years, died Saturday, his son said. He was 86.
Coming out of the shadows Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:27PMThe sound of traditional Thai music can be heard loudly and clearly upon entering Wat Khanon in Photharam district of Ratchaburi on Saturday mornings. It is a signal to visitors that a nang yai, a large shadow play, will be starting shortly.
Scientist Watches Glacier Melt Beneath His Feet Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:22PMScientists collecting ice cores from Indonesia's Pancak Jaya saw the three-mile thick glacier drop 12 inches in just two weeks. Puncak Jaya is one of the few tropical glaciers remaining in the world, and it's especially vulnerable to climate change. This makes it especially important to...
Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:12PMHONOLULU — Two prominent, popular brothers who operate the second-largest vegetable farm in Hawaii will be sentenced in federal court this week on human trafficking charges - they pleaded guilty...
Farms being prosecuted for importing Thai workers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:12PMAloun Farms may be too important to fail in an island state that once relied on pineapples and sugar cane but grows less than 15 percent of the food it consumes, according to supporters of defendants ...
Genetically Modified Salmon As Safe To Eat As Normal Atlantic Salmon Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:26PMU.S. regulators say that genetically engineered salmon as safe to eat as wild Atlantic salmon, after completing a preliminary analysis. Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc., have genetically modified their salmon so that they eat all year round and grow twice as fast as salmon typically would in their natural environments. Genetically modified (engineered) salmon is an Atlantic salmon...
Scientist Watches Glacier Melt Beneath His Feet Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:25PMScientists collecting ice cores from Indonesia's Pancak Jaya saw the three-mile high glacier drop 12 inches in just two weeks. Puncak Jaya is one of the few tropical glaciers remaining in the world, and it's especially vulnerable to climate change. This makes it especially important to researchers.
Co-housing concept creates community Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 3:16PMThe aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafts from the kitchen where several people bustle about, chat, lay out the cookies to cool and make coffee. The kitchen is communal. The people in it share it, as well as the building and grounds they live in.
The big one is still to come: scientists Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:17AMScientists were caught out by the location of yesterday's earthquake. Now they are warning that it was not the big one they have been predicting.
'Big one is still to come' Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:13AMGeologist predicts another huge earthquake will hit New Zealand's South Island within 50 years.
Bigger earthquake predicted to come Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:05AMScientists fear a bigger earthquake could be in the wings.
Sherlyn Anne Bacus: The Lady 'Ironman' Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:39AMSHERLYN Anne F. Bacus learned the ropes of triathlon only last year and yet she has already achieved much more than any other neophyte. read more
Picozzi Family Foundation hosts annual scholarship luncheon Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:21AMPICOZZI FAMILY FOUNDATION LUNCHEON - Victor Picozzi and Jim Picozzi, seated, represented the Picozzi Family Foundation at the Foundation's annual scholarship luncheon on Wednesday, July 28. Scholarship recipients are, from left, Kathleen Newburg of Madison; Jillian Minahan of New Providence:...
APSU hires Rupp as new business dean Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:50AMAustin Peay State University has a new dean to lead its College of Business.
Salmon returns break records Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:49AMBut are this year's high Fraser River numbers an anomaly or a sign of change?
Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:32AMAuthorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand’s second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.
College football mismatches often about cashing in Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:28AMIn their season openers this weekend, some Pac-10 teams went for the TV money they'll get for playing formidable opponents on the road. Washington visits BYU, UCLA is at Kansas State, Washington State is at Oklahoma State and Oregon State plays TCU at Cowboys... Pacific-10 Conference - University of California Los Angeles - College football - Oklahoma State UniversityâStillwater - Oregon State ...
Stocks, Index Futures Gain Before U.S. Jobs Report; Wheat Rises Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:57AMStocks advanced for a third day and U.S. index futures gained before a U.S. jobs report that economists predict will show private employers hired 40,000 workers. Wheat rose after Russia extended a ban on exports.
Tourism jump-starts sputtering Maui economy Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:30AMMaui's resilient tourism sector is leading the island's economic recovery.
Frontier volleyball teams at California meet Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:25AMMost of the Frontier Conference volleyball teams will be in Irvine, Calif., this weekend for the Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tournament.
Reflections on Jack Kennedy Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:22AMWhere freedom is endangered, he said, politicians and intellectuals "should be natural allies, working more closely together for the common cause against the common enemy."