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Patents that originate from campus-based research can generate significant revenue for universities.
Each day, universities conduct and invest in research that has an | impact on science, medical, and technology industries. And while schools of higher education serve a larger purpose, patenting those research results and licensing those patents to industries can generate much-needed funds that benefit those universities.
Patents are assets, even if they are not immediately used. As s... |
[Bolivia], Mar 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday (local time) arrived in Bolivia on the second leg of | his three nations tour, and was welcomed by Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma and Foreign Minister Diego Pary Rodriguez at Viru Viru International Airport.
According to a statement issued by Bolivia's Ministry of External Relations, President Kovind, upon arrival, said: "I have the honour of making the first state v... |
Bipasha Basu hospitalised due to respiratory problem?
THANE: Actor Arbaaz Khan has admitted to police that he used to | place bets on cricket matches with the help of bookie Sonu Jalan, the alleged kingpin of the IPL scam, said inspector Pradeep Sharma.
Khan, who was named by Jalan during questioning, recorded his statement on Saturday. He said that no money changed hands and whenever he lost, Jalan blackmailed him to appear at public ... |
An award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter is next on the bill at the concert series at St Cuthbert’s House in Seah | ouses.
The concert takes place on Saturday, July 14.
Yvonne Lyon is widely regarded as belonging firmly amongst the best and brightest talent currently playing the circuit.
Her new album Metanoia is her eighth solo studio release, further demonstrating her ability to deliver engaging original material with fresh imagin... |
As former sellers on Latin American’s largest e-commerce site, the cousins had found it difficult to build clientele for their electronics- | resale business. The two had become the second-biggest seller on the website Mercado Libre but still felt the site limited their company’s potential.
“You were not able to upload a photo or have a brand, so your customers are not able to find you again easily after they made a purchase,” said Gomez in an interview at t... |
LOUIS VAN GAAL will be given another £150million to spend on "several" transfer targets this summer, it has been | confirmed.
The Manchester United manager parted with a similar amount last pre-season in a huge spending spree that included record signing Angel Di Maria for £60m.
And top of Van Gaal's list for this summer is Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who is valued at £30m and appears ready to leave Germany.
A senior ... |
Chronic pain is the most common condition identified by the study.
Just one joint smoked before age 14 could increase gray matter volume in the brain | .
Cannabis affects memory functions in teens. The good news is that the effects can be reversed fast with abstinence.
There’s such a thing as cannabis withdrawal syndrome, and it’s symptoms have been associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders.
Scientists figure out why weed gives you the munchies.
This is a ser... |
Since fiscal year 2012, the number of Indiana children who entered foster care because of parental drug abuse has increased 230.6 percent.
Indiana has | more children in its child welfare system than any surrounding state — including those with nearly twice Indiana’s overall population.
Republican legislative leaders in Indiana said the higher number of Hoosier children in care indicates the Indiana Department of Child Services has problems that go beyond funding.
"Th... |
SPRING PLANT EXCHANGE: Exchange your extra cuttings, bulbs and plants with other gardeners. Bring them in labelled, | leak-proof containers, free. Saturday, May 11 at Sherwood Library, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Crouch Library (outside), 10 a.m. to noon, Beacock Library (lobby), 2-4 p.m.; Saturday, May 18, Westmount Library (outside) 9 a.m. to noon, Carson Library (outside), 9:30-11:30 a.m., Stoney Creek Library (outside), 10 a.m. to noon, Mas... |
Google announced the other day that it has added Blogger and Google+ Pages to Google Takeout, meaning that users can more easily export their data | out of these services if they would like to leave.
Meet us at https://www.google.com/takeout, and together we will export each of your blogs as an Atom Xml file. Or, if you’ve enjoyed exporting data from your Google+ Stream and Google+ Circles through Takeout in the past, but are looking for something more, join us no... |
Two women mistakenly shot at by the Los Angeles Police Department when their newspaper delivery vehicle was mistaken for the truck driven by rouge ex-cop Christopher | Dorner in February are being compensated $40,000 by the city.
The tax-free settlement covering the pickup and other property came quickly after the women's attorney, Glen Jonas, rejected Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck's offer of a replacement truck because the women would have had to pay taxes.
Margie Carranza ... |
Sadly our brother, George, passed away February 28, 2019, at the Dorothy Ley Hospice, Etobicoke, Ontario, with his long | time and loving companion, Olga Perka at his side. Born October 31, 1943, George was the son of the late George and Margaret MacLeod of Sydney/Mira Road. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing hockey, but his main interest was boxing. George trained and was managed by the late John Chechetto. George also had a long ... |
Innovative and inspiring social and environmental entrepreneurs can win a tailor-made support package to help expand their business, as part of the 2013 SE | ED Awards, which opened last month.
The SEED Awards aim to develop the most promising social and environmental start-up enterprises in emerging economies, developing and least developed countries.
SEED are seeking entries from innovative start-up entrepreneurs who aim to generate environmental, social and economic bene... |
Mayor Bill de Blasio had good intentions.
That was the mayor's response Friday morning when asked about his administration's bungled civic engagement campaign, | which sent thousands of letters to voters across the city this week warning them that their registration status was inactive.
The letters, sent to 400,000 New Yorkers, encouraged voters to check their registration status just weeks before the November primaries, and days before the registration deadline. At least 30,0... |
Hi, I'm Rich Brown, senior editor for cnet.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at the editor's choice winning | Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 9. So, this right here is one of the most expensive gaming mice we've ever seen. It comes in at a 150 dollars. So, it's definitely for the more committed PC gamers out there. That's it. This is also one of the most customizable mice we've ever seen and it's also a great performer. We recommend i... |
Republicans will still head back to the polls Tuesday night to participate in the precinct conventions, but Democrats will stay at home.
This year, Democratic | precinct conventions will be March 22, right before senate district conventions.
Republicans say they aren’t moving their conventions.
“We feel like it’s important to have it at those grassroots levels that night,” said Jennifer Hall, who heads the Tarrant County Republican Party.
Local and state conventions are held ... |
Former racehorse Diamond Beau, who also once served as a therapy animal to autistic children, was recently saved from slaughter by the very age group he | once helped.
A gentle-eyed horse that adores children and loves to soak up human attention has a new chance at life.
Former racehorse Diamond Beau, which also once served as a therapy animal to autistic children, recently was saved from slaughter by the very age group it once helped.
“Perhaps it is fate that he was sa... |
A Christmas gift to the Kaiser.
Surely this rotten luck of being separated at Christmas can’t go on forever.
— John | Davey, Dec. 26, 1916.
In the early months of the Great War it was widely believed the fighting would be over in short order. “We’ll be home by Christmas” was a common assumption. But as the fighting ground on and the casualties mounted, with neither side able to achieve a decisive victory, Canadians — soldiers and civ... |
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Bill Patzert, climatologist for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory | in La Cañada Flintridge, said mudslides are par for the course in this region.
Patzert said the worst debris flows happen during an “atmospheric river event,” when 6-10 inches of rain falls in the course of two or three days. It’s fortunate, he said, that Tuesday’s mudslides weren’t preceded by more rain. It could hav... |
Free Harem of Perfect Virtual Girlfriends?
Benefits of the Cloud: Servers, Capacity, Storage...Girlfriend?
They | say e-mail and IM is the death of interpersonal communication. Well, if the latest dating service in front of me right now is any indication, love could be following the same path. Enter Cloud Girlfriend, a new service which allows you to have a fantasy romance online.
The site categorizes itself as "a mix between Mat... |
These chats are hosted by volunteers who give up some time and energy each week to provide a chat room for others to gather in and share a topic | .
In respect of these volunteers, I would again remind and ask our members to show common courtesy to them and their fellow members when they enter a hosted chat.
- Show up to the chat on time. Chats start at a specific time and often the chat leader will discuss any rules he or she might have for their chat, as well a... |
Reviewer. Journalist. Malay. Singapore. Daughter. Sister. Wife.
This self-labelling exercise was prompted by an intimate and | thought-provoking one-man show performed by British-Indian playwright Joe Sellman- Leava about the comforts and limitations of labels.
The hour-long play sees labels with words such as "BRITISH", "INDIAN" and "FOREIGN" slapped onto his shirt (these are just the mentionables), while he tells his family history and tack... |
As Washington sends mixed signals on whether or not it will introduce new sanctions against Iran, Tehran is considering other options should a new round of penalties come | to pass, says Seyed Mohammad Marandi, professor at the University of Tehran.
The United States delayed the announcement of new penalties, which reportedly seeks to punish several companies and individuals from Iran, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates that the US believes have been involved in Iran’s ballistic mis... |
Tensions are growing in Syria as the Arab League prepares to present a detailed assessment of the monitoring mission’s findings on the situation in the | country. Meanwhile, the opposition is getting ready to release its own report.
A report prepared by the head of the mission, Gen. Mohammed al-Dabi, will be the main topic of discussion at an Arab League meeting Saturday in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
On Friday, Human Rights Watch urged the Arab League to release the ... |
After she was cast as Dorothy, the actress not only had to master every nuance of her performance, but also trained to work as a dog handler | — because it is she who gives Nigel and Loki, the two adorably talented cairn terriers that play Toto, their commands onstage.
Watch closely and you’ll see subtle interaction between Dorothy and Toto.
Lasko says she could not have asked for better canine friends and co-workers.
“It’s been fun learning how to be a dog ... |
Organizations are only as strong as their people. Hone your skills as a visionary leader and prepare for increasingly strategic roles, ready to lead your | organization at the next level.
Embrace your strengths and drive your organization to new heights. In The Women's Leadership Program, you'll develop a vision for how you lead and influence on multiple fronts.
You'll study the behavior of individuals and organizations, refining key principles through case studies led b... |
Tshego Koke has emerged as a pop culture force in his own right.
Tshego Koke finds himself at the intersection of | TV, radio, music and fashion.
Not too bad for a man who was unemployed and slipping into depression, before his big MTVBase VJ Search win a year and a half ago. Now it's a case of catch him if you can, because he is running with it.
Koke, 27, from Ga-Rankuwa north of Pretoria (now based in Johannesburg), has set himse... |
UPDATE on Sunday, November 5: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tapings scheduled for the week of November 6-10 has been canceled in | wake of Jimmy Fallon's mother's death and reruns will air instead.
"On behalf of everyone at NBC, we extend our deepest condolences to Jimmy and all his family at this time of enormous loss," the network said in a statement to E! News. "Our hearts go out to Jimmy and everyone else whose lives were so touched by Gloria... |
President Trump Donald John TrumpHouse Dems demand Barr cancel 'inappropriate' press conference on Mueller report DOJ plans to release 'lightly redacted' version of | Mueller report Thursday: WaPo Nadler accuses Barr of 'unprecedented steps' to'spin' Mueller report MORE is thinking about nominating Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources.
Cain, a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City... |
COUNCIL has voted unanimously to launch a campaign to demand tunnels be reinstated on the Coffs Harbour bypass.
A motion raised by councillor | Keith Rhoades and carried unanimously will see a working group called Coffs Harbour Bypass Impact Working Group formed to progress the campaign as a matter of urgency.
Mayor Denise Knight and councillors Keith Rhoades and Paul Amos will sit on the working group.
Necessary funds from council's communications and advert... |
BEIJING, March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBPO | , "China Biologic" or the "Company"), a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2018.
· *Total sales* in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 33.5% in RMB terms and 27.5% in USD terms to $114.9 million f... |
I'd have put John Carmack up there somewhere, perhaps not top 5, but maybe given i'd say he's had a fairly large impact | on all modern pc games (atleast, not 2d).
Also, why the hell is the iPhone even there? This is like a crazy list, for crazy people. I've probably done more for gaming than the iPhone, that's how little it has done for "real" gaming.
"Real" gaming? Is that like "no true Scotsman"? Gaming is gaming, and to deny the mass... |
WASHINGTON (KFVS) - The federal government plans to make a big investment at a transportation hub in the Heartland, and a local farmer | is excited about the investment.
The Southeast Regional Port Authority was awarded a $19.8 million grant through the Department of Transportation this week.
According to SEMO Port Executive Director Cary Harbison, the funding will go toward the construction of two 12,000 foot long loops of rail road track near the tra... |
SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energy Recovery Inc. (Nasdaq | :ERII), the leader in pressure energy technology, announced today that the Company won the 2014 Southwest Oil & Gas Awards for New Technology Development of the Year on October 23, 2014. The annual gala ceremony was held at the Westin Park Central in Dallas, TX, where hundreds of oil and gas executives gathered togethe... |
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Russian broadcaster has removed an opinion poll about ownership of Red sea border triangle disputed between Egypt and Sudan after Cairo protested | to Moscow.
The protest came ahead of a meeting in Moscow between the foreign and defence ministers of Russia and Egypt on Monday.
The Halayeb triangle, which is controlled by Egypt, has been claimed by Sudan since 1958. Cairo says it is Egyptian territory and it has long been a source of contention between the two nei... |
Founding Partner at Vantage Point, the world's leading sales management training firm.
I’ve spent my entire career helping companies affect | change. As a consultant and trainer to global sales forces, I’ve attempted every type of change imaginable inside a sales force: implementing sales processes, mapping sales territories, deploying CRM, upskilling talent, designing compensation plans, launching new products, entering new markets, merging sales forces...... |
Accra, Jan. 7, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor was on Friday urged to use his next four | -year term to further reconcile the nation. Various people who spoke to the Ghana News Agency on the day President Kufuor was inaugurated said he needed to do more to reconcile the nation.
Mr Mike Griffiths, a Director at Sunny FM, an Accra private radio station, noted that the reconciliation process initiated by the P... |
India has one of the highest rates of acid attacks in the world. Victims often cover their faces out of shame and are unable to get jobs. |
A reporter goes to Agra, India, to see the Taj Mahal and finds a story that was both disturbing and inspiring.
Clippers announcer Ralph Lawler has long invoked “Lawler’s Law” — his belief that the first basketball team to score 100 points in a game wins.
To a member of the Times data desk, Lawler's Law was a "rudiment... |
The liberal media has swallowed whole the Islamic pose of victimhood, despite years of religion-based terror attacks, honor killings, direct declarations of hostility | toward Western values and the frightening effects of decades of Muslim immigration in Europe. The TLC example represents an escalation in America of propaganda efforts.
But even the powerful media machine cannot cover up evil entirely, try though it may. The frequent murders and terror attacks in the name of Allah bec... |
The stunning vistas and colorful creatures in Mulaka are born from the myths and folklore of the Tarahumara people in northwestern Mexico. But | it was a challenge for indie developer Lienzo, since it only had an oral tradition to go on. It had to dream up all the designs while still remaining faithful to Tarahumara legend. Mulaka will launch in 2018 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
The first episode of Lienzo’s behind-the-scenes video ser... |
At long last, I can take some pride in my provincial government’s stand on climate change. These are very exciting times; congratulations to | all who helped play a part.
Finally, we are doing something good on the carbon situation. It’s late, but it’s a start.
Premier Rachel Notley is to be congratulated for this unprecedented effort; having representatives from the oil industry and environmentalists on stage with and backing her plan is a huge achievement.... |
With his future as the nation's top prosecutor in doubt after a week of blistering public scorn from President Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions acknowledged | Thursday that the criticism was "kind of hurtful."
In an interview with Fox News aired Thursday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Sessions was asked whether Trump's comments about him were fair.
"Well, umm it's kind of hurtful but the president of the United States is a strong leader," he said, according to transcripts of ... |
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today issued driver’s licenses to 10 women in a historic first for the Middle Eastern country. Government officials there say | that women will be officially allowed to drive as of June 24. Officials noted that about 2,000 more women could receive their driver’s licenses next week.
Permitting women to drive is a component of modernization reforms being implemented by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Fox News reported, who is the heir apparent... |
On this Theme Thursday Season Three webcast, Jim Collison, Gallup's Director of Talent Sourcing, and Maika Leibbrandt, | Senior Workplace Consultant, talk about Significance with guest Lela Meinke.
You want to be very significant in the eyes of other people. In the truest sense of the word, you want to be recognized. You want to be heard. You want to stand out. You want to be known. In particular, you want to be known and appreciated fo... |
The U.S. wireless consumer has taken a backseat to narrow self interest in industry consolidation.
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The | consolidation of the U.S. wireless industry into four competitive nationwide players may be the most important consumer story of this decade. Too bad the process appears to be veering into a game of shakedowns and back-alley poker.
The brinksmanship exhibited by Dish Network ( DISH in trying to block Sprint's ( S - Ge... |
In case you thought the war of words between President-elect Donald Trump and civil rights icon Representative John Lewis (D-Georgia) might die down | ahead of the inauguration, outspoken and controversial Governor Paul LePage (R-Maine) has ensured that the debate rages on.
The Trump-Lewis spat broke out over the weekend, after Lewis said Friday on NBC News' ‘Meet the Press’ that Russia interfered in the US election campaign and therefore Trump was not a “legitimate... |
Is It the Bottom or Bear Market Rally?
After suffering through one of the most significant market downturns in history, investors are asking if the | worst is over... if the bottom has been reached.
Some experts think so, although they are careful to hedge their comments. Monday's market surge might not be the absolute bottom, they note, but it is an indication that some stocks and sectors are too cheap to pass up. And that buying will put in a floor, if it hasn't ... |
In Jim Holt’s review of George Dyson’s Turing’s Cathedral he falls into the trap that Dyson set for | him [“How the Computers Exploded,” NYR, June 7]. Dyson has amplified the importance of John von Neumann’s MANIAC project to a point where Holt got the impression that it was the first useful computer and it started a revolution. It wasn’t. It didn’t.
John von Neumann’s MANIAC was not the first computer. Nor was it, as... |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week gave its first green light to a company that wants to start selling a blood test to evaluate | for mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion. The agency lauded the blood test as an innovative tool for speeding diagnosis and avoiding radiation exposure from brain scans. But some head trauma experts worry the authorization was pushed through too hastily.
“The data aren't as conclusive as we would have hoped, so ... |
In "The Darkest Minds," the plot feels like X-men in that a virus kills 90 percent of children and gives the other 10 | percent potentially dangerous powers. The surviving 10 percent are taken away from their parents and locked in camps, with the most dangerous ones killed outright.
Rating: PG-13 for violence including disturbing images and thematic elements.
Screenplay by: Chad Hodge, based on the novel by Alexandra Bracken.
Directed ... |
There’s a common refrain in the startup world: “Pick one thing and do it well.” This is undoubtedly sound advice | for the services and apps working diligently to make your life a little easier. With one tap of a thumb, your taxi is on its way or your dinner is being delivered. In just a few clicks you can buy and receive your movie tickets without even going to a theater. Hitting the refresh button allows the world’s news to unfo... |
Just weeks after ESPN laid off about 100 journalists and on-air commentators, the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” unveiled a new programming | slate on Tuesday filled with big personalities but short on the kind of highlight shows that for many years were the foundation of the network.
The revamped lineup underscores just how much the changing media landscape has unsettled even the world’s most powerful sports company. Once the undisputed king of sports prog... |
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah could not have made his controversial speech in the state Assembly on Wednesday without giving much thought to its consequences. |
Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s recent statement that India and Russia have sorted out all issues pertaining to the joint development of the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) and that the deal is slated to be signed during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to India in December is heartening indeed.... |
Man's body found in Hertford, Cotton Road, Hertford, 17-12-17, Pictures by Alison Jenkins.
A man has | been found dead in a Hertford street today, sparking a police investigation into what happened to him.
The 30-year-old, who has not yet been named, was found in Cotton Drive on the Pinehurst Estate shortly before 8.30am this morning (December 17).
Police were called by the ambulance service, but he was pronounced dead... |
HP is attempting to up the game in VR with the launch earlier this past week of its newest Windows Mixed Reality headset called the Reverb.
| While we have not got our hands on it, a press release directs us to the specifics—the headset would come in two options (consumer and enterprise) and will sport cracking 2160 x 2160 resolution optics.
Such resolution numbers make it one of the highest-fidelity headsets currently on offer for VR fans globally.
The Reve... |
KITT.AI wants to help developers add voice activation features to almost any device for free.
The Seattle startup today unveiled its first software tool | kit called Snowboy, which lets developers add verbal “hotword detection” to devices. It’s the same technology that tech giants like Amazon and Apple use for products like Alexa and Siri, but now KITT.AI is enabling anyone to easily add the functionality to their own hardware.
The idea is to let users talk to devices in... |
The state’s largest rural election association last week once again elected just one green candidate in a bloc of three members looking to reform policies currently | geared more toward conventional power sources. Mike Kempe, a chemical engineer and research scientist for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, was re-elected to the Intermountain Rural Electric Association board by a margin of 2,892 votes to 1,870 for challenger John Dendahl. Kempe is often to the lone ... |
Delays are among the major difficulties most construction firms face, and can lead to numerous negative results, such as lawsuits among owners and contractors, increased | costs, lack of construction productivity, and loss ofrevenue, as well as contract terminations, and negative influences on the economic and industrial domain of a community as a whole.
Through a systematic questionnaire design, this study involves a comprehensive analysis ofthe perceptions of construction delay-relate... |
Marriott (MAR) and the hotel lobby American Hospitality & Lodging Association asked the FCC this summer to allow hotels to deploy equipment that prevents | people from turning their phones into Wi-Fi hotspots.
At Marriott connection rates start at $14.95 per day. For $19.95, guests get "enhanced high speed Internet" which includes video chatting, downloading large files and streaming video.
In its petition to the FCC, Marriott and the hotel lobby argued that guests can u... |
“It’s a very personal story, so I won’t elaborate upon too much. Suffice to say, it was | a situation in my life I wasn’t very happy with or proud of… and sometimes when you can’t describe a feeling with your own words, it’s almost easier to express in a song. And then, when you get asked about the songs, it’s quite difficult to explain. It’s a conundrum — you don’t want to seem self-indulgent explaining y... |
The gin bubble shows no sign, whatsoever, of bursting this summer. Instead it grows bigger and more buoyant every month, bouncing along while bright | , shiny, new distilleries pop up everywhere.
Premium gin is the darling of the UK spirits trade – domestic sales shot over the £1 billion mark for the first time last year, and we bought 43 million bottles, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.
This prompted the Office of National Statistics to add the sp... |
A popular documentary series profiling an eclectic range of notables, with each episode focusing on one figure. Based on a half-hour syndicated program | that ran from 1961-64 and in 1979, the concept was successfully revived as an hourlong show with Peter Graves as host in 1987. Well-established and a franchise series for A&E by 1994, it later spun off t (more…)A popular documentary series profiling an eclectic range of notables, with each episode focusing on one figu... |
A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community to proceed against BNSF Railway over oil train shipments.
| The tribe sued BNSF in April, alleging the company is violating an agreement that restricts the number of trains that can cross its reservation on Fidalgo Island.
U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik on Friday denied BNSF's request to have the case dismissed or stayed. The railway argued the matter should go before t... |
Nancy Risinger Mills, 86, of Orange, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Orange. Funeral services will be 2 | p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Officiating will be Mickey McNamara. Graveside service will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, at Antioch Cemetery in Spearsville, La. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m., Tuesday, before the service at the funeral home.
Nancy was born on May 24, 1923 in Junction City,... |
On Wednesday Cook County Board president Todd Stroger sat behind the rostrum listening as commissioners led by finance chairman John Daley dissected and debated | budget amendments. On Thursday he told them it was their job to get a budget passed; he'd already done his work by proposing a plan that would raise sales taxes and add jobs. On Friday he sued.
"In the performance of his duties, President Stroger submitted his executive budget to the board's finance committee on Octob... |
The governing board of the University of Texas is expected to extend football head coach Mack Brown's contract by four years, through 2020, a well- | placed source told the American-Statesman on Monday.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to speak publicly, said Brown would continue to receive annual raises of $100,000. His current annual compensation is $5.2 million.
The UT System Board of Regents is scheduled t... |
Apple won a preliminary sales ban on Motorola phones and tablets in Germany on Thursday when the regional court of Munich ruled that Motorola infringes on a touchscreen | -related patent, a spokeswoman for the court said.
Apple sued Google-owned Motorola Mobility for infringing on its "list scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touchscreen display" patent, said Stefanie Ruhwinkel, spokeswoman for the Munich court. The patent is also known as the "overscroll boun... |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Some University of Notre Dame students, employees and alumni say 19th century murals of Christopher Columbus should | be removed from a campus building because they depict Native Americans and blacks in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers.
More than 340 students, employees and alumni signed an open letter against the paintings published in the university’s student newspaper, the Observer. The letter says th... |
Top row: Z. Howard, T. Cole, A. Pugh, C. Penrose-Whitmore.Bottom row: B. | Ford, G. McBay, J. Hall, T. Dinkins.
Our future, we know, belongs to the young. That is why The Root has decided to put the spotlight on the leaders of tomorrow.
We embarked on a nationwide search to find African-American youth, ages 16 to 21, who are innovators in the green movement, science and technology, social ju... |
Perry said last week that he will not drop out of the race despite his money woes.
The chair of Rick Perry’s Iowa | campaign, Sam Clovis, is calling it quits.
Clovis stepped down from his position on Monday, calling the former Texas governor a “remarkable” man in an interview with The Associated Press, which first reported the resignation.
The campaign’s money woes played a part in Clovis’ decision, he told the AP — though he said ... |
La Jollan Sami Ladeki, owner of Ladeki Restaurant Group, was born in Lebanon and has opened more than 35 restaurants | and fine-dining concepts around the world since 1983. This summer, he celebrates 25 years of combining globally- inspired cuisine with locally-produced ingredients at Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, with a variety of social media promotions at his 19 locations in Southern California and Nevada.
Ladeki, who opened the first S... |
Shaun McConville faces a total of 12 charges over the alleged events at his home in Shortroods.
A man accused of taking | part in a siege situation involving armed police officers where he asked for Brendan Rodgers to be brought back as Celtic manager appeared in court today.
Shaun McConville faces a total of 12 charges over the alleged events of Monday, March 18, at his home in Springbank Road, Paisley.
The 30-year-old also allegedly as... |
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont says he is set to release his tax returns Monday. For the first time in his career, it's been revealed | that Sanders is now, in fact, a millionaire.
Congressional Democrats are embroiled in the fight to try to compel the release of President Trump's taxes, which he continues to decline to do. But with the deadline to file taxes coming Monday, it's Democratic candidates who are in the spotlight.
As Democrats try to grab ... |
Once known for the strength of its special teams, the Harvard men’s hockey team was not-so-special in last night’ | s 4-1 loss against Northeastern in the consolation round of the Beanpot Tournament at TD Garden.
Although the Crimson’s third-period surge narrowed Boston College’s lead to one, the Harvard men’s hockey team was not able to overcome the No. 10 Eagles last night, giving up a 3-2 loss.
Just back from Thanksgiving break, ... |
The RMS Bohemian struck a ledge off Cape Elizabeth in February 1864, and 42 died just as they were about to arrive in America. |
Bonfires lit up the night sky on Feb. 22, 1864, as residents of Portland and Cape Elizabeth celebrated George Washington’s birthday, unaware of the large ship steaming toward them.
Two miles offshore, most of the passengers aboard the RMS Bohemian slept as the ship neared the end of a long, rough crossing from England... |
In less than an hour, Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team will face instate rival Marquette in Madison at the Kohl | Center. But the Badgers will be without two key players. Guards D’Mitrik Trice and Kobe King will be out indefinitely with foot and knee injuries, respectively, according to the UW Sports Medicine Staff.
Wisconsin bragging rights will be on the line at the Kohl Center in Madison when the Badgers host instate rival Mar... |
California has increased the capacity of its publicly-funded preschool program in recent years, but McCarty says it’s still behind other states. | The National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University ranks California 13th in state spending on preschool and 21st in total preschool spending, which also includes local and federal money.
Lawmakers have been working to expand preschool access dramatically for years, but Brown’s interest in saving... |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senator leading the charge to revive a assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before hearings on gun control open, | that winning Senate passage will be tough but said she has been assured she will have the chance to bring it up for a vote.
President Barack Obama, who has made gun control a top priority after 20 children and six adults were killed by a gunman on December 14 at a Connecticut school, said in remarks published on Sunda... |
The chief of his own faction of Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif on Monday lashed out at PML-Q for supporting Pervez Mushar | raf in the past, describing their politics as ‘hypocrisy’.
“No one has forgotten that yesterday they were ready to elect Muhsarraf even 20 times in his uniform and now sitting in coalition with those issuing red warrants against the dictator,” the PML-N chief, without naming, criticized Choudhry brothers which legitimi... |
It is next to impossible to produce an experimental film in Pakistan, mainly because the distributors do not support the venture unless it comprises of a star- | studded cast.
Director Farhan Alam and Kalakar Films deserve appreciation for breaking barriers with their new film, Saawan. The film is written by Mashood Qadri and features Syed Karam Hussain, Imran Aslam, Najiba Faiz and Saleem Mairaj in pivotal roles.
The film revolves around Saawan (Syed Karam Hussain), a physical... |
In its 44-page order, the appellate tribunal has noted that the RPPL’s resolution plan discriminated between some of the financial creditors who | are equally situated and not balanced the other stakeholder, such as operational creditors.
Rajputana Properties had moved the SC against the revised decision of the committee of creditors for Binani Cements to consider the revised resolution plan submitted by UltraTech Cement.
After a long drawn legal wrangling which... |
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Jacinta (Clay) Scott, 81, of New Albany, passed | away Monday morning at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital in New Albany. She was born in Anderson, Indiana to the late Wilton and Mary Neal Elizabeth (Thompson) Clay.
She was a graduate of New Albany High School and attended Indiana University. She was employed at Servpro in New Albany where she was a Senior Administrative... |
You can either update an existing installation of Windows 8 or install Windows 8.1 from scratch via ISO files from Microsoft.
Those of you eager | to check out the new Windows 8.1 Preview have a few choices as to how and where to install it. Let's cut right to the chase and review the different options.
If you're already running Windows 8, you can simply update it to Windows 8.1 via the Windows Store, as CNET's Jason Cipriani explained earlier this week.
One wor... |
Measuring rental price inflation from tenancy bond data is working well, Stats NZ said today.
The consumers price index (CPI) for the | June 2019 quarter (to be released on 16 July) will be the first in the world to use administrative rent data in this way to construct the CPI.
The new method for measuring rent prices arose from a collaboration with Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
“Thanks to this work, landlords no longer have ... |
JUNEAU | Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a major figure in the abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin | , has resigned, the governor’s office said Tuesday.
Mr. Colberg, who was appointed to the post in 2006 after Mrs. Palin was elected, represented seven of nine state employees who initially refused to testify before a legislative panel investigating Mrs. Palin’s firing of her public safety commissioner in what became kn... |
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The data and information fusion field has seen tremendous growth in the last 15 years and has an enormous impact on businesses and society. Specialists are needed in a wide variety of industries – from defense applications for advanced surveillance and reconnaissance systems to robotics, civil infrastructure system... |
Controversial talking head Prue MacSween has claimed a Greens MP is a "danger" to the community and even his own wife.
| The comments come just days after the conservative commentator was found to have contributed to ridiculing Indigenous Australians and spreading false information on Seven's Sunrise program.
On Monday's episode of Today Extra, MacSween was asked what she thought about Melbourne politician Adam Bandt calling his wife "ho... |
Progress on nuclear issues and negotiations on Al Qaeda members may signal a major thaw in relations.
It may not be the fall of the Berlin | Wall. Still, a significant change is afoot. The decades-long gap between the super Islamic Republic of Iran and superpower US may finally be narrowing.
Iran's decision to bare its nuclear activities for international inspectors - and its attendance at the Iraq donors' meeting in Madrid this week - may signal its willi... |
Not every 79-year-old surgeon happens to run a tech incubator. Not every 79-year-old surgeon who runs a tech incub | ator happens to have a winery either. But Thomas Fogarty does. The doctor-entrepreneur-vintner, best known for inventing the angioplasty balloon, runs the Thomas Fogarty Winery just a few miles uphill from his medtech incubator at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View.
The non-profit Fogarty Institute for Innovation is b... |
MARINE CITY - Merchants and community leaders are planning a celebration of the holiday season, because it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Marine | City.
Merrytime Christmas — the name is a pun on "maritime" — is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
"It’s a citywide event," said Erika DeLange, executive director of the Marine City Chamber of Commerce. "It’s an old-style Christmas in Marine City."
She said stores will have specials throughout the day. The event also will ... |
Will the next great novel be nothing more than a series of text messages?
Uh, maybe not, but there’s always room to | experiment with new formats. That’s what husband-and-wife team Parag Chordia and Prerna Gupta are trying to do with their new startup Telepathic, which is launching its first app, Hooked.
Telepathic is also announcing that it has raised $1.2 million in new funding, bringing its total raised to $1.9 million. Investors ... |
For World Read Aloud Day students of St. John XXIII had a special guest visit on Friday, February 1, 2019, for their educational | day.
Canadian award-winning author David Bouchard grew up knowing nothing about his roots, but through the process of his writing, he has learned more about his Metis heritage.
Bouchard entertained students on Friday with song and dance from an array of special flutes as he highlighted his Metis heritage to the childr... |
Oh, come on, millennial women. Just look at us.
Frantic and apologizing, overwhelmed between staff meetings and gymnastics, shamed | for bottle-feeding, booted for breast-feeding, passed over for promotions, denied on the day-care list — isn’t this what you’ve always dreamed of?
No thanks, they’re saying, to today’s lovely vision of motherhood. And in huge numbers.
The American birthrate is sinking: 3.8 million babies were born last year — the lowe... |
China is blocking some of the British Broadcasting Corporation's television transmissions into China, possibly objecting to a story that aired on the news channel.
| It appears the troubling story aired Sunday and was prepared by the BBC's Hong Kong office. It focused on the fifth anniversary of the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule.
The story included information about the Falun Gong spiritual movement, which Chinese officials call an evil cult that is a threat t... |
No summer food celebration would be complete without one of the greatest tastes of the season - sweet corn. And let's be honest, nothing beats buying | corn that has been picked that very day. That means getting yourself out to the nearest farmers market or roadside stand for the sweetest corn ever.
No summer food celebration would be complete without one of the greatest tastes of the season - sweet corn.
And let's be honest, nothing beats buying corn that has been p... |
This knowledge is important in the search for a treatment for tuberculosis. 9.4 million people are infected with tuberculosis annually and 1.7 million people | die as a result.
Joris Messens: “We have discovered how Mycobacterium survives the oxygen stress in our body, namely with the aid of the protein mycoredoxin-1. This opens up a whole new field of research into the role of this protein during a tuberculosis infection. A better understanding of this mechanism will enable... |
The single biggest cause of homelessness today is loss of tenancy – in other words, an eviction. An increasing number of these are “no- | fault evictions” – meaning the landlord need not give any reason why they are turfing someone out of their home.
This year, a study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research found that 80% of private-sector evictions in 2015 occurred under these provisions, which fall... |
Foxy Brown’s lawyer has responded to allegations by a book publishing company that’s suing her client over non-delivery of | a book, for which she received an advance.
As previously reported, Simon and Schuster are suing Brown to retrieve a $75,000 advance they say she was given in 2004 to write a book entitled ‘Broken Silence’.
They say Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, did not write the book and they want their money back.
But Brow... |
Pack these up for school or work.
Whether you're making lunch for work or for your kid's lunch box, it can feel like a | real hassle. But packing a homemade lunch doesn't have to be difficult. Here are some affordable and easy recipes, all of which are made with five ingredients or fewer.
This easy pasta salad is a perfect meal prep recipe. Just leave the pesto on the side until you're ready to eat so the arugula doesn't get soggy. Get ... |
Those who hoped that the change promised by candidate Barack Obama would include repeal of the various acts that have stripped Americans of their constitutional rights should be disappointed | . Benjamin Franklin supposedly wrote, "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." The citation is likely apocryphal, at least in terms of its attribution to Franklin, but it is useful shorthand for the unfortunate abandonment of many of the libe... |
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