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  • Women offered chance to boost self image Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:49AMProgram gives participants an opportunity to look and feel their best.
  • Politics Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:03AMState Sen. John Sparks, D-Norman, was recently honored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education when he was presented with the Distinguished Service Award.
  • Aviation Expo seeks help with air traffic Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:00PMThe U.S. Sport Aviation Expo is getting so large that it needs to have the Federal Aviation Administration to be involved to control traffic.
  • Consultant Warns that Baccarat Cheating is Rising Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:01PMIn a darkened conference room at the Tuscany casino off the Las Vegas Strip, a group of casino surveillance managers lean forward in their chairs for a closer look at video footage of a man strapping a metal device to his left wrist and concealing it in his jacket sleeve. Caught red-handed by the casino, he is now demonstrating his crime to police.
  • Consultant warns that baccarat cheating is rising Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:49PMLAS VEGAS (AP) — In a darkened conference room at the Tuscany casino off the Las Vegas Strip, a group of casino surveillance managers lean forward in their chairs for a closer look at video footage of a man strapping a metal device to his left wrist and concealing it in his jacket sleeve.
  • NBA Power Rankings: Eastern Conference, (9-15) Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:01AMNow that we can say this offseason is finally winding down, it's time to turn our focus to the upcoming regular season. This offseason has been arguably the best and most exciting in NBA history, and many Eastern Conference teams were right in the thick of it. Many Western Conference stars have changed conferences, which could potentially help the East compete against the traditionally powerful ...
  • Point Pleasant's $4.2M municipal renovations near completion Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:49PMPOINT PLEASANT — The municipal courtroom sits empty and unfinished, a big enclosed space in the middle of borough hall that resembles the loft of a ski chalet.
  • Japan to sentence Greenpeace anti-whaling activists Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:17AMTOKYO (AFP) - Two Greenpeace activists will face possible jail terms in Japan on Monday for stealing a box of whale meat in a trial the environmental group says will test the country's limits on political activism.
  • A New Beginning Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:27AMIts the dawn of the Larry Porter Era for U of M football mired in mediocrity for most of its history. Here are six suggestions for how to get the program to the next level. by Frank Murtaugh First the bad news: The upcoming football season is likely to be a long one for the University of Memphis. The good folks at Rivals.com rank all 120 teams in college football's FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision ...
  • Greenpeace activists face jail over stolen whale meat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:57PMTWO Greenpeace activists will face possible jail in Japan for stealing a box of whale meat in a controversial trial.  
  • St. Joseph Regional School unveils renovations Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:53PMNEWTON -- Built in 1956, St. Joseph Regional School in Newton has seen minor improvements and additions, but none as momentous as the modern renovations made this summer.
  • Big Ten divides football teams Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:47PMBig Ten conference commissioner Jim Delany presented the divisions and conference schedules for the 2011-12 football seasons Wednesday, less than three months after announcing Nebraska’s acceptance of its invitation to the Big Ten.
  • Big Ten announces football divisions Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:46PMIU preserved its rivalry with Purdue in the finalization of the new Big Ten football subdivisions. The decision to realign the conference into two divisions came after Nebraska, which officially becomes a part of the Big Ten on July 1, 2011, decided to leave the Big 12.
  • Troops, families are glad to hear of end to Iraq combat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:39AM'We can see all the work that we did'
  • Obama speaks about end to U.S. combat in Iraq Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:07AMPresident Barack Obama called America's troops the "steel in our ship of state." Many of those men and women of steel -- and the parents who helped forge them -- said they think the president is plotting the right course as he declares an end to combat in Iraq.
  • Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:05AMPresident Obama called America’s troops the “steel in our ship of state.” Many of those men and women of steel — and the parents who helped forge them — said they think the president is plotting the right course as he declares an end to combat in Iraq .
  • Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:09AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- President Obama called America's troops the "steel in our ship of state." Many of those men and women of steel — and the parents who helped...
  • UIL sets appeal hearing for Carroll quarterback Daxx Garman Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:35PMThe Carroll Senior High School Dragons will have to wait two weeks to find out if varsity quarterback Daxx Garman will regain his eligibility.
  • News from the campaign trail for state Senate Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:18PMState Sen. Susan C. Fargo, D-Lincoln, will be holding office hours on Friday, Sept. 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Weston Town Hall (Selectmen’s Meeting Room) and from noon to 1 p.m. at Waltham City Hall (Hoover Room). Constituents are encouraged to meet with Sen. Fargo or a member of her staff to address any issues that might concern them. An appointment is not necessary.
  • Palo Alto may try to kill high-speed-rail plan Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:15AMby Gennady Sheyner Palo Alto may soon take a formal "no confidence" stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators to kill the voter-approved project. A council committee is to consider the matter Thursday morning and the rail plan is agendized for the full City Council's Sept. 13 meeting.
  • The Gloucester County Times Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:38PMChristina Paciolla brings you the top stories. WASHINGTON TWP. Eight weeks of learning about nutrition, better eating habits and exercise routines culminated this week for a group of kids when Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Ian Laperriere joined them for their final workout.
  • Inside boardrooms during the crash Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:18PMThe top-ranked baboons within the storied US investment banks mark their territory loudly and clearly in an encyclopaedic account of the financial crash that engulfed the world in 2008.
  • From Allendale to South Bend, Brian Kelly's ready for challenge of rebuilding Notre Dame Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:30AMThe Fighting Irish coach has had successful stops at GVSU, CMU and Cincinnati.
  • OT briefs 8.29 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:21AMAMERICAN FORK
  • Douglas County jail tries to get most out of space to save money Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:58AMKen Trevarthan The recently installed Stellar Teller machine (pictured August 26, 2010) in the Coles County Jail main entrance is used by inmates' family to pay for commissary items purchased through Stellar Services, LLC. (Photo by Ken Trevarthan/Charleston Times-Courier).
  • Transcript of a press briefing with Gerry Rice, Deputy Director of the IMF’s External Relations Department Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:31PMMR. RICE: Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us at the IMF for our regularly scheduled press briefing.
  • Carroll quarterback's family vows to fight eligibility ruling Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:51AMThe District 7-5A executive committee ruled Friday that senior Daxx Garman failed to establish Texas residency after moving from Oklahoma. An attorney for his family said they hope to get an appeal hearing within 10 days.
  • Federal Judges to Discuss Growing Personal Threats and Security Concerns at National Press Club Newsmaker Event, 10 a ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:57AMFederal Administrative Law Judges Who Handle Immigration Cases and Social Security Disability Claims Will Discuss Threats and Attacks on Judges and Lax Security in Federal Courtrooms and Facilities, Suggest Improvements
  • Hurricane Katrina anniversary events are all across the region this weekend Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:39AMResidents from all parts have opportunities to participate
  • Upcoming Events and Entertainment 8-28 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:30AMAll area codes are 850 unless specified. Sandestin Labor Day and the Baytowne Art Expo. Enjoy the Art Expo with music from 5 to10 p.m. Sept. 4-5 at the Village of Baytowne Wharf. Seaside Labor Day The following events will be held Labor Day...
  • Delaware conservation project gets funds Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:21AMCONSHOHOCKEN, PA — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded The Nature Conservancy a $450,000 grant to fund a comprehensive conservation project in the Delaware River Basin.
  • Charest denies explosive testimony in news conference Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:14AMPremier Jean Charest was in full damage-control mode Tuesday following explosive allegations of influence peddling in the naming of judges made by his former justice minister Marc Bellemare.
  • The chair: Is it a death sentence? Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:12AMLas Cruces— In a summer of gloomy headlines, there suddenly came another: "Get off that deadly chair: Sitting too long raises fatality risk, experts say" (USA Today, July 21). In short order, more headlines followed in HealthDay News ("The Longer You Sit, the Shorter Your Life Span: Study") and the Associated Press ("Sitting: A Danger to Your Health").
  • Summerville airport gets OK to lengthen its landing strip Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:19PMSUMMERVILLE -- Fueled by the promise of Boeing-related plants and other industries, the modest airport outside town is positioning itself to become a high flier.
  • Foursquare’s Happy Growing Pains Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:40PMFoursquare headquarters have been cramped this summer. The fast-growing location-based check-in service, which has been subleasing space from Curbed on the fifth floor of 36 Cooper Square since they moved out of founder Dennis Crowley's kitchen, started the year with just five employees, and has since ballooned to 30. In May they were forced to temporarily pitch a tent two floors down from their ...
  • Your Right to Know — The Platinum Legislature Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:34PMA view of the Capitol Building in Albany. (Joe Larese /The Journal News) ALBANY — Excelsior, New York's motto, means "Ever upward." And when it comes to spending the public's money, that's a guiding principle the Legislature has little trouble following.
  • MP warns of N. Irish dissident threat to UK mainland Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:21PMLONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A British member of parliament said on Sunday he believed nationalist militants in Northern Ireland hoped to stage attacks on the British mainland, possibly against high-profile conferences of political parties.
  • Local edge, global plans Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:08AMThere’s a hall in Mahindra Towers at Worli in Mumbai where the Mahindra & Mahindra bosses address the media. There are close to 60 chairs in the hall. A wooden panel slides to reveal a large screen. On Thursday, 12 August, journalists were called for an impromptu conference in this hall. Mahindra & Mahindra Vice-chairman Anand Mahindra and President (automotive & farm sector) Pawan Goenka would ...
  • ATL superintendent loses shine Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:04AMATL superintendent loses shine
  • New name, but same mission at Fitchburg State Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 5:57AMFITCHBURG -- The hardest part about the Fitchburg State University name change signed into law in July will likely be adjusting to using the word "university" rather than "college," said English Department Chair Patrice Gray.
  • Platinum Legislature: Taxpayers hurting, but Albany keeps running up the tab Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:19AMALBANY -- Excelsior, New York's motto, means "Ever upward." And when it comes to spending the public's money, that's a guiding principle the Legislature seems to have no trouble following.
  • As New Yorkers struggle, Legislature's costs soar - From the Poughkeepsie Journal Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:03AMALBANY — Excelsior, New York's motto, means "Ever upward." And when it comes to spending the public's money, that's a guiding principle the Legislature has little trouble following.
  • CHURCH NEWS | August 21, 2010 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:36PMA list of church-related activities in York, Chester and Lancaster counties.
  • Upcoming Events and Entertainment 8-21 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:30AMAll area codes are 850 unless specified. Florida Trail Association The Florida Trail Association will hold the following events. Visit http://westgate. floridatrail.org or call the listed number. •Aug. 28: A three -mile hike on the Jackson...
  • Religion digest Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:12AMLocal religious events
  • 2 Elmira-area churches unite for service Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:26PMTwo area churches will join forces Sunday to celebrate the gifts of nature.
  • Authority approves capital improvements for OLC Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:19AMThe Quincy Civic Center Authority has approved improvements to the Oakley-Lindsay Center, part of the $1.2 million bond issued last fall.
  • BYU’s Independent Streak Thickens BCS Plot Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:37AMMore conference craziness as the Mountain West and WAC scramble to keep up. Plus: Favre's relatively sane Wednesday; a stunning discovery about Lou Gehrig.
  • First Cup: Tuesday Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:08AMMark Kiszla of The Denver Post: "While deciding where he wants to spend the rest of his basketball life, Carmelo Anthony will do what's right by his family. But believe this: Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke will do what is best for his hefty investment in an NBA franchise, even if that means trading Melo. There is no way Denver can afford to lose the face of its franchise for nothing as a free agent ...
  • Happenings Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:16AMTUESDAY, AUGUST 17