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FPI Overnight Brief Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:08PMIraq: With more than 30 percent of the vote tallied in the southern provinces of Najaf and Babil, Maliki appeared to carve out a narrow victory over a rival coalition of Shiite parties. He was part of that coalition when he was elected to parliament ...
Scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:03PMUsing green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.
Senators Question $1 Million Pay For Charity's CEO Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:06PMA group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
NEW INFO: Teenage Murder Suspect Caught In Huntington Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:13AMA teenager accused of murder in Alabama was caught in Huntington Friday morning.
AgriLife scientists do groundwork for genetic mapping of algae biofuel species Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:11PMCOLLEGE STATION - - Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. "Oils from the green algae Botryococcus braunii can be readily detected in petroleum deposits and coal deposits suggesting that B. braunii has been a contributor to developing these ...
Fort Bend ISD’s community relations team receives eight state awards Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe Texas School Public Relations Association presented eight awards to the Fort Bend ISD Community Relations and Partnerships Department for outstanding print media and electronic media during its recent annual conference. TSPRA recognizes communicators in school districts, education foundations, education associations and organizations for outstanding work. This year, 1,032 entries were ...
Sam Houston State University Opens New Crime Lab to Serve Southeast Texas Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:27AMHUNTSVILLE, TX--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - The Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory, which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies from the ten counties in southeast Texas, is now open, according to university officials.
Sam Houston State University Opens New Crime Lab to Serve Southeast Texas Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:23AMHUNTSVILLE, TX--(Marketwire - 03/11/10) - The Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory, which will serve the basic needs of nearly 100 state and local law enforcement agencies from the ten counties in southeast Texas, is now open, according to university officials. Equipment, personnel and resources are in place that will allow the laboratory, located in The Woodlands, to begin ...
Obama continues drive for health care overall Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 11:13AMST. CHARLES, Mo. — President Obama continued his ramped-up drive for a health care overhaul on Wednesday, ordering a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud and dispatching his secretary of health and human services, Kathleen Sebelius, to take on insurance companies that have been lobbying against many of his proposals to remake the health care system.
Sam Houston State University crime lab to serve Southeast Texas Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 10:37AM( Sam Houston State University ) The major function of the lab will be the identification of seized drugs and toxicology analysis. Services will be provided by almost a dozen full-time forensic scientists and support staff and will offer intern opportunities to forensic science students at Sam Houston State University.
Eustace Texas School District Receives Radar Speed Display Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:00AMStudents and residents benefit from traffic safety grant from All Traffic Solutions.
School Digest Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:24AMGRAYSLAKE COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL
Panel Questions "VBAC Bans," Advocates Expanded Delivery Options for Women Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:15PMAn independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and willing to offer a trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery because of so-called VBAC bans.
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Treasury Budget Written Testimony House Committee on Appropriations ... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:12PMChairman Serrano, Ranking Member Emerson, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the chance to testify about the President's Fiscal Year FY 2011 Budget for the Department of the Treasury.
Dr. Dale Perritt named Ag Educator of the Year Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:06AMThe Ninth Annual Agriculture and Awareness Banquet is Monday, March 29, at Banita Creek Hall.
Fort Bend ISD trustees approve financial exigency resolution Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:40AMThe message was clear at Monday night’s regular board meeting as board members declared a “financial exigency” in response to the district’s current budget crisis.
Justice of the Peace Sissy Hernandez's guilty plea brings fine, removal from office Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:28AMEL PASO -- Justice of the Peace Sissy Hernandez's bid for re-election ended Tuesday when she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of nepotism.
Court approves amendment to TCOG bylaws Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:05PMFollowing discussion regarding a proposed amendment to the Texoma Council of Governments bylaws, members of the Cooke County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously to vote “yes” for the amendment to the Texas Council of Governments bylaws during the Monday meeting.
Elected Officials Can Voluntarily Take Furlough Days Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:12PMKFOX has told you about El Paso County employees taking furlough days, but KFOX found out on Monday those furloughs don't apply to everyone. Now, those employees can volunteer to take the furloughs.
S.A. reaping benefits of Mexican exodus Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:52PMMexican business owners and professionals are leaving Mexico because of ongoing threats of kidnapping and extortion tied to warring drug-smuggling cartels.
Why Americans are so angry Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:46PMHeather Gass always felt she had to suppress her conservative views, living as she did in the liberal San Francisco Bay area. A year ago that all changed.
Officials want local share of severance tax Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:01AMA severance tax on natural gas extraction proposed by Gov. Ed Rendell is drawing the ire of local politicians and legislators, who say the state is trying to pad its coffers with resources that belong to rural Pennsylvania.
Aggie Helpline faces budget cuts Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:39AMPast midnight each morning, a pair of Texas A&M students wait in an apartment-like space with a kitchen of mismatched pots and pans. When it's quiet, they play board games such as Scrabble or do homework to pass time. But when the phone rings, th ...
Brothers in charge of electrical business Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:04AMBrothers Roy and Doug Cheney started their business — Cheney Electric — in Burkburnett in 1985 with little more than a 1976 Ford truck.It has grown to 14 men and 14 trucks, including Roy’s son Shawn, who works as a journeyman electrician.Roy has been an electrician for 33 years, and Doug has been in the trade for 26.Roy was attending Midwestern State University when he heard the Independent ...
Scientists Discover Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lay-In-Wait Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:32PMImportant new research by University of Michigan Health System scientists has discovered that bone marrow, previously thought to be resistant to the HIV virus, can contain latent forms of the infection. The finding helps explain why it's hard to cure the disease.
Scientists Discover Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lie In Wait Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:32PMImportant new research by University of Michigan Health System scientists has discovered that bone marrow, previously thought to be resistant to the HIV virus, can contain latent forms of the infection. The finding helps explain why it's hard to cure the disease.
Red-light cameras gain popularity, but whether they improve safety is debatable Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:17AMColorado cities are launching a major expansion of red-light ticketing cameras, despite sometimes conflicting evidence the revenue-producing surveillance reduces traffic accidents or cuts violations.
FBISD begins analyzing cost-cutting measures Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:29AMFort Bend Independent School District Supt. Timothy Jenney announced in a recent e-mail to employees that the district is ”beginning now” to analyze cost-cutting measures needed to reduce the district’s projected $18 to $20 million budget deficit.
People in Business Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:16AMMark Hanson has been named executive director and chief executive officer of the Houston Symphony, effective May 1. E. Tyson Thomas has been promoted to vice president of Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam.
QUICK TAKES Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:13PMGOLD AWARD: Liberty Mutual Group has awarded its Property and Casualty Gold Award to Lori Thomson, a marketing assistant with Nikolas Kamarados, a certified financial planner at Ohio Valley Financial at 929 Main St., Follansbee.
Desperate situations force city to examine policies on substandard housing Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:25PMKismosa Evans, her three young daughters and disabled mother lived in a squalid one-bedroom apartment for about a year.
Beware of offers to help settle debt Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:57PMComplaints in Wisconsin about companies that claim to help eliminate debt nearly doubled from 2008 to 2009.
The Way to Stop Prison Rape Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:48AMBy David Kaiser As three recent studies by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) show, prisoners are raped with terrible frequency in the United States. We still don't know exactly how many people are sexually abused behind bars every year, but we do know that the number is much larger than 100,000. And we know that those responsible for this abuse are usually not other inmates, but ...
Andrew Shapter: Despite Economy, Not-Only-For-Profit Business Is Thriving Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:00AMDespite hard times, "not-only-for-profit" companies swim against the current by giving back some of what they earn. But these aren't the corporate donations orchestrated by a clever PR department looking to bolster the company image. Wall Street, are you listening?
[LCMSNews] CTCR adopts environment-care report (LCMS e-News [LCMSNews] CT) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:10PMAt its Feb. 11-13 meeting, the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) adopted in principle a document responding to 2007 convention Res. 3-06 requesting it to develop a biblical and confessional report on responsible Christian stewardship of the environment for use by Synod entities including our schools and churches as they develop resources for the church at-large.
Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 3/4/10 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:37PMJames S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EST Q Oooh! Q Booo! MR. GIBBS: It's usually after like the third or fourth answer when I get a reaction like that. (Laughter.) It's sort of a tough crowd. The jersey update -- it's supposedly en route. It was not delivered to my house yesterday, as you can tell. Q And the beer update? MR. GIBBS: I drank it all yesterday. Sorry. Fire away. Q Thanks ...
PRIDE is the key for city employees Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:51AMZach Markovic / Staff photo - David Haneline shows some college pride during a ceremony recognizing recipients of the P.R.I.D.E. awards on Feb. 4. Haneline was awarded with the Unsung Hero award presented to him by Mayor Steve Terrell and City Manager Peter Vargas.
U.S. shark attacks fell sharply in '09 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:32PMGood news for ocean users: The number of shark attacks in the United States has declined, according to a University of Florida report released yesterday.
Afghanistan death toll nears grim milestone Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:52AMThe U.S. death toll for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan stood just short of 1,000 Friday as fighting for the insurgent town of Marjah tapered off. South Texas Casualties of War
CHS principal retires, citing medical reasons Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:31AMAfter six years at Conroe High School, Principal Mike Crowl announced his sudden retirement to staff Thursday.
LOOKING FOR GREEN FROM RED BULLS Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:24AMThey started lining up early in the frigid cold, amid flakes of falling snow, outside a new West Hudson sports palace that won’t open until the seasons change.
Officials want local share of severance tax Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:46AMA severance tax on natural gas extraction proposed by Gov. Ed Rendell is drawing the ire of local politicians and legislators, who say the state is trying to pad its coffers with resources that belong to rural Pennsylvania.
Finalists for Waterloo police chief job named Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:06AMWATERLOO - Two Waterloo police captains and three out-of-statepolice chiefs are finalists for the city's top law-enforcementjob.
Legacy and the Ad Council Team Up to Help Smokers 'Re-Learn Life Without Cigarettes' Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:30AMTobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and a staggering six million people worldwide will lose their lives to tobacco next year. Today, Legacy and the Ad Council have partnered to help smokers "re-learn" life without cigarettes with EXÂ®, a national quit smoking campaign sponsored by the National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation , in order to help the 43 ...
Text: Ficano's State of the County address Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:15AMHere are the prepared remarks by Robert Ficano, Wayne County executive, in his State of the County address Tuesday evening at the Gem Theatre:
County confirms medical examiner Paul Shrode's résumé issues; no action to be taken Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:08AMEL PASO -- County Human Resources Director Betsy Keller said her staff found discrepancies in Chief Medical Examiner Paul Shrode's résumé.
County confirms medical examiner Paul Shrode's résumé issues; no action to be taken Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:08AMEL PASO -- County Human Resources Director Betsy Keller said her staff found discrepancies in Chief Medical Examiner Paul Shrode's résumé.
PRIDE is the key for city employees Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 12:54AMZach Markovic / Staff photo - David Haneline shows some college pride during a ceremony recognizing recipients of the P.R.I.D.E. awards on Feb. 4. Haneline was awarded with the Unsung Hero award presented to him by Mayor Steve Terrell and City Manager Peter Vargas.
PRIDE is the key for city employees Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 12:54AMZach Markovic / Staff photo - David Haneline shows some college pride during a ceremony recognizing recipients of the P.R.I.D.E. awards on Feb. 4. Haneline was awarded with the Unsung Hero award presented to him by Mayor Steve Terrell and City Manager Peter Vargas.
'Whistleblower' suit in City of Edinburg Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:21PMThe former human resources director for the City of Edinburg claims he was fired after contacting the feds over alleged violations.