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  • State grant aimed at helping small business in Medina Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:07AMMedina was awarded a $40,000 state grant that will aid small businesses in the city by training entrepreneurs in business basics as well as enabling companies to pay for unforeseen expenses.
  • Pantry shelves bare; need steady Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:06AMShelby County Human Services said Wednesday that it is critically low on supplies despite continued generosity in the area.
  • Critical condition Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:01AMSt. Patrick audit leaves some dependents uninsured by Matthew Frank Hank McClain has worked at St. Patrick Hospital since 1974, and the hospital has long provided he and his wife, Mardia Parker, health insurance. But on Wednesday, McClain says, Parker was dropped from his health insurance policy because their common law marriage—which is recognized by the state of Montana—wasn't acknowledged by ...
  • Dell, Trend Micro Partner on Security Solutions Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:00AMSecurity specialist Trend Micro and Dell team up to help cost-conscious businesses keep their data safe with the Worry-Free Business Security Services solution.
  • Kenexa Commences Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Common Stock of Salary.com For $4.07 Per Share Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:00AMWAYNE, Pa.----Kenexa Corporation announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenexa has commenced a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Salary.com, Inc. for $4.07 per share in cash , without interest and less any required withholding tax.
  • Pinnacle Entertainment Announces Management Team Promotions and Appointments for Missouri Operations Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:00AMPinnacle Entertainment, Inc. today announced recent management promotions and appointments at Lumiere Place and River City, the Company's two casino entertainment facilities in Missouri. Â Effective immediately, Todd George, currently Vice President and General Manager at River City, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and will assume the role of General Manager of Lumiere Place. Â ...
  • Xerox Launches Global Marketing Campaign; Gets Down to Real Business with Help from Mr. Clean, Bullseye the Target Dog ... Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:00AMNORWALK, Conn.----A new global marketing campaign from Xerox Corporation – the most ambitious and innovative the company has ever created – explores how Xerox helps iconic brands with business process and document management, freeing them to focus on what matters most – their real business.
  • Audit uncovers fraud Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:57AMBuffalo isn't the only government insuring dead people. So is New York State. And the dead are just one small part of an even bigger problem -- 27,000 people, maybe more, who received taxpayer-funded health care coverage they didn't deserve.
  • UNT Dallas recruits new faculty Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:29AMBy Krystle Cantu / Senior Staff Writer – UNT Dallas now stands on its own as an independent university. However, not all the faculty has returned from prior semesters. The college has been around since 2000 as a part of the UNT system, but this fall things are different. “The city of Dallas was … the only top-10 American city with no publicly supported university within its limits,” said Greg ...
  • Experts weigh in on government preparation for future natural disasters, five years after Katrina Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:27AMFive years have passed since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the coast of Louisiana in 2005, but the controversy it caused is still shaping American politics.
  • MCTA mulls making director full-time Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:14AMThe Moffat County Tourism Association discussed Wednesday the possibility of making its director a full-time position. MCTA Director Marilynn Hill presented the board with the idea at its regular monthly meeting, but she said it was not her idea. Hill said the MCTA board requested in a July meeting to investigate the cost associated with increasing the position to full-time employment. “The ...
  • Employees win big in healthy program Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:20PMSALEM — Salem schools learned they could fight City Hall and win. At least, employees of the School Department did. They tallied 604 points to city workers' 584 in a wellness program called "Biggest Winner."
  • Text of Obama's Oval Office address on Iraq Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:16PMGood evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home.
  • Corporation demanding repayment from MU Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:15PMHUNTINGTON -- An Ohio corporation is demanding repayment of stolen funds that were given to the Big Green Scholarship Foundation and to Marshall athletics for a luxury box at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
  • Welfare Job Rules Hit Women With Disabilities Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:14PMBRONX, N.Y. (WOMENSENEWS)--Welfare rolls in New York State fell by more than 60 percent from 1997 to 2008, according to the New York City-based Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies. But those numbers do nothing to cheer up Kenneth Stevens Stephens, a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, N.Y. read more
  • Delivering local news to Selma, Alabama since 1827 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:14PMSELMA — Interviews begin today for the school financial officer position in the Selma City Schools System. The interviews begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Office on Broad St.
  • Chris Niskanen: It's a good time to hunt sandhill cranes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:11PMNearly a half-century ago, Canada geese were a rare sight in Minnesota. But in 1962, scientists discovered a population of giant Canada geese — thought to be extinct — in Rochester, Minn., and with funding from hunting licenses and conservation groups, the subspecies of giant geese were protected, allowed to reproduce and eventually were trapped and relocated across America.
  • Aerial surveillance drone based in Corpus Christi to start patrolling Texas-Mexico border today Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:11PMAn unmanned aerial vehicle will begin patrols today along the state’s coastal area and border with Mexico as congressional delegates said they would push for a larger drone presence over Texas. The Predator B drone will begin its first flights out...
  • Personal fitness trainer challenges NC workplaces Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:11PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - We're fat and lazy in North Carolina - at least that's what two new studies claim.
  • GlobalFoundries chips away at hiring Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:07PMThe $4.6 billion GlobalFoundries plant, which will make computer chips and is under construction on a site near the south end of Saratoga Lake, is widely seen as a potential turning point for the Capital Region economy -- a project that can reduce the area's dependence on state government jobs while helping it morph into a true Tech Valley. Adam Rappaport, a 25-year-old from Albany who wants to ...
  • Muncie offers many internships Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:06PMMany Ball State University students must complete an internship for credit in order to graduate. But, while most look for internship opportunities outside of the city and even the state, many students can fulfill their internship requirements here in Muncie and still be a full-time student.
  • Need to reform education policies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:05PMTHERE were no surprises when the Prime Minister spoke on the need to "implement holistic measures to strengthen Malaysia's education and training systems from early childhood to tertiary education" in his speech in Dewan Rakyat in June 2010.
  • Surplus Lines Bills Await Schwarzenegger's Signature Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:04PMThe California Legislature has passed two surplus lines insurance bills that have been sent to Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. AB 1708 (Villines), sponsored by the California Department of ...
  • Del Mar district campuses full, some students may voluntarily transfer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:04PMIt's been a busy summer in the Del Mar Union School District with more than 240 new students coming into the district and leaving at least two campuses filled to capacity. The full classrooms mean involuntary transfers for 20 students. One of those "left out families" included Frank Montes' sixth grade son. Montes had brought his son to Sage Canyon from private school last year and his wife was ...
  • Rwanda Threatens to Pull Peacekeepers From Darfur Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:03PMA U.N. report, leaked in draft form last week, accuses Rwandan forces of massacring civilians and possibly committing genocide in Congo years ago.
  • General Assembly Adopts Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:03PMThe General Assembly this afternoon adopted by consensus, as orally revised, a resolution on the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, deciding also to establish a trust fund for victims, especially women and children.
  • New York, 31 August 2010 - Secretary-General's remarks to General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Launching the Global ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:03PMToday we come together to launch the Global Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons. This Plan of Action is a clarion call; your presence is testimony to its widespread support.
  • As Endowment Plummeted, Chief Investment Officer Received $400K Bonus Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:00PMDuring the same tumultuous year that Cornell’s endowment lost about 26 percent of its value, its chief investment officer received $420,000 in “bonus and incentive compensation,” according to tax documents the University filed earlier this year. read more
  • Sub-Zero Realigns Manufacturing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:00PMSub-Zero, Inc. announced today the transfer of approximately 100 jobs to Arizona in a move to streamline production and consolidate manufacturing for the Madison-based appliance company. Â
  • Hell on earth, due north of the Arabian Sea Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:58PMIn the convulsive migrations immediately after World War II, Karachi played a largely unreported role.
  • PM congratulates PetroVietnam on anniversary Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:21AMPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has praised the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) for its fast and comprehensive development in exploration, production, refining, transporting, exporting and for mastering the latest, most modern technologies.
  • Media Advisory/REMINDER: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:08AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Seniors), on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, will make an important announcement for seniors in Calgary.
  • Hotel Association President Urges Caribbean Governments To Take Action On Sustainable Funding, Recognize Tourism As ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:04AMCaribbean Hotel and Tourism Association President Josef Forstmayr has called for urgent action by all Caribbean governments for a sustainable cooperative marketing and promotion fund and regional integration and removal of barriers for intra-Caribbean travel. At the same time, he urged the citizens and governments of all Caribbean nations to support strong advocacy for the recognition of tourism ...
  • UBC researchers lead development of new 'toolbox of MiniPromoters' for gene research and therapy Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:03AMUniversity of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new "toolbox of MiniPromoters" for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function.
  • Media Advisory/REMINDER: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:00AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Seniors), on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, will make an important announcement for seniors in Calgary. Minister of State Ablonczy will be available to answer questions from the media following the announcement. Please note that all details are ...
  • What makes us human? Bringing food to a funeral say scientists Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:55AMRemains of the earliest known feast in a cave in Israel show that humans have been bringing food to funerals for millennia and suggest that burial feasts may have helped shape modern society
  • The new frontiers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:44AMIn September 2009, Tata Power Company Limited opened its first rural business process outsourcing (BPO) unit at Khopoli, about 80km south of Indiaâs financial capital, Mumbai. At that time, the cal .....
  • UBC researchers unveil 'toolbox of MiniPromoters' for gene research and therapy Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:38PMUniversity of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new "toolbox of MiniPromoters" for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord and eye function.
  • University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Accelerates Its Research with Addition of SGI Altix UV 1000 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:38PMMINNEAPOLIS & FREMONT, Calif.----The University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research and SGI , a global leader in HPC and data center solutions, today announced that MSI will deploy a new high performance computing system this fall, featuring an SGI® Altix® UV 1000 supercomputer, to accelerate its research program.
  • Prospect Capital Announces 12.3% Year-Over-Year Increase in Net Investment Income for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:36PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - August 30, 2010) - Prospect Capital Corporation ( NASDAQ : PSEC ) ("Company" or "Prospect") today announced financial results for our fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.
  • Genetic Link To Migraine Found, In DNA Variant On Chromosome 8 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:32PMScientists have identified the first genetic risk factor linked to a common type of migraine after examining the genetic data of over 50,000 individuals. The investigators say that this breakthrough gives them new insights into migraine triggers, which will hopefully lead to novel therapies to prevent episodes of migraine. The researchers identified a higher risk of developing migraine among ...
  • Doctors Heed Call for Medical Books for Afghanistan Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:30PMThe Taliban singled out the texts for destruction because anatomical depictions of the human body were considered blasphemous
  • Prospect Capital Announces 12.3% Year-Over-Year Increase in Net Investment Income for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:30PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 08/30/10) - Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC - News ) ("Company" or "Prospect") today announced financial results for our fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. For the year ended June 30, 2010, our net investment income was $66.5 million, an increase of 12.3% from the prior year on a dollars basis. On a weighted average share basis, net ...
  • Magazine Staff Rebels After Editor's Suicide Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:29PMThe trouble at the Virginia Quarterly Review continued one month after its managing editor committed suicide, with the remaining staff members removing their names from the masthead and website after the embattled editor stepped in to complete the fall issue. The winter issue has been canceled. Suicide - Virginia Quarterly Review - Death - Magazine - Managing editor
  • Fighting Caregiver Discrimination Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:27PMForget the glass ceiling, today's women are smacking up against the maternal wall.
  • Perceptis Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:19PMPerceptis, LLC, a provider of help desk and customer support services to Higher Education, has been ranked among the fastest growing and most promising private companies in America by Inc. magazine, with a 3-year sales growth of 103%.
  • First clear evidence of organized feasting by early humans Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:14PMCommunity feasting is one of the most universal and important social behaviors found among humans. Now, scientists have found the earliest clear evidence of organized feasting, from a burial site dated about 12,000 years ago. These remains represent the first archaeological verification that human feasting began before the advent of agriculture.
  • NEW: Getting ready for opening day Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:48AMThe Catskill Soccer Club will kick off its 2010 season next month on a new field built on land donated by the Holcim cement plant, it was announced this week.
  • Around Town, 8/30 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40AMPublished: Monday, August 30, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 11:06 p.m. Tuscaloosa County DHR Foster Parent Orientation: 6-7 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Department of Human Resources. Call 205-554-1100.
  • Financial planning for every stage of your life Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:35AMYour financial goals will change as you move through the stages of your life. It is therefore important that your financial plan is a flexible road map that reflects where you are and where you want to be. At the recent series of meetings of the acsis/Personal Finance Financial Planning Club, Pat Blamire, a Certified Financial Planner at Chartered Wealth Solutions and a finalist in this year's ...