New Online Community Brings Food Operators, Distributors And Manufacturers TogetherTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:39PMThere's a new web-based business tool designed to streamline communications and strengthen relationships between food operators, distributors and manufacturers. It's called the Axis Portal. And its developer, John Krebs of Axis Purchasing, says it is breaking down the traditional barriers between these three key industry players
Crime Log: Security bars don't stop thiefTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:35PMThe following is compiled from police reports. It is the Messenger's policy to include descriptions only when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, you may call the Baltimore City Police Department's Northern District at 410-396-2455. Beech Avenue 3500 block, between 5:30...
Students use devices to learn weather, quakesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:29PMTalk about live science, Sidney Middle School students have had quite the interactive lessons with recent technology that’s been implemented into the classroom.
Granholm highlights Merrill Tool and MachineTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:01PMGov. Jennifer Granholm toured Merrill Tool and Machine in Merrill Tuesday to highlight alternative energy manufacturing support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Best Bets: Weather slows down fishingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:41PMRobin Ramming, manager of the Bait Box on Sanibel, said "The people who are going fishing are catching some fish."
Site helps track state lakes vulnerable to invasive speciesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:52PMResource managers and cottage owners have a new tool in the never-ending fight to keep the state's inland lakes from being infested by zebra mussels. A Web site from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Limnology will help property owners determine how vulnerable their lakes are to an invasion. The site displays a map of more than 12,000 lakes and identifies their susceptibility to ...
Site helps to identify at-risk inland lakesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:47PMResource managers and cottage owners have a new tool in the fight to keep the state's inland lakes from being infested by zebra mussels.
New Defence Ministry site provides information on Czech soldiers killed abroad during world warsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:51AMThe fates of Czech soldiers who died abroad during the first and second world wars are being mapped in a newly created War Graves Record. The internet-based project documents more than 1,800 war graves around the world where Czech soldiers are buried, along with information about how and when they died.
Where the invasive things are — and where they could beTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:55AMResearchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Limnology have launched a new Web site to help assess the threat of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes.
Northerners can grow our own foodTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:23AMThe recent announcement by Loblaws to close down the Sudbury non-perishable food distribution centre, throwing more than 125 people out of work, tweaked my interest about our food distribution in the North.[...]
Public cuts will bring private painTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:50AMA cut in corporation tax for Northern Ireland of perhaps 10% may be on the cards should the Conservatives win the General Election. Related Stories Recruitment survey finds more job losses are likely Housing market on the up but recovery will be slow Traders voice economic concerns Breaking moulds and shattering the myths Why gender balance makes for a better management team
Public cuts will bring private painTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:36AMA cut in corporation tax for Northern Ireland of perhaps 10% may be on the cards should the Conservatives win the General Election. Related Stories Mivan on crest of a wave as it reaps rewards in luxury cruise ship sector Sainsbury’s submits Dundonald proposals US communications firm gives IT workers a shot in the arm Why gender balance makes for a better management team Breaking moulds and ...
Oroville CalendarTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:07AMWednesday Community Tai Chi: 7:45-8:45 a.m. led by instructor at YMCA, 1684 Robinson St. Call for cost.
Picture this: Towns unveil muralsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:11AMCORTLAND – As Bob Seyller was driving down Route 38 in Cortland, he saw the blue sides of Dun Rite Tool & Machine Co. and had one thought. Perfect.
Conference presenters discuss attracting youthMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:28PMYoung adults have been leaving Iron County, Wis., for nine decades, never to return as permanent residents. Youth from Bardstown, Ky., leave home for college and fall in love with big-city life.
Chugach Electric Researching Energy Efficiency MonitorsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:14PMANCHORAGE, Alaska----Chugach Electric Association and Tendril, an energy management technology provider, have teamed up with 90 Chugach residential customers to determine whether on-site energy monitors help people lower their energy consumption and electric bills.
Impact of Ancient Indonesian Volcanic EruptionMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:52PMThe Toba super eruption occurred between 69,000 and 77,000 years ago at Lake Toba (present day Indonesia), and it is recognized as one of Earth's largest known eruptions. The related catastrophe theory holds that this super volcanic event plunged the planet into a 6 to 10 year volcanic winter, which resulted in the world's human population being reduced to 10,000 or even a mere 1,000 breeding ...
Local physician helps heal Haiti quake victimsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:16PMMIDDLEBURY — Dr. Michael Kiernan recently took a break from his regular job treating patients at Middlebury’s Porter Hospital to work 20-hour shifts treating even more patients in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Firefighters versus police on Saturday at Azilda ArenaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:07PMLocal firefighters will take on local police officers at a fundraising hockey game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Azilda Arena. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for people under 18 years or $20 for a family pack of tickets.[...]
Guitar and case found at Hannah Lake landingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:52PMA guitar and case was found on the ground at the Hannah Lake landing on Hannah Lake Road in Foster Township on Monday. It is described as a Yamaha guitar. To claim the guitar, call the Espanola OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.[...]
Several tires slashed in New SudburyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:23PMThe Greater Sudbury Police have received a number of complaints about mischief to vehicles in the New Sudbury area overnight Sunday. As of 11 a.m. on Monday, police had received 17 complaints of slashed tires.[...]
Madisonville librarySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:44PMHrricane Katrina has given the town of Madisonville and the St. Tammany Library Board an opportunity to build a structure from the ground up that will offer current and future generations a place of community, research and reading.
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 March 2010Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:39PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
How Food and Water Are Driving a 21st-Century African Land GrabSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:40AMby John Vidal We turned off the main road to Awassa, talked our way past security guards and drove a mile across empty land before we found what will soon be Ethiopia's largest greenhouse. Nestling below an escarpment of the Rift Valley, the development is far from finished, but the plastic and steel structure already stretches over 20 hectares - the size of 20 football pitches. read more
Daily planner for March 7Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:08AMMonday NOCONET, 8-10:30 a.m., Faith Evangelical Free Church, 3920 S. Shields St., Fort Collins. A forum for northern Colorado unemployed or underemployed professionals to seek new career opportunities by networking, sharing and learning. Topic: Balanced Mastery (Know yourself). Speaker: Rick Griggs. Members only. Details: (970) 282-7884. Wednesday GREELEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, business before ...
Food, water driving 21st-century African land grabSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:25PMWe turned off the main road to Awassa, talked our way past security guards and drove a mile across empty land before we found what will soon be Ethiopia's largest greenhouse.
Families, businesses flee Jurez for U.S. pasturesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:56PMCOURTNEY PERRY/DMNDrug cartel-fueled violence is pushing a new wave of emigrants, including civic leaders and entrepreneurs, who have moved dozens of businesses north, generating jobs and a boost in the housing and real estate markets in El Paso.
Oklahoma at 3 p.m.Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:20AMThe supervisor for Oklahoma City is Tom Parsons at 501-225-3668. Reruns of stories are available from the Service Desk (800-838-4616) or by calling the Oklahoma City bureau . AP Exchange — http://apexchange.com — can also be used as a tool for finding stories, photos and graphics.
THE SPORTSMANS CORNER: Elk Foundation 'calls out' wolf groupsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:00PMIn letters to legislators and newspapers across the West, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling out groups like Defenders of Wildlife, the Western Wildlife Conservancy, and others for their disingenuous use of data on wolves and elk.
This weekend in RidgewoodFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:08AMA lot of events are planned for this weekend.
New and Exciting in PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The Clock]Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:41AMThere are 19 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles , post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one click. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites: Winter ...
States in sightFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:19AMSo close, yet so very far. That was the feeling for Class AA wrestlers who were within sight of the Giant Center during the District 3 Championships last weekend in Hershey. Even the most accomplished D3 grapplers had to pack up following that tourney at the Arena and prepare for a final two-day grinder before calling themselves state qualifiers.
ONEOK to join S&P 500Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:45AMTulsa-based natural gas distributor ONEOK Inc. next week will replace 100-year-old tool company Black & Decker Corp. on the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
Covington plan offers housing choicesFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:46AMA vote on the text portion of the comprehensive zoning plan for the city of Covington could come as early as the next meeting, scheduled for March 16.
Nonprofit groups face more IRS paperworkFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:34AMNonprofit groups are paying a price for the corporate and accounting misdeeds of Enron, Tyco International and others nearly a decade ago.
Communities, schools cooperate to attract high-speed InternetThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:38PMGALENA, Kan. — The help of area students was sought Thursday, and now residents, businesses and others will be asked to join in a project aimed at attracting an ultra-high-speed broadband network to the region.
County Scout troops demonstrate their skillsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:48PMPRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- A trip to the Aroostook Centre Mall doesn't usually net information about how to set up a campsite, identify animal tracks or prevent hypothermia if stranded in the wild overnight.
December 2009 - January 2010Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:36PMAn Iraqi education ministry official said an IWPR Iraq special report on sectarianism in the new religious education curriculum has prompted a review of its content.
Walter Reed kicks off annual AER campaignThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:22PMWalter Reed kicked off its annual Army Emergency Relief fund-raising campaign Wednesday during a ceremony in the old hospital’s Vorder Bruegge Auditorium.
Tories target 40 key seats to give them precious margin of victoryThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:10PMLocked deep within Conservative headquarters is a slim folder that contains David Cameron’s election campaign schedule. The itinerary details minute by minute the leader’s tour around the country that begins when the poll is called.
Journalism Gives Voice to Untouchable WomenThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:22PMIn India, members of the Dalit caste, also known as untouchables, often work as cobblers, roadsweepers, janitors, or worse. They have been discriminated against for centuries and enjoy little to no rights.
Mitchell found guiltyThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:58PMJury hands down multiple sentences for man’s crimes
Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staffThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:27PMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > Mixing sardonic humor and whimsical optimism, celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood regaled her audience with answers to frequently asked questions about her life and art during her Distinguished Speakers Series lecture last night in the Center for the Arts.
With no performers booked, All Points West may not return to Liberty State Park this yearThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:50AMOne of Jersey City's most highly touted events - the All Points West Festival - is likely not returning to Liberty State Park this year. For three years running, the rock festival lured thousands to the park to rock out to acts such as Radiohead and Jack Johnson, the headliners in 2007, and Jay-Z, Coldplay and Tool, who starred in last year's rain-soaked, three-day bandfest in July and August.
Buffett's Words of Wisdom: Part 2Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:23AMIt pays to listen closely to anything and everything Warren Buffett has to say on business and investing.
Environmental group watching out for Mighty MississippiThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:22AMWhen Whitney Clark became executive director at Friends of the Mississippi River in 1997, the organization had a single part-time employee and a budget of just $85,000. Clark found himself the technology guru, the office supply store runner, the phone call taker, grant writer and typical jack-of-all-trades.
Deal will put Facebook ads to the testThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:23AMFacebook and Omniture, the web analytics software maker, said yesterday they were working together to help companies use the world's largest social network as a marketing channel.Using Omniture's products, companies will be able...