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On the move – 7/15/11: Scully to lead bankers group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:12PMAccounting Rich Compton has been named director of business development of ClearView Consulting, of Baltimore. Compton will be responsible for cultivating new business and managing relationships with clients and prospects. He previously spent 12 years with Jefferson Wells, where he served as the lead business development executive in the Maryland/D.C. area. He began his career with [...]
The List for July 7 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:25PMBest Galleries 1. Oreen Cohen: Running Drill: Cohen's photo collage is inspired by visits to the battlefields of Bull Run as well as by ongoing strife in Israel. Where: Transformer, 1404 P St. NW When: Through July 16 Info: Free; 202-483-1102; transformergallery.org 2. "Six Degrees of Separation": The staged reading of John Guare's 1990 play -- which takes place predominantly at a dinner table ...
Star magazine | A dedicated staff orchestrates the Symphony in the Flint Hills Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:21AMIt’s just after 8:30 p.m., and 7,500 people in a ranch pasture in Volland, Kan., are feeling the magic. Under a pearly white band shell in front of a gossamer pink and blue sunset, the Kansas City Symphony is playing a haunting passage from the “Gettysburg” score.
Star magazine | Dedicated staff orchestrates Symphony in the Flint Hills Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:21AMIt’s just after 8:30 p.m., and 7,500 people in a ranch pasture in Volland, Kan., are feeling the magic. The Kansas City Symphony is playing a haunting passage from the “Gettysburg” score.
Word of Mouth Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:39AMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > The UB Regional Institute, known for its cutting-edge policy research, and the Urban Design Project (UDP), a key contributor to planning and place-making efforts throughout the region, are joining forces.
Veracode Makes Senior Management Additions to Its Business Development and Technology Operations Teams Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:23AMBURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veracode today appointed Pam Cyr as the company’s senior vice president of business development and strategic alliances, and Jim Cuff as senior vice president of technology and operations.
Artworks Feature: Vienna 1900 - part 1 Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 3:14AMThis week in the Artworks Feature, a journey to the crucible of Modernism in Vienna. This is the first of two programs to mark the National Gallery of Victoria's major exhibition to celebrate their 150th anniversary. The show is simply called Vienna: Art and Design and it's a celebration of the remarkable creative flourish and counter-culture that took hold in Vienna around 1900. In this first ...
Apple's final cut is dead. Long live Final Cut. Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:31AMApple substituted one Final Cut video-editing program for another, and the upgraded version covers nearly all the bases.
Cebu creative industry gets international funding Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:00AMThe Cebu creative sector will finally reap the fruits of its efforts as it will soon receive a grant from international funding agencies for the development of a roadmap for the industry to maximize its potential and take advantage of the multi-billion dollar creative market in the world.
Reportlinker Adds Optimizing Clinical Trials through IT Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:02AMNEW YORK , June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Optimizing clinical trials through IT http://www.reportlinker.com/p0558647/Optimizing-clinical-trials-through-IT.html?utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Drug_Discovery_and_Development Introduction A wide variety of ...
Freshmen invade Ball State campus Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 7:35PMOlivia Ave is looking to blaze her own path at a college where both of her parents graduated and her mother was once Homecoming queen. It was uncomfortable to be thrown into the mix of so many people during orientation but now she feels more confident about coming to Ball State, Olivia Ave.
Freshmen invade Ball State campus Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 4:06AMOlivia Ave is looking to blaze her own path at a college where both of her parents graduated and her mother was once Homecoming queen. It was uncomfortable to be thrown into the mix of so many people during orientation but now she feels more confident about coming to Ball State, Olivia Ave.
Punta Sayulita Commences Construction With a Colorful Traditional Groundbreaking Ceremony Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 10:10AMPunta Sayulita is one of the most anticipated residential real estate developments to break ground in the Puerto Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit area due to its stunning oceanfront location adjacent to the quaint surfside village of Sayulita which entailed years of environmental planning and permitting.
30+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 4:40PMEvery week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Here are some tips on how to net…
Adams Meets Bruckner Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:56PMThe classical meets the contemporary this summer when The Cleveland Orchestra moves in for a weeklong residency at Lincoln Center Festival. Over the course of four concerts, the fabled Cleveland musicians will offer an extraordinary immersion in Bruckner, Bruckner, and more Bruckner.
Drilling rig to become a college lab Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:02AMA really tall lab will soon dominate the landscape at Red Deer College. On Wednesday, the city’s municipal planning commission gave unanimous approval for construction of a drilling rig with a 21-metre derrick as a training lab for students in its rig technician and other programs.
Municipal planning internships available Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:08AMGoshen The Orange County Municipal Planning Federation (OCMPF) is offering an internship opportunity for students pursuing a variety of landscape, geography, urban-planning or engineering fields. Typical internships can last up to six weeks but may last longer depending on the project.
National Design Awards Winners Named Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:16PMShelton, Mindel & Associates and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol among the winners
Civil War Described In West Haven Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 10:49AMSee a re-enactment of life during the Civil War at the West Haven Military Museum & Learning Center Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Military and civilian life in the Civil War era will be featured, including equipment, uniforms, drills, camp life and the contributions of women to the war effort. The museum is at 30 Hood Terrace. The event is free, but donations are accepted by the ...
Municipal planning internships available Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:22AMGoshen The Orange County Municipal Planning Federation (OCMPF) is offering an internship opportunity for students pursuing a variety of landscape, geography, urban-planning or engineering fields. Typical internships can last up to six weeks but may last longer depending on the project.
Victory gardens: a model for a more sustainable food future Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 1:12PMSince Britain’s Prince Charles came to town this month to talk up the vital need for more sustainable food systems, another event pressed the message home for me: exploding watermelons. In China, the land of lethal milk, toxic pet food and tainted honey, we now have cucurbits that have spontaneously detonated after farmers sprayed them with a growth hormone. Read the label, guys! The ...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Presents United Sates Debut of David Clearbout Video Work Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:26AMDavid Claerbout, The American Room (still), 2009–10; single-channel video projection, dolby digital encoded surround 5.1 channels, 24:29 min.; courtesy the artist and galleries Yvon Lambert, Micheline Szwajcer, Hauser & Wirth; © 2011 David Claerbout.
Scholarships and internships Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 2:05AMMichael Ryan Zodda Foundation established within the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan
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Microsoft, SAP team to ease cloud deployments Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 12:03PMIDG News Service - In an attempt to ease cloud deployments for their combined customer base, Microsoft and SAP are configuring some of their software products so that they work more easily together.
primary candidates for Tredyffrin and /Easttown Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 1:57AMMain Line municipalities list May 17 primary candidates: Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors, Easttown Township Board of Supervisors and Tredyffrin/Easttown School District School Directors
Uni opens way for digital media training Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 9:00AMRMIT University plans to have up to 20 candidates for traineeships in interactive digital media by the end of the year.
Weekend Guide Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:47AMA list of things to do this weekend.
Six new majors being offered at NWCC Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 6:00AMNorthwest Mississippi Community College recently added six new majors to its Academic Education offerings for the coming fall -- recreation, pre-communicative disorders, pre-landscape architecture, pre-landscape contracting, pre-horticulture and pre-veterinary medical technology-- as well as 20 courses to its curriculum to meet the changing needs of the Northwest student body and its students ...
Kentucky's Speed Art Museum Reveals Expansion Design Plans Designed by wHY Architecture Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 5:46PMRendering of Speed Art Museum expansion exterior. Courtesy of wHY Architecture. LOUISVILLE, KY.- The Speed Art Museum has unveiled the design for a major expansion and renovation of its facilities, encompassing 200,000 square feet of new and renovated interior and exterior space.
Local artist eager to showcase life’s passion Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 1:34PMA new exhibit entitled “Eclectic Expressions,” featuring digital art by local artist Penny Faragher, opens tonight at the Fort Frances Museum. “My art is based on anything that holds a bit of fascination for me,” Faragher explained.
Salt Lake City announces director for parks, public lands program Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 5:25PMSALT LAKE CITY — Emy Maloutas has been selected to lead Salt Lake City's Parks and Public Lands program. Maloutas has worked the past three years as the city's open space lands program manager.
Community Action Duluth Launches New Program Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 2:10PMDuluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) Community Action Duluth has received funding to launch a new program called the Duluth Stream Corps.
Faculty and students discuss ways to overcome stress Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 5:19PMIn a new effort to think about how to defuse student stress, professors and undergraduates sat down to talk together about the problem at a campus forum on academic rigor and student support.
Charrette planners: Oxford's loss is Starkville's gain Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 11:45AMStarkville is "Mississippi's college town." That was the identity and marketing strategy put forth by the visiting Mississippi Main Street Association charrette team Thursday at the end of the charrette's final presentation.
Public provides input for Cassidy Park Master Plan in development Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:33AMThe lush green park in the center of Bogalusa, which long ago contained a real zoo and a public swimming spot before losing and then recently beginning to regain widespread favor, was the focus of a Public Planning Meeting Thursday at the YWCA.
Connecticut River Museum’s April Vacation Adventures Invite Art and River Exploration Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 3:15AMFor those looking for a different kind of school vacation getaway for their children or grandchildren, the Connecticut River Museum (CRM) Mural Mayhem: River Explorations & Art...
SU appoints U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to position of Maxwell dean Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 2:28PMBy: Dara McBride James Steinberg, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, will begin as dean of Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs this summer, Syracuse University officials announced Wednesday. ...
Architecture students set sights on downtown Belen Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 8:15AMStudents from the University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning participated in a workshop Saturday with Belen business owners and residents that was the starting point for a project that will result in recommendations for the revitalization of Belen's downtown.
American Manganese Inc.: Artillery Peak Contracts Awarded for 6100m of Rotary Drilling Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:07AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 29, 2011) - Mr. Larry Reaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Manganese Inc. ("American Manganese" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AMY)(PINK SHEETS:AMYZF), is pleased to announce that Drill-Tech, Inc., of Chino Valley, Arizona, has been awarded a contract to perform a minimum of 6100 meters (20, 000 feet) of rotary drilling on the ...
Westmoreland Museum of American Art chooses finalists for expansion project Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 4:48AMFive architectural firms have been chosen as finalists from the 63 submissions to expand and renovate the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The goal is to select one by June, with groundbreaking tentatively set for late 2012.
Tech bans study abroad travel to Mexico Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 9:06PMThe Department of International Affairs officially has banned study abroad in Mexico through Texas Tech because of increased violence in the country caused by drug cartels.
Visions for ideal community Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 9:56AMWhat is sustainability for a community, Bill Hanlon asked people Friday evening at a discussion in Marysville about sustainable living. “It’s common sense,” he said to the 25 participants at Toledo’s Deli.
College Corner Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 10:19PMCompiled by Jodi RempalaPress & Guide Newspapers
Morris Arboretum horticulture center turns green into platinum Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 2:29AMThe Morris Arboretum’s staff and architects got what they were working toward with its horticulture center in Springfield Township: a platinum-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
AOL Severance Deets (and Layoff Memo, ATD Said Was Coming) Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 12:21PMIt is definitely a bummer of a day at AOL today, for those getting the boot. Last night, BoomTown broke the news that the layoffs were coming today in both the U.S. and India. Sources said those being laid off on the AOL staff in the U.S. will be getting four weeks of severance plus one week ...
AOL Announces It’s Firing Hundreds Of Employees Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 9:17AMThe aftermath of AOL's $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post has--as expected--resulted in layoffs for more than 200 AOL employees in the U.S., according to TechCrunch . The HuffPo deal, which closed on Monday, means Aol is shedding employees across various properties, the majority of them in editorial. Worldwide, the layoffs total about 1,000--the majority (about 750 workers) in India ...
Tim Armstrong's We're-Firing-Hundreds Memo Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 7:21AMAOL is going to fire hundreds of people today following its merger with the Huffington Post. We have the memo from AOL CEO Tim Armstrong.
College Corner Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 1:00PMCompiled by Jodi RempalaPress & Guide Newspapers
11 Architects Selected to Receive the 2011 American Institute of Architects' Young Architects Award Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 7:13AMWASHINGTON, DC.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the 11 recipients of the 2011 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are defined as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age.