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Laboring on Labor Day? Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:23AMThose fortunate to be working are thankful BRAD BUCK Staff Writer If you're like Linda Felton, you're happy you have a job this Labor Day weeken ...
Pharmacy education expanding at URI Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:36AMThe University of Rhode Island is poised to expand and improve the education pharmacists receive at its well-regarded College of Pharmacy with the ongoing construction of a new $75 million home for the pharmacy school, which is on track to open in early 2012 in the north district of the South Kingstown campus.
Imaging Reveals New Details Of Cannibalistic Bacteria Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:13AMResearchers at the University of California, San Diego have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging mass spectrometry, is a first step toward a broader effort to map all signaling molecules between organisms. "These are the molecules that control biology," said Pieter C...
Regents push for better four-year graduation rate Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:02AMAmes, Ia. - Freshmen cracking open books for the first time at Iowa’s public universities this fall be warned:
'Tee It Up' raises over $20,000 for golf teams at West, East, Croatan Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:30AMJ.J. SMITH MOREHEAD CITY — It’s usually low numbers that are especially prized in the golf world, but at the Tee It Up Tournament, it was large numbers.
Construction work sluggish Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 3:17AMTwenty minutes before Pancho's Mexican Food truck rolled up, Francisco Carmona leaned over the railing of the Doug Wall Construction trailer to size up the new gig, and counted his blessings.
UK basketball notebook: Coach-faculty forums to start Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:53AMJoe Fink, a professor in the College of Pharmacy, said he thinks that the University of Kentucky is big enough to support academic and athletic pursuits. To aid that ideal example of collegiate multitasking, he is staging a series of forums titled "Insights into UK Athletics."
Social & Personal Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:23AMFrom the President's diary Dr Abela pays an official visit to STMicroelectronics, accompanied by Finance Ministetr Tonio Fenech.
Stories from The Sunday Times Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:22AMOne price for Maltese, another for tourists - Patrick Cooke, David Schembri and Claudia Calleja Foreigners are charged more than locals when buying identical products from the same establishments, an exercise conducted by The Sunday Times has...
U. rejects plan to grow medical marijuana Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:13PMBy: Devin Sikorski The University decided not to take part in the development of medical marijuana for the state, leaving the question of who will grow it up in the air. In a statement, the University made it clear they would have no part in growing medicinal marijuana b...
USM out to boost education, healthcare Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:47PMUNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) with two organisations to boost its standing in education and healthcare.
Clients lining up, but not investors Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:40PMDiabetes Sentry Products has an FDA-approved product and a waiting list of customers who want it. But it needs cash to make more.
Local Sports Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:56PMToday-The Baseball Academy of the Pacific is now enrolling youth ages 13-18 in its club team program. The program runs from September to December and is designed to assist players make the transition to high school field dimensions and level of play.
Business News Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:31PMRealtor to host Open House Extravaganza Home buyers will have the opportunity to tour hundreds of Coldwell Banker Gundaker open house listings at the company's Open House Extravaganza on Sunday.
WHO’S WHO ON CAMPUS – Part 1 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:50PMIf you’re curious about who actually runs Tulane and what exactly they do, this list of staff leaders should give you some solid answers. Tulane staff leaders explain their responsibilities, discuss plans and ideas for the coming year, and give advice to freshman students as they adjust to Tulane. Scott Cowen President Cowen has served in his [...]
Celebrating the bicentenary in colonial Havana Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 6:11PMTEN summers ago, Routes and Walks to Discover as Families was born, organized by the City Historian’s Office within the national heritage environment of colonial Havana.
Medicine for less: Discount card could mean big prescription savings in San Joaquin County Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:22PMCounty residents will be able to save on drugs, tests with free Coast2Coast Rx program
Oil spill cleanup crews used to test 'hot dot' body temperature patches Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:25PMLEXINGTON, Kentucky -- "Hot dots" have shown up on the arms of football players and Special Forces soldiers. Now workers scrubbing oil from Gulf Coast beaches have tried the round patches that quickly change colors as body temperatures heat up.
While we debate the issue of an official language, new immigrants line up to learn English in Minnesota Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:10PMWhile we debate the issue of an official language, new immigrants line up to learn English in Minnesota By Cynthia Boyd | Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 Given all the talk lately about making English our official language, you might think people not born here don't want to learn English. New immigrants in Minnesota tell you otherwise.
TSU students: We were unfairly let go Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:21PMTSU students went before the university's board of regents to sound off on the unfair dismissal of students from the pharmacy program
'Hot Dot' patches tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:59PMLEXINGTON, Ky. — "Hot dots" have shown up on the arms of football players and Special Forces soldiers. Now workers scrubbing oil from Gulf Coast beaches have tried the round patches that quickly change colors as body temperatures heat up. The Kentucky maker of the patches says the invention aims to give a person an indication of core body temperature and instant feedback when one is in danger of ...
'Hot Dot' patches that warn of high body temperature get tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:27PM"Hot dots" have shown up on the arms of football players and Special Forces soldiers. Now workers scrubbing oil from Gulf Coast beaches have tried the round patches that quickly change colors as...
Around the Tri-State Area this weekend Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:09PMThe 22nd annual Rollin’ on the River Blues Festival kicks off at Victory Park, Keokuk. The Pike Station Band plays at 7 p.m. on the main stage, followed by Barbara Carr.
Research director focuses on people, plant interaction Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:07PMWill McClatchey never had a long-term plan to become a botanist. That’s not to say he had never worked with plants before he earned a master’s in botany and went on to earn a doctorate in botany-evolutionary biology and became a renowned researcher in the field.
Grandson of Palisade resident swims Lake Erie Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:48PMDeeDee Ranzenberger thought her grandson Mitchell was being a bit irresponsible when she learned that he was going to attempt to swim Lake Erie. “He’s got three children and a wife and I thought, ‘What is he doing?” she said recently at her home in Palisade.
Out of ideas for fun ways to beat the New Orleans heat? Here's some suggestions Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:04PM10 cool ways to spend those last few days of summer.
Broomall Rotary awards five grads scholarships Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:50AMAccording to the College Board, private four-year colleges, on average, charge $26,273 per year in tuition and fees and that doesn’t include room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses and transportation.
Pharmacists In All 50 States, The District Of Columbia And Puerto Rico Authorized To Administer Immunizations Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:36AMThe American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is encouraging consumers to get immunized against influenza and to consider their local pharmacy as the site to receive their vaccine. Pharmacists in all 50 states including the District of Columbia are authorized to administer influenza vaccines and as of June 30, 2010, more than 120,000 U.S. pharmacists have been trained to administer immunizations...
Student satisfaction 'still 82%' Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:21AMUK students' satisfaction with their courses has stalled at 82%, the annual National Student Survey finds.
Three Houston Nonprofits Named as Finalists for $100,000 Grant Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:10AMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, health-benefits company Humana announced the three finalists for its 2010 $100,000 Humana Communities Benefit – Houston charitable grant.
Head Trauma In Pro Athletes Linked To Motor Neuron Disease Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:36AMProfessional athletes with repetitive head trauma and possibly others with a history of head injuries many years previously may be prone the development of a motor neuron disease similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or "Lou Gehrig's disease"), reports a study in the September Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, official journal of the American Association of ...
Uptown leaders expecting smooth ISU move-in days Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:48PMNORMAL — Illinois State University is readying for its annualmove-in, and about 500 campus volunteers will be on hand Wednesdayand Thursday to help settle thousands of students into theirdorms.
Weekly Poem: 'Ancestors' Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:58PMBy Mary Ruefle The best thing that ever happened to me was that my grandparents all died before I was born. I've never had a sense of who I am, and in that regard I've been lucky. It's only natural I know a little about them. One grandfather worked a steel lathe, cut off his finger and opened a bar. The other one went to school, became a pharmacist and owned a marvelously tidy drugstore. It had ...
: Capital Area Technical College Westside... New name, new direction - Plaquemine, LA - Plaquemine Post South Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:48PMTECH COLLEGE…Here is the key staff members for the Capital Area Technical College Westside, which is located in Plaquemine: front row, from left, Developmental Education and Testing Head John B. Cade, Jr., Interim Campus Administrator Martha Sealy, Medical Assistant Instructor Rachel Floyd; and, back, Practical Nursing Instructor Lori Raffray, Facility and Operations/Business Instructor Delma ...
Couple looks back on decades of togetherness Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:54PMBy Diane Gale Andreassi
A Pharmacy On The Back Of A Cell Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:35PMDrugs encapsulated in new MIT nanoparticles can hitch a ride to tumors on the surface of immune-system cells.Clinical trials using patients’ own immune cells to target tumors have yielded promising results. However, this approach usually works only if the patients also receive large doses of drugs designed to help immune cells multiply rapidly, and those drugs have life-threatening side effects ...
Government meetings Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:13PMCivil Service Commission: Board meeting 5:30 p.m., seventh-floor conference room, ITC Building, Tamuning.
Sasha Cagen: The Kindness of South American Strangers Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:11PMMonday was a terrible morning that turned into a wonderful day thanks to the kindness of a Colombian stranger. I am now traveling in Antioquia,...
P.A.P.I. set for 16th Coronation Ball Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:48AMJERSEY CITY– Performing Arts Philippines, Inc. (P.A.P.I.) is all set to crown four smart and beautiful ladies and one exceptionally talented young girl at a Gala 16th Coronation Ball to be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel-Newark Intl. Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, August 21, 2010. Proceeds from the affair will go into funding P.A.P.I.'s cultural and educational projects ...
High definition diagnostic ultrasonics on the nanoscale Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:32AM( University of Nottingham ) Scientists and Engineers at the University of Nottingham have built the world's smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting ultrasound.
Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:28AM(AP:MADISON, Wis.) With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get their taxpayer-funded Viagra back.
Hornellian knocked out over ‘semantics’ and will challenge in court Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:25AMHornell, N.Y. — In one fell swoop, the race for the 136th Assembly District has become decidedly one-sided. The state Board of Elections ruled Thursday that the petitions of Democrats George Mathewson and Randy Weaver were invalid.
Jamaica: haven for homeless Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:14AMPublic drunkeness, sex on the street, threats of violence — they’re all problems people in Jamaica say are getting worse as more homeless people are seen downtown.
Sliding up the Rechter scale Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:06AMEngel House, on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard, is undoubtedly one of Zeev Rechter's best-known works. Rechter was a talented and prolific architect and one of the harbingers of Modernism in Israel.
National Penn Bank names 'Business of the Month' Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 8:42AMNational Penn Bank in Pottstown, announced today that Joe and Linda Voytilla, husband and wife owners of JL Machine & Tool Inc. and Precision Polymer Products Inc. in downtown Pottstown, were named its Customers of the Month for August.
County issues recommendation on CVS proposal Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 8:35AMSAYRE — The Bradford County Planning Commission has issued its recommendation regarding a pair of zoning change requests that if approved by the borough council would pave the way for a new CVS store to be constructed at the southwest corner of West Lockhart Street and Keystone Avenue.
Teachers fight for Viagra drug coverage Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 8:13AMWith their district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, a teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get their taxpayer-funded Viagra back.
Pharmacy addition to med school helps drive economy Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 7:27AMROCKFORD — Kurt Bloomstrand drives a black Chevy Impala SS. For the next three years, the 23-year-old Lodi resident will be gassing up the Impala, probably somewhere near his new Machesney Park apartment, to drive to his classes at the University of Illinois Health Sciences Campus at Rockford.
North Notables Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 5:23AMChristie Jeter, of Pine, owner of Jeter Backyard Theater in Gibsonia was recently selected as an outstanding national educator at this year's Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta.
Catalyst Health Solutions second-quarter 2010 net income up 21% Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 5:06AMCatalyst Health Solutions, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management company, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. The Company reported quarterly net income of $19.5 million, up 21% compared to $16.2 million in the prior year. Earnings per diluted share increased by $0.07 to $0.44 from $0.37. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, grew by 24% to $890.1 ...