What's on: WestWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:21AMPoint Place Elvis Show, Friendship Park Community Center, 2930 131st St., 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 12. Dress in ’60s or modern attire. $10 or $9 with membership card. Includes pizza, beverages, snacks. 419-936-3079. A Musicians Jam Night, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, VFW Post 3265, 5416 North Summit St. West Toledo Master Gardener Lecture series about soils and lawns, first in lecture series, Toledo ...
AIDS activist women honouredWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:54AMThe Treatment Action Campaign’s General Secretary Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola and Chairperson Nonkosi Khumalo have received the John M Lloyd Foundation Leadership Award in Los Angeles.
Judge halts pot sales at clinic in downtown until at least March 25Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:15AMThose hoping to score their medicinal marijuana in downtown Manteca are going to have to wait. On Tuesday morning, San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Lesley Holland granted the City of Manteca a preliminary injunction and a temporary restraining order against Quick N’ Easy Cooperative Markets – a business at 311 W. Yosemite Avenue that police officials believe is operating as a marijuana ...
Should schools use seclusion rooms, restraints for difficult kids?Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:09AMBy age 2 Donovan Richards was kicked out of day care for hitting. At age 3, he was obsessed with dinosaurs and utterly uninterested in other children. At 4, he was hospitalized for mania after he threatened to kill himself with his toy sword. And by 5, he was on medicine for bipolar and autism spectrum disorders. One doctor told Paula Buege her son would end up in an institution. Buege vowed to ...
Press ReleaseWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:26AMIntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ: IIN) , a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical and electronics devices, today announced financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.
Poet aids Haiti with pen, heartWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:28AMDEERFIELD - Amie M. Keddy believes that her job as a poet is to translate whatever is inside her onto paper.
Hearing loss in children (UK)Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:10PMHearing loss prevelance in the UK is about 390 children per year. This research found that many parents were opting for a cochlear implant.
Forces join to protest budget cutbacksTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:10PMNorth Shore School District 112 technology coaches and librarians joined concerned parents last week in front of the School Board pointing out the potential negative impacts the district's list of wide-ranging cutbacks would have on its educational product.
Council closes Culver, aids MCS expansion (UPDATE)Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:21PMIn one of its most hotly debated decisions in years, the Midland City Council voted Tuesday to close a section of Culver Drive in front of Midland Christian School but to set conditions requiring prompt pursuit of the school's plan to build a 400-space parking lot and a new junior high-high school building.
Focus: Family, friends of Rosemarie DiPuccio Essa speak outTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:53PMIn tonight's In Focus, one after another, family and friends shared their memories of Rosemarie DiPuccio Essa with those in the courtroom at the sentencing hearing of Dr. Yazeed Essa.
State aid for hearing- and speech-impaired studentsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:10PMKUALA TERENGGANU: After helping visually-impaired students to regain their eyesight, the Terengganu government is turning its sights on students with hearing and speech disorders.
IntriCon Reports 2009 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year ResultsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:00PMST. PAUL, Minn.----IntriCon Corporation , a designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of body-worn medical and electronics devices, today announced financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009.
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Aloha Aina recycling events March 13, 20Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:17AMAloha Aina Earth Day recycling collections will be conducted March 13 at Kahuku High & Intermediate School and March 20 at Farrington High School. Each event will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Letters to the editor: Spotlight on educationTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:39AM6:23 A.M. — The struggle to keep arts education in our schools is facing the perfect storm through the potential budget cuts due to reduced tax revenues, the continued emphasis on math and reading skills as measured by standardized tests, and the possibility that the class-size reduction amendment scheduled to take effect in August 2010. All of which may threaten to further reduce or eliminate ...
Health Minister Acts To Improve Access To Wheelchairs, WalesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:28AMNew measures to speed up delivery of wheelchairs to patients who need them will be announced today by Health Minister Edwina Hart. Faster access to equipment including hearing aids and artificial limbs will also be prioritised, Mrs Hart will tell the Health, Well-Being and Local Government Committee. Around 70,000 people in Wales are wheelchair users - about one in every 43 people. Although the ...
Surgeons complete first phase of certification training to implant temporary CardioWest Total Artificial HeartTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:27AMOn March 4 & 5, the surgical team from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, led by Dr. Petros Sfirakis, Director of the Transplantation Department & Mechanical Support Unit and Dr. Louis Louca, Surgeon/VAD Coordinator, completed the first phase of certification training to implant the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart.
DA: NY aids Medicaid fraudTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:21AMNassau County DA Kathleen Rice charged yesterday that state policies are impeding local prosecution of Medicaid fraud and even making it easier for scammers to apply for benefits. Rice slammed state health officials for blocking access to Medicaid records. "In order to identify such illegal and corrupt practices, it is...
Job seekers need home country health certificateMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:57PMExpatriates seeking employment here will soon have to bring a medical fitness certificate issued by approved centres in their home country.
Man who gave wife AIDS gets 5 years in prisonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:11PMFernando Castro, 51, of Beachwood, was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for giving his wife AIDS. His sentence sparked applause from family members of his wife, but the 42-year-old woman showed no satisfaction. Instead, she covered her eyes and blotted tears with a tissue.
Monday, March 8, 2010 | Overcast, light rain, 39.2 °FMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:11PMThe print deadline for calendar submissions is two weeks before the date of the event to be publicized. Email calendar@ballardnewstribune.com , or to get it posted online immediately, email michaelh@robinsonnews.com.
Cabaret veteran Crane is a rare birdMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:46PMIn a lovingly tended garden behind a beautiful Greenwich Village brownstone, a sprite and lively woman adds fresh seed to her aviary. She is both knowledgeable about — and proud of — all the species her garden attracts.
GE contract ratifiedMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:15PMThe union representing about 500 General Electric workers in the large motors and nuclear divisions accepted a new three-year contract with the company Sunday. "The members accepted the contract. They ratified the contract," Canadian Auto Workers Local 524 president Gene Plumley said.[...]
The Day in MedicineMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:13PMHaving a hard time hearing these days? It could have something to do with t read more
Educate prisoners on AIDS CourtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:03PM“Educate prisoners instead of providing condoms in state prisons.”
Home Country of Dubai Job Seekers to Issue Bill of HealthMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:37PMDUBAI - Expatriates seeking employment here will soon have to bring a medical fitness certificate issued by approved centres in their home country, according to new health procedures being formulated by the Dubai Health Authority.
Commissioner backs legal video gambling at Pa. clubsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:32AMThis article has been read 2277 times. A raid last month on 45 establishments holding liquor licenses prompted a Washington County commissioner to ask state legislators to support legalizing video machine gambling for veterans clubs, fire companies and fraternal organizations.
Friends With Benefits: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City PaperMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:03AMMorning all. The new cronies get the front-page treatment in Sunday's WaPo , in a story by Nikita Stewart and Paul Schwartzman focusing on the 'good fortune' of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty 's most controversial allies.
In lean times, CCAASE grants shrinkMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:28AMAs the Town of Telluride experienced dwindling tax revenues in the past year, it has been forced to make tough decisions: laying off employees, cutting services and slashing grants.
Town approves moratorium on dispensariesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe Telluride Town Council on Tuesday passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits. But since a handful of potential pot purveyors have already obtained business licenses with the town, the moratorium doesn’t mean dispensaries won’t appear in Telluride in the next half-year.
News in briefMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:32AMHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
Health fair to be recyclers’ MeccaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:26AMThe Logan County Community Health Fair is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Garcia: Resource fair aids at-risk residentsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:14AMSt. Clair County continues to post staggering unemployment numbers and people leading Wednesday's Community Resource Fair are expecting a big crowd.
Adult-oriented store eludes Howard lawMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:34AMAdding nonsexual materials puts Lovecraft below legislation's threshold Another purveyor of adult magazines, videos, lingerie and sexual aids has bested Howard County zoning authorities, rendering a law meant to push the stores away from prominent locations near residential neighborhoods virtually meaningless.
Phones can cut stress in travelingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:44AMBusiness traveler Mike Monroe no longer rummages through his bag at the airline counter, fishing for his flight ticket or confirmation number.
Wilmington Knights of ColumbusMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:31AMWILMINGTON - Throughout 2010, the Wilmington Knights of Columbus are celebrating their 50th anniversary. One of the foundational aspects of the Knights is charity and giving back to the community. In this installment of the series covering their 50th anniversary, the Knights’ works of charity will be recounted.
Support GroupsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:05PM- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of Erie County is sponsoring a free program on Thursday, March 25, 6 p.m., at Mercyhurst College, Zurn Hall Room 114. Local psychiatrist Matt Sipple will answer questions about mental illness. Call 456-1773 or visit www.namierie.org.
YouTube extends automatic captioningSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:50PMYouTube, in a significant development for millions of deaf Internet users, has extended automatic caption capability to all English-language videos.
Wharton ShopRite settles lawsuit filed by woman who fell in storeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:21AMA woman who initially was awarded $876,000 by a Morris County jury on her slip-and-fall claims against the Wharton ShopRite has accepted a monetary settlement rather than go through a new trial ordered by a state appeals court.
National Online Hearing Aid Company Supports Federal Hearing Aid Tax Credit BillSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:49AMThe tax credit would provide up to $500 tax credit per hearing aid every five years. HearAid executive says bill could help millions. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/hearing-aids/digital-hearing-aids/prweb3574274.htm
Stewardson Lions to hold pancake breakfast todaySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:38AMSTEWARDSON —The Stewardson Lions Club will host its 14th annual pancake and sausage breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. today.