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Wheeling and dealing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:56PMON TRACK, PART 9: CONTINUED, A PROFILE OF R.D. HUBBARD Lincoln County voters will mail in their ballots next month, deciding whether a 3/16th of a cent gross receipts tax, called a Business Retention Tax, will be imposed on the sale of goods and services in the county to offset a portion of the annual tax debt to the state of New Mexico of Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Billy the Kid Casino.
Drilling Agency Imposes Conflict-of-Interest Rules Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:30PMScandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing a first-ever ethics policy that...
Drilling agency imposes conflict-of-interest rules Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:28PM(AP:WASHINGTON) Scandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing a first-ever ethics policy that bars inspectors from dealing with a company that employs a family member or personal friend.
Offshore Drilling First-Ever Ethics Policy Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:40PMWASHINGTON -- Scandalized by U.S. regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing a first-ever ethics policy that bars inspectors from dealing with a company that employs a family member or personal friend. Michael Bromwich, head of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said the new policy should help ...
Drilling agency imposes conflict-of-interest rules Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:24PMScandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that oversees offshore drilling is imposing a first-ever ethics policy. Offshore drilling - Business - Petroleum industry - Energy - Oil and Gas
Ethics Rules Imposed after Sex-for-Oil Scandal Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07PMNew Policy Aimed at Restoring Credibility to Federal Agency Criticized for Being Too Close with Oil and Gas Companies
Drilling agency imposes conflict-of-interest rules Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:01PMScandalized by federal regulators who had sex with oil company executives and negotiated with them for jobs, the agency that...
Grand opening Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:00PMArtichoke, a full-service interior design firm owned by Kathryn Jasperse, has opened at 26 W. Main St. in downtown Thomasville, across the street from the statue of John Thomas and near the Big Chair and train depot.
2010 Clooege Football Preview Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:39PMBCS Conferences at a glance
Cultures converge on Public Square for International Fest Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:47AMMEDINA — Beautiful late summer weather and the allure of cultural curiosities brought throngs of people to Public Square Saturday for Medina’s second annual International Fest. Vendors selling wares from Tibetan prayer flags to handcrafted Ecuadorian bracelets mixed with the Medina Farmers’ Market sellers to create a bazaar in Uptown Park. “It’s good that Medina is doing [...]
Crazy catalogs keep coming Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:02AMJust when I think I've seen everything, along comes the yodeling pickle. It "looks like a normal pickle," but when you press the hidden button, your friends will be ASTOUNDED by the forthcoming yodel-ay-ee-oo. The catalog says so.
Inspirational Jazz Vocalist Lorree K. Slye Releases Her New Single "This Little Light of Mine" on the Jazz Network ... Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:00AMLorree K. Slye reaches into the hearts of her listeners with her encouraging and captivating spirit through her new single "This Little Light of Mine."
Auckland Businesses Celebrates Hong Kong Festival Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:43PMOver 200 from the Auckland business community celebrated the success of the second Hong Kong Festival 2010 over a banquet held at the Langham Hotel last Thursday, 19 August.
Religion Calendar, Aug. 28-Sept.3 and more Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:49AMThe religion calendar, published each Saturday, lists community events of a religious nature. Items for consideration should be e-mailed by 5 p.m. Monday to religion@standard.net , or mailed to Religion Editor, Standard-Examiner, P.O. Box 12790, Ogden, UT 84412-2790. read more
Ancient Syria-Nile trade routes found Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:08PMDPA/Damascus An academic excavation team said yesterday it had uncovered artefacts which indicate that an ancient Bronze-Age kingdom in northern Syria had strong international trade relations with Nile river dynasties.
Bloggings On Updates In Immigration Law Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:51PMFrom its passage in 2002 until now, the USCIS has never issued so much as a memo explaining how it interprets the "automatic conversion" clause of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). They left it to the Board of Immigation Appeals (BIA) to explain this in Matter of Wang in 2009. The USCIS argued that the clause be interpreted in the most restrictive way possible, and surprisingly, the Board ...
New discoveries in Syria reveal ancient trade routes to Nile Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:03AMDamascus - An academic excavation team said Thursday it had uncovered artifacts which indicate that an ancient Bronze-Age kingdom in northern Syria had strong international trade relations with Nile river dynasties.
From Water To Wine Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:35AMWhen the hilly roads lay flat and the thick pine tree forests turn into fields of towering corn husks, you know you’re going the right way. Just twenty miles past the Oklahoma state line sits Broken Bow, a small town that’s a hotbed of entertainment.
Fisk plays the Caucasian card to save its $30 million Stieglitz Collection sale Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe Art of the Deal by Christine Kreyling Even after Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle's ruling in Chancery Court last Friday, the fate of Fisk University's Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern American and European… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Public Record Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:08AMDocket
North Rome starts off new school year Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:21PMNORTH ROME - The time had come.It was time to ride the teeter-totter, time to listen to the teacher once again, time to find your seat in class, time to play at recess, time to break for lunch.Yes, the time had come.It was the first day of school Wedn
Live - Saturday's Scottish football Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:34AMHamilton host Hearts at noon, with Aberdeen travelling to St Johnstone later in the Scottish Premier League.
Religion Calendar, Aug. 21-27 and more Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:19AMThe religion calendar, published each Saturday, lists community events of a religious nature. Items for consideration should be e-mailed by 5 p.m. Monday to religion@standard.net , or mailed to Religion Editor, Standard-Examiner, P.O. Box 12790, Ogden, UT 84412-2790. read more
Business briefs Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 1:33AMNew Realtor at Triple Crown Newton Angel Stogner has joined Triple Crown Real Estate of Newton.
USPTA certified instructor offers tennis clinics for kids, adults Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:05PMTimes staff Friday, August 20, 2010 Today USPTA -certified instructor Rob Delgado will teach beginning to intermediate players proper tennis technique and strategy. Classes will be held at 9 a.m. (ages 8 to 14) and 10 a.m. (ages 15 to adult). $5; recreation card holders free. Highland Recreation Complex and Family Aquatic Center, 400 Highland Ave. NE, Largo. (727) 518-3016; www ...
Judge rejects Fisk deal to sell O'Keeffe share Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:43PM(AP:NASHVILLE, Tenn.) A judge on Friday rejected Fisk University's latest attempt to sell to an Arkansas museum a joint stake in a 101-piece collection donated to the school by the late artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
Martha Stewart shares her top 50 kitchen tips Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 3:20PMWant to make your cooking space more beautiful and useful? From shelving to faucets and accessories, she shares her top tips in the September issue of Martha Stewart Living.
BET ‘Sunday Best’ Winner Y’Anna Crawley’s Debut Album Set for Aug 24 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:12AM*BET’s Sunday’s Best winner Y’Anna Crawley is ready to release her debut album “The Promise” on Aug. 24 with Imago Dei Music Group. She explained that working on her album has been a huge blessing. “With everything that I’ve gone through, all my ups and downs, with people talking about me and saying that I [...]
Atlanta Churches in Foreclosure Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:12AM*The foreclosure crisis has touched everyone, including the church. A predominantly African American church in Atlanta is speaking out about its foreclosure, saying the bank is not doing enough to help. Pastor Dexter Johnson, Higher Ground Empowerment Center leader, has been given until Aug. 31 to pay up or leave the grounds. He says the [...]
Barbie Gets Ordained Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:12AM*With her careers as veterinarian, astronaut and U.S. president behind her, Barbie has at last found her true calling: as a second-career Episcopal priest, reports the Religion News Service.The 11.5-inch-tall fictional graduate of Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., has donned a cassock and surplice and is rector at St. Barbara’s-by-the-Sea in [...]
S.C.’s 24-hour Wait Period Before Abortion Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:11AM*CBN.com reports: South Carolina now requires a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, thanks to a new law signed Wednesday by the governor. Gov. Mark Sanford signed the measure over the objections of critics who say it will burden women. “Our founding fathers gave us life, liberty. and the pursuit of happiness,” Sanford told the Spartan [...]
Audit prompts Pinellas administrator to tighten reins Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:07PMBy David DeCamp, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 17, 2010 CLEARWATER — Pinellas County Administrator Bob LaSala ordered a management review and promised tighter reins on employee gifts and private-sector donations Tuesday after a harsh audit of county housing agencies. The Community Development Department and the Housing Finance Authority, which promote affordable housing and share the same ...
How to Keep and Encourage Your Man Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:12AM*Most women do about 11 things at the same time (including talking on the phone)–especially if they’re married with children! We get good at responsibility-juggling because we have to: There’s a job to manage, diapers to change, a house to clean, books to read, friends to reach out to, not to mention a husband to [...]
Benny Hinn on His Divorce Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:58AM*Television evangelist Benny Hinn has admitted that his marriage probably broke down because he did not spend enough time with the family. On the August 5 edition of his show “This is your Day,” Hinn said he was oftentimes “caught up with the ministry,” so much so that he forgot about his family. “I’ve made [...]
Bellefonte teen helps spread cheer to needy children in Bolivia Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:17AMBrad Grieb, a Bellefonte Area High School senior, was one of 20 youths from the United States chosen
Sherman school district sets tax rate Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:25PMSherman Independent School District's Board of Trustees set Monday a tax rate for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Trustees unanimously approved a combined tax rate of $1.44 per $100 valuation.
Kinks, Quirks & Caffeine announces closure Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:43AMJAMES CITY -- The owner of Kinks, Quirks & Caffeine told customers Monday that she will close the decade-old business.
MTE holds roadshows to improve products Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:40AMTO DEVELOP and come up with more products that will represent Mindanao's world-class craftsmanship, the organizer of the Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) 2010 is visiting a number of producers all over the i read more
Pa. lawmakers reported $67,000 in freebies in '09 Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:44AMHARRISBURG - Lawmakers last year got their hands on tickets to the Super Bowl, orchestra concerts, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and Phillies games - all without opening their wallets.
Swarovski opens at Hartsfield-Jackson Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:06PMAs passengers approach the Swarovski boutique, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, they’ll find crystals producing hundreds of shimmering sparkles in the display window.
Lawmakers got fewer gifts Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:47PMLawmakers last year got their hands on tickets to the Super Bowl, orchestra concerts, the Philadelphia Flower Show and Phillies games -- all without opening their wallets. Those tickets are among at least $67,000 worth of freebies that state lawmakers accepted last year, according to statements of financial interest on file with the state Ethics Commission.
ART GALLERY CALENDAR: August 20 to 26 Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 4:11PMAutumn might be closing in, but Kitsap area galleries still are loaded with their summer wares.
State argues Fisk sale could chill future donors Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:54PMAn attorney for the state of Tennessee argued in court Friday that allowing Fisk University to sell a donated art collection could deter people from giving gifts in the Volunteer State.
McCarthy gifts Tykes victory Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 11:36AMPatrick McCarthy's own goal handed Barnsley their first points of the npower Championship season as they held on for a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Oakwell.
Fisk sought Frist Center's help with art Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:52AMWhen an out-of-state museum made a $30 million offer for an art collection donated by Georgia O'Keeffe, Fisk University leaders called a meeting with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. They hoped local art lovers might be willing to raise money to keep the collection in Nashville.
Japanese exchange students visit Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:46AMEast is meeting west right now in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie. Japanese exchange students are currently staying with a number of families in the Portage area and other regions of Manitoba on a one-month program through the Labo International Exchange Program.[...]
Eleven trailblazing ideas prove Middle Tennesseans are breeding ingenuity Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:12PMThe Innovations Issue With our slower pace and small-town vibe, you'd think we'd have a tough time attracting movers and shakers — the type of folks who thrive… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Eleven trailblazing ideas prove Middle Tennesseans are breeding ingenuity Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:12PMThe Innovations Issue by Tracy Moore With our slower pace and small-town vibe, you'd think we'd have a tough time attracting movers and shakers — the type of folks who thrive… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
ThePotteryWholesales.com Debuts Ultimate Resource for Collectible Pottery Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:00AMFounder of ThePotteryWholesales.com, John Blucher is pleased to announce the debut of his brand-new website. As an avid pottery and china collector, Blucher has transformed his knowledge into a one-stop shop that provides a full product line for three major manufacturers: Mikasa, Wedgewood and Waterford. Visit the site’s new blog to discover the many ways that collectible pottery makes terrific ...
Your Review Press Express news Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:34AMBRONXVILLE: The Rev. Roy Minnix has joined the pastoral staff at Village Lutheran Church as associate pastor and as campus pastor to Concordia College.