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Band of the Day (03.08.10): SPARKLEHORSE Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:04PMWho? Less a band and more the brainchild of singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse were one of indie rock and alt-country's best contemporary acts. After originally trying to seek rock stardom with his first band, the Dancing Hoods, Linkous pursued a solo career of personal, intimate songs beginning with 1995's Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot , the first made under the Sparklehorse ...
Apriso to Speak at Sustainability in Packaging Conference Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:38PMWho: Jordan Berkley, Director of MES Product Management at Apriso , will present how best-in-class manufacturers have embraced a platform-based approach to manufacturing operations and their extended product supply network to address sustainability and other green objectives.
Michele Elam: 2010 Census: Think Twice, Check Once Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:15PMInstead of marking more than one race when the Census appears in your mailbox, think twice and consider checking once. There are better venues for more productively allying with social justice efforts.
Bain Seeks 177% Return in IPO of Sensata After Losses (Update1) Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:07PMBain Capital LLC is selling Sensata Technologies Holding NV in a $632 million initial public offering that may almost triple the value of its investment in a company that has lost money every year since being acquired.
McCormick recalls processed mixes due to salmonella risk Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:05PMFDA says no one's become ill from the salmonella-contaminated ingredient McCormick & Co. announced a recall of four processed foods Friday afternoon because of possible salmonella contamination of an ingredient.
Devra Davis, Ph.D.: Cell Phones -- Read the Fine Print Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:59AMLast week the technology world stood on notice as a fiercely independent state legislator bucked the Maine political establishment and proposed to place visible warning labels on cell phones.
CombinatoRx: FDA Approves Exalgo Extended-Release Tablets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:51AMVancouver, BC, March 8, 2010--(T-Net)--CombinatoRx, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRXX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application for Exalgo (hydromorphone HCl) extended-release tablets, for the management of moderate to severe pain in opioid tolerant patients requiring continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesia for an extended period of time.
Myrtle Beach Vacation Deal Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:43AMThe well-known Sands Resorts in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has announced 75% savings on its most popular Myrtle Beach package. Â The attractive discount applies to an inclusive deal for oceanfront accommodations, breakfast, waterpark admission, magic show, Hall of Heroes, kids activities, and recreational amenities at their seven oceanfront locations.
Intel confirms fake Core i7s on sale Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:27AMSpencer Dalziel THE INQUIRER E-tailer Newegg sold counterfeits
Reader needs help finding product Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMQ: I am trying to find a drawing salve that my grandmother, mother and I have used. It looks like a large Tootsie Roll and comes wrapped in a tan piece of rolled paper with black lettering. You melt a couple of drops of it onto a bandage and apply it where you have a sliver or piece of metal or glass. In a day or two, when you remove it, the sliver comes out. I have looked everywhere for it, but ...
The Bistro of the East comes to downtown Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMKuma's Asian Bistro is scheduled to open in June at 214-216 S. Washington St. This will bring new life to the location formerly occupied by Bistro Margot. Fred Sabet and his wife, Kuma Kim, spent two years scouring the area for the perfect site for their second restaurant. The downtown location was chosen because of its similarity to their Kuma's Asian Bistro in Rockford. Executive chef Kuma Kim ...
Store offers deep discounts for customers on tight budgets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMThe Banana Box, a discount food and goods store in Lake Station, doesn't carry a lot of items you'll find at a regular grocery store. You won't even find bananas there. But what you will find at the five-month-old business is deep discounts on items that are not quite perfectly packaged. "We visited a store like this in Warsaw, Ind.," Banana Box co-owner Lisette Guillen said. "The minute we ...
WiSpry patents MEMS variable capacitor Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:59AMWiSpry Inc. (Irvine, Calif.), a provider of tunable radio frequency semiconductor products for the wireless industry, has announced that its U.S. patent application for MEMS variable capacitors and actuation components, and related methods has been granted.
In China, Wal-Mart presses suppliers on labor, environmentalstandards Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:57AMWorkers pack soaps at the Lutex plant in Shenzhen, China, which has made its packaging more energy- efficient and less polluting. In October 2008, Wal-Mart's chief executive at a meeting in Beijing ur...
WiSpry patents MEMS variable capacitor Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:51AMWiSpry Inc. (Irvine, Calif.), a provider of tunable radio frequency semiconductor products for the wireless industry, has announced that its U.S. patent application for MEMS variable capacitors and actuation components, and related methods has been granted. Radio - Radio frequency - WiSpry - Business - MEMS
New Zealand wine Montana gets first TV ad Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:50AMPernod Ricard UK is planning the launch of its first UK TV advertising campaign for wine brand Montana. Pernod said the campaign should reach 5.5 million viewers and make a million new consumers aware of the brand.
Freight Brokerage And Third Party Logistics Provider AFN Signs Multi-Year Transportation Management Services Contract ... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:37AMAFN , a leader in freight brokerage, third party logistics and transportation management services, located on the web at www.LoadAFN.com, announces a new multi-year contract with Lawrence Foods, Inc.
MOE monitoring too costly? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:35AMANCASTER (Mar 8, 2010) - Ancaster councillor Lloyd Ferguson is questioning a city staff recommendation to keep using the Ministry of the Environment for air monitoring in emergencies.
Consol Glass invests R1.9-Billion in new glass factory in Nigel Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:09PMConsol Glass (Proprietary) Limited, the largest glass manufacturer in Africa, has announced that it will go ahead with its new Greenfield glass factory in Nigel south of Gauteng.
Parolee Arrested With Meth Packaged For Sales Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:25PMMONTEREY CO., Calif. -- A 41-year-old parolee was arrested in Prunedale last week after authorities more than an ounce of crystal methamphetamine and $4,500 in cash in his possession, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
Weird Science wonders whether or not it was sex Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:29PMHoosiers don't always agree on what constitutes sex: Indiana University's Kinsey Institute tracks (among other things) the public's attitude towards sex, and recently published the results of a survey that asked a fairly simple question: would you say you "had sex" if you engaged in activity X? As the title—"Misclassification bias: diversity in conceptualisations about having 'had sex'"—implies ...
Search FT.com Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:18PMLenders to Linpac are planning to break up and sell Europe’s biggest food packaging group in a sign that banks are seeking to flip assets quickly back into the market after taking them over through debt restructurings.
Farm Rescue School set Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:31PMThe 20th Annual Farm Rescue School, hosted by the Bettie Volunteer Fire Department, is Saturday, March 6. The department is located on Bluebonnet Road, off U.S. 271 six miles north of Gilmer.
Penguins of Madagascar, The - Operation: DVD Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:23PMThis is not the first time media moguls have latched onto secondary characters in a movie to make a television series – and then package episodes of the series for home viewing as a feature. It’s not the first and it’s almost certainly not going to be the last.
MIT scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:33PM( Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.
Uptrend likely to continue Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:27PMThe Bursa Malaysia market extended gains a fourth week with banking stocks leading the rise after Bank Negara raised interest rates last Thursday, fueling optimism the domestic economy is on track for a stronger-than-anticipated recovery.
Tang adds zing to Kraft's sales Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:15PMATLANTA: Tang, the powdered drink once consumed by orbiting US astronauts, is helping Kraft Foods Inc increase sales and profit in developing markets.
The Brothers Burger experience Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:29AMWHEN you first walk into a Brothers Burgers restaurant, the first sensation that hits you is the unmistakable aura of pure joy. read more
Cuyahoga Falls police dismantle meth lab in house on Oakwood Drive Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:11AMKeith Wohlford was arrested Friday at his home in the 2800 block of Oakwood Drive.
Tetra Pak Arabia and Emirates Environmental Group join hands to preserve nature Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:00AM7th March 2010: Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) in partnership with Tetra Pak Arabia, the world's largest food processing and packaging company, is launching a carton collection and recycling awareness drive amongst school children in Dubai, UAE.
NSW has failed so let Canberra have a go Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:47AMThe case for a complete takeover of health financing and delivery by the federal government is compelling from a grassroots perspective. The piecemeal approach of splitting primary healthcare and hospital and specialist services is ridiculous.
How To Make An Ice Bath Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:10AMIce is an amazing substance that has many uses, therapeutically as well as culinarily. In this article you'll not only learn the importance of your ice bath, but how it will boost your foods' nutritional value, increase refrigerator life, save you time and increase your profits.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-07 12:15 RPT-IPO VIEW-Rich valuation, debt could stall auto parts co IPO Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:41AMBy Clare Baldwin and Soyoung Kim
Top 20 toss fickle judges some curves Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:19AMLast week on 'American Idol,' we learned about the crash and burn of early expectations and the danger of 'misunderestimations.'
RPT-IPO VIEW-Rich valuation, debt could stall auto parts co IPO Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:00AM(Repeats story filed March 5 with no changes to headline or text)
N.Y. recycling 'well below' U.S. rate, report says Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:29AMNew York state recycled only 20 percent of municipal solid waste in 2008, "well below" the national rate of 33.4 percent, says a draft of a new state solid waste plan.
A fusion of aesthetics Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:21AMSpinning, the two velveted acrobats twist up and around a spiraled metal ladder. As they arch upside down, they cradle huge metal spheres, banging them onto harplike strings beneath them as they circle. The music is ethereal, the vision mesmerizing.
A stimulating vision Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:19AMHANSON - As the recession battered his machine shop last year, Jack McGrail cut hours, put off bills, and borrowed all he could to keep from laying off workers. By late fall, with business down sharply and few signs of a rebound, he prepared to do what he had tried so hard to avoid.
Guides aim to prevent workplace explosions Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:11AMMILWAUKEE There was no reason to think the storage tank was unsafe. All it contained was recycled water and organic waste.
Employment for sex offenders Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:10AMDUDLEY - Hundreds of children gather every weekday in a small area around Oxford Avenue. They are drawn by the Boys & Girls Club, Dudley Elementary School and a preschool.
The tech guy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:02AMBy Emily McFarlan | emcfarlan@stmedianetwork.com They were the same questions and answers that come up the first time any two people meet for the first time."What do you do for fun?" asked 13-year-old Patrick O'Came of Algonquin.Brad Sanders of Des Plaines, visiting the seventh-grader in late January at Westfield Community School in Algonquin, answered that his hobby ...
Police briefs: Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:52AMSalinas police were searching late Friday for two men involved in an East Side shooting. The victim, a 56-year-old man, was with friends outside a residence in the 1100 block of Acosta Street about 5:30 p.m. Two men approached them on foot and one fired several shots, police said.
Ask Dr. Gott: Needs help in finding old remedy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:44AMDear Dr. Gott: I am trying to find a particular drawing salve that my grandmother, mother and I have used. It looks like a large Tootsie Roll and comes wrapped in a tan piece of rolled paper with black lettering.
PPB to return almost RM600m to investors Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:15AMThe group, which is controlled by Tan Sri Robert Kuok, paid out RM816.6 million in dividends in 2008. It has declared interim and final dividends of RM272.7 million for 2009. PPB Group lost its dominance of the domestic sugar market when it sold its entire stake in two sugar units and land used for sugar cane cultivation to the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) for RM1.3 billion in ...
Fire at Billings medical packaging plant causes minor damage Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:06AMBILLINGS - UPDATE : Billings Fire Department responded to a fire call around 3:45 a.m. Friday at WindStone Medical Packaging on 1602 4th Avenue North.
Coca-Cola and Speedway Motorsports Toast Partnership Extension Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:04AMATLANTA----Thirsty race fans taking in the action at some of the most popular NASCAR® racetracks can continue to enjoy an ice-cold Coca-Cola for years to come. Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Coca-Cola North America are extending their long-term partnership through 2015, ensuring NASCAR fans who visit premier speedways in locations such as Charlotte, Atlanta and Las Vegas can open a Coke and Open ...
AT&T tightening eco-friendly requirements for phones Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:48AMAT&T in a quiet update has revealed that it has started to clamp down on the environmental standards for its phones. Starting this year and culminating in 2011, the company now expects that at least three quarters of the phones it sells will use 65 percent or more recyclable material. These companies will also have to reduce the amount of packaging they use, reduce the level of toxic materials ...
United Way holds annual meeting Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:45AMUnited Way's 2009 campaign has reached 95 percent of its goal of $600,000.
Millstone Medical Outsourcing Announces Addition of New Director of Manufacturing Engineering Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:43AMMillstone Medical Outsourcing announced today that the company recently hired John F. Ferris to be Director of Manufacturing Engineering. Â Mr. Ferris will be responsible for enhancing Millstone Medical's manufacturing operations, including processes involving new technology and automation. Â Millstone, outsource partner to the nation's top orthopedic companies, is the fast-growing provider of ...
Tetra Pak gets 12 kid brand ambassadors Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:28AMNew Delhi, Mar 5: Tetra Pak, a leading food processing and packaging solutions company, and TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), Friday announced the conclusion of Phase 1 of 'Project SEARCH' and the introduction of 12 school children as Tetra Pak brand ambassadors.