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  • Mock Dorm Room Burn at SUNYIT Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:37PMSeveral SUNYIT students and staff saw a desk, computer and other itmes you would typically see in a dorm room go up in flames during a Mock Dorm Room Burn Tuesday afternoon on the SUNYIT campus.
  • Oval Office makeover to debut in President's Iraq speech Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:36PMPays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look -- and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents.
  • Bikie probe close to home for cops Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:35PMA police strike force designed to target bikie gangs ended up investigating a colleague, a court has heard.
  • Oval Office makeover to debut in Iraq speech Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:28PMWhen President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look - and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents.
  • MPs' expenses: fees office official facing jail for bogus claims scam Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:23PMA former official in the House of Commons fees office faces jail for siphoning off almost £6,000 in bogus MPs' expenses claims to clear his own debts.
  • Oval Office makeover to debut in Iraq speech Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:21PMObama: End of combat mission in Iraq not a time for victory lap; still work to be done. More>>
  • The $200 Million Trojan Home Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:09PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When Chicago native Alex Sheft was ready to move out of his dorm, he looked at several apartments near USC.
  • Obama Adds Personal Touch to Oval Office Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:06PMWhen President Obama addresses the nation Tuesday night on the end of combat operations in Iraq, it will be from a newly decorated Oval Office.
  • Art, music making a comeback Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:14PMTen teaching positions have been restored throughout the Haverhill Public Schools, including six in the heavily cut subjects of elementary and middle school art, music and physical education. Interim Superintendent James Scully said these "11th hour" additions were made possible by using money from several 2010 budget accounts.
  • U.S. cracks down on healthcare fraud Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:56PMThe U.S. attorney's office and Health and Human Services Department are teaming up to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud, which costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year. Dr. Anne Peters knew something was wrong when a fellow physician called to find out why she had been ordering so many MRIs for her patients.
  • Insightful three weeks on crutches Ankle injury helps reporter ‘see’ the many hurdles that the disabled face every day Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:46PMLIKE most accidents, it was so unexpected. One moment I was jogging towards the Penang Botanic Gardens to the beat of Taio Cruz, the next instant, I was sprawled out on the pavement after slipping on a patch of grass.
  • Tickets remain for MacMaster show Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:41PMLess than 100 tickets remain for the final IlluminAqua concert of the season, featuring East Coast fiddling sensation Natalie MacMaster. The final show takes place Friday, Sept. 3, beginning at 8 p.m. at the Merritt Park Amphitheatre.[...]
  • Councilor urges probe on alleged ‘sex slavery’ Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:32PMBACOLOD City Councilor Em Legaspi-Ang filed a resolution urging the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), and the Women's and Children's Desk read more
  • Peer to Peer Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:15PMAs I write this, I am sitting on a plane returning from a few weeks away from the office, having piggy-backed a vacation onto a business trip.
  • Former Stillwater officer Scott Geving acquitted on sexual misconduct charges Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:27PMA jury found Scott Gerald Geving, 50, the former Stillwater police officer accused of inappropriate sexual behavior while on duty, not guilty on all counts related to the allegations.
  • Commissioner criticizes $2,200 desk request Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:25PMBIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Smoot says $2,200 is too much to spend on a desk. Smoot on Wednesday objected to spending the money on a desk for new Chief Financial Officer Jeff Hager.
  • Somerset County Social Services offices fumigated after bedbug discovery Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:19PMSOMERVILLE — Workers at the Somerset County Board of Social Services may be facing an unwelcome office intruder — bedbugs.
  • Sports enterprise for the weekend of Aug. 28-29. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:03PMDigest of sports enterprise stories for the weekend of Aug. 28-29. For questions, please call Patrick Horne at (212) 621-1630. For repeats, call the service desk at (800) 838-4616. TENNIS: TEN--US OPEN NEW YORK -- There's at least one person who is adamant that it's far too soon to write off Roger Federer.
  • Community Calendar – 8/25 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:50PMPosted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:03 pm | Updated: 11:10 am, Wed Aug 25, 2010. Acton Fair , Thursday, Aug. 26-Sunday, Aug. 29, Acton Fairgrounds, Route 109. Gates open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight every night.
  • Scotia beefs up in the U.S. Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:41PMThe bank has hired its first N.Y.-based analyst, a sign of expansion to come
  • Cooking Up Savings in the Office Kitchen Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:38PMRISMEDIA, August 26, 2010—(MCT)—Plastic money makes it easy to spend a fortune on workplace lunches. In addition to credit and debit cards, paperless transactions include payroll deductions in which the cost of meals purchased from the company dining room …
  • Raiders kick down doors in Telford nursery burglary Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:34PMIntruders kicked down doors and left paper strewn over an office in a raid on a Telford nursery, discovered by a member of staff turning up for work.
  • Smiles as bargaining begins Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:25PMLast time Katter was in the PM's office, Rudd was behind the desk and Gillard was knocking at the door - literally.
  • Claws come out for British woman who threw cat in the trash Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:54PMPitching a cat into a garbage bin has landed a British woman under police protection, while animal lovers have gone online to skewer her publicly.
  • School is back in session Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:45PMStudents returned to school this morning in Plant City and the rest of Hillsborough County.
  • Office site ‘just boxes to tick’ Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:40PMIt’s been on his to-do list sitting on his desk since 2008: “sort out the West Dubbo site”.
  • Does McDonald’s Believe In Drive Thru Order Taker Racial Profiling? [Funbag] Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:38PM# funbag Time for your Tuesday edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Find more of Drew's stuff at KSK or on Twitter . Today, we're covering careers, office sex, road deaths, Vaporub, and more. More »
  • Special staffers smooth first-day jitters at Tomlin Middle Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:34PMAlma Ramirez is a parent volunteer at Tomlin Middle School. She helps non-English speaking parents and students find their way through the maze found during the first day of school.
  • In and Around the Chathams Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:25PMSATURDAY, AUG. 21 The Chatham Borough Farmers’ Market will be open for the 11th Saturday of its fourth season from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 21, at Railroad Plaza South and Fairmount Avenue. New Jersey peaches are a big draw at the market currently, and a “featured vendor” with the market all season is Tassot Apiaries of Buzzing Acres Farm in Milford, specializing in locally produced ...
  • LOCKE, CURVE KEEP ON ROLLING WITH WIN OVER ‘WOLVES Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:20PMCURVE, Pa. – A four-run first inning helped catapult the Curve to a, 5-1, win over the Erie SeaWolves in the first game of a three-game series on Monday night at Blair County Ballpark.
  • Originally in the Sunday paper: Downtown conversions: Commercial spaces find new life Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:15PMBuilding at 100 Prospect Street that has been renovated from a commercial space to residential in Stamford, Conn. on Friday August 20, 2010. Photo: Kathleen O'Rourke / Stamford Advocate | Buy This Photo
  • AP IMPACT: Katrina a tale of SBA failure Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:13PMFive years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help.
  • Local Leads: Homes Sales Down, Stolen Signs, Liquor Lobby Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:09PMNeed a quick look at D.C.-area news? Local Leads is your one-stop shop. Read it. Use it. Love it. United States - Alcoholic beverage - Recreation - Signs and Signals - Roads and Highways
  • Hicks: Exercising at your desk is a bad idea whose time has come Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:57AMA colleague recently alerted me to yet another serious infiltration of everyday life by the health and fitness industry.
  • Schools not banking on federal dollars Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:52AMLocal schools say it’s too early to know if Skagit County students will see any benefit from a $26 billion spending bill Congress passed this month to support education and Medicaid. …
  • Serious Stimulation: In the Next Room Opens Woolly Mammoth’s Season Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:52AMNot enough serious theater has been done about sex toys. With In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play , Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl transforms the reputation of the vibrator from fringe-festival prop to serious theatrical subject matter. Kind of.
  • Anonymous Internet campaign brands man sex predator Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:46AMMichael N. Marcus, President of AbleComm Inc. sits at his desk at the Phone Geeks store in Milford, Conn. Aug. 19th, 2010. Photo: Ned Gerard / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo
  • Top Ten Monday Tech Deals Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:39AMI just spilled my coffee all over my desk, so Monday is officially underway. I'm going to throw my tantrum and—oh great, no paper towels—I'll be back later. Here are some handpicked gadget deals for your edification. The theme of the day appears to be "displays," as there are some pretty good bargains on big [...]
  • American Legion saves post from foreclosure Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:20AMHACIENDA HEIGHTS - Veterans at American Legion Post 75 made a $72,500 mortgage payment and saved their club from foreclosure, the post's commander said Friday.
  • Office Health Hazard: Sitting Can Be Deadly Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:04AMA new study confirms that sitting for several hours each day can be deadly.
  • S.C. town wonders: Why did two little boys have to die? Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:53AMRamona Milhouse awoke to the wail of sirens as the morning mist rose off the murky waters of the Edisto River last Monday. Within minutes, police and rescue workers crowded her backyard overlooking the river.
  • Putting New Tools in Students' Hands Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:07PMTwo young designers from San Francisco have set up an innovative design-and-build program at a high school in one of North Carolina's poorest areas.
  • Taguig mayor orders cop’s relief over extortion raps Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:03PMTaguig City Mayor Ma. Laarni Cayetano has sought the relief of a police official who headed her security team after the latter allegedly tried to extort money from the owner of a restaurant.
  • Gossip is good - if you can use it Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:45AMThe management column: Straight-talking, common sense from the front line with John Timpson
  • Climate camp vs RBS Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:15AMWhy does the revolution have to involve so much crap? I'm talking literally. When I arrive at Climate Camp after a six-hour journey by train, bus and a half-hour cross-country hike to the Edinburgh parkland headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland, I plonk down my bags and ask if I might use the facilities.
  • Newsbriefs Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:13AMThe Bureau of Internal Revenue shut down two business establishments in Cagayan Valley in its renewed drive against tax evaders.
  • Levelling the field Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:08AMMohlin Pillay updates Krista Lefler, program manager at the North Vancouver office of the IAM Cares Society and a sign language interpreter, about how his job hunt is going during a recent meeting at the society’s Capilano Mall location.
  • Levelling the field Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:38AMThey stare intently at one another, their eyes bright with understanding. Except for muffled music from the shopping mall below and the odd rustle of clothing, the room is silent; however, an important discussion is taking place.
  • Revenge of the hotel clerks: five things they'll do to difficult guests Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:39AMIf you think your hotel clerk is out to get you, you might be right.
  • PMO ignored MCD's suggestion: BJP Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:16AMFormer Delhi mayor and BJP leader Arti Mehra today alleged that the Prime Minister's Office had ignored the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's suggestion to have single window clearance system for Commonwealth Games infrastructure which delayed the projects.