Jan 31
The Orland Center for the Arts and Gallery is hearing the call of the wild as 2012 begins. Its “Wildlife Wonders” exhibit includes the works of two nationally acclaimed wildlife artists whose works will be up through Jan. 28. This wild event coincides with Chico’s famed “Snow Goose Festival,” and should draw an audience of …
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Jan 20
18 January 2012-Philippine Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and European Union Victoria Bataclan led the Philippine Embassy in Brussels and the Filipino community in commemorating the 115th anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal last December 30. The Order of the Knights of Rizal (KOR) in Belgium co-organized the series of activities that started with simultaneous flower offerings …
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Jan 14
Saturday, January 7, 2012 SUPPOSE Typhoon Sendong didn’t swerve at the last minute,” a friend from Jakarta emailed. “Assume it barreled thru as Pagasa first forecast. The storm would have smashed Cebu instead of northern Mindanao. what would be the results?” He answered his own question. “Cebu’s deforested hills couldn’t absorb the first cloudbursts. Cascading …
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Jan 08
The Bhutan Postal Corporation Limited (BPCL) launched 60,000 stamps of the royal couple to commemorate the royal wedding, and observe World Post Day on October 9. Six sets of stamps include a sheet of sheet-lets, two sets of souvenir sheets, two sets of holograms, and one set of gold stamps. The chief executive officer of …
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Dec 07
NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is taking his buyout offer that values Commercial Metals co. at $1.73 billion directly to the company’s stockholders, a day after the scrap-metal processor rejected the bid. Icahn Enterprises Holdings LP said Tuesday that it plans to start a tender offer for all of Commercial Metals’ outstanding …
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Dec 01
Just an hour before the deficit-cutting congressional supercommittee conceded its failure, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced on Monday that she had negotiated a bipartisan pact to cut more spending from agricultural programs than are called for under the supercommittee process.in a conference call with Michigan reporters, Stabenow, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said that …
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Nov 22
Icabod Crane galloped into my imagination when I was in the eighth grade. I vividly recall reading the Washington Irving classic tale and then watching Disney’s cartoon version of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Thoughts of the Headless Horseman filled my head at night as I tried to push him out of my dreams. still, …
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Nov 13
In the five years since iStockphoto launched its first collection of royalty-free stock video, a lot has changed in video post-production. Broadcast video has moved from SD to HD and online streamed video has followed suit – and you can now watch HD video on your iPhone. Stereoscopic 3D has risen from nothing, though it’s …
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Nov 10
By STEWART B. PRINCE Local columnist Published: Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:53 a.m. last Modified: Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:53 a.m. I don’t keep the computer running all day and all night. I keep 3-by-5-inch cards with frequently used, important addresses in a niche beside the envelopes, the pens and the postage stamps. …
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Nov 09
ABC News "top Line" ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf (@zbyronwolf) reports: The number of Americans receiving federal aid for food has skyrocketed in recent years, partly from need and partly, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions, because of abuse. Food stamps, he told ABC News’ “top Line” today, are a symptom of a government run out …
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