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Springfield students soar to new heights
SPRINGFIELD — Three Springfield Local Schools District students will reach for the stars as they participate in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) National Rocket Competition scheduled for May 17 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va.
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QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Friday, May 9
The Heart of Texas Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Heart of Texas Fairgrounds, 4601 Bosque Blvd.
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Academic Scoreboard
Valley Elementary On May 2, 49 fifth-grade students from Bamber Valley participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Rochester. Staff advisers were John Hust and Matt Ruzek. Receiving medals or ribbons of recognition for placi
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Students show their scientific side
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Students in Staten Island Catholic schools reveled in a science marathon yesterday, as they took part in a science Olympics and a Science Fair.
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Music podcast: New soul boy Jamie Lidell
Paul MacInnes talks to Jamie Lidell who has transformed from wonky techno purveyor to straight up soul merchant, and Rosie asks Florence Welsh from Florence and the Machine about art school and her fascination with death
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330
Note: Sponsored advertising links, if any, are in green. Sprint officially added Research in Motion's BlackBerry Curve 8330 to its smartphone portfolio today.
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Artists needed to keep Valley art events going strong
The winner of the Douglas County Historical Society's April photo contest is Veronica Perra who titled her entry 'Sharing Seasons,' which certainly is April in Douglas County. More often that not we share a little snow with springtime weather.
The Record-Courier |
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Jazz, blues legend dies
RENTIESVILLE, Okla. - D.C. Minner, the grandson of a whiskey hall owner who became a respected blues musician and later introduced the genre to Oklahoma schoolchildren, has died. He was 73.
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Art scholarship winners announced
The winners of Carson Valley Art Association scholarships for 2008 are Wendy Barrientos, Chelsie Haggard and Todd Hayes.
The Record-Courier |
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Converse and Basketball Star Kyle Korver Team up with Eastbay for All Star Design Contest
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.----Converse, with an assist from Utah Jazz star Kyle Korver, today announced the launch of MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor® All Star® shoe with the chance to win the ultimate prize of having their shoe produced by Converse and sold exclusively by Eastbay.
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Town Meeting voters OK
Staff Writer PEPPERELL -- Just five articles into a 28-article Annual Town Meeting warrant, voters passed a $1 million Proposition Two and a half override recommendation, tied to a $10-million-plus regional school budget, by a 217 to 133 vote margin.
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Verizon Adds Motorola Q9c to Smartphone Roster
Verizon Wireless announced that the Motorola Q9c will be available via Verizon's business sales channels beginning today, and will be in retail stores sometime in the next few weeks. The Q9c is based on the Standard version of Windows ... (follow link to read)
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Young and old get into the party spirit
THE young and old in Tower Hamlets got into the party spirit for a special celebration. More than 80 of the borough's over 50s donned their glad rags to celebrate the occasion at The Brady Arts Centre.
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Who would YOU like to have dinner with?
Here's something you may have given little or no thought to. I'm not surprised. But now's the time to start thinking about it. (If you found a song title buried in that last sentence, good work. So did I, as I read it over. But I digress.)
The News-Herald |
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Beijing to heighten transportation security for Olympics
BEIJING (AP) -- Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes in Beijing will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, police said Friday.
The Oakland Press |
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DC Gate Operators feature heavy-duty gearbox.
Utilizing APeX(TM) gate controller, SLD Slide Gate Operator and SWD Swing Gate Operator meet multi-family, commercial, and residential needs without adding extra options. Model SLD offers high-speed output of 11 ips, while Model SWD features torque limiter that prevents damage to gate or operator in event of collision or obstruction. Both include soft-start and soft-stop features with integrated ...
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Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas : Scottish fiddle & cello tonight
Scottish cello? Most certainly, and you'll have a chance to hear this instrument in a duo with perhaps the finest and best-known Scottish fiddler residing in America, when Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas perform tonight at the Old Meeting House in East Montpelier. Fans of Fraser must be jumping for joy, as this is probably his first visit to our state. ... - By Art Edelstein Arts Correspondent
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Grand Derangement: Truly a great upheaval
RANDOLPH -- The band of six musicians and step-dancers from Nova Scotia know how to keep the old traditions alive while reinvigorating them with contemporary rock, jazz, folk, Cajun, Irish, and "even a little bit of urban groove." The weave is vibrant; it got the audience at the Chandler Music Hall sizzling right along with them May 2. ... - By tarin chaplin Arts Correspondent
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Global Winds Project
STOWE -- The Global Winds Project, a Vermont-based wind quintet, will perform in Stowe Community Church on Wednesday, May 14, at noon, the second in the Noon Music in May series presented by Stowe Performing Arts. The Global Winds Project plays an adventurous repertoire of music ranging from classical to ragtime, jazz and Latin melodies, taking their audiences on a musical journey that is ...
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MySpace makes data portability move
Responding to the momentum around data portability, MySpace has launched its own "Data Availability" effort with big-name partners Yahoo, eBay, Twitter, and fellow News Corp. unit Photobucket. The initiative's goal is to let MySpace members share their public profile data outside of the walls of the social-networking site. "Today, MySpace no longer operates as an autonomous island on ...
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Veteran L.A. Drummer/Composer Frank Briggs Leads an All-Star Band in Debut CD 'China Ranch'
Drummer, Composer Frank Briggs is joined by an All-Star group of musical soul mates on his first solo release. Inspired by a spectacular desert oasis, China Ranch takes us on a journey of musical exploration and virtuosity as expressed by an artist blessed with curiosity, compassion ... and serious chops.
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Patterson Park adorned as part of environmental art
Nearly 9,000 feet of red burlap will festoon the western edge of Patterson Park, swaths laid out along the ground like a network of fabric paths.
Baltimore Sun |
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Belpre marching band eliminated
Local parades and marching band competitions will soon be missing one district's band, with the Belpre board of education expected to eliminate the program later this month. It's one cut of many the district is having to make, including closing Stone Elementary, in order to become financially solvent, but for the students who make up the band, it's a particularly difficult one.
The Marietta Times |
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Beijing to bolster security
Passengers riding the Beijing subway and major bus routes will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, say Beijing police.
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PERFORMING ARTS
If you're launching a jazz education program, there's no better friend to have than Wynton Marsalis. The acclaimed trumpeter may be the country's best-known jazz musician, and he's virtually a spokesman for the music itself. So it was fitting that Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra...
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