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It's a working vacation for track star Erin Ford
Erin Ford is excited about her summer vacation with trips planned to Greensboro, North Carolina and Edwardsville, Illinois. They are the "Disney" locales for track stars. Ford, one of the elite sprinters in the state, is putting in hours and hours of...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Track and Field, Travel
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Imperial Valley MANA chapter celebrates community's young Latina scholars
Staff WriterRecent high school graduates were celebrated for their academic achievements and community service at the annual MANA Scholarship Reception at the County Administration Center here Tuesday. This year, the National Latina Organization recognized 39...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, High Schools, Human Interest, Montenegro, Financial Aid
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Monsanto exec, other biotech pioneers win World Food Prize
Reuters* Winners include Syngenta executive, Belgian researcher * Laureates say award validates biotech as food source * Prize regarded as the Nobel of agriculture * U.S. still searching for source of biotech wheat in Oregon By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON,...Tags: Genetic Engineering, Science, Biotechnology, Syngenta AG, Chemical Industry
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Boynton students win college scholarships from Broad Foundation
Eight Palm Beach County high school seniors, including two from Boynton Beach and one from Lake Worth High School, were awarded $5,000 scholarships for four years ($20,000 total per each student) based on their enrollment at a four-year, post-secondary...Tags: Physical Therapy, Human Interest, University of Central Florida, Lake Worth, Teaching and Learning
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Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers
Reuters* New program to pay reward up to $150,000 * Google, Facebook offer similar programs * Underground market offers steep bounties By Jim Finkle BOSTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to...Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Iran's Nuclear Program, Oracle Corp., Media Industry
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Melon Patch Players will celebrate season's best
The Sara Awards for the 2012-2013 Melon Patch Players' season will be presented Saturday at the Melon Patch Theatre, 311 N. 13th St., Leesburg. The Sara Awards for the 2012-2013 Melon Patch Players' season will be presented Saturday at the Melon Patch...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Culture, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment Events
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Viacom Pushes MTV, Other Nets Into Twitter Video Feeds
VarietyViacom is the latest media company that wants to mine promotional, video-based tweets from its TV nets into silver nuggets. Media conglom announced a partnership with Twitter to sell advertising for video clips culled from popular shows and tentpole...Tags: BBC, Television, ESPN (tv network), Viacom Inc., Nickelodeon (tv network)
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'Yuna Kids' aim to continue Korean star's legacy
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the chance to learn from the "mother of figure skating" is worth every second of...Tags: Lee Myung-bak, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Ice Skating, Sports, Speed Skating
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Alvin Axness
Roslyn: Alvin Axness, 95, of Roslyn died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Strand-Kjorsvig Home in Roslyn. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Christ The King Catholic Church in Webster. Burial will be at St....
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College students in South Dakota could see tuition freeze
PIERRE — Later this week, the state Board of Regents will discuss whether to ask the Legislature next year for a freeze on tuition and fees for state university students. The regents, whose members govern South Dakota’s public universities,...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Science, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Yuna Kids' aim to continue Korean star's legacy
ReutersBy Narae Kim SEOUL, June 19 (Reuters) - Life as one of the 'Yuna Kids' demands sacrifices few 16-year-olds are willing to make, but for budding South Korean starlets Kim Jin-seo and Kim Hae-jin the chance to learn from the "mother of figure skating" is...Tags: Lee Myung-bak, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Ice Skating, Sports, Speed Skating
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Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
ReutersBy Alison Wildey LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Jamaica, sunlit home of the world's finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island's most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test. Twice Olympic...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Human Interest, Germany, Jamaica, World Anti-Doping Agency
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