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10. July 2009 | 18:21Stadium wrong priority
Why did Miami-Dade County commissioners work ”late into the night” to finalize financing for the Florida Marlins stadium? Why does a baseball stadium warrant so much time when there are more-important things in our county that need commissioners’ attention? (News Source: Miami Herald - 07:01:09)
When Poets Were Scientists and Nature Their Mysterious Muse
Richard Holmes’s amazingly ambitious book about the Romantics fuses history, art, science, philosophy and biography - and makes a splendid case for treating the history of science in a bright new way. (News Source: New York Times - 01:16:34)
Altium announces Protel 2004 SP2
Altium Ltd released Service Pack 2 ( SP2 ) for its complete board-level design system , Protel 2004. Available as a free download to all existing Protel DXP and Protel 2004 customers, the SP2 represents the most substantial upgrade to the Protel system since its debut on Altium’s DXP technology integration platform, said the press release. (News Source: EE Times Asia - 05:15:37)
Analysis: Sotomayor quietly prepares for hearings
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s world these days is a tiny, plain office in the Eisenhower Office Building next door to the West Wing of the White House. There she prepares for next week’s confirmation hearings to become the 111th person to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. (News Source: CNN - 20:29:13)
Mother’s boyfriend charged in town of Medary girl’s death
Justin Weiker said his fondest memory of his daughter also is the last. (News Source: La Crosse Tribune - 09:03:05)
Ocarina Networks and BlueArc Extend Partnership to Mid-Market Customers
Ocarina’s Support for BlueArc’s Newly Released Mercury Series Helps Broad Range of Companies Lower the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Storage Infrastructures, Without Sacrificing Performance (News Source: Marketwire - 12:30:35)
Neighbors object to sale of vacant lot to city of La Crosse
Neighborhood opposition might convince La Crosse County officials not to sell a foreclosed lot to the city of La Crosse. (News Source: La Crosse Tribune - 04:46:15)
BACKYARD ASTRONOMER: July Fourth … important date in history and astronomy
High Knoll Observatory - July Fourth is a special day for Americans, because it is when we remember and celebrate that we declared our independence from British rule in our Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here is a short list of other Fourth of July non-astronomical historical events that are worth remembering: (News Source: The Sierra Vista Herald - 09:24:12)
Buy a pot plant and throw out the cat: The quickest (and daftest) ways to improve your life
There are plenty of sure-fire ways to improve your life - and many will take less than a minute to put in place. (News Source: Daily Mail - 00:42:14)
Robert McNamara, Vietnam War’s anguished architect, dies
Robert S. McNamara, who as secretary of defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations was a leading architect of US military involvement in Indochina, died yesterday. He was 93. (News Source: Boston Globe - 09:15:17)
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