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Jan 22, 2012

SCIENCE, Research, Technology News, Jan 22, 2012

Scientists call moratorium on study of deadly bird flu
Los Angeles Times
Fouchier and coauthors wrote in the letter that they recognized the need to clearly explain the benefits of their research to a worried public. They called for an international forum where the scientific community could discuss the oversight of such...
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Los Angeles Times
Scientific Misconduct Muddies Waters of Red Wine Research
Palate Pres
An investigation performed by the University of Connecticut has concluded that reseacher Dr. Dipak Das falsified data in 26 scientific publications, some of which were studies involving the controversial wine component resveratrol. ...
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Palate Pres
Northwestern Health Sciences University research study gets national news ...
Chiropractic Economics
January 15, 2012 — The findings of a research study on neck pain conducted at Northwestern Health Sciences University made the national recently. The studyshowed that spinal manipulation and exercise are more effective at relieving neck pain in the ...
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Chiropractic Economics
Study: Babies try lip-reading in learning to talk
The Associated Press
The new research appears in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It offers more evidence that quality face-time with your tot is very important for speech development — more than, say, turning on the latest baby ...
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The Associated Press
Masdar Institute's Laboratory for Energy and Nano Sciences Offers Unique Scope ...
ElectroIQ
This international recognition once again validates the status of Masdar Institute, where pioneeringscientific research is conducted at its various laboratories. We thank the UAE's leaders for creating an academic infrastructure that enables capacity ...
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Scientists sound alarm for state research funding
San Francisco Chronicle
"Scientists are concerned enough to want to look at this in greater depth." The study is included in a vast, 575-page report prepared every two years for the president and Congress called "Science and Engineering Indicators." In examining state funding ...
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Scientific Misconduct And Its Wide-Ranging Effects
Hartford Courant
And was it a sign of larger problems in the world of scientific research? Of the many publishedstudies by Das — a professor in the department of surgery and director of the CardiovascularResearch Center at the UConn Health Center — 23 came under ...
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W&M professor honored as outstanding scientist
William and Mary News
A recent analysis of that 1992 paper showed it to be the fourth most-cited research study among more than 17000 coastal science articles published between 1975 and 2005. VIMS professor Steve Kuehl says “Simply put, John is the world's expert on rivers. ...
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William and Mary News
Changing Priorities: Science Funding Slashed Under Corbett Administration
StateImpact Pennsylvania
But documents obtained by StateImpact Pennsylvania, as well as interviews with more than a dozen people who work both inside and out of state government, highlight top-level decisions to diminish or defund drilling-related scientific research in the ...
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Driver error, car electronics eyed in new study of Toyota unintended acceleration
Detroit Free Press
In March 2010 NHTSA asked the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the academy of sciences' National Research Council to explore any possible connection between the electronic throttle control software and unintended acceleration. ...
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Black students: Duke study shows deeper problems
Fox News
The research found similar trends for legacy students — those whose parents are alumni. Thestudy's claim that majors such as natural sciences required more study time was based on students' responses to survey questions about how many hours they ...
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Scientists upload research to YouTube-inspired journal
CTV.ca
The Journal of Visualized Experiments, or JoVE, is an online, peer-reviewed and indexed scientific journal that highlights the latest research on everything from plankton cells to human diseases. What makes JoVE different from some 25000scientific ...
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CTV.ca
NOCSAE Meets to Consider Sports Medicine Research Grants and Review Concussion ...
Bradenton Herald
NOCSAE is an independent and nonprofit standard-setting body with the sole mission to enhance athletic safety through scientific research and the creation of performance standards for protective equipment. "Through our grant research funding program, ...
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Scientists make progress in assessing tornado seasons
Science Daily (press release)
... methods to something as tiny and complicated as a twister is trickier, said study coauthor Adam Sobel, an atmospheric scientist with joint appointments at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and School of Engineering and Applied Science. ...
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Scientific paper shows California condor still threatened by human activities
EurekAlert (press release)
A recently released scientific paper authored by San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research scientists shows the leading causes of death of the endangered California condor in the wild are human influenced, with lead poisoning being the primary ...
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Red wine researcher accused of fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
Das is director of the University of Connecticut Health Center's Cardiovascular Research Center. Eleven scientific research journals that have published Das' work are being notified of the problems, which came to light after a three-year review ...
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Cracking Open the Scientific Process
New York Times
For centuries, this is how science has operated — through research done in private, then submitted to science and medical journals to be reviewed by peers and published for the benefit of other researchers and the public at large. ...
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New York Times
Egypt's scientists savour post-revolution year
Nature.com
Extra funding is generating enthusiasm for science in Egypt. All the research centres affiliated to different ministries will be gathered under the Supreme Council of Research Centers, and thescientific research budget, which jumped 35 per cent in ...
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Beyonce Gets Fly with Golden Booty Named After Her
Sci-Tech Today
The scientist who named the insect says he hasn't heard from Beyonce,but he is a fan and hopes she will take his scientific gesture as a compliment. He said the name was picked to help draw attention to insect studies. ...
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Sci-Tech Today
Researchers, tribes clash over human bones
USA TODAY
Some grave sites were looted or excavated to support scientific research, including a study of skulls purporting to show that Native Americans were inferior to Caucasians, according to Robert Bieder, an Indiana University professor who has written ...
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Public clouds for scientific applications cost up to 13x more
FierceGovernmentIT
The study (.pdf), released in December, chronicles the build out of a private cloud dubbed Magellan by the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and the National Energy Research ScientificComputing Center, as well as a study of attitudes to cloud ...
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Study provides new insights into antibiotics and pig feeds
MSU News
As the USDA's chief scientific research agency, ARS is leading America toward a better future through agricultural research and information. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to help answer agricultural questions that impact ...
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MSU News
Academic publishers have become the enemies of science
The Guardian
Their rhetoric has traditionally been of partnering with scientists, but the truth is that for some time now scientific publishers have been anti-science and anti-publication. TheResearch Works Act, introduced in the US Congress on 16 December, ...
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The Guardian
Nine ways scientists demonstrate they don't understand journalism
The Guardian (blog)
As a critical friend of science, I regard anything that improves informed public debate about research to be a good thing. But if you browse them a little while you can't help but notice that they're, well, a little bit dull. If you're a scientist or ...
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The Guardian (blog)
Researchers praise Scott's South Pole scientific legacy
BBC News
The expedition was the ambitious scientific endeavour of its time, and it was the largest ever research mission to the pole - comprising 12 scientists including two biologists, three geologists and a meteorologist. The team collected specimens from ...
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BBC News
Perspectives: Scientific inquiry: learning about it and learning ...
By Mun-Keat Looi
What is the evidence that scientific inquiry instructional approaches are effective in supporting students' understandings of science concepts? Here, I focus on those research studies that have considered the detail of scientific inquiry teaching/ ...
Wellcome Trust Blog
UCSF again tops public institutions in NIH research funding | UC ...
By alecrosenberg
The federal funding plays a key role in supporting UCSF's graduate-level biomedical enterprise, including research into the genetic, molecular and cellular basis of diseases, epidemiological and clinical-research studies, and efforts to develop innovative treatments and cures. That research has led to four UCSF faculty members receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and has fueled significant advances in biomedical sciences. “These grants are absolutely essential in ...
UC Health
Scientists shed new light on link between 'killer ... - Science Codex
By News
The study, funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) using facilities at Diamond Light Source and published in Nature Immunology, shows that ...
Science Codex - Science news,...
Questions on research integrity and scientific responsibility | Climate ...
By curryja
What are the research ethics and scientific responsibilities of the open science movement, versus what is done behind paywalls? 3. How can we address the challenge “aggregating” uncertainty across many researchers and many disciplines: ...
Climate Etc.
Education News » Scientists sound alarm over state research funding
By EducationViews.org
Now the nation's top scientists have joined the chorus, having noticed through careful study that state funding has plunged 30 percent per student at California's public research institutions since 2002. ...and the California State University's San Diego campus – were included in a new study from the National Science Board revealing that spending on the nation's top 101 public research institutions plunged an average of 20 percent between 2002 and 2010 in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Education News
OeAD Anniversary Grant in Social Sciences, Humanities and ...
Research Grant in the field of social sciences, humanities and cultural studies at OeAD, Austria 2012/13 Study Subject(s):Social sciences, humanities and.
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Oases 2012: Return to the Cayman Rise: InterRidge
By WHOI Expeditions
InterRidge, which has nearly 2600 members from more than 60 countries, exists to promote interdisciplinary, international studies of oceanic spreading centers by creating a global researchcommunity where technology and scientific ...
Oases 2012: Return to the Cayman Rise
Scientists behind Armageddon flu virus suspend their research ...
By InvestmentWatch
Researchers studying a potentially more lethal, airborne version of bird flu have suspended theirstudies because of concerns the mutant virus they have created could be used as a devastating form of bioterrorism or accidentally escape the lab. In a letter published in the journals Nature and Scienceon Friday, 39 scientists defended the research as crucial to public health efforts. But they are bowing to fear that has become widespread since media reports discussed the studies, and ...
Investment Watch Blog - 2012
Study on the Farmers' Scientific Accomplishment in the Vision of ...
By rain
The improvement of People's scientific accomplishment often lags behind the changes of phenomenons caused by the social science and technology in real life, what hampers social progress, this. ... Economics Papers,Economics Term Paper, Economics Research Paper · Home · Economics papers · Finance · International · Management · home > Economics papers > Study on the Farmers' Scientific Accomplishment in the Vision of New Countryside Construction. Study on the...
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences announces opening of ...
By Editor
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has announced the opening of it's new 80000 square-foot Nature Research Center (NRC) bringing research scientists. ... has announced the opening of it's new 80000 square-foot Nature Research Center (NRC) bringing research scientists and their work into the public eye, help demystify what can be an intimidating field of study, better preparescience educators and students, and inspire a new generation of young scientists.
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Scientific Research in Homoeopathy | Scientific Research ...
There are many peer reviewed published studies and meta-analyses supporting ... The main aim ofresearch is to look into the matter in a scientific and “rational” ...
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Research Space Scientist, AST, Planetary Studies - USAJOBS ...
Job Title:Research Space Scientist, AST, Planetary Studies. Department:National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Agency:Goddard Space Flight Center ...
www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/306728900
New scientific study links bee deaths to pesticides
New scientific study links bee deaths to pesticides. ... The Purdue research indicates bee deaths are connected to neonicotinoid pesticides, which use a ...
www.naturalnews.com/034678_honey_bees_colony_collapse...
Virginia Institute of Marine Science - VIMS professor honored as ...
VIMS professor honored as Outstanding Scientist ... During the past two decades, Milliman'sresearch has focused on studies of how river discharge influences ...
www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/milliman_osa.php
VIDEO: Meet our Scientist Rachel Page. She studies frog-eating ...
Meg studies intergroup competition in white‐faced capuchin monkeys. Meet Our Scientist: Justin Touchon, Frog Follower at the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...
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Clinical Research Scientist with Kelly Scientific | 26108
Provides scientific and operational leadership for timely and high quality execution of global clinicaltrials in support of global clinical research with a strong ...
www.labratjobs.com/job/26108/clinical-research-scientist/
Indian universities lag behind in scientific research: study | Down To ...
An analysis of research publications around the world has shown that while India is among the world's top countries in terms of scientific research output, the ...
www.downtoearth.org.in/.../indian-universities-lag-behind-scie...
Research Triangle Pa Regulatory Scientist Job - NC, 27701
BASF Plant Science (BPS) is seeking to appoint an innovative and experienced Biotechnology Regulatory Scientist based in Research Triangle Park, NC, ...
jobs.basf.us/job/Research-Triangle-Pa...Scientist.../1659362/
Scientists behind Armageddon flu virus suspend their research ...
Scientists behind Armageddon flu virus suspend their research because it 'could put ... a team ofscientists who have ceased their controversial avian flu studies ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Scientists-Armageddon-flu-virus-susp...
Don't dismiss social science research just because of one fradulent ...
Don't dismiss social science research just because of one fradulent scientist ... Most such claims of social science, we would soon find, fall into one of three ...
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RUSSIA News, Jan 22, 2012

New St Petersburg mall in Russia's biggest commercial property deal
RT
Schedrakova says the Galeria was the first to introduce new brands via St.Petersburgin Russia. Previously companies preferred Moscow malls to enter the Russian market. Analysts suggest the rental income from the mall is in the order of $100 million ...
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RECREATION, Leisure News, Jan 22, 2012

Make Money in Growing Recreation Stocks the Easy Way
DailyFinance
Demand for leisure and recreation isn't going away anytime soon. A well-chosen ETF can grant you instant diversification across any industry or group of companies -- and make investing in and profiting from it that much easier. AP.
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Head of Leisure Services looks to better use facilities
St. George Daily Spectrum
Daniel Rodgerson, Cedar City's new director of Leisure Services, sits in his office on Friday as he talks about developing more programs to take advantage of Cedar's recreation infrastructure. / Kina Wilde/ Daily News CEDAR CITY - For the past few ...
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Top Buys And Sells By The World's Largest Fund Managers In The Leisure And ...
Seeking Alpha
In this article, we examine based on our research of their latest available Q3 institutional 13-F filings stocks in the leisure and recreation group that they are most bullish and bearish about. We have included in the leisure group companies that are ...
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Triumph partners with Brad Quayle
Vail Daily News
VAIL, Colorado —Triumph announced Tuesday the formation of Triumph Recreation & LeisureCorporation in partnership with longtime Vail and Palm Springs, Calif.-based entrepreneur Brad Quayle. Triumph Recreation and Leisure is a privately held ...
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3 Recreation Stocks For Sector Rotation
Seeking Alpha
I thought it would be a good time to look into leisure stocks and recreation to take your mind off the economy. Just picture a 4-wheeler jumping over hillocks on an off-road trail or kids playing with the most recent action figure. ...
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Let's create a sporting hub
This Is Wiltshire
By Matthew Edwards » A LEISURE centre which was thrown a lifeline by Swindon Council last year is now going from strength to strength. Highworth Recreation Centre was close to shutting its doors for good after struggling with crippling debt, ...
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Recreation Department hosts Daddy/Daughter date night
Cheraw Chronicle
The Cheraw Recreation and Leisure Services Department will be hosting its annual Daddy Daughter Date Night on Friday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8:30 pm at the Cheraw Community Center. The event is for girls ages 4 and older and their dads/granddads. ...
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See the Newport Trolley with Wilmington Recreation
Wicked Local
To reserve your tickets, stop by the Recreation Department in Town Hall. For additional information, call 978-658-4270. Entertainment Books The 2012 Entertainment Books on sale at WilmingtonRecreation. These shopping and leisure discount coupon books ...
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Leisure guide goes digital
YorkRegion.com
“I think it's a good direction,” said Micole Ongman, manager of recreation for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. “Everybody looks at it for different reasons, so it's not necessary for everybody to have everything,” Ms Ongman said. ...
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Award for home's leisure organiser
Grantham Today
The 23-year-old recreation and leisure organiser received the award at the National Care Awards presentation at the Metropole Hotel in London. Helen said: “I am absolutely thrilled. I plan a range of activities to keep all of our residents mentally ...
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Grantham Today
Senior Lifestyles
Whyalla News
Whyalla Recreation and Leisure Centre offer Strength 4 Life, a group fitness program open to anyone aged over 50 to attend. The program encourages over 50s to maintain their physical fitness and strength as well as teach them how they can continue to ...
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Amherst, Northampton land recreation grants
GazetteNET
Musante also praised the work of staff in submitting the grant, including Public Works Superintendent Guilford Mooring; David Ziomek, director of Conservation and Development; Associate Planner Nate Malloy; Leisure Services and Supplemental Education ...
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City Parks And Recreation Department Upcoming Events & Activities
The Chattanoogan
Tyner Community Center 855-2664: *Leisure activities for Adults with Disabilities, Fridays in January, from 1pm-3pm in partnership with Prolex Medical. Featuring arts, crafts, sports and more. *Nutrition and Cooking Class January 18th for teens. ...
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Photos: Newly renovated Pitt Meadows arena re-opens Saturday
Vancouver Sun
The renovated complex is owned by the City of Pitt Meadows and operates within the Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge Parks and Leisure Services. It is managed by Nustadia Recreation Inc. Primarily funded by the City of Pitt Meadows, the $8.6-million of ...
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Beloit area dog park plans progress
Beloit Daily News
... following last week's Parks, Recreation and Conservation Advisory Commission meeting, where about eight members of the public turned up to make suggestions regarding the park's cost and design, said Parks and Leisure Services Director Brian Ramsey. ...
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JSU breaks new ground with intern student from UGA
Jacksonville News
Shea McCutchen, a student at the University of Georgia from Athens, who is majoring in Recreationand Leisure Studies, will be the first intern between JSU and UGA. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) document was drafted and signed by authorizing ...
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New Leisure Club To Launch in Shanklin This Week
Ventnor Blog (blog)
Ed Shanklin Voluntary Youth and Community Centre, is launching a new leisure andrecreation club later this week, aimed at adults, aged 40+, who would like to take part in social activities and use the range of facilities available in the Centre. ...
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Ventnor Blog (blog)
Participants still needed for weight-loss challenge in Tecumseh
Adrian Daily Telegram
... hosted by the Tecumseh Parks and Recreation Department, runs from Jan. 30 through April 23. Jan. 30 is the deadline to register. “We've got 85 people signed up, and we set a goal of 200,” said Shelley Lim, director of cultural and leisure services. ...
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Something for every fitness level
Abbotsford Times
See more details at the parks, recreation and culture link at the District of Mission website at www.mission.ca. You can also pick up a brochure at the Leisure Centre. Abbotsford is entering into a 90-day Healthy Communities Challenges on March 10, ...
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UREC expansion plan in the works
LSU The Reveille
9 to the Facility Design Development Committee 1. Phase one: Add fields to the UREC Student Adventure Complex and an outside leisure pool to the UREC Student Recreation Complex 2. Phase two: Add a new wing to the UREC Student Recreation Complex 3. ...
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AAJRB member leaves big shoes to fill
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
“That's why we are a People's Park, developed by the people for area leisure andrecreation,” said Risse. “If people look at our master plan, or propose new concepts that have some community support, if residents see an enhancement they think should be ...
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
MSCR Annual Downhill Ski Fundraiser: Saturday Night
WMTV
MSCR offers many recreation programs for all ages at affordable prices. Programs include: sports leagues, arts & enrichment, fitness, cultural events, outdoor adventure, recreational sports, swim lessons and many other fitness and leisure opportunities ...
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Northbrook Park District for Jan. 17
Northbrook Star
Tickets are on sale at northbrooktheatre.org, in the Leisure Center, and by phone at (847) 291-2367. The annual Daddy-Daughter Dance from the Northbrook Park District offers an evening of music and memories from 6:30 to 9 pm on Feb. ...
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Smithfield, DWG borough ready to say, 'Happy trails to you"
Pocono Record
"Families now realize that they do need to get children outdoors in nature," said Cooper, who added that active leisure in sports activities is helpful but it's passive recreation that is relaxing and brings families together in a common activity.
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Miami-Dade gets new soccer field
South Florida Caribbean News
“By identifying an under-utilized baseball field and repurposing it, we were able to create a cost effective solution that provides residents with a safe place to enjoy quality leisure and recreationtime with their children and neighbors, ...
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Whatcom Parks foundation honors volunteers
Bellingham Herald
Stephen Frank and Paul Woodcock were recently honored with the Whatcom Parks and RecreationFoundation's William J. Dittrich award. The awards were given at the foundation's annual holiday party at the Roeder Home, according to the group's Lauren ...
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HARVIN COLUMN: On the hunt for area's Top Dog
Charleston Post Courier
If you have a best friend with star quality, it's time to enter him or her in Charleston County Park andRecreation's Top Dog Contest. The search is on for the official mascot to represent the park system for the year. He or she will be the leader of ...
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Supervisors' 'wish lists'
Franklin News Post
The county has a director of commerce and leisure services, but not a full-time economic development director. Ronnie Thompson, Boone District supervisor, echoed Camicia's emphasis on economic development, saying infrastructure is needed, ...
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More Opportunities For Newry Canal Under Waterways Ireland
Build.ie
"The Newry Canal is a great asset to our area from the point of view of leisure, recreation and it has the potential to be a major tourism magnet. Although investment may not be available in the immediate future, it is strategically important that we ...
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Chinese and Brazilian tourists currently spend more than USD
IBNLive.com
Only a small percentage of them – less than 10 per cent -- said that are visiting the US for leisure,recreation or holidays. The average age of female Indian tourists in 2010 was 44 years while that of male was 42 years. The report also said that for ...
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Casino delay busts budget forecast
Toledo Blade
Plans are also taking shape to fund recreation programs this summer, including youth sports and swimming pools, Mr. McLean said. The mayor's original proposal cut recreation funding by about a third, which threatened to cut many of the city's leisure ...
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A legacy built over decades
So Md News
There have been just two directors of the St. Mary's County Department of Recreation and Parks since the agency was created in 1969. Each held the job for about two decades, and the second of them, Phil Rollins, is retiring in the spring. ...
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John Christie: Many deals available for senior skiers
Press Herald
... to be thankful for: making it this far, being able to enjoy our lives, our families, our memories and our ever-expanding circle of friends and, for some, good physical condition and the extra leisure time for recreation that retirement affords. ...
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Press Herald
Family Focus Friday: 2011 MWR Survey Results Will Help Shape the New Year
DoD Live
The survey found high levels of satisfaction with libraries, automotive skills programs, single Service member programs, leisure travel, and recreation centers. Based on the number of participants and their relative impact on quality of life, ...
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Leisure/Rec Adult Open Gym for Basketball and Volleyball | Families ...
Leisure/Rec Adult Open Gym for Basketball and Volleyball. Get some good exercise through the winter months with basketball at the Sparta Middle School Gym ...
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