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Businesses make high school girl’s wish for a muscle car come true
Vanessa Cazares flashed a huge smile and fought back tears as the local chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation made her wish come true Saturday. The 17-year-old Centennial High School senior — who suffers from a congenital heart defect — received a complete makeover of her 1967 Ford Mustang coupe, courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Southern Nevada chapter and its partners. Since the local chapter was founded in 1996, the foundation has granted wishes to more than 1,200 Las Vegas-area children suffering from life-threatening conditions to provide hope, strength and joy to sick children and their families. Vanessa beamed as members of two local Mustang groups... … Read entire article »
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The artwork of students in the 19th Congressional District will be showcased …
?Rhino? by Laura Formisano of Mahopac High School was last year?s winning artwork in the 19th Congressional District High School Art Competition. / Courtesy photo … Read entire article »
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Southport businesses still shocked by high electric bills
I moved here from Atlanta and my bills were never this high, said Rebekah Page, owner of the Sole Searching shoe store on Howe Street. Her summertime bills range from $220 to $330 a month for a 780-square-foot store. She said she never got a bill for more than $200 in her Wilmington store that was twice the size. Its a huge impact, Page said. Its way more than I anticipated. And that discomfort has local leaders wondering if business recruitment will be hamstrung for the long term if Electricities rates arent relieved. Southport, along with 32 other cities, gets its power from the NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency, which is managed by Electricities. The agency... … Read entire article »
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Coachmans Park artwork given the final touches
PENRITH Council finalised design plans for the Coachmans Park upgrade at a meeting on Tuesday night. Penrith Mayor Greg Davies said work on the project could start next February as planned after the tender process was finished. Minor changes made to the proposal at the meeting included changes to the parks bitumen surface, with colour design work to be incorporated. It was decided that a street-art expert design the artwork for the corner of Queen St. Cr Davies said the artwork would be a major feature of the $1.1 million redevelopment of the park. It will reflect in art form the history of the place with coach building and the coach history of the town,... … Read entire article »
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Surveys call into question location of fighting on Fort Ann’s Battle Hill
FORT ANN — State officials confirmed Saturday recent archaeological surveys found no evidence of a battle at the site of a proposed mine on Battle Hill, throwing the actual location of the Revolutionary War skirmish in question. Gino Vona, owner of Big Boy Construction, wants to develop a 50-acre mine with Troy Topsoil on his 160-acre parcel atop the mound where English forces met scattered Continental units that were fleeing Fort Ticonderoga on July 8, 1777. At a roundtable forum hosted at Fort Ann Central School by project opponents Saturday, State Department of Environmental Conservation officials said the archaeological analysis at the site found no artifacts, like... … Read entire article »
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Behind The Wheel: Surveys focus on young, old drivers’ habits
Myron Pitts Recent surveys of driving habits have focused on younger drivers and older drivers, and your friendly neighborhood Behind The Wheel has the results. First, the young folks. In a poll of 6,000 drivers, 90 percent of people agreed that distracted driving is a safety issue. But folks are still doing it. When it comes to accidents or near-accidents, drivers ages 18 to 20 are three times more likely to report texting or emailing when the accident occurred, according to the survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Overall, drivers younger than 25 are two to three times more likely to text or email while driving. Additionally,... … Read entire article »
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Credant Surveys Baseball Parks and Finds Thousands of Mobile Devices Are Left …
ADDISON, Texas, Apr 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Credant Technologies, the trusted expert in data protection, today announced results of their fourth quarterly survey, this time looking at major league baseball venues across the US. With one-third of all venues reporting results, the numbers again corroborate the urgent need to protect sensitive personal and corporate information accessible on smartphones, tables, USBs... … Read entire article »
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Teen’s artwork to hang in Reed’s office
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced the winner Friday of the 2012 annual High School Arts Competition. For the second year in a row, Miri Kim, a senior at Chariho Regional High School took first place with her acrylic painting “Hope”. Her painting depicts boats that have docked in the port of Galilee. The artwork will be framed and hung in Senator Reed’s office in Washington D.C. It will be displayed for one year, to honor Kim’s accomplishments and to celebrate the artistic talents of Rhode Island. The second place winner, Sandra Lopez, is a junior at Cranston East High School. Lopez won for her artwork entitled “City... … Read entire article »
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In brief: City seeks artwork depicting City Park
The city of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program is seeking artwork that depicts present-day City Park that will be used to promote the 100th anniversary of the park and related celebrations. Residents who live or attend school within the Fort Collins growth management area are invited to participate. Individuals can submit one piece of artwork. Original designs must be image-based in any media, including photography, painting, drawing and collages. The selected artwork will be reproduced and used to publicize and commemorate the 100th anniversary. Artwork will be reviewed in two age categories: 17 years and younger and 18 years and older. One winner will be selected... … Read entire article »
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Salvaged Banksy artwork goes on display in Detroit
A piece of street art salvaged from the industrial ruins of Detroit makes its first public appearance in two years in a jail-turned-art gallery. The mural, believed to be the work of the elusive street artist Banksy, shows a boy with a paintbrush and can next to the words, I remember when all this was trees. The artworks original home was on the wall of an old auto plant thats since been pulled apart. On Friday, after a legal dispute that began in 2010, the piece will be on display at a former Detroit police station thats been converted into an art studio and gallery. In 2010, artists from Detroits 555 Gallery removed the mural from the crumbling Packard plant in the name of preserving... … Read entire article »
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