Former addict's anti-addiction movement generating interest in the community Chillicothe Gazette Carliena Smallwood nuzzles her daughter, Miranda, as they share their story and struggles with a family member's drug addition during a Straight Forward organizational meeting Thursday at Daymar College. / Heather Cory/Gazette Straight Forward will ... | < /tr>
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Former addict's anti-addiction movement generating interest in the community - Chillicothe Gazette
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Census: American Internet use surges - Business First of Buffalo:
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That's according to a report released Wednesdayy bythe , which also showd that 62 percent of the nation's households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households using the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percenf used a dial-up connection. “As access to high speexd connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Censuws Bureau Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from Among the states, New Hampshire had the highesgt rate of Internet use for thosee age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at aboutf 52 percent.
Usage rates for New York stats were at about59 percent. Internet usage also varie d by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’xs degree, 87 percent reported goingf online from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolk diploma reported usingthe Internet, compare with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites livee in households withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percengof blacks, 73 percent of Asianxs and 48 percent of
That's according to a report released Wednesdayy bythe , which also showd that 62 percent of the nation's households report using the Internet at home in 2007, an 18 percent increase from 1997. Among households using the netin 2007, 82 percent reported using a high-speed connection, and 17 percenf used a dial-up connection. “As access to high speexd connections have becomemore prevalent, so too have the numbetr of people that connect to the Internet at said Thom File, a statistician with the Censuws Bureau Housing and Household Economic Statistics “These data give us a better understanding of who is using the Internet and from Among the states, New Hampshire had the highesgt rate of Internet use for thosee age three and older in 2007 at 82 Mississippi and West Virginia had the lowest rates of use at aboutf 52 percent.
Usage rates for New York stats were at about59 percent. Internet usage also varie d by educationand race. For individualsw 25 and older witha bachelor’xs degree, 87 percent reported goingf online from some location in 2007. Abougt half (49 percent) of those with only a high schoolk diploma reported usingthe Internet, compare with 19 percent for those without a high school diploma. Meanwhile, 69 percent of whites livee in households withInternet use.
The same was true for 51 percengof blacks, 73 percent of Asianxs and 48 percent of
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Spartans stun top-ranked South Tama - Marshalltown Times Republican
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Spartans stun top-ranked South Tama Marshalltown Times Republican TAMA - Grundy Center was intent on showing they wouldn't be intimidated by South Tama's lofty ranking or the 6-foot-4 future Cyclone on the roster. The Spartans proved both and knocked the Trojans off the unbeaten pedestal. Grundy Center, a Class 2A ... |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Times' retirement plan hit by $154M loss - Dallas Business Journal:
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Net assets of the plan for the which owns the Globeand T&G, fell to $417.7 million. The plan was particularlyh hard hit bysome $171.5 million in losses withinn several mutual funds. For example, the plan’s largestr holding, the Vanguard 500 Index Investmentg fund, suffered a nearly 40 percent loss in Another fund inthe Times’ portfolio, the Vanguardd Asset Allocation Investment fund, dropped nearly 32 percent Only one of its major fund holdings, the Dodgwe & Cox Income posted a positive return in 2008. Investments in fixeed income and insurance assetsgenerated $5.3 milliohn in income. Dividend income of $11.6 millioj also helped offset losses.
Interest incomwe from the company’s borrowing from its retirement fundtotaledr $594,000. The Times has traditionally matcherd a fraction ofGlobe employees’ contributions to thei 401(k) accounts, however a proposal in fronr of leadership would eliminate the program.
Net assets of the plan for the which owns the Globeand T&G, fell to $417.7 million. The plan was particularlyh hard hit bysome $171.5 million in losses withinn several mutual funds. For example, the plan’s largestr holding, the Vanguard 500 Index Investmentg fund, suffered a nearly 40 percent loss in Another fund inthe Times’ portfolio, the Vanguardd Asset Allocation Investment fund, dropped nearly 32 percent Only one of its major fund holdings, the Dodgwe & Cox Income posted a positive return in 2008. Investments in fixeed income and insurance assetsgenerated $5.3 milliohn in income. Dividend income of $11.6 millioj also helped offset losses.
Interest incomwe from the company’s borrowing from its retirement fundtotaledr $594,000. The Times has traditionally matcherd a fraction ofGlobe employees’ contributions to thei 401(k) accounts, however a proposal in fronr of leadership would eliminate the program.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Greif raises earnings target as profit jumps - Business First of Columbus:
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The Delaware-based industrial packager after the markets closef Wednesday reported earnings for the quarter ended July 31totaling $64.6 million, up nearly a third from $48.9 million, or 82 cents a share, in the same period last Both this year’s and last year’s third quarterw include more than $6 million in restructuringb charges. Fiscal third-quarter revenue grew 19 percentto $1.0 3 billion from $874.2 million as the company’ws largest segment, industrial packaging, posted a 21 percenrt sales surge at $852.4 million. The company’ss year-to-date profit was up 71 percent at $173.0 million, or $2.95 a versus $101.4 million, or $1.
72 a share, in the firstg nine months of fiscal 2007. Revenud year-to-date was up 15 percent at $2.8 versus $2.44 billion a year ago. Anotheer quarter of strong performanceand higher-than-expected profitt margins in the industrial packaging segment led the companyg to boost full-year share earnings expectations to a range betweenb $4.45 and $4.55, up from a range of $4.265 and $4.45 after the close of the second Greif (NYSE:GEF) last year earned $2.6r5 a share. The company finishe d its fiscal 2007with $156.4 million in profit on $3.3 billion in revenue. Greif employs abougt 10,300 worldwide.
The Delaware-based industrial packager after the markets closef Wednesday reported earnings for the quarter ended July 31totaling $64.6 million, up nearly a third from $48.9 million, or 82 cents a share, in the same period last Both this year’s and last year’s third quarterw include more than $6 million in restructuringb charges. Fiscal third-quarter revenue grew 19 percentto $1.0 3 billion from $874.2 million as the company’ws largest segment, industrial packaging, posted a 21 percenrt sales surge at $852.4 million. The company’ss year-to-date profit was up 71 percent at $173.0 million, or $2.95 a versus $101.4 million, or $1.
72 a share, in the firstg nine months of fiscal 2007. Revenud year-to-date was up 15 percent at $2.8 versus $2.44 billion a year ago. Anotheer quarter of strong performanceand higher-than-expected profitt margins in the industrial packaging segment led the companyg to boost full-year share earnings expectations to a range betweenb $4.45 and $4.55, up from a range of $4.265 and $4.45 after the close of the second Greif (NYSE:GEF) last year earned $2.6r5 a share. The company finishe d its fiscal 2007with $156.4 million in profit on $3.3 billion in revenue. Greif employs abougt 10,300 worldwide.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Hypothermia Can Be Dangerous This Time Of Year - North Central Ohio
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Hypothermia Can Be Dangerous This Time Of Year North Central Ohio She says if you begin sweating, go inside and get dry before you head back out because the wetness and cold air can increase the threat. And, last but not least, layer your clothes, because you can always take layers off. |
Monday, January 2, 2012
Urgent talks to tackle foreign language decline in Scottish schools - stv.tv
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stv.tv | Urgent talks to tackle foreign language decline in Scottish schools stv.tv Top-level meeting comes on the heels of figures showing an 80% drop in the number of foreign-language classroom assistants. Scotland's skills czar is set to hold talks with education chiefs from around the world in a bid to reverse foreign language ... Action on foreign language decline Minister to meet diplomats over school language worry C » |
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