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Calendar – Tale Spinners Story Time – Sept. 6

deedee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:56:21 +0000

Munising – Tale Spinners Story Time will be held on Monday, September 6 from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Munising School Public Library.

Calendar – Remembering Group Meeting – Sept. 6

deedee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:51:00 +0000

Grand Marais – The “Remembering Group,” an Alzheimer’s caregiver’s support group, will meet on Monday, September 6 at 1 p.m. at the Community Center in Grand Marais.

For more information, call Gustav Petruske, Jr. at 494-2451.

Calendar – Volunteers Needed for Tour Da Woods – Reply by Sept. 6

deedee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:46:30 +0000

Munising – Volunteers for Tour Da Woods are needed for Friday, September 10 for packet pick-up and the spaghetti feed at 4 p.m. at Sydney’s.

Volunteers are also needed on Saturday, September 11 beginning at 9 a.m. for the start of the 15 mile race and on Sunday, September 12 beginning at 9 for the Tour da Valley race for kids, all at Valley Spur.

If you or an organization you are affiliated with would like to volunteer, please call 387-1110 or 387-2138, or email ccarberry@jamadots.com by Monday, September 6.

Calendar – Moose Lodge Annual Family Fun Day – Sept. 6

deedee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:12:12 +0000

Munising – The Munising Moose Lodge Annual Family Fun Day will be held Monday, September 6 at the Munising Moose Lodge.

There will be a pig roast, corn roast and games for the kids. For more information, call 387-2879.

Calendar – The Amazing Race for Girl Scouts – Registration Deadline – Sept. 6

deedee — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:05:03 +0000

Manistique – Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes will kick off its 2010-2011 membership year with “The Amazing Race” on Saturday, September 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Camp Hy-Da-Way in Manistique.

Girls in grades K-12 will work in teams to solve clues, race to find different locations and perform fun tasks during the race, but be prepared: there will be surprises along the way! Each detour, speed bump, and roadblock will be a fun opportunity to create something or showcase a special skill.

For information or to join Girl Scouts, call 225-8020, or register online at www.gsnwgl.org and register. There is a $12 membership fee; financial assistance is available.

Ancient reef uncovered in Pacific

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:41:27 +0000

BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.

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Ants protect trees from elephants

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:34:46 +0000

BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage – by the ants that live on it.

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Memristor revolution backed by HP

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

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Global broadband divide revealed

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:35 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

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Muskegon State Park Invites Everyone to Experience Fall Family Football Day Sept. 18

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Hiawathaland Council Donates $10,000 towards Mackinac Island Scout Barracks’ Kitchen Renovation

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Governor Granholm Announces Appointment to Michigan Gaming Contol Board

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:54 +0000

Governor Granholm announced the appoinment of the Honorable Kenneth N. Sanborn, retired Macomb County Circuit Court judge to the Michigan Gaming Control Board

MDOT lifts most traffic restrictions for Labor Day weekend

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:50 +0000

September 1, 2010 — To help make holiday travel easier, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is lifting traffic restrictions on 122 of 173 projects statewide during the Labor Day weekend.

Barton Malow Company, Building Trades, Contractors and MIOSHA Sign Partnership to Protect Workers on Severstal Dearborn’s Modernization Project

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:49 +0000

Intermittent Closures Expected for Ramp Replacement at the Thornapple River Boat Launch Sept. 20-30

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Applications Sought for $4 Million in Water Quality Improvement Grants

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:46:43 +0000

Samsung releases iPad competitor

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:15:53 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.

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US seeks input on net data rules

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:34:59 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

US net users are being asked for their opinions about what ISPs should be allowed to do with web traffic flowing through their networks.

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Creation was Godless says Hawking

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:26 +0000

BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.

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Calendar – Munising Lions Rubber Ducky Race – Sept. 5

deedee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:58:28 +0000

Munising – The Munising Lions Rubber Ducky Race will be held on Sunday, September 5 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Anna River outlet on H-58 just east of the paper mill in Munising.

There will also be a raffle drawing. Tickets are available from any Munising Lions Club member or by calling 387-2138.

Weather clash causes snowy winter

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:34:00 +0000

BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

The collision of two major weather events can explain unusually large snowfall in the US and Northern Europe, researchers say.

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Greatest free-kick ‘was no fluke’

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:15:06 +0000

BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

Physicists explain one of football’s most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos’s 1997 “impossible goal” was not a fluke.

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Apple creates a social network

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:48:35 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

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Agriculture Commission and MI Dept. of Agriculture Seeking Public Input on Agricultural Management Practices

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Intel to buy German wireless unit

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:41:10 +0000

BBC News | Technology | World Edition

US chipmaker Intel agrees to buy the wireless unit of German counterpart Infineon for $1.4bn, disappointing markets.

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