| Open house weekend, special events, bazaars and more
This is the weekend to stay in the area and sample all that the local merchants have to offer while you make your merry way shopping throughout the weekend. There are Open Houses, Special Events and Bazaars throughout the area so you can bag your own treasures while your other family members are hunting or preparing for winter.Historic Downtown Rhinelander is hosting all of their traditional Open Houses starting on Friday and running throughout the weekend. Call your favorite store or pick up a complete schedule from participating businesses. Many businesses are collecting food and donations for the food pantry, so put a bag of non-perishables in your car to have ready. Smith Barney and other businesses will be turning on their Christmas lights on Friday at dusk to signal the start of the holiday season so come and check out those downtown decorations! .
Unseen writings show anti-racist passions of young Arthur Miller
Professor Bigsby, whose latest novel, One Hundred Days: One Hundred Nights, was published last week, does not believe that the author would have objected to the short stories being published. However, he said: "The novel where he was working through his own life and his first marriage, and where the characters are extremely recognisable, he wouldn’t have put that out there." News of the discovery came as Miller’s first play on Broadway, The Man Who Had All the Luck, opened at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Life imitates art — Miller’s father, Isidore, a shopkeer and manufacturer of women’s wear, lost all his money in the stock market crash of 1929 — Miller relied on odd jobs to pay for his studies, including being a radio singer, truck driver and warehouse clerk — Miller had to tour army camps to get ideas for his screenplay for The Story of GI Joe (1945) — he had avoided being drafted because of a football injury Source: National Endowment for the Humanities; University of Michigan) .
S.F. park to host massive music festival
The inaugural Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival will launch with all the subtlety of a rocket ship. With a lineup that includes headliners Radiohead, Tom Petty and Jack Johnson, this three-day festival has the potential to be one of the biggest concerts in Bay Area history. The event is set for Aug. 22-24 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Radiohead will headline the first night, with Petty and Johnson batting cleanup on, respectively, Aug. 23 and 24. Those are the only three names that have yet been announced. The festival is being put together, in part, by the same folks that present the mammoth Bonnaroo Festival each summer in Tennessee. The event, perhaps the most ambitious in the park's rich history of hosting concerts, will feature five performance stages and the programming will represent a wide range of styles, from rock and blues to hip-hop and reggae to soul and jazz.
Clinton campaign starts 5-point attack on Obama
Surely a man of any integrity would not participate in such a spectacle. Obama is either out-of-the-loop, shallower than we dare imagine, or far sinister than he lets on. Is this our concern? No. Our concern as voters, is our vote. With our vote lies our own responsibility towards this nation, and its citizens. .
CoSN announces dynamic keynote lineup and highlighted session topics ...
"Our 2008 keynote and highlighted session speakers are collectively some of the most respected and 'out-of-the-box' thinkers in the education community," said Bridget Foster, Co-Chair of CoSN's Conference and Events Planning Committee. "Each speaker has in-depth knowledge and innovative insights about how to leverage education technologies to enhance the learning process and prepare students with the 21st century skills they need to succeed in lifelong learning."More than 1,100 U.S. and international education technology leaders participating in the conference will have an opportunity to attend a keynote discussion on Monday, March 10, titled "21st Century Learning: Embedding New Skills and Assessments," with Andreas Schleicher, Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division for the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) and Richard Hersh, PhD, Co-Director, CLA and CWRA Projects, Council for Aid to Education and Former President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Trinity College.
Whatcom County Jail report for Feb. 20
Al Norman Noland Jr., booked by the Bellingham Police Department for failure to appear for second-degree driving with a suspended license and first-degree negligent driving. Shawn Anthony Wilson, booked by the Whatcom County Sheriffs Office for fourth-degree assault. Dana Lynn Bidlake, booked by the Whatcom County Sheriffs Office for a Department of Corrections secretarys warrant. Michael James Zilonka, booked by the Bellingham Police Department for investigation of first-degree theft and unlawful issuance of blank checks. Todd Allen Rasmussen, booked by the Whatcom County Sheriffs Office for third-degree driving with a suspended license. Randall Bruce Wick, booked by the Whatcom County Sheriffs Office for investigation of unlawful possession of a firearm and a no contact order violation.
Barnet students to use DNA fingerprinting to solve murder
Students from schools in Barnet and Potters Bar will use DNA fingerprinting to solve a murder on Thursday. A group of GCSE and A-level students from four schools will visit the National Institute for Medical Research to learn the science behind DNA fingerprinting. As part of National Science and Engineering Week, between March 7 and 16, scientists from the institute, in The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, will help the pupils to solve a murder mystery, and will be hosting discussions on the implications of such analysis. .
Santex-net's New Web Site Delivers Enhanced Features
Visitors and clients benefit from valuable tools, tips and a robust project management system. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 3, 2006 -- Santex-net, a full-service international Web design agency specializing in online marketing solutions, today announced the launch of its new Web site, featuring updated programming and value-added services to optimize the online experience. By visiting http://www.santex-net.com visitors and clients can take advantage of online tools to make their Web site more efficient, access tips on developing an effective online marketing strategy, and download a free trial of Santex-net's powerful new e-connect email campaign system. Clients can also utilize the agency's SPM Client Log-in System, an easy-to-use, always accessible online project management tool.
Microsoft in a twist over SaaSy Office deal
A UK hosting company is offering Microsoft Office for £4.99 (around $10) a month with no contract commitment, and Microsoft doesn't like it — even though it seems Microsoft approved the arrangement. Launched last week by popular web hosting provider Fasthosts, the service uses streaming technology to download the application to the customer's PC, where it runs for as long as the customer continues to pay their subscription. The headline-grabbing £4.99-a-month price point ('less than a fiver' we Brits would say) is "for any household that has a user engaged in educational activities (such as school, college, night classes etc)", and includes the 2007 versions of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Business users pay £14.99. Both prices are before UK VAT (sales tax) of 17.5%, which most businesses reclaim but private individuals cannot.
Comcast: we’ll loose TV subs
The AB group has concluded a range of deals ahead of its launch of the low cost satellite platform Bis Television next week. The basic Bis package costs just E4.90 a month for 25 channels, with film and adult add-on options costing an extra E4.90 a month each. AB has just concluded a deal with the Arabic platform ART to include its channels as a further option. Also, AB has concluded alliances with box manufacturers and the distribution channels to roll out a range of STBs with the Bis label and including a viewing card in the package, for E149. The viewing card gives ten days of free viewing, after which it must be validated by taking out a monthly subscription. Alternatively, a tuner with a viewing card pre-paid for one year costs E199, or a one-year pre-paid card alone for E99.
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