Terps Sweet Sixteen Bound Nov 23, 2009
Maryland moves on to face No. 10 seed Harvard next Sunday in Cambridge, Mass. . (Umterps.com)
Paying the bills: John Cleese Nov 14, 2009
I just want to have enough, said Cleese, whose law degree from Cambridge University was apparently of little use in negotiating his latest divorce settlement. Just having enough was not true when I was living with Alyce, because I got such a luxurious lifestyle that I was feeding the beast most of the time. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Brookline arrest reports: Nov. 4-8 Nov 13, 2009
Tanya Yira Campbell, 36, of 24 Pleasant St., Cambridge, was arrested at 10:27 p.m., at the police station, 350 Washington St., and charged with two counts of identity fraud. Campbell allegedly opened a Barclays Bank credit card with her new employer s information and attempted to buy an Apple computer with it. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Category rankings: Tight ends Nov 13, 2009
com recruiting experts have broken down countless hours of film and racked up plenty of frequent flyer miles to see the top prospects compete at events across the country. In the process of evaluating overall talent, several prospects gained notice for their mastery of specific skills. (Maryland Sports -- Rivals.com)
Low-cost airlines gain ground against full-price rivals Nov 10, 2009
"The biggest thing that has happened in this industry over the past decade isn't 9/11, or recession, or SARS, or bankruptcies or mergers," says aviation economist Dan Kasper at LECG, a consulting firm in Cambridge, Mass. "It's the deep-market penetration by the low-cost carriers.". (USA Today -- Money)
Several hundred gather at Fort Hood vigil Nov 7, 2009
It's one of a variety of plans to help small businesses the governor is outlining on Thursday night at a gathering of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge. O'Malley also says the state will create one uniform loan application for any small businesses applying for state financing. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Precuneus region of human and monkey brain is divided into 4 distinct regions Nov 3, 2009
Other collaborators include scientists from the Department of Psychology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California, the Department of Radiology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric... (EurekAlert!)
Apollo Weakness for Phoenix Revenues Spurs Short Sellers With SEC's Probe Oct 31, 2009
D. from Cambridge University in England, founded Phoenix in 1976 ... Richard Chait, a professor of higher education at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who has studied Sperlings university, said the school saves money everywhere by hiring part-time faculty, leasing real estate, and centralizing administration. (Bloomberg)
‘The Wire’ sparks a connection Oct 29, 2009
Tonight, Harvard and Yale professors will lead a panel discussion in Cambridge about how the show can influence policy. Expected to be there are Sohn and two other actors from the show, Michael K. Williams, who played the charismatic stick-up man Omar, and Andre Royo, who portrayed Bubbles, a tragic, but compassionate and surprisingly resourceful heroin addict. (Boston Globe)
Nerd a Vacation?: Travel with The Geek Atlas Oct 24, 2009
A descendant of the apple tree that allegedly filled Newton with gravitas is site number 069, located outside Newton s dorm at the University of Cambridge. Visitors might also see faculty member Stephen Hawking, whom the geniuses at Investor s Business Daily editorialized would not be alive if he were British and had to depend on England s National Health Service. (Scientific American)
Explorers: North Pole Ice to Vanish In Ten Years Oct 15, 2009
"With a larger part of the region now first-year ice, it is clearly more vulnerable," said Professor Peter Wadhams, part of the Polar Ocean Physics Group at the University of Cambridge which analyzed the data. "The area is now more likely to become open water each summer, bringing forward the potential date when the summer sea ice will be completely gone.". (W-USA News, DC)
Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland. By The Associated Press. (Carroll County Times, MD)
An iPhone Gets Zipcar Drivers On Their Way Oct 1, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. SAN FRANCISCO - The iPhone can do many things. (W-USA News, DC)
Facebook founder to kick off MTC event Sep 17, 2009
Hughes is now an entrepreneur in residence at Cambridge, Mass. -based General Catalyst Partners, a venture capital firm. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Jody Powell, 65; was press secretary and a close adviser to President Carter Sep 15, 2009
Mr. Powell, a member of a group dubbed the Georgia Mafia that descended on Washington after Carter was elected president, was stricken at his home near Cambridge on Maryland s Eastern Shore, said Jack Nelson, a retired reporter and a close friend of Mr. Powell s.. Nelson said Mr. Powell had been working with firewood with a helper when he collapsed. (Boston Globe)
Zaytoun III Named Progress Energy Performer Of The Week Sep 15, 2009
A junior from Raleigh, Zaytoun was co-champion of the Maryland Intercollegiate played at River Marsh Golf Club in Cambridge, Md. He carded a seven-under-par 206 total after firing rounds of five-under 66, one-over 72 and three-under 68. (Tarheelblue.com)
The UNC Men's Golf Team Leads Maryland Intercollegiate Sep 13, 2009
Tar Heel junior Henry Zaytoun grabs the first-round lead of the Maryland Intercollegiate. The University of North Carolina men's golf team fired a four-under-par 280 to grab the first-round lead at the Maryland Intercollegiate. (Tarheelblue.com)
Charles Henderson, D-day veteran, colonel Sep 7, 2009
Charles Frederic Clifford Henderson was born in Cambridge into a New England Yankee family. His ancestors started the Henderson Carriage Company in North Cambridge in the 1800s. (Boston Globe)
Denitrification, Its Importance Once Diluted, May Be Back On Top Sep 5, 2009
"My suspicions that future work would, once again, demonstrate the importance of conventional denitrification have now been confirmed," said Louis A. Codispoti, an oceanographer and research professor at Horn Point Laboratory, part of the University of Maryland in Cambridge, who was not involved with the research. The researchers who discovered the anammox process nearly 15 years ago, led by Gifjs Kuenen, then at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, moved beyond the original... (Science Daily)
Friday's high school football scores Sep 5, 2009
District 10 scoresMcDowell 14, Cathedral Prep 7General McLane 21, Strong Vincent 19Maplewood 48, Cochranton 20 Girard 26, Eisenhower 0 Linesville 35, Cambridge Springs 6Bradford 28, Fairview 14Farrell 46, Sharon 7 East 46, Franklin 8 Warren 45, Harbor Creek 0Iroquois 35, Conneaut Valley 7 Neshannock 35, Kennedy Catholic 0Oil City 47, Meadville 14Mercyhurst Prep 28, Mercer 14Northwestern 20, Reynolds 14 Conneaut Lake 22, Saegertown 14 Fort LeBoeuf 17, Slippery Rock 14 Seneca 52, Youngsville 7... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Terps Open Season Saturday at No. 12 Cal Sep 1, 2009
7 - Washington D.C.; WCEM-AM 1240 - Cambridge; WBEY-FM 97. 9 - Crisfield; WGOP-AM 540 - Crisfield; WFMD-AM 930 - Frederick; WARK-AM 1490 - Hagerstown; WPTX-AM 1690 - Lexington Park; WVMD-FM 99. (Umterps.com)
Preseason Football Camp Log: Day 19 Aug 30, 2009
7 FM - Washington D.C. WCEM AM 1240 - Cambridge WBEY 97. 9 FM - Crisfield WGOP AM 540 - Crisfield WFMD AM 930 - Frederick WARK AM 1490 - Hagerstown WVMD 99. (Umterps.com)
Stony Brook Volleyball Picked Fifth In America East Preseason Poll Aug 19, 2009
Current time at Stony Brook 5:31 a.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Junior Ashley Headen. (Goseawolves.org)
Adoration with no end Aug 10, 2009
Tanny is new to the practice but another St. Clement s participant, 22-year-old Peter Syski, started it in high school in Maryland and continued at Harvard, in both instances at chapels run by Opus Dei, and in Cambridge also at St. Paul s Parish. Syski said he chooses shifts in the middle of the night because he likes the challenge of staying awake, given that the saint for whom he was named, Peter, famously fell asleep while awaiting Jesus in Gethsemane. (Boston Globe)
The "Flat Is the New Up" Gabfest Aug 8, 2009
This week: President Obama and health care; racism and the Cambridge, Mass ... Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was at his Cambridge, Mass ... The incident has become an embarrassment for the Cambridge Police Department, which the charges against Gates, and for the arresting officer, Sgt. James Crowley, who has to apologize for his actions. (Slate)
Fear, as seen through black eyes Aug 5, 2009
Instead, he gave a forthright response he later had to apologize for: police in Cambridge, Mass ... The city of Cambridge, on dropping the charges, said the incident was "regrettable and unfortunate." It was obviously regrettable and unfortunate. (Montana Standard, MT)
Experts urge reformulation of US space policy Jul 30, 2009
With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Academy's work is advanced by its 4,600 elected members, who are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business and public affairs from around the world. (). (EurekAlert!)
Curt Schilling pitches his latest venture to investors Jul 26, 2009
Jon Radoff, chief executive of the Cambridge gaming site , estimates several-hundred million dollars has been spent on WoW since it launched in 2004, which makes taking on that game like saying you re starting a company that is going to compete with Disney ... In fact, so far, the company s funding has come mainly from Schilling - who will say only that he has invested far north of $5 million - with an assist from Doug Macrae, an entrepreneur who started his first video game company in Cambridge... (Boston Globe)
Woman Allegedly Pranks Her Grandma 45 Times In Day Jul 7, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) - A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her. (W-USA News, DC)
Former soldier is walking away from the war Jul 4, 2009
Last Monday he was in Cambridge to meet with Noam Chomsky, the war critic and Harvard linguist. That night he attended a lecture in Arlington featuring Cindy Sheehan, who gained national notoriety for camping outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch in protest of the Iraq War. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Woman left newborn in portable... Jul 3, 2009
After exiting the portable toilet in Long Wharf Park in Cambridge, Candy Vigneri got a cigarette from a construction worker and sat at a picnic table, police Lt. Wayne Bromwell said. As she sat, a male passer-by approached the toilet but Vigneri warned him, "Don't go in there, I just had a baby there," police said. (CNN -- Law)
Carnegie Heroes Fund honors 22 with medals, money Jul 1, 2009
Aaron Robinson, of Cambridge, Md. fell through ice and drowned attempting to rescue his 8-year-old brother, Jairus, on Feb. 11, 2007. (Concord Monitor)
ST. JAMES PARISH POLICE REPORT Jul 1, 2009
Kaleb Wallace, 19, 2325 Cambridge Drive, LaPlace, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon, illegal possession of stolen firearm. Comments. (L Observateur, LA)
Gov. Martin O'Malley Announces 'Smart Sites' Jun 29, 2009
Gov. Martin O'Malley announced the designations Sunday in Cambridge after a walking tour of local development projects. . (ABC 7 News, DC)
Firewalker's Faulty Gene May Shake Up $24.3 Billion Market for Painkillers Jun 25, 2009
Woodss work, funded by Pfizer, the University of Cambridge and the London-based , was the first to establish a link between loss of the channel and an absence of distress. Peripheral Neurons. (Bloomberg)
Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries Jun 5, 2009
UMCES researchers are helping improve our scientific understanding of Maryland, the region and the world through its three laboratories Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, and Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge and the Maryland Sea Grant College. . (EurekAlert!)
USA Network and Tom Brokaw Tease Their 2010 Documentary 'American Character Along Highway 50' With the First of Eight Dispatches May 28, 2009
In the first installment, Brokaw's initial stop is 60 miles along as he relays the inspiring story of risk-taker Amanda Bramble, a spirited entrepreneur who has realized her personal American dream of opening a seafood restaurant in the sleepy fishing town of Cambridge, Maryland near Chesapeake Bay. "Everyone thought I was crazy, and so did I," she offers in a candid interview. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Brokaw Begins USA Network's Highway 50 Journey In Maryland Crabbing Town May 28, 2009
In the first installment, Brokaw' meets risk-taker Amanda Bramble, an entrepreneur who has realized her personal American dream of opening a seafood restaurant in the sleepy fishing town of Cambridge, Maryland near Chesapeake Bay. Bramble shares the plight of local fisherman forced to leave the waters to support their families and recounts the difficult personal challenges created by the recession. (Multichannel News)
UMBI president joining RTI International May 23, 2009
They include , a Savage biotech that transforms insect larvae into protein products, and Cambridge crab processing plant LLC.. Critics have also questioned the return on investment UMBI has generated for the state as an engine driving biotechnology in Maryland. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
50th Buena commencement May 22, 2009
The Sierra Vista Herald. Last updated on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 02:15:57 am MST. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
May 1-15, 2009, Obituaries May 16, 2009
He also did postgraduate study at Cambridge University and the University of Virginia. He is an authority on labor history, particularly of the lumber industry in Bogalusa and elsewhere in the Florida Parishes, and has numerous publications on the subject, plus a noteworthy article on the Civil War era, The Union Defends the Confederacy: The Fighting Printers of New Orleans, recently reprinted in an anthology of articles on Louisianians in the Civil War. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Layoffs push some workers in exciting new directions May 10, 2009
Flohr's decision to ditch 15 years of spreadsheets and pantsuits for dough and bakers' whites came suddenly, when she strolled past the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and saw a sign for an orientation session. "I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm going to apply and figure out a way to go,' " she said. (Boston Globe)
Northwestern Mutual sells apartment site May 6, 2009
has reached a deal to sell its Cambridge Court apartment complex near Baltimore for $65 million to an institutional investor, according to a Baltimore brokerage and state land records. Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual developed the 544-unit apartment complex off Franklin Square Drive in White Marsh, Md. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Jack Bricker Martin Sr., 78, Somerset (251) May 4, 2009
Survived by wife, the former Phyllis Anne Sue Millholland, to whom he was married 54 years; children, Leslie Martin Moore and husband, Bryan, Cambridge, Md. Jack B. Martin Jr., married to the former Deborah Stanton, Aviston, Ill. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
State's health agency could move labs to E. Baltimore Apr 28, 2009
For instance, is a tenant in the biotech cluster in Cambridge, Mass. The health department s move still needs approval from the state Board of Public Works, which needs to approve the financing structure. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
No. 20 Maryland Tops No. 19 Brown in Eastern Championship Third Place Game Apr 28, 2009
Cambridge, MA - The Brown University women's water polo team (22-15) finished in fourth place after falling to No. 20 Maryland, 12-8, during the 2009 CWPA Eastern Championship third place game held this afternoon hosted at Harvard University at Blodgett Pool. The Bears and Terrapins battled throughout the fist half, as Maryland jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on back-to-back goals by Shannon Simerly and Christine Goetsch a few minutes into the first period. (Brownbears.com)
King Family Charging Licensing Fees To Build DC Monument Apr 18, 2009
"I don't think the Jefferson family, the Lincoln family ... I don't think any other group of family ancestors has been paid a licensing fee for a memorial in Washington," said Cambridge University historian David Garrow, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of King. "One would think any family would be so thrilled to have their forefather celebrated and memorialized in D.C. that it would never dawn on them to ask for a penny.". (W-USA News, DC)
Bucknell Women's Water Polo Eyes Southern Championships Title Saturday Apr 17, 2009
Up NextThe top two teams in the Southern Championships earn automatic berths to the Eastern Championship, which will be held April 24-26 in Cambridge, Mass. The Bison have qualified for the Eastern Championship seven consecutive years. (Bucknellbison.com)
RECORD SEASON CONTINUES FOR HAWK TENNIS Apr 14, 2009
Down 3-0, (Cambridge, Md. sparked the rally in #4 singles, defeating Oshain Blake in straight sets (6-0, 6-0). (Umeshawks.com)
Suit: Firms sold poison gas ingredients to Iraq Apr 10, 2009
Thermo Fisher's Oxoid Ltd. unit, based in Cambridge, England, allegedly sold laboratory materials to Iraq that were used to make chemical weapons in 1986, according to the complaint. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Geneva Conventions of 1925, which banned chemical weapons; five U.N. Security Council resolutions; and customary international law. (AZCentral -- News)
Maryland teen gets 50 years for killing Albany woman Apr 4, 2009
By , Staff writer Last updated: 4:29 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009. A Maryland man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing an Albany woman 18 months ago in what police in Maryland called a random act of violence. (Albany Times Union)
HAWK TENNIS ON A ROLL Apr 1, 2009
Down three games to none in singles play, the Hawks (2-6) came back on huge wins by freshmen (Cambridge, Md. and (Christiansted, U.S.V.I.). (Umeshawks.com)
Nuclear power making a comeback as utilities revive reactor plans Mar 30, 2009
Still, "When you're building (a new model) for the first time, yes, there's risk," says Jone-Lin Wang of Cambridge Energy Research Associates. The delays and cost overruns plaguing Areva's EPR unit in Finland were partly related to concrete that failed inspection. (USA Today -- Money)
Chinese cyberspy network pervasive Mar 30, 2009
According to researcher , professor of security engineering at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, the cyberspy ring used sophisticated social and computer-engineering techniques to trick people in the office of Tibet's spiritual leader into downloading malicious software. The software was attached to e-mails that purported to come from colleagues or contacts in the Tibetan movement. (Insight on the News)
Crisfield Restaurant And Tiki Bar Saved Mar 24, 2009
Two other Crisfield businesses weren't auctioned Monday because The National Bank of Cambridge says a vacant site near Side Street Seafood and another lot in the town were purchased. Your Comments. (W-USA News, DC)
TV clash gets White House talking Mar 17, 2009
Page last updated at 13:55 GMT, Monday, 16 March 2009. Jim Cramer took some verbal blows from Jon Stewart. (BBC News -- Business)
Quint's Top 20 » Mar 10, 2009
Last week: 12 The Crimson (2-1) lost to UMass 7-3 in Cambridge. Harvard has outshot opponents 114-68 but has shot just 2 percent as a team. (ESPN -- College Sports)
Property transfers, 3-1-09 Mar 1, 2009
5700 Cambridge Circle, #1 $90,000. Racine. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
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Sam Sudar is one of 37 students from around the country to be named a Gates Cambridge Scholar ... MM grad named Cambridge Scholar ... A 2004 Mark Morris High School graduate will soon pack his bags to study a year at England s prestigious Cambridge University. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Women's Water Polo Opens With Split Against NYAC, No. 8 Michigan Feb 16, 2009
Cambridge, MA - The Brown women's water polo team (1-1) opened the 2009 season with an 11-9 victory over New York Athletic Club, but dropped an 8-4 decision to No. 8 ranked University of Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Blodgett Pool at Harvard University. The Bears started the day with its victory over NYAC, led by an outstanding 13-save effort by goalkeeper (Ann Arbor, MI). (Brownbears.com)
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Posted by: Jack van Dijk, Cambridge, Maryland 12 February 2009. Upper management and corporate is talking about CO2. (International Herald Tribune)
History of the journal Nature Feb 8, 2009
University of Cambridge. Department of Haematology Cambridge, UK. (Nature News Service)
