Archive for May, 2009



Student Excellence 2009 (Oakville Beaver)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 9:05 am

Earlier this month, the Halton District School Board held its 25th annual Celebration of Student Excellence, a special evening that recognized one student from each of the board’s elementary and secondary schools. The honoured students are representative of exceptional in areas including: academic, vocational and athletic fields, self-improvement, citizenship and student leadership. Pictures and …

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Intervention Helps Reduce Pain And Depression (Medical News Today)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 9:05 am

For patients who experience pain and depression, common co-existing conditions, an intervention that included individually tailored antidepressant therapy and a pain self-management program resulted in greater improvement in the symptoms of these conditions than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the May 27 issue of JAMA.

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Nevada lawmakers approves worker safety measure (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 9:05 am

Down to their last few days of the 2009 session, Nevada lawmakers rushed Thursday to complete work on still-pending measures covering a wide range of issues.

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Vernon students continue improvement on state level (Leesville Daily Leader)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 9:05 am

Vernon Parish students continue to improve their test scores according to reports released by the Louisiana Department of Education. “Overall our test scores are up,” said John Farris, Vernon Parish Curriculum Supervisor.

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Spring Into Home Improvement Projects With Ease (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 7:05 am

Spring has forever signaled a time of rebirth and starting anew. And given the current state of the economy, never before has the desire for a “fresh start” been any greater. Something as simple as hanging new decor on your walls is a great place to begin for a number of reasons.

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Anoka County Library system to upgrade self-service options in many of its eight branches (Pioneer Press)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 7:05 am

The Anoka County Library system will spend up to $230,000 in self-service improvements, as the libraries have had to reduce hours and staff.

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Opposition sets goals for ‘real improvement’ of local councils (Times of Malta)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 7:05 am

The opposition wants to see an ombudsman set up for local councils, youths over 16 years of age becoming eligible to vote in local elections, and more real support for councils from both the government and residents.

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Dance your way to better health (The Fallbrook Village News)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 7:05 am

Have you wanted to lose weight, meet people, grow closer to your loved one, learn something new or change your life? Dancing can help make improvement toward achieving all these goals. During challenging economic times, dancing can be an investment in your own wellbeing that never loses value. Once you have learned to dance, you can continue to dance anywhere you go. No one can take away the …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-29 00:52 TABLE-Japan April jobless rate rises to 5.0 pct (Interactive Investor)

Friday 29 May 2009 @ 6:05 am

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s jobless rate rose in April to a 5-1/2-year high of 5.0 percent, and job availability slid to the lowest level in almost a decade, data showed on Friday, as the labour market lags signs of improvement in other parts of the economy. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent in March, and matched a median market forecast of 5.0 percent. …

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Amos Elon, Israeli Intellectual, Dies at 82 (International Herald Tribune)

Tuesday 26 May 2009 @ 9:05 am

Mr. Elon, whose work examined his society’s flaws and myths, became for many years Israel’s most renowned public intellectual.

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