Free summer camp in Ocean Springs teaches art and science (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
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OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – Art camp or science camp? Coast kids feeling torn between the two are able to get the best of both worlds this summer at Mary C.
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Free summer camp in Ocean Springs teaches art and science (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
Heidi resting her chin…
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Hey all, Happy 4th of July 2 days early! These two shots are of my husband's cat Heidi.
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Heidi resting her chin…
Sen. Nelson: No Partisan Vote Despite 60 Senators
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Al Franken’s victory in the long-running U.S. Senate race in Minnesota gives Democrats their 58th senator and gives them — with help from independents — a 60-member majority. But Sen
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U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes (Reuters)
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Reuters – U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years, underscoring the likelihood of a long, slow recovery from recession
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Tour de Tweet: Follow Lance and the Boys Online
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The Tour de France begins Saturday, July 4, in Monaco. Here’s how to follow the three-week bike race using streaming audio and video, Twitter, Google Earth and other online tools.
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Korean School Preps Students For Ivy League
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With admissions getting more competitive every year, spots at top American colleges are becoming a globally coveted commodity. In South Korea, one elite prep school has become the envy of many upper-crust U.S.
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ART iT transforms into digital forum (The Japan Times)
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When Tokyo-based quarterly magazine ART iT announced the discontinuation of its print edition and that all content would move online following the publishing of its June 2009 issue, it seemed like yet another example of how the popularity of the Internet had combined with a global economic recession to shut down a once-promising media company.
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ART iT transforms into digital forum (The Japan Times)
Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma July 2 Episode Video
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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (SAB TV) is a based on a famous Gujarati comedy series written by Tarak Mehta. Watch episode videos of the serial online.
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Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma July 2 Episode Video
Post Draws Criticism For Bid To Sell Access
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A flier from The Washington Post offered health care high-rollers access to top officials of the Obama administration and to Post reporters, too. Politico first reported on the salons, which have been canceled following the revelations.
J&J buys $1 billion Elan stake, gains Alzheimer’s R&D (Reuters)
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Reuters – Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $1 billion for an 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp , and will acquire a major stake in Elan’s portfolio of experimental drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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J&J buys $1 billion Elan stake, gains Alzheimer’s R&D
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New Owner Spurs Optimism At Saturn
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Many Saturn dealers and customers were relieved after hearing that Roger Penske would buy the company from General Motors. Penske has a reputation as a dynamo in his many business endeavors, but the company will be entering uncharted waters with the Saturn venture
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New Owner Spurs Optimism At Saturn
Economist: Stimulus Appears To Be Working
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More jobs were lost last month than expected, but the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package promises to create 600,000 jobs by the end of the summer. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, says that without the stimulus, the numbers would be worse.
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Economist: Stimulus Appears To Be Working
From Atop Sears Tower, A Ledge With A View
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A new ledge opens at the Sears Tower Skydeck in Chicago. The enclosed glass box extends 4 feet from the building and allows visitors to stare 1,353 feet down to the ground.
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From Atop Sears Tower, A Ledge With A View