Ft. Benning, near Columbus, Ga., is gearing up to host its popular bi-annual post-wide yard sale that attracts bargain hunters from all over looking for inexpensive and unusual finds. The sale is held each spring and fall when soldiers are moving to the post and others are leaving. Often they need new items or want to get rid of old ones, so the post holds the sale to help out and it is open to pubic. One of the biggest [...]
Daily Archives: April 25, 2011
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Hendrix Senior Receives Fulbright Scholarship for Research
Jayce HafnerCONWAY, Ark. (April 6, 2011) – Hendrix senior Jayce Hafner was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend a year in Trinidad and Tobago researching connections between the carnival culture of the Caribbean, indigenous theatre, and the possibilities for theatre to effect political change. “This Fulbright Scholarship will allow me to spend a year researching the field that most inspires and fascinates me: international development,” said Hafner, an international relations and sustainable communities major from Edinburg, Va. “I am [...]
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Ask the Experts: Advising patients on sports activity following joint arthroplasty
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the most successful medical innovations developed during the 20th century. Joint replacement operations have been documented to relieve pain, improve function, correct deformity, increase social mobility, preserve an independent lifestyle, and contribute to psychological well being. As the clinical success of total joint replacement has been documented and publicized, patient expectations regarding the procedure have increased. Many patients undergoing TJA expect to participate in athletic activity. However, there is considerable variability in the [...]
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Kansas Historical Society seeks structures built before statehood
LAWRENCE | The Kansas Historical Society is asking the public to help identify buildings constructed in 1861 and earlier.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;The Lawrence Journal-World reports the project is part of the Historical Societys commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the year Kansas became a state.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Historical Society officials are document such early buildings as part of a larger study of the states vernacular architecture amp;#x97; a term for construction methods based on locally available resources and traditions.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Buildings can be recommended for the study by [...]
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Game News Across the Board
EN World reports that Dias Ex Machina will be creating an adaptation of their Amethyst setting to Pathfinder which will be named Amethyst Renaissance. There is not much detail of what the book will contain but the report indicates that it will be an adaptation of Amethyst Foundation and Evolution for Dungeons amp; Dragons 4th Edition to the Pathfinder system. The report also emphasized that Dias Ex Machina is not shifting towards Pathfinder and three more books for the Damp;D [...]
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Concept Cars largely Cater to Fuel Efficiency at New York Auto Show
Apr 22, 2011, 08:36 by Victor Ryan Concept cars are typically a highlight of most auto shows and this weeks New York International Auto Show has proven no different. There are at least a dozen concept cars from a variety of manufacturers on display at this weeks auto show in New York and most put a particular emphasis on fuel-eficiency. The futuristic rides give consumers an idea of whats on the horizon in the auto industry. Concept cars provide car [...]
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Drug Testing in Randolph County Schools To Begin Soon
The Randolph County Board of Education passed their third and final reading of a policy that will drug test some of their students. About 60 students who drive to school, or participate in sports will randomly be given hair tests. Administrators say this is a more accurate way to get results, and gives a longer history of use. The tests will also look for evidence of performance enhancing drugs. Our community has a problem and to believe that schools dont [...]
