Staff report youngstown The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is accepting nominations for the 14th annual presentation of the Eagle of the Cross Awards. This award, created by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, is the highest honor the diocese presents to youth. Eagle of the [...]
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Chamber looks to promote employee fitness at local businesses
LANCASTER — Businesses that promote fitness among their employees can expect better productivity, less time off and cheaper insurance costs, Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce President Travis Markwood said Friday. It may also help them be more competitive when recruiting if employees know they support healthy lifestyles, Markwood said. He said the chamber wants to [...]
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Duck, goose hunting ends this Sunday
The bird hunting seasons are coming to an end, but other seasons continue for a few more days to a couple of months. Read on. Birds The duck and Canada goose hunting season will close at 4:50 pm this Sunday, Jan. 29. Also closing Sunday are the seasons for coots and snipe. This closure date [...]
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Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called unbelievable. Thousands of the snow-white birds, which stand 2 feet tall with 5-foot wingspans, have been spotted from coast to [...]
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Proposed law to make life easier for motor insurance sector
Excerpts from India Business Hour on CNBC-TV18 Watch the full show ยป The motor insurance industry has a reason to smile. The Kaul Committees report on the proposed Motor Vehicle Insurance and Compensation Act will make life easier for these companies and reduce losses as well, reports CNBC-TV18s Mitra Joshi. The motor insurance industry resolves [...]
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Small animals get a second chance at Jacksonville wildlife sanctuary
Barbara Tidwell, president of the Wildlife Rescue Coalition, cares for a 10-week-old raccoon that was found in a garbage bin in Jacksonville. The coalition runs a nonprofit sanctuary for injured or abandoned small wild animals.
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New laptops: Is this the year of the ‘ultrabook’?
New laptops: Is this the year of the ultrabook? Looking for new laptops? This years Consumer Electronics Show is filled with ultrabooks — new laptops that are thin and light — and a few models are getting positive press already. By Jeff Ward-Bailey / January 13, 2012
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Twtter
Twtter is the biggest all in one Twitter application directory. People here can subscribe to whole lots of apps and get benefits- of all the applications free of cost. Twitter is not just a place where you Tweet, it is more than that where people can share and help each other out. So, twtter has [...]
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CEDAR GROVE: Police investigate two motor vehicle thefts from Cedar Grove …
Cedar Grove Police are investigating two motor vehicle thefts that occurred this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 25.
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Wildlife wardens feeding stags in frozen Kashmir
Wildlife wardens feeding stags in frozen Kashmir (01:44) Wildlife authorities are making a special effort to provide food to the local stags, known as hangul, who are having trouble finding vegetation in an unusually cold Kashmiri winter. 13/01/12
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