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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
(By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) A Charlotte-based lawyer hired by State Treasurer Janet Cowell's office concluded that the state Department of Transportation does not have authority to go into debt under its plan to complete I-485 around Charlotte. Cowell's office released the opinion today as part of a public records request by the Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer....
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Being Bruce - (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Next stop Wednesday was The Big Talker FM's Strictly Business, a weekly event held this week inside at crowd fav The Reel Cafe. Below are the Curtis Wright, the Big Talker morning guy and Russ Hauptmann, a sales exec with Sea-Comm Media (they own The Big Talker). Ronnie Anderson, a Relationship Banker with RBC Bank and Lee Anne Haggerty of Wilmington Downtown, Inc., a non-profit organization which...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
(By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) The office of N.C. Treasurer Janet Cowell appears to have been less enthusiastic about a new financing plan to finish I-485 in Charlotte than state transportation officials characterized last week. Documents released by Cowell's office Monday show that, nearly two weeks before the plan was announced, her staff raised concerns about idea of borrowing...
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One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Police crack down on fake ID industry Charlotte outfit shut down as problem grows. Officials worry about national security, identity theft. By Mark Johnson State and local police this month shut down a “document lab” in south Charlotte, two months after seizing labs in Forest City and Gastonia. They arrested a total of six people who are accused [...]
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[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Street Musicians Collaborate Trans-Planet in the Name of Peace The first time Mark Johnson heard Roger Ridley singing Stand by Me, he was so moved by the passion...
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OSS Watch team blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
I’m beginning to see the value of small examples of community interaction as illustrations of good open development practice. Mark Johnson started this off with his tweet about his first contribution to Moodle being accepted, and Mark’s subsequent presentation at the recent OSS Watch Engaging developers with open source projects workshop. So here is the second [...]
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One Old Vet (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Fake ID business is booming BY MARK JOHNSON – Staff writer North Carolina officials are reporting an alarming growth in the size and sophistication of the fake identification business, which has graduated from nuisance industry to national security threat. At the end of October, the Department of Motor Vehicles had recorded 373 arrests for driver’s license fraud, which [...]
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KillerMovies (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
"The Mentalist" star Simon Baker and producer Mark Johnson have teamed to acquire feature rights to the Tim Winton novel "Breath." Published in 2008, the novel is set in a small town in Western Australia where two 16-year-old boys take up surfing under the tutelage of an enigmatic surfer named Sando (Baker) and his mysterious wife..
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Watts Up With That? (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
This was just released by the AMS, source is here. I’m reposting here in its entirety. h/t to Mark Johnson Impact of CRU Hacking on the AMS Statement on Climate Change AMS Headquarters has received several inquiries asking if the material made public following the hacking of e-mails and other files from the Climate Research Unit [...]
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
(By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) North Carolina's revenue was $95 million short at the end of October, but state officials aren't stressed - yet. The state budget was built on a forecast of $5.88 billion in revenues by Oct. 31, but a little under $5.79 billion came in.
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Rockley Farm (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A question that came up several times at YHL was whether horses need studs to jump. One person told us that she shod her horse part way through the eventing season last year because it was slipping more barefoot than it did in shoes. The problem for all of us on the stand was that we have never found it problematic to jump horses XC without studs. In fact the general feeling among UKNHCP practitioners...
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ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Simon Baker ("The Mentalist") and producer Mark Johnson have acquired the film rights to the Tim Winton novel "Breath," reports Variety . Published in 2008, the novel is set in a small town in Western Australia where two 16-year-old boys take up surfing under the tutelage of an enigmatic surfer named Sando (Baker) and his mysterious wife. Spurred on by their mentor, the boys test...
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The Political Game (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Over the weekend, Sisyphus of 43rd State Blues made some very good points regarding Congressman Walt Minnick and his dwindling Democratic base. Hopefully Sisyphus won't mind that I quote him extensively here, his points are more than worth repeating and succinctly illustrate the predicament Walt Minnick has created when it comes to his base. Mark Johnson has written a superb piece on this topic that...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Gotham: 'Mentalist' star, Johnson will produce adaptation -- "The Mentalist" star Simon Baker and producer Mark Johnson have teamed to acquire feature rights to the Tim Winton novel "Breath."
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The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Before we take a look at the outfield personnel in the system, here is a breakdown of the guys in our system that were granted free agency in the minor leagues due to Rule 55. RHP: Vince Perkins (AAA), Jose Pina (Hi A) LHP: Casey Fossum (AAA) C: Mark Johnson (AAA) 1B: Matt Craig (AAA) 2B: Luis... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com
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tannerxz | 08/14/2009
Michael Rauch and Mark Johnson will be executive producers. The Love Monkey will be set up at Sony Pictures Television and Paramount Network Television.
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