History of Roman-era Tunisia: Praetorian prefecture of Africa, Exarchate of Africa, Shoshenq I, Phoenicia, Carthage, Hanno the Great, Hannibal, Syphax, ... Utica, Tunisia, Berber people, Jugurtha
Discriminations (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
From Zogby : UTICA, New York – U.S. adults of different political ideologies have extremely different views about the nation's healthcare system, according to a new Zogby International interactive poll. Overall 63% rate the U.S. healthcare system as excellent or good, but only 43% give those combined high marks to the system's value. Forty-seven percent believe that affordable healthcare is...
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Victor LaValle, who read at Brooklyn Reading Works, on Thursday night, is a hot new author. Well, he's not exactly new. He's already written two acclaimed books, "Slapboxing with Jesus" and "The Ecstatic." But his new book, "Big Machine," may propel him to literary stardom. Mark my words. LaValle read a terrific excerpt from this new book, Big Machine on Thursday, which...
Skippy's Vegetable Garden (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
As I clean up for next year, the Late Blight topic is coming up again. To bag and dispose or to compost? There are two different camps out there: Composters: HortBlog Gardener's Corner (Interesting last comment here where they recommend leaving the tomato plants to overwinter in the field as is so they will self-sow.) Disposers: Maryland Cooperative Extension Dave's Garden Cornell University Extension...
Shorpy Photo Archive - Comments (Free subscription) | 01/30/2009
In reply to Wholesome and Delicious: 1925 : Right next to the Whistle sign are two signs for Utica Club -- a beer brewed by the West End Brewing Company of Utica New York. Seems like D.C. is pretty far from Utica to be bottling beer; and it being 1925 there probably isn't a lot of pilsner being brewed in the first place. [Utica Club, one of the many Pilseners sold during Prohibition, was distributed...
Grand Lodge F. & A. M. State of New York (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
PUBLIC RELATIONS SEMINAR UPDATE The next in our series of Grand Lodge Public Relations Seminars will be held in Utica NY at the Masonic Medical Research Lab on Saturday, October 18th at 9:00 AM. This seminar will be of importance to all Public Relations Liaisons at the Lodge and District level and is open to all interested Brothers . There is no charge. Handouts will be available. Refreshments will...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
UTICA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq:CNMD) announced today that it expects to report second quarter 2008 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24,
Grand Lodge F. & A. M. State of New York (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Address of the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Edward G. Gilbert, to the District Deputy Grand Masters and Grand Lodge Staff Officers for the years 2008 – 2010 and Assistant Grand Lecturers in the Daniel D. Tompkins Memorial Chapel, Masonic Care Community at Utica, New York; on Saturday, June 21, 2008. Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, Vincent Libone; Right Worshipful Elected Officers of the...
Red State (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Freshman Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.) paid $44,000 to a political consultant who is under federal investigation as part of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. The story first broke on a blog in Arcuri's hometown of Utica, N.Y., and is now leading the news in the Upstate New York city. The woman, 31-year-old Kristian Stiles, began working for Spitzer in her mid-20s doing fundraising work for the...
Mainstream Iowan (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Zogby Poll: 74% Support Off-Shore Oil Drilling 59% of likely voters favor drilling in ANWR Telephone survey finds 59% of likely voters favor drilling in ANWR ; 25% of undecideds would be more likely to support McCain because he favors off-shore drilling UTICA , New York – Three in four likely voters – 74% – support off-shore drilling for oil in U.S. coastal waters and more than half...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Sigh. Don’t like being told what to do by a boss? Looking for a worker’s paradise wherein you get to make the decisions about how to do your job and even about who’s hired? Well, apparently you’re not alone: UTICA, New York - One out of every four working Americans (25%) describes their workplace as a dictatorship, while just 34% of bosses in the American workplace react well...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Video game maker James Silva, a former restaurant dishwasher who lives in Utica, N.Y., is among a growing number of independents working to distribute their video games to Internet-connected consoles. As a kid, Silva felt destined to be a video game designer, drawing pictures of new levels for games such as Nintendo’s "Mario" and "Zelda", and thinking up new ideas for future...
Kinshasa On The Potomac (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
A new poll by Zogby has a couple of interesting bits of data, for whatever its worth. UTICA, New York – Three in four likely voters – 74% – support off-shore drilling for oil in U.S. coastal waters and more than half (59%) also favor drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, a new Zogby International telephone poll shows. A majority of likely voters across the political...
Brewed for Thought (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
On May 29th, a fire broke out at Matt Brewing Company in Utica, NY. The fire spared the brewhouse but dealt a significant blow to the bottling operation and completely destroying the canning facilities. While there is little presence here on the West Coast, their Saranac line is quite popular back East. So what’s going [...]
E! Online (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Consider this only a rumor for the time being. However, word has been rippling through the TV biz today that Rashida Jones (aka Karen Filippelli, presently of Utica, New York) may star in the...
Etaoin Shrdlu (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
McClatchy's Merced Sun-Star editor, Joe Kieta, is leaving the paper to become editor of the Observer-Dispatch , a Gatehouse paper in Utica, NY. Details are available in the Sun-Star story online here . For my part, let me just say I'm sorry to see him go and will miss the energy, enthusiasm and alacrity Joe brought to our company during this crucial time for journalism. Anybody whose website had a...
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