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Expert to Reveal Westminster College Mummy Secrets
Monday, April 05, 2004NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Dr. Jonathan Elias, director of exhibits and programs at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg, will talk about his recent studies on Westminster's 2,300-year-old mummy April 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Phillips Lecture Hall located in the Hoyt Science Resources Center.Elias' talk, ""Egypt's Eternal Patients: Recent CT-scan Exploration of Egyptian Mummies," focuses on several scientific studies on Westminster's mummy, Pesed, including radio-carbon dating, x-rays, and a CT scan.
Public Support for War Steady, But Bush Job Ratings Slip"
Monday, April 05, 2004WASHINGTON -- Public support for war in Iraq has been unaffected by the murders and desecration of the corpses of American citizens in Falluja. However, continued turmoil and violence in Iraq may be taking a toll on President Bush's approval ratings, finds a new poll released late Monday by the Pew Research Center for the Public and the Press. More Americans now disapprove of the way President Bush is doing his job than approve, though by only a slight margin (47% disapprove vs. 43% approve).
Sky Financial Group Acquires EOB Inc.
Monday, April 05, 2004BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Sky Financial Group Inc. recently announced the acquisition of EOB Inc., Canton, Ohio. EOB is an insurance agency that specializes in the sales and service of group benefit products.EOB was merged with and into Sky Insurance Inc., Sky Financial's insurance agency affiliate, effective April 1.Under the terms of the agreement between the parties, Sky Financial paid approximately 90% of the purchase price in its stock and approximately 10% in cash.
MiTi Flea Market To Open at Trumbull County Fairgrounds
Monday, April 05, 2004CORTLAND, Ohio -- The MiTi Flea Market is scheduled to open at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds on May 8-9 and continue for the summer months on the second weekend of each month, according to Tim Grimwood, co-managing proprietor of Miti Promotions."We are offering area residents an open-air shopping experience with the added attraction of food and refreshments along the midway and under the grandstand at the Fairgrounds," he says.A wide range of new and used merchandise including antiques, collectibles, and everyday household items will be featured along with a farmer's market for fre
EPA Reaches Settlement with Environmental Specialists
Monday, April 05, 2004COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Environmental Specialists Inc., Youngstown, Ohio, for past violations of hazardous waste management requirements at the company's transfer facility at 1101 Andrews Ave.The company has agreed to pay a $19,000 civil penalty.During inspections of the facility in March and April 2003, the Ohio EPA determined that the company was violating Ohio's hazardous waste laws.
Media Scope
Monday, April 05, 2004Vindy.Com Takes Paid PlungemidApril Issue 2004No one expects to consume the products your company produces for free. But if you're in the newspaper business and you post news on the Internet, online readers believe it is their right to consume news for free. All of which leads us to The Vindicator's gutsy plunge, some might say over the cliff, to convert its Web site to paid content. The change took place last week.
"CVS Corp. to Acquire 1,260 Eckerd Stores, Mail Order Pharmacy Business"
Sunday, April 04, 2004"WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire from J.C. Penney Co. Inc., approximately 1,260 Eckerd drug stores, located mainly in the southern United States, as well as Eckerd Health Services, which includes Eckerd's $1 billion mail order and pharmacy benefits management businesses, and three Eckerd distribution centers.Following completion of the transaction, CVS will operate more than 5,000 locations in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
"Public Support for War Steady, But Bush Job Ratings Slip"
Sunday, April 04, 2004"WASHINGTON -- Public support for war in Iraq has been unaffected by the murders and desecration of the corpses of American citizens in Falluja. However, continued turmoil and violence in Iraq may be taking a toll on President Bush's approval ratings, finds a new poll released late Monday by the Pew Research Center for the Public and the Press. More Americans now disapprove of the way President Bush is doing his job than approve, though by only a slight margin (47% disapprove vs. 43% approve).
Wire Service
Tuesday, March 16, 2004Acronyms, Emoticons and NeologismsNo doubt everyone who reads this column has encountered -- and opened -- e-mail messages that turned out to be advertisements in disguise. Usually, that's because the sender managed to use keywords in the subject line that made you believe it was something you needed to read.Well now there's a name for this strategy: "Spamouflage."So says Paul McFedries, neologist and author of a book called Word Spy (Broadway Books 2004).
Wire Service
Monday, March 15, 2004"Acronyms, Emoticons and NeologismsNo doubt everyone who reads this column has encountered -- and opened -- e-mail messages that turned out to be advertisements in disguise. Usually, that's because the sender managed to use keywords in the subject line that made you believe it was something you needed to read.Well now there's a name for this strategy: "Spamouflage."So says Paul McFedries, neologist and author of a book called Word Spy (Broadway Books 2004).