Community Calendar, May 20 - The State
Community Calendar, May 20 The State Free food and door prizes. Heartworm test and six-month supply of Heartgard Plus Prevention, $45. Sponsored by Blythewood Animal Hospital and SQ Rescue Inc. (803) 223-9729. CPR: 8 am-5 pm May 26 at Midlands Technical College Airport Campus, ... |
Analysis: US cities wrestle with universities for cash - Reuters
Analysis: US cities wrestle with universities for cash Reuters By Hilary Russ | NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 1978, after New York City had barely escaped bankruptcy, Mayor Ed Koch went looking for cash from an unlikely source: the city's colleges and other nonprofits, which do not pay taxes on their valuable land. |
Missouri's ShoFIGHT launches pro series June 16 with Bailey-Parisyan, Grove-Martin - MMAjunkie.com
 MMAjunkie.com | Missouri's ShoFIGHT launches pro series June 16 with Bailey-Parisyan, Grove-Martin MMAjunkie.com Determined to make waves from day one, the debut card features Shamar Bailey vs. Karo Parisyan in the main event, with Kendall Grove facing Terry Martin in the co-feature. The 15-fight lineup also features a host of additional notables on the card, ... |
Steve Hilton's social network - The Independent
Steve Hilton's social network The Independent One revolved around Facebook, the modish internet company whose sprawling headquarters lie on a road called Hacker Way, to the north of town. A long-awaited stock market flotation elevated this one-time local start-up to the status of $100 billion ... |
Galloway Township-Port Republic In Your Town, Edition of May 17, 2012 - Shore News Today
Galloway Township-Port Republic In Your Town, Edition of May 17, 2012 Shore News Today The Galloway Township Business Association will host an “Effective Networking” workshop at its meeting 8:30 am Thursday, May 17 in Meeting Room 1, the Campus Center , Richard Stockton College . It will be led by Marilyn Kleinberg and Ava Holly Lewis of ... |
Community Calendar, May 19 - The State
Community Calendar, May 19 The State Proceeds will benefit the Chris Myers Home and Family Campus and the Animal Protection League. Information at (803) 957-3602 or email info@bringingyoubaskets.com “A TASTE OF AFRICA: FROM CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN:” today and Sunday at Bethel AME Church, ... |
Pasadena hopes free parking will land new business - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Pasadena hopes free parking will land new business San Gabriel Valley Tribune A Pasadena version would turn the Pasadena City College and CalTech campuses and the surrounding neighborhoods into a mix of retail and commercial live/work space, Trone said. "People can come enjoy those campuses like they do in college towns," Trone ... |
Valley community calendar - Valley Courier
Valley community calendar Valley Courier ALAMOSA — All campus and community members are invited to celebrate the transformation of Adams State College to Adams State University, May 19. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper will sign the bill into law at a signing ceremony beginning at 2:30 pm ... |
Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Bad for Society - The Atlantic
Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Bad for Society The Atlantic If a friend pays thousands of dollars to take a photoshop or HTML class in college, employers are getting free labor to utilize that skill. If the company was instructing students in photoshop, I'd see the value. But those skills are required to get ... |
Entertainment calendar for St. Charles County - STLtoday.com
Entertainment calendar for St. Charles County STLtoday.com Free. Viewing during regular business hours, 5:15 am-10 pm Monday through Thursday, 5:15 am-9 pm Friday, 7 am-7 pm Saturday and 10 am-5 pm Sunday. For more information, call 636-474-2732 or visit www.renaudspiritcenter.com. |
Analysis: U.S. cities wrestle with universities for cash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 1978, after New York City had barely escaped bankruptcy, Mayor Ed Koch went looking for cash from an unlikely source: the city's colleges and other nonprofits, which do not pay taxes on their valuable land. Koch was trying to do then what cash-starved cities are now pulling off: extracting more money from colleges, universities and private hospitals to help restore bare ... Read more
Calendar: Your guide to today, tomorrow and beyond
Events -- Carolina Happiness Center will have a late Mother's Day Dance from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at 563 N. Carolina Drive. Read more
Free and cheap things to do with the kids this week
Get those kids to unplug and get outside this week because we have lots of free and cheap things to do on the go, from a kids biathlon to a nifty planetarium show followed by telescope viewing or they can take the dog on a play date. We have that and more in this week's roundup: It’s a biathlon for kids! The St. Pete Beach Community Center is hosting Splash and Dash , a pool swim and fun run ... Read more
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Health seminar to focus on care giving When: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Jasper's Porch, Ridgeland, off Interstate 95 at Exit 21, behind the Comfort Inn Hotel Description: Dr. Read more
The Times takes on Apple again, with report on taxes
Following the year's earlier reports on Foxconn and on Apple's practice of sending manufacturing overseas, The New York Times publishes a piece that claims Apple has been a pioneer in developing ways to sidestep taxes. Read more
Bowls' extravagant revenues are closely examined as the NCAA mulls a playoff system
Documents show LSU was charged staggering fees by the Sugar Bowl for basic services, a common practice. Read more
Unpaid Internships: Bad for Students, Bad for Workers, Bad for Society
The economics of unpaid internships are obvious. Employers are desperate for cheap work, and "free" is pretty cheap. Workers are desperate for, well, anything, and students and recent grads are ... Read more
BRIEFLY: May 19
Read about what's happening in and around Plymouth. Read more
Asheville area health related events for the next few weeks.
DEMENTIA WORKSHOP: MemoryCare presents Teepa Snow family caregiver workshop “Making Interactions More Positive & Productive: Building Skills That Make a Difference” 2-4 p.m. today, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3070 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville. RSVP to 274-4801, ext. 2249. Read more
How Unpaid Internships Are Bad For Students, Bad For Workers And Bad For Society
The economics of unpaid internships are obvious. Employers are desperate for cheap work, and "free" is pretty cheap. Workers are desperate for, well, anything, and students and recent grads are willing to negotiate their wages down to zero. But the ethics aren't so clear-cut. Read more