FEBs across the nation celebrate (Federal Times) Public Service Recognition Week from May 7 through 13 recognizes the service and contribution that government employees make to their nation and communities....more...Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) A discussion between Nobel Prize winner Dr. Harold Varmus, president of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, and Cornell University President David Skorton will be featured as a special presentation of Skorton's radio program, ?Higher Ed in the Round,? tonight and Tuesday evening....more... Articles for April 30, 2007 (Columbian Missourian) Before Steve Chott?s electronics class at the Columbia Area Career Center, students sit at work stations and build circuits. After taking measurements and applying power to the circuits, Chott and his students discuss the math and physics involved....more... AI Meets Web 2.0: Building the Web of Tomorrow, Today (RedNova) By Tenenbaum, Jay M This article is derived from the 2005 Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence conference invited talk "AI Meets Web 2.0: Building the Web of Tomorrow, Today" presented by fay M. Tenenbaum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) Wells College alumna Veryl V. Miles, dean and professor of law at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, will be Wells' 2007 commencement speaker, Wells College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson announced. This year's ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 26, at the Aurora Inn....more... Many issues to face potential Ad?k Park Agency chairman Dick Booth (Adirondack Daily Enterprise) LAKE PLACID ? Dick Booth?s nomination from Gov. Eliot Spitzer to chair the state Adirondack Park Agency?s Board of Commissioners Tuesday will come with a full plate of issues, should he be confirmed by the state Senate....more... Terror-cell bombers met five times before carnage of 7/7 (The Scotsman) MI5 filmed two of the London suicide bombers meeting a known terrorism mastermind more than a year before the 7 July attacks, but did not identify them as a potential threat, it was revealed yesterday....more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) The American Red Cross Blood Services of the New York-Pennsylvania Region is urgently calling for all eligible donors to give blood to help strengthen the regional blood inventory, which has fallen to low levels due to Monday's late-winter storm. In particular, A-negative and O-negative blood types have less than a two-day supply....more... Meetings Market? Academy + Exhibition Educates Those who Plan Meetings and Events (PR Web) Meetings Market? Academy + Exhibition is a one-day, high-quality educational, training and exhibition event for anyone involved in planning meetings. Includes multitiered education tracks, seminars featuring several of the industry's leading experts, exclusive face-to-face networking time with meeting and event professionals, and local and national exhibitors offering the latest education, ......more... |