Archive for November, 2011


NASA satellites find Texas aquifers at record low – KSRO

NorthJersey.com NASA satellites find Texas aquifers at record lowKSROHOUSTON (AP) — A historic drought has depleted Texas aquifers to lows rarely seen since 1948, and it could take months — or even years — for the groundwater supplies to fully recharge, scientists who study NASA satellite data said Wednesday. …NASA satellites find Texas groundwater at [...]

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New California Border Drug Tunnel Found – Duluth Weekly

Duluth Weekly New California Border Drug Tunnel FoundDuluth WeeklySAN DIEGO, CA (OfficialWire) – November 30, 2011 – US authorities have discovered a major cross-border tunnel, the latest in a spate of secret passages found to smuggle drugs from Mexico. "It is clearly the most sophisticated, …Federal Agents Discover Major Marijuana Drug Tunnel in San Diego, [...]

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Sutliff & Stout, PLLC Expands to Austin, Texas with New Law Offices – PR.com (press release)

Sutliff & Stout, PLLC Expands to Austin, Texas with New Law OfficesPR.com (press release)Houston-based personal injury and accident law firm Sutliff & Stout, PLLC has announced their recent expansion to new offices in Austin, Texas to better serve their Austin-area and Central Texas clients. Austin, TX, November 30, 2011 –(PR.com)– …and more » Austin TX – [...]

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Northeast Florida educator sentenced to 140 years in child pornography case

A former Duval County guidance counselor and Nassau County principal convicted in federal court of storing child pornography in his computer, including photos he had taken of a 4-year-old, was sentenced Wednesday to 140 years in prison. A federal jury convicted Robert Allan Cowan, 50, in October 2010 of seven child pornography charges. His sentences from [...]

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Anonymous tip: Police chief knew about employee drug theft

The police chief of West Melbourne is accused of failing to tell city leaders about a former police commander who stole drugs from an evidence room. Commander Charles Schrum was caught stealing the drugs two years ago, but no one knew until an anonymous tip recently surfaced, WFTV found. Surveillance video inside the police department [...]

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July Systems Named Sponsor for the CIO Executive Summit 2011, New Jersey – MarketWatch (press release)

July Systems Named Sponsor for the CIO Executive Summit 2011, New JerseyMarketWatch (press release)LOS ANGELES, CA, Nov 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — July Systems, the leading mobile platform provider today announced that the company has been named as one of the sponsors for the exclusive CIO Executive Summit 2011, which will be held on [...]

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Washington D.C. – Political Action and Budget Hotel Quality? – DigitalJournal.com

Washington D.C. – Political Action and Budget Hotel Quality?DigitalJournal.comAccording to a study recently released by one of the major players in the global budget lodging industry, budget hotels in Washington DC ranked the highest of the 25 major cities evaluated for “overall quality.” According to a study recently released …and more » Washington DC – Google [...]

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Hurricane Irene was one of costliest storms in U.S. history

The hurricane season ends as the 6th straight year without U.S. landfall of a major hurricane New Orleans Metro Real Time News Also As a committee continues its work to create a historic district, the Mandeville City Council could extend a moratorium on demolishing or moving historic structures in old Mandeville. Times-Picayune archive The council [...]

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Introducing the Data 2.0 Summit Series 2012 – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Introducing the Data 2.0 Summit Series 2012San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Data 2.0 Conference & Summit Series, the largest thought leadership conference on the future of cloud data and the API economy, today announced the 2012 Data 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, CA April 3- 4, 2012. The Data 2.0 Summit Series aims to bring …and [...]

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Alabama Power gives $120000 to support engineering academy at Carver High … – al.com (blog)

al.com (blog) Alabama Power gives $ 120000 to support engineering academy at Carver High …al.com (blog)(The Birmingham News/Joe Songer) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Alabama Power Co. announced today a grant that will help finance the engineering academy at Carver High School in Birmingham. The Alabama Power Foundation will donate $ 120000 to the Birmingham …Carver High [...]

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