Admin | May 31, 2011
This week brown marmorated stink bug activity is definitely on the rise. For the first six weeks of monitoring this year, things have been pretty quiet which is certainly in part due to the very cool, wet spring we have had so far. But in the last two weeks we have seen stink bugs wandering [...]
Admin | May 31, 2011
There?s one on the International Space Station, in a locker 250 miles above Earth. There?s one at the bottom of the ocean, beside a hydrothermal vent 2,300 meters down. And there?s probably one in your neighborhood, not far from your front door. The object is called a geocache, and the Adventure Science Center?s newest exhibit [...]
Admin | May 30, 2011
LONDON May 27 (Reuters Life!) – If you like the idea of a luxurious holiday while salving your conscience, you might be enticed by eco-chic getaways, hotels twinned with community projects or those which support shelters for children and animals. Boutique hotels expert Mr amp; Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) provides a list of its top 10 [...]
Admin | May 30, 2011
Hot weather for this Memorial Day is sure to get many people to local beaches for a short vacation. With the economy still recovering, hotels are offering discounts to guests so they can make the most of their weekend. Gas prices being the lowest they have been in weeks is another plus for travelers not [...]
Admin | May 29, 2011
Joe Justice opened turkey season with his stepson not getting a turkey but finding an elk shed. He wrapped things up with his stepson getting a turkey, his wife finding a diamond bracelet and the sun setting on the 2011 season all at about the same time. To make it all happen, Justice first had [...]
Admin | May 29, 2011
From blackjack to brewery tours, legendary weekends with the guys are becoming as popular as girlfriend getaways. Just in time for the release of “The Hangover 2,” Visit Bucks County provides “mancation” ideas with all interests in mind. Whether looking for a rustic weekend in the woods or a night out on Main Street, Bucks [...]
Admin | May 29, 2011
With its four cities and 44 towns, the storied, populous province of Pangasinan recently celebrated its 431st Founding Anniversary (Agew na Pangasinan) with a myriad of activities. These included a song-and-dance beach party, a grand ball and a civic parade around the stately Capitol grounds with street dancing, walking contingents caparisoned in imaginative costumes and [...]
Admin | May 28, 2011
Users of Yammer, a social networking service for enterprises, can now embed Yammer feeds and activity streams into just about any business application through the use of embed codes, the company announced today. The feature functions similar to the way YouTube users embed videos on other websites. Its a few lines of code that fit [...]
Admin | May 28, 2011
A move by the Greencastle-Antrim school board on May 5 has some people wondering about the ramifications. On a 5-3 tally, the board approved an increase in activity fees for students in the middle and high schools. Eric Holtzman, Mike Shindle, Brian Hissong, William Thorne and Howard Ritchey, voted yes; Melinda Cordell, Kristy Faulkner and [...]
Admin | May 27, 2011
By KEVIN NEVERS There was a time when the Porter County Park Board had hoped to Raise the Barn: to retrofit Col. Murray?s dairy barn at Sunset Hill Farm County Park into an activity center. But the barn was found not to be salvageable and was finally removed. The need for an activity center remains, [...]