Catholics are Called to Evangelize: Have the Audacity to Take it to the Streets

| August 31, 2011

Have the audacity to share the Truth without reservation WE are the ones who Christ is counting on to spread the Gospel to those in our modern culture starving for meaning, hope, and God (whether or not they realize it is Him they are looking for). We are the ones who are supposed to build [...]

Cougar Basketball Participates in Lentil Festival Activities

| August 31, 2011

Aug. 22, 2011 Photo Gallery PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University mens basketball continued its strong presence in the community this summer as it participated in activities in conjunction with the 2011 National Lentil Festival, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20 in downtown Pullman. Friday, the 12 members of the Cougar basketball team that [...]

’70s Iranian rock of Googoosh and Kourosh gets reissued [MP3]

| August 30, 2011

Sundays Calendar section features a look at two recently compiled collections of pre-revolutionary Persian rock and pop music, which serves as a reminder of the exhuberant modern culture that developed in the country before the 1979 Islamic revolution single-handedly halted the movement. This week the label Now-Again Records will release a collection of Persian rock [...]

TEP seeks to reduce incentives for solar

| August 30, 2011

Tucsons solar-energy buildout will accelerate next year, as Tucson Electric Power Co. focuses on bringing more big, utility-scale solar projects online. But a proposal by TEP to significantly cut funding for solar-energy systems installed by commercial customers has raised concerns among local solar installers. The Arizona Corporation Commission plans to air the commercial-solar issue during [...]

Try Cracking This Caper

| August 29, 2011

For a moment, play detective. Scan your world for patterns of behavior out there. You can do it right from home, because the world conveniently comes right to us by way of 24/7 television and computer screens. Even our favorite morning newspaper is on there. Easy to see and sense the relentless waves of violence [...]

UFC Gambling Analysis: Breaking Down 2011 Underdog Performance

| August 28, 2011

After noticing that no underdog with longer odds than +135 (Constantinos Philippou) pulled off a win at UFC 133, it got me wondering how underdog wins have broken down in the UFC lately. I went back over every 2011 fight and used the fighters best available odds at belltime. Here is how the data breaks [...]

Invasion or arrival?

| August 28, 2011

How should white settlement be characterised in the wording of the Australian constitution? The question has been raised after Sydney City Council decided to change the preamble in its corporate plan to describe the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 as an invasion and illegal colonization. It replaced the phrase European arrival. For many [...]

Times Union, Albany, NY, Kristi Gustafson column

| August 27, 2011

It is, in a way, the modern-day peer-pressure. We feel forced — through that word of encouragement on our Facebook wall or through an email from the local pizza place — into endorsing a brand by putting our like behind it. The act of networked liking has diluted the significance of preference in the same [...]

New 911 Service Debuts in Boone County

| August 26, 2011

COLUMBIA – Public Safety Joint Communications Center (PSJC) introduced a new 9-1-1 service Monday that will allow the 9-1-1 Operations Center to immediately view previously entered information of registered callers. PSJC is partnering with Rave Mobile Safety to offer the free service, Smart911. Smart911 can make information about you and your family readily available to [...]

Jason Schultz leaving Woodbury High School

| August 26, 2011

Published August 22, 2011, 05:38 PM Jason Schultz leaving Woodbury High School Jason Schultz, the Activities Director for two years at Woodbury, has been hired as an Assistant Principal for Cottage Grove Middle School. By: Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer, Woodbury Bulletin