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AT&T's Ralph De La Vega Named Worldwide Chairman of Junior Achievement
Colorado Springs, Colo. Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO-AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, has been named to a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of JA Worldwide .
Juvenile crimes dip, despite recent cases
Try not to focus on the Dunbar Village rapists. Don't be consumed by news that five Deerfield Beach teens are accused of setting another teen on fire.
Artist turns yard into gallery
Artist Shirley De Witt poses with a collection of her work in the yard of her David Shores home.
Brogan mends universities' ties with lawmakers
When former Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan became the state university system's chancellor three months ago, he faced an imposing list of financial and political problems.
Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch
Conch pearls are formed by concentric layers of fibrous crystals, and this layering often produces the desired flame structure, which is characteristic of conch pearls.
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says
While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly .
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says
While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly .
Harvard a leader in ed, but not sex ed
Harvard may reign supreme when it comes to academics, but the Ivy League university is apparently regressing when it comes to sex.
CAIR official disrupts free speech conference, ejected by Capitol Hill police
An intern for the Council on American-Islamic Relations was ejected Wednesday from a conference held at the US Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium after behaving in a threatening manner and repeatedly violating conference rules by attempting to record conference speakers who have been the subject of death threats by Muslims.
Few Aware Of Vice President's South Fla. Visit
Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Boca Raton on Thursday afternoon to attend a private fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, but few people seemed to know he was coming to South Florida.
Consulting firm that tapped Brogan for state's top university job is...
The consulting firm that Florida Atlantic University recently hired to help with its presidential search is the same firm that recruited ex-President Frank Brogan for the statewide university chancellor position earlier this year.
TK Hill sentenced to four years under plea bargain
Travis Kelton "T.K." Hill III was sentenced at the Highlands county Courthouse on Monday to four years in state prison and six years mandatory probation.
Online Audio Available: The Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University
From the Blog Post: Between the early 1990s and 2002, Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library acquired about a thousand recordings of Jewish music.
Journalist Mike McQueen, 52, dies in New Orleans
Mike McQueen, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Louisiana and Mississippi, has died.
LIVE BaltTech updates live from UM Tech Startup Bootcamp
Updates will appear at the top of this post: 11:16: Hinman finishes up his keynote.
EDITORIAL: At FAU, it's the commuters
In 2005, then-Florida Atlantic University President Frank Brogan said, "We recognize we're going to be a commuter school forever that provides great access." There are times when FAU, which wants to become more like a traditional university, seems to forget that mission.
She credits the Morikami Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach with helping lift her constant sorrow earlier this year, and a study by Florida Atlantic University concurs: the 16-acre garden is not only beautiful, but its soothing design can comfort people like Valeriay, suffering with persistent sadness.
Wackenhut Gets New North American...
National security firm G4S Wackenhut has signed a lease for a 63,000-square-foot build-to-suit office building that will become its new North American headquarters.
Manatee and whale woes with boat speed limits
This isna TMt a cop convention. These are marine mammal biologists, but they do care about speed limits.
Sound off on the suspected python
Lisa R.- yes, snakes can be a danger to pets and children. But we live i Florida, on the border of the everglades.
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