Bluefield State to Offer Arabic and Kiswahili Courses for Dual Credit
Bluefield State College will offer Elementary Arabic I and Elementary Kiswahili I for college credit and dual credit to Mercer County high school students starting Aug 19 at Bluefield High School. Arabic and Kiswahili II and upper levels follow in 2009, with four levels by June 2009. Fulbright teaching assistants Noura Zaouli and Emmanuel Ndulila will lead classes, expanding world language study for local students and future professionals. For details, contact BSC International Initiatives at 327 4036 or sjamkhandi bluefieldstate.edu.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield High School
BSC
Mercer County High School
Noura Zaoulia
Tunisia
Emmanuel Ndulila
Tanzania
Noura Zaouli
Bluefield State College
US Department of State
Institute of International Education
Office of International Initiatives
Bluefieldstate.edu
School of Arts and Sciences
Phelps draws global awe as Olympic juggernaut dominates
International papers crown Michael Phelps with nicknames and grandiose praise. El Mercurio and El Badeel hail him as top Olympian while Le Monde and LEquipe celebrate his record bids and diet. British outlets ponder his all time status as Australia’s press touts his galaxy-like reign.
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Baltimore
Chile
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Egypt
el Badeel
Spain
el Pais
Olympia
France
Nouvel Nouvel Observateur
Denmark
Verligske Tidende
Phelps
Argentina
Ole
Michael Phelps
Alain Bernard
Lequipe
Pantheon
le Parisien
Times of London
Leonardo da Vinci
British Broadcasting Corp
China
Landau, longtime reporter dubbed First Amendment guerrilla
Jacob Landau, 74, a fixture in journalism who called himself a First Amendment guerrilla, died August 9 in an Arlington hospital after a long illness. A Falls Church, Virginia resident, he worked for New York papers, the AP, and The Washington Post in the 1960s before becoming a Supreme Court reporter for Newhouse Newspapers and later served as a spokesman for Attorney General John Mitchell.
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Washington
Jacob
Jack” Landau
Landau
Arlington
Ariel Landau
Greenbelt
Falls Church
New York
Associated Press
Washington Post
Newhouse Newspapers
John Mitchell
Nixon
Coal Sequestration Test Seen As Key To Clean Coal Era
Virginia lawmakers and scientists discuss a federally funded coal seam carbon dioxide storage test in Russell County as pivotal for clean coal efforts. The project follows a $1.8 billion Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center groundbreaking in Wise County, with officials citing regional economic and environmental benefits and federal support to store CO2 in unmineable seams.
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Congress
Boucher
Russell County
Phillip Puckett
Ckussell
Virginia Techon
Puckett
Virginia City
Wise County
Dan Bowling
Cazewell
Bowling
Virginia
EPA disconnecting action over Lin site PCB drainage risk
Bluefield EPA and state agencies continue work at the Lin site to disconnect PCB sources from the drainage feeding Bluestone River, with residual river levels noted. The EPA and WRS Compass lead contractor on a plan likely lasting two to three weeks before further actions decide who will complete fixes. The former Lin Electric facility, dating to 1931 and with a history including National Armature and Edison connections, has been razed following its recent closure.
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Towle
EPA
Lin
Lin Electric
Bluefield Avenue
State Line
Whitley Branch
West Virginia
Virginia
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National Armature & Electric Works
National Electric Coil
Edison Electric
McGraw-Edison
Lyndon Taylor
Free clinic faces pharmacist shortage and high drug costs
Mercer Health Right warns new pharmacy rules strain free clinics by prohibiting volunteer pharmacists and limiting medicines. Experts say shortages, license risks, and high prices threaten diabetic and hypertensive patients who rely on subsidized care. Public comment to the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy due Aug. 29.
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Bowling
West Virginia
Ohio River
Kanawha River
Rowling
Mercer Health Right
Enigk
State Board of Pharmacy
Codeine
Bales
Bates
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Newcastle Herald
Beijing
Pat Lester
Jack’ Landau
Bill Archer
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Bottonline.com
HealthSouth
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Brushfork Armory
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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NTE
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Marsha
Nan
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Rt. 460
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Main St
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College St
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