Concord University Fall Commencement December 18 2010
Concord University hosts Fall Commencement on Saturday December 18 2010 at 11 a.m. in the Carter Center main gym. One hundred nine WV residents and 24 out of state graduates plus seven international students will participate. valedictorian Rebecca Anne Gouty graduates summa cum laude with two degrees. DVDs of the ceremony are $20 and live-stream will be available online.
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Virginia hosts four feature films in the fall
The Virginia Film Office says four feature films were shot in October and November across the Richmond area Roanoke Williamsburg Jamestown Yorktown. Unanswered Prayers filmed near Richmond is a TV movie based on Garth Brooks song. Lake Effects shot around Smith Mountain Lake follows two estranged sisters reuniting with their mother after their father’s death. Alone Yet Not Alone filmed in Roanoke and Williamsburg depicts an immigrant family before the 1755 French and Indian War. A Christmas Kiss filmed in Richmond rounds out the slate.
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Calif bomb factory site declared safe after controlled burn
A California site housing a large cache of homemade explosives was declared safe after a Thursday controlled burn destroyed all hazardous materials. San Diego County, state and private crews cleared debris, with soil and ash removal to continue to midweek. George Jakubec, 54, the renter, pleads not guilty to charges of making destructive devices and bank robbery.
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Holder defends anti terror sting tactics at Muslim Advocates talk
Attorney General Eric Holder reassured Muslims in Millbrae that the DOJ remains focused on hate crimes while defending FBI and Justice Department sting operations used in terrorism cases. He defended the Mohamud case, saying critics misconstrue the law, and noted concerns about rights violations in law enforcement.
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Spring elected VP of North Central Two Year Colleges
Dr. Ted D. Spring president of New River Community and Technical College was elected vice president of the Council of North Central Two Year Colleges, a 19 state group with 349 institutions. The body works with The Higher Learning Commission to promote standards for two year colleges in the North Central Region. Spring became New River College president in 2005 and holds multiple degrees.
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Community foundation honors volunteers with walk flea market
Church members supply goods for a free flea market while Kim and her group distribute gifts to children including bicycles. The foundation raises funds for Christmas and back to school distributions and asks recipients to send photos to families who donated. Two Maryland volunteers died while sourcing supplies this year, Melba and Jay Taylor, leading to the Melba Jay Taylor Award presented at a luncheon hosted by a Maryland Girl Scout troop.
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China drives green tech push with subsidies and LEDs shift
Earth Talk notes China signed onto UN and Global Environment Facility efforts to phase candescent lighting within a decade, given it accounts for 70 percent of world lightbulb production. It also leads solar panel and wind turbine output, with $216 billion in subsidies to the energy sector and Pew estimates of large green market funding versus the U.S. in 2009.
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