Humane Society puts out call for supplies, food for animals
Due to the large number of animals currently under the care of the Forrest City Area Humane Society, the organization is asking the public to assist with the donation of supplies and materials for the Animal Shelter.

Doctors, supplies head for Rafah
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Malaysian Red Crescent Society doctors and its disaster manager leave for Rafah, Egypt, tomorrow with medical supplies and other relief materials.

Poland urges EU to seek diversified sources of raw materials
In the face of lower gas supplies, the European Union should intensify its moves designed to diversify sources of raw materials, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Tuesday. That is the lesson that should be learnt from what has happened, the president said, referring to the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict. Poland's plans to import raw materials from "the south-eastern direction" from ...

Man arrested with methamphetamine supplies
A Cleburne man arrested on a warrant Dec. 27 had supplies and chemicals commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine, according to Johnson County Sheriff?s Office reports.

Detroit school missing bare necessities
DETROIT, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The principal of a Detroit elementary school says budget constraints have left them without basic supplies like toilet paper, trash bags and light bulbs.

How you can help, Jan. 9
Step by Step: A Community Reentry Coalition, a group that helps parolees re-enter the community of Redlands, has a program to help children of parolees by providing school supplies to be used at home or at school.

Schools' Reaction To Tight Times Seen in Fee Rules
Course fees charged for workbooks, art supplies and other items would be cut by more than half in Montgomery County schools under a proposal Superintendent Jerry D. Weast announced yesterday to ease the burden on parents.

Coal ash spill reveals risks, lapses in waste regulation
The coal ash spill in Tennessee last month is putting a spotlight on whether the ash from 450 other power plants around the country could be contaminating the nation's drinking water supplies.

Detroit school missing bare necessities
The principal of a Detroit elementary school says budget constraints have left them without basic supplies like toilet paper, trash bags and light bulbs.Academy of Americas Principal Naomi Khalil said in a letter to parents, partners and staff that the school was in need of donations of such commonplace products because the school district had limited available school funds, Detroit's WDIV-TV ...

Layoffs loom in building industry
MASS lay-offs are looming in the home building and building supplies industries as orders for new homes evaporate.

Grants help replace storm damaged supplies
Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union recently awarded two Pearland Independent School District teachers $500 classroom supply grants to replace materials lost during Hurricane Ike.

A game this big deserves big-time pick
HERE ARE THE applicable highlights of an interview just done, Big Game Week. The Picks supplies the big answers. Question: Why are the Picks done anonymously?

State wants all schools to combine buying power
Many schools already have purchasing pools, in which districts band together to get the best prices on supplies and services.

Coal ash spill reveals risks, lapses in waste regulation
By By RENEE SCHOOF -- The coal ash spill in Tennessee last month is putting a spotlight on whether the ash from 450 other power plants around the country could be contaminating the nation's drinking water supplies. Some coal ash is recycled into products such as cement or placed in secure landfills, but much of it ends up in gravel pits, abandoned mines and unlined landfills - or in ponds like ...

ArtsExpress: Jan. 8, 2009
Artists invited to trade supplies LAKE PLACID ? The Lake Placid Center for the Arts' Artist & Craft Supplies Swap is from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in the LPCA Front Building, Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid.

Amazing solar-powered fridge invented by British student in a potting shed helps poverty-stricken Africans
It's the kind of simple yet brilliant invention that would have the tycoons of Dragons' Den salivating with excitement. Not only is the fridge solar powered, it can also be built from household materials.

Latest issue
Food prices have increased sharply in 2007 and 2008. The prices of many staple items such as rice, wheat flour, corn, cooking oil and milk powder have more than doubled globally. Malaysia has not escaped from this crisis. Prices here too have increased sharply.

Florida budget cuts impact schools, social services
Teachers are digging into their own pockets for school supplies. Identity-theft investigations are slowing down. And thousands of nursing-home workers are bracing for layoffs.

Cocoa Prices Rise in New York as Dollar Declines Against Pound
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Cocoa prices rose for the fourth straight day as the dollar fell against the pound, increasing the appeal of U.S. futures contracts.

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