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Former President Jimmy Carter met with religious leaders in Cuba on Monday as he began a trip to discuss economic policies and ways to improve Washington-Havana relations, which are even more tense than usual over the imprisonment of a U.S. contractor on the island.

Carter met in the afternoon with leaders of Cuba's Jewish community but did not say whether he mentioned the case of Alan Gross, who was arrested in December 2009 while working on a USAID-backed democracy-building project he said was meant to help improve internet access for that community.

As a company that relies on clean, quality water to brew our beers, protecting our local watersheds is a top priority for MillerCoors," said Kim Marotta, vice president of corporate social responsibility at MillerCoors. "We're proud to provide grants to organizations across the country whose mission aligns with our beliefs and our responsibilities."

Drawing the second most votes, Johnson Creek Watershed Council of Milwaukie, Oregon,will receive $10,000 and the third place vote-recipient, River Revitalization Foundation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will receive $5,000. The three remaining finalists will each receive $3,000.

Neighborhood Navigators.” From stunning art exhibits just steps from the hotel to picturesque seaport views at the soon-to-open Liberty Wharf, Renaissance Navigators will create custom vacation itineraries and offer insider secrets to experience the city like a local. The “Neighborhood Navigators” package includes:     Two signature cocktails at 606 Congress, adjacent to the Boston Hotel     Two tickets to the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art     Map of the neighborhood     Vacation consultation with a Renaissance Navigator during stay     Complimentary use of health club and lap pool     Deluxe overnight accommodations

The “Neighborhood Navigators” package is available now until 12/31/2011 and rates start at $174 per night. Reservations can be made atby entering promotional code CUE, or by calling 1-800-HOTELS1 and asking for the “Neighborhood Navigators” package. Parking and taxes are not included in the nightly rate. This promotion is not valid for groups of 10 or more. Blackout dates may apply.

residents have had a choice of their electric supplier for over a decade and recently rates have become competitive for electric companies to pass on more value and savings to Maryland residents.

Clearview Electric’s President Frank McGovern says, “Maryland residents have the right to choose an electric supplier. Be assured if they choose to enroll with Clearview Electric, they will be provided the value with no interruption of service and can count on the highest level of customer service.”

Vol. 17: 4019-4036, demonstrated that the RTVue fourier/spectral domain OCT was less affected by variability in scan quality, especially low scan quality. Low scan quality can result from patient factors such as cornea opacities, partial cataracts, cloudy vitreous or other factors that diminish the scanning beam signal from and back to the OCT device.

The study authors, Madhusudhanan Balasubramanian, Christopher Bowd, Gianmarco Vizzeri, Robert N. Weinreb, and Linda M. Zangwill, stated: “For RTVue, RNFL thickness measurements in most eyes remained stable across the range of SSQ (changes in RNFL thickness of < 3 microns, however see results from participant H3). These results suggest that, changes in SSQ from best to lowest quality images resulted in minimal, clinically irrelevant, changes in measured RNFL thickness.”

China and other emerging nations such as Brazil and India are becoming leaders in science to rival traditional "scientific superpowers" like the United States, Europe and Japan, a top British academy said on Monday.

A report by the Royal Society science academy also found some rapidly emerging scientific nations not usually associated with a strong science base, including Iran, Tunisia and Turkey.

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the "shocking" treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the army subjected them to torture and forced "virginity tests".

The London-based rights group said that army officers violently cleared Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focus of the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to resign last month, and held at least 18 women in military detention.

s health portal is owned by an acclaimed internet entity, the medical business portal that offers comprehensive information on the various aspects associated with the medical services and products industry.

On light of the new Google algorithm scary changes, the company has employed the services of the Dallas based internet marketing firm SEO 1 Services.

More than 20 people are believed dead after a strong earthquake in northeastern Myanmar. The magnitude-6.8 quake shook buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok on Thursday night.

A Myanmar state-run newspaper reported two people dead, but an official said Friday that at least 20 more were killed in a village where more than a dozen houses collapsed. He said the toll could rise. Rural Myanmar is underdeveloped, with poor communications facilities and little rescue and relief capacity.

A Tennessee man who was stranded for six days on a remote Utah canyon ledge after his brother fell off the side of the cliff they were trying to rappel down has been rescued, authorities said Monday.

Searchers began looking for the men in No Man's Canyon in southeast Utah on Friday after family members reported them missing following what was to have been a weeklong trip, Wayne County sheriff's officials told the Salt Lake Tribune.

Scientists on Wednesday published the broadest picture yet of the likely genetic causes of multiple myeloma, a common form of blood cancer in which malignant white blood cells proliferate unchecked.

The map comes courtesy of a trawl through the DNA of 38 people with the disease, according to the research carried out by 21 institutions in North America.

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Florida Republican Rep. Connie Mack is scheduled to make a major announcement Friday, suggesting that -- as widely expected -- he's entering the U.S. Senate race.

Four men went on trial Friday for deadly late-night attacks against Gypsies in Hungary, and prosecutors told the court those village raids were planned with military precision.

Six people — including a young man and his 5-year-old son — were shot to death, five sustained life-threatening injuries and five others were seriously wounded in the attacks between July 2008 and August 2009.

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Thriller "Limitless" topped North American box offices with $19 million in ticket sale over a lackluster weekend that continued Hollywood's losing streak versus last year.

The movie, in which Bradley Cooper portrays a man who is able to exponentially increase his brainpower by taking a drug, beat animated family film "Rango," which maintained the No. 2 spot in its third weekend in theaters with $15.3 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc chief Lloyd Blankfein told jurors at Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial that a former director at Wall Street's most powerful bank violated boardroom confidentiality in discussions with the accused hedge fund manager.

Blankfein was called to testify by prosecutors in Manhattan federal court about Goldman's results in 2008, and a crucial investment that September by billionaire Warren Buffett at the height of the financial crisis -- secrets the government said were leaked to Rajaratnam.

s goal is to bridge the connection between consumers and local food producers. Eating locally grown food benefits local economies.Farm to Table Pittsburgh offers a unique Wellness Program that helps participants eat healthy, learn where to buy local foods and how to prepare and preserve nutritious meals.

Pennsylvania MarketMaker is a free website that connects all businesses in the food industry.PA is one of 18 states in the MarketMaker network of sites. Its primary feature is the market research mapping tool that helps buyers and sellers locate each other. The tool also helps businesses identify markets using census information (displayed as overlay on the map) that is capable of indicating household income, food preferences, ethnicity, and other factors.MarketMaker is also one of the largest directories of food related businesses in PA, from farms to restaurants.Additional features include a forum where buyers and sellers can conduct business, “Taste of the State” that features products by registered businesses, an event calendar, and recipes.

Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) wants to make sales of its coffee and other products in the grocery aisle rival its traditional cafe business, according to Chief Executive Howard Schultz.

The world's biggest coffee chain is betting it can use the power of its brand to sell a portfolio of goods -- such as Via instant coffee and bottled Frappuccino -- everywhere food and beverages are sold, whether in a supermarket in the United States or a vending machine in Asia.

You know aboutand , but the third season of Jersey Shore brought us a new lexicon. From sloppopotamus to the cheese bed, find out what Snooki, Pauly D, and the rest of the cast were talking about in Seaside Heights.

Angelina (n.)— an insult used for a roommate who refuses to let his or her other roommates enjoy themselves if s/he isn’t doing the same.

s Advisory Board (SHP Dean’s Advisory Board).The board is comprised of business and community leaders, drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds, who have demonstrated unusually high achievement and excellence in the healthcare industry, and guides the creative development of the School of Health Professions. Appointment to the SHP Dean’s Advisory Board is an official recognition that Kerry Teel embodies the values and qualities that are sought in board members, and that his contributions will be integral in preparing future generations of successful healthcare leaders.

“We look forward to Kerry’s insights and contributions to the Advisory Board," said Harold Jones, Ph.D., dean of the School of Health Professions. "The Advisory Board provides us with important guidance as we seek to shape our programs to lead in the preparations of the health care leaders of the future. Kerry’s professional experiences and his current leadership role in an outstanding organization brings to us a valuable perspective to incorporate in both our planning and day-to-day operations.”