Canine Good citizen classes beginning June 4 in Atlanta - Examiner
27 May 2012, 5:06 pm
The St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church St. Francis Pet Ministry in Atlanta is offering dog training classes for the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good citizen (CGC) test. The classes will be held on Monday nights at 7 p.m. for six weeks ...

US citizen Kidnapped In West Africa - MyFox Detroit
27 May 2012, 12:41 pm
(NewsCore) - An American citizen has been kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin, a US embassy spokeswoman said Saturday. "I can confirm an American got kidnapped in Benin last week," Melissa Ford, a spokeswoman for the US embassy in ...

Atlanta citizen Review Board under scrutiny - Atlanta Journal Constitution
27 May 2012, 8:59 am
Outrage over a botched raid built on lies from informants followed by cover-ups by cops who killed a frightened, innocent 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston in her home — and then planted drugs in the house — led to the birth the Atlanta citizen ...

Adam Vanunu's new T-shirt line Cotton citizen features colors that fit to a tee - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 10:59 pm
In L.A., there's a T-shirt line born every minute (or so it seems). Crew, scoop and V-necks are burned out, silkscreened and Swarovski-crystal-studded beyond recognition. Words like buttery, vintage-style and boyfriend (fashion speak for ...

citizen Scientists Seek Microbes at the Edge of Space - Yahoo Finance
24 May 2012, 3:22 pm
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A NASA-inspired competition is challenging citizen scientists to build hardware for collecting microorganisms at the edge of space. citizen scientists can win cash prizes up to $10,000 in the High ...

citizen Dave: Are my glasses too big? - Isthmus Daily Page
21 May 2012, 6:54 pm
I bought my last pair of eyeglass frames about twelve years ago. I got them on sale at a place on State Street. It turned out they were on sale because fashion was headed in a different direction and, as is often the case, I was catching the wave just as ...

citizen Dave: My speech to UW Urban and Regional Planning graduates - Isthmus Daily Page
20 May 2012, 10:37 pm
A few years ago I was invited to give a commencement speech for Edgewood College graduates. I wasn't invited back. In fact, I was never again asked to give a commencement speech anywhere. I guess word got around. But on Saturday night, I did give a ...

On this “Natural Born citizen” Issue, Part I: From Alexander Hamilton to Lynch v. Clarke - RedState
20 May 2012, 6:55 pm
This is a passage that has weighed heavily upon us in recent years. There are those among us, known commonly as “Birthers” who dispute the eligibility of various politicians to be President or Vice-President of the United States. The most ...

'citizen science' tracking climate change - Terra Daily
18 May 2012, 6:07 pm
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) May 17, 2012 - Earth's ecosystems are still capable of soaking up more carbon as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, a U.S. study finds. Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the research ...

UK government staff caught snooping on citizen data - ZDNet
17 May 2012, 4:35 pm
Summary: What a surprise: the U.K. government was forced to reveal under Freedom of Information laws more than 1,000 civil servants have ’snooped’ on British citizens’ private data. Don’t worry about hackers illegally accessing ...