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Economic boost for Ashford
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[Kent Online] - Council leader Cllr Peter Wood (Con) concluded: "If Chilmington does go ahead it isn't just for Christmas, it's for life. It's 20 to 30 years. We have a duty to help the residents and to help shape it." Copies of the plans will be available for
Rent increases driving out market traders
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[WalesOnline] - Tim Wood, of Peter Wood & Sons Butchers which have been in the town centre for more than 50 years, said he simply “could not say” what the future might hold after the 3.9% rent increase. He told the Gazette: “We've had to let one person go already and
Engineers looking at Christchurch quake's lessons
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[3News NZ] - The president of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Peter Wood, spoke to Firstline this morning where he said the majority of Christchurch's buildings have held up well through the regions multiple temblors.
Google News: Town team to mediate in battle over traders' signs
[This is Cornwall] Town Team and walked through the town with Cornwall Council's Mike Peters and Sally Newby, before having a meeting with the pair along with Paul Shaw of the Causewayhead Traders' Association and Peter Wood, manager of the Wharfside Shopping Centre.
Fifth Third Exits Retail Fund Business
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[Morningstar.com] - based advisor for Bronze-rated Chase Growth , announced that Peter Wood, a longtime analyst at the firm and recently a named manager on the fund, will retire at the end of April The firm also announced it has ended a six-month long search for a
Conference to help prepare for quakes
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[TVNZ] - NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering president Peter Wood said the country needs to move from simply recognising that the public needs to be better prepared, towards developing a strategy to implement the necessary improvements.
Big Surprise on the Cards for Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge ...
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[Rail.co.uk] Peter Wood (HE ) – but on February 19 No. 80 Beaudesert refused to start due to a fuel pump problem. The first two of the day's trains had to be cancelled while 4wDM No. 18 Feanor (MR ) was brought to Page's Park from Stonehenge
Google News: How to Comment
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood Mark is a connoisseur of comments. Several times a week he emails me articles he has spotted on the Internet which he has tagged with lines such as “Read the one by Zombie.” “#7 nails it.” “Comment #16 is fizziwig at his best.
Earthquake engineering conference in Chch
www.voxy.co.nz
[Voxy] from Christchurch earthquakes and move from merely recognising that New Zealand society needs to be better prepared, towards developing an effective and cohesive strategy to implement the necessary improvements, said NZSEE president Peter Wood.
Danbury's Michael Bobenhausen co-stars in 'Coastal Disturbances'
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[Ct Post] Pa.; Aleczander Farquharson of Natick, Mass.; Jessica Lehman of Nashua, NH; Juli McGourty of Worcester, Mass. and Jessica Otterbine of Keyport, NJ Drew Scott, an adjunct theater professor at Quinnipiac, and Peter Wood, a professional actor
Google News: Choose a future for Chilmington Green
[This is Kent] - ABC leader Councillor Peter Wood said: "We as a council have a duty to help residents, help shape this and, if necessary, put residents' views to developers – we have to help the community." Members of the Ashford UKIP gathered outside the Civic Centre
Montgomery County community calendar, April 5 to 12, 2012
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[Washington Post] - Shazam! magic show, for all ages, Peter Wood performs magic and sleight of hand. 2 pm, Poolesville Library, Fisher Ave. Free Legal advice clinics, for low-income residents. Consultations on custody and child-support issues
Google News: Politics, Education, and More Politics: NAS's New Report on the ...
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood Over the weekend the National Association of Scholars published a new research report about the politicization of the University of California. Actually, A Crisis of Competence: The Corrupting Effect of Political Activism in the
Traditions old and new bring people to the valley at Easter
www.todmordennews.co.uk
[Todmorden Today] - This picture was taken by Peter Wood, of Todmorden, in the mid 1960s and they certainly gathered a crowd. With the Heptonstall production as well we are spoiled for choice, and lucky to have them both. You will find details about both sets of
Notable & Quotable
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[Wall Street Journal] - Peter Wood on how to ask a good question, in the Chronicle of Higher Education, March 30. Last Wednesday I attended a debate at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, at which three men engaged in a lively, literate, and deeply-informed exchange.
Cricket: College teach Central a lesson
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[The Daily Post] - Peter Wood was a shining beacon at one end while his teammates rolled in and out at the other, the Central skipper finishing with a gritty 42 to his name. Tauranga Boys' young bowlers were in outstanding form with Henry Conway leading the way with four
Google News: How to Ask a Question
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood Last Wednesday I attended a debate at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, at which three men engaged in a lively, literate, and deeply-informed exchange. After they finished and the moderator opened the floor for questions, the usual thing
Google News: RPC Group director to step down
[Stock Market Wire] - StockMarketWire.com - RPC Group director Peter Wood will retire from the board with effect from 31 March. Wood joined the board as an independent non-executive director in March He was appointed chairman of the remuneration committee in April
Google News: Final Edit: Irving Louis Horowitz,
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood Irving Louis Horowitz died last week. He was, among his many distinctions, the founding publisher of the journal I now edit, Academic Questions, and a key figure in helping the National Association of Scholars get off the ground 25 years
Google News: Remediating America: on the Consultations of FSG
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood President Obama and most of the higher-education establishment is in full cry for a large expansion in the number of students who attend and who complete college. We are told this is a priority because it would be good for the nation's
New crossing system to help pedestrians + VIDEO
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[Sunderland Echo] - Their case was taken up by ward councillors Peter Wood, Margaret Forbes and Paul Maddison, who were told by Sunderland City Council officials that the project could not begin until the city's Southern Radial route was finished.
Google News: More Better Citizens: Obama's Higher-Education Agenda, Part 4B of 8
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - By Peter Wood This is the mid-point in my series of articles on President Obama's agenda for higher education. Beginning with Obama's Higher-Education Agenda in early February, I said I would post a series examining the eight major components of his
Under-threat Tynedale care service is saved
www.thejournal.co.uk
[Journal Live] - Peter Wood, chair of the Charlotte Straker trustees, said: “I am very encouraged that we will be able to build on the pilot that we started two years ago which has benefited over 100 patients nearing the end of their lives, and hopefully helped their
Google News: 'Inspirational' Lana is chosen to carry the Olympic Torch
[This is Kent] - Ashford Borough Council leader Peter Wood said: "It's a great honour to have the Olympic Flame pass through our borough not once but twice, and we are thrilled that such inspirational people were selected to represent Ashford on part of the route.
Google News: Friday Papers: Osborne fights back in row over 'granny tax'
[Citywire.co.uk] - Financial Times: The prospect of a flotation of Esure has strengthened after the motor and home insurer, led by the founder of Direct Line Peter Wood, returned to underwriting profitability. The Guardian (Comment): Will China, the world's second
Google News: Universities and the Price of Ignorance
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - So today I am sounding like fellow Chronicle blogger Peter Wood or American Council of Trustees and Alumni president Anne Neal. I think what Benjamin Ginsberg terms “the all-administrative university”—the growth in the power of nonacademic
Here's to another successful beer festival
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[Buckingham Advertiser] - Winslow Lions from left: Keith Harvey,John Sackman,Dennis Corben, David Binnie,Peter Wood and David Lloyd M-A363 THE Lions Club of Winslow enjoyed yet another successful Winslow Beer Festival last weekend. Even though numbers were slightly down
Esure reveals fourfold increase in profit
www.postonline.co.uk
[Post Online] - Peter Wood, executive chairman, pictured, said: "These results reflect continuing improvements in many areas of our business. "In 2011, we saw the first rewards of concerted action to optimise our underwriting performance, stamp down harder on fraud
Window of opportunity for artists
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[Northern Rivers Echo] - Anna Mackney with one of her Pea-Ple and Arts Northern Rivers CEO Peter Wood at the opening of the first Window of Opportunity. CEO of Arts Northern Rivers Peter Wood said at the opening of the new 'Window of Opportunity' scheme in Lismore recently
Google News: Student-Loan Debt—Who Cares Most?
[Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)] - One could offer a rationale that our country needs more college graduates to compete in the global high-skills/high-tech economy, but a recent post by Peter Wood here in Innovations thoroughly debunks that argument. Meanwhile, although many community
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