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With the stormy season round the corner, the coastal population keeps an eye on the movements of Hurricane Earl as well as the Tropical Storm Fiona.

Rumors throughout the industry are surrounding Cable & Wireless Worldwide as the company had its biggest gain in more than five months in London trading.

To the naked eye, the white cloth appeared clean, save for a faint yellow outline that could easily be overlooked.

Coming off its best season in a dozen years, the St. Francis College men's soccer team hoped to get the 2010 campaign off to a solid start Wednesday night in Storrs, Conn.

A POWER PANEL: From left: Nellie Gorbea, Donald Powers, Keith Stokes, Madeline Fraser Cook and Laurie White were on hand at Tuesdaya s Fact Book release to discuss the current state of affordable housing in Rhode Island.

Japan Airlines outlined restructuring plans Tuesday that include cutting 30 percent of its global workforce and additional financing to keep flying after filing for bankruptcy protection in January.

India's economy grew 8.8 percent in the June quarter, its fastest pace in over two years, as good farm and manufacturing output lifted growth back to its precrisis trajectory.

An unexpected rise in U.S. consumer confidence in August helped stocks in Europe and the U.S. recoup earlier losses Tuesday and trade higher on the day, though markets remain on edge ahead of toptier economic news from the world's largest economy.

Pod Rods: A new choice for law enforcement Florida Times-Union (blog) But all this nostalgia merged with modern technology doesn't come cheap. AutoWeek reports you'll need to pony up about $85000 for the base V-6 or about ... and more »

US Retail Data Props Up Asian Markets DailyFinance Of course this data looked particularly good thanks to tax-free holidays in selected states, including Connecticut, Florida and Texas. ... and more »

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3M Acquires Cogent Systems With a Reduction Thelatest News Among Cogent's competitors are L-1 Identity Solutions of Stamford, Connecticut, and Dermalog Identification Systems of Hamburg, Germany. 3M offers $943M for biometric security vendor Cogent SystemsBusinessWeek 3M May See Competition in Bid to Buy Cogent, Analysts SayBloomberg 3M

Connecticut officials cite a need to improve Department of Children and ... Torrington Register Citizen Evaluating other technology upgrades and monitoring systems that could allow police departments and possibly other mandated reporters calling on urgent ... and more »

3Ality Digital, Chyron Power Verizon's NFL 3D Telecast Multichannel News The game, which will delivered to Verizon FiOS TV customers with 3D-capable TV sets in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and ... First Televised 3D NFL Football Game to be Broadcast on Verizon FiOS TV Using ...PR Newswire (press release) all 30 news

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We've got national standards. Now here come the national tests. Georgia will ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium is a coalition of 31 states including Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, ... Two State Groups Win Federal Grants for Common TestsEducation

Social media specialist to lead workshop at business women's forum West Hartford News Connecticut's largest and longest-running full-day annual conference for women the Forum will be held Thursday, Sept. 23 in Hartford. ...

The first word seized our attention some days before last weekend: A "tropical disturbance" was churning off the coast of Africa, and it could become - " maybe - " the first hurricane of the season.

X PRIZE Foundation and LEGO Group Announce Winners in "MoonBots" Educational Contest: Team Landroids of Livingston, Named Grand Winner By MoonBots 9/2/2010 On September 1st, the X PRIZE Foundation, an educational non-profit organization that drives innovation through incentive prizes, and LEGO Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of

Prime Lube Inc., one of the largest distributors of lubricants and anti-freeze in the Mid-Atlantic, announced today that it has added NOCO Distribution LLC to its list of distributors for its BlueSky Diesel Exhaust Fluid .

Survivors who fled World Trade Center buildings after the 9/11 terrorist attacks later told Commission investigators "the funny glowing green stuff we followed" enabled them to find their way down darkened stairwells and outside to safety.

Thirty-three-year-old Rishad would report to the Joint CEOs of Wipro's IT business, the company said in a statement.

Editors of a top medical journal are questioning whether the diet pill Meridia should stay on the market even if it's restricted to people without heart disease.

Last weekend marked the end of the Little League Baseball World Series, where Japan defeated a plucky Hawaii team, 4-1, to take home the title.

The Indian Government is continuing to threaten a crackdown on the encryption of online and telco data, driven by concern terrorists may be using the services.

NEW YORK & STAMFORD, Conn., September 1, 2010-- Aquiline Capital Partners LLC , a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, today announced that its funds have made a $225 million investment in CRT Capital Group , an independent institutional broker-dealer based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Record Correlation Raises S&P 500 Vulnerability to Jobs Report BusinessWeek The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund's correlation with the US equity ... and more »

Connecticut Innovations Makes Follow-on Investment in ExeCue Inc. EContent (press release) Connecticut Innovations (CI), a quasi-public authority responsible for technology investing and innovation development operated by the state of Connecticut, ...

Connecticut Probes First Niagara-NewAlliance Deal Banktech Sign up for Bank Systems & Technology's daily e-mail newsletter to get more news and analysis delivered right to your in-box. and more »

CMAI Expands Global Business Advisory Service Offerings With Addition of Four ... PR Newswire (press release) He has an MBA in Finance and BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and started his career as a chemical process engineer at John ... and more »

Fully revamped Michigan Stadium opens for business on Saturday AnnArbor.com The Wolverines open the season in their renovated home Saturday with a 3:30 pm game against Connecticut. Saturday also is Martin's final day as a university ... and more »

Water authority upgrading billing, service systems New Haven Register (subscription) NEW HAVEN — The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority is in the midst of a $13 million upgrade of its ...

Proton Energy, Toyota ink deal? New Haven Register (subscription) The cars will arrive in Connecticut in mid-October, around the time that a hydrogen refueling station opens at Proton Energy's Technology Drive headquarters ...

Taking a break from technology is a good idea McCook Daily Gazette In response, a Connecticut high school announced today that it plans to ban the use of technology every Tuesday in September. Dubbed "No-Tech Tuesdays," the ... and more »

Stock Market News for Verizon, Motorola and IBM WallStNation.com To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in New Haven County, Connecticut, Verizon Wireless has ... and more »

Smidler Assumes Presidency at Kaman Industrial Technologies MarketWatch (press release) Steve and his wife Cindy live in West Hartford, Connecticut. KIT is a leading distributor of industrial parts, and operates more than 200 customer service ... and more »

Hospital awarded for use of technology to enhance patient care NORWALK Norwalk Hospital is one of just three hospitals in Connecticut -- and only 134 in the nation -- to be recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for achieving a Stage 6 designation for use of advanced information technology to support clinical care

New York, NY - XDSL-gained more than 25% to close at $0.0157 trading on heavy volume due to the anticipation of some late day news.

In one corner are candidates who began their political careers in the era of the ink-stained "Boys on the Bus," of male-dominated capitols, and of public cynicism stirred by Vietnam and Watergate.

A pair of dueling horses left an announcer at a New Jersey racetrack sounding more like a confused husband.

Colorado's once missing moon rock is about to go on public display. Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines president Bill Scoggins will unveil the rock Wednesday at the school in Golden, its new home.

The elephant and the donkey are going into hiding at an Ohio voting board. A Libertarian candidate saw ceramic figurines of the Republican and Democratic symbols on the counter at the Licking County Board of Elections when he filed paperwork to run for county commissioner.

The next time you feel like dipping your toes in the Chicago River - beware. A second alligator has been captured from the waterway that winds through downtown Chicago.

Spain says its economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the second quarter, less than the initial estimate of a 0.2 percent decline.

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Bradley Moves Into Next Generation Of Flight Hartford Business Civil aviation has a $14.3-billion economic output in Connecticut, accounting for 75526 jobs in the state. The state ranks No. ... American Air Flight Signals Larger Role for GE, Boeing with FAABloomberg American Airlines flies new, more precise Dallas/Fort Worth route to

Center Takes Shape Hartford Business M. Jodi Rell announced that a deal had been struck to create a University of Connecticut Health Network, which would establish a partnership among major ...

Stem Cell Ruling Fights Wrong War Hartford Business Connecticut has a proud spot at the forefront of efforts to advance innovation and technology. This is a fight that is ours, not just because of the ... and more »

UConn Bets On Tech Transfer Hartford Business That's an issue because obtaining financing for startup companies in Connecticut is a challenge. And about 84 percent of technology transfer programs don't ...

CT Accounting Industry Sees Fundamental Shift Hartford Business LLC, purchased Adnet Technologies Inc. of Farmington, expanding its client services to include information technology consulting. ...

Performance Analysis Rates Charities in CT Hartford Business Recent winners were the Lebanon Regional Agricultural Science and Technology Center for a honey bee raising project. The deadline for applications is Oct. ...

SunHydro: Partners with Toyota for fuel cell hybrids Energy Digital “The placement of the fuel cell vehicles in the Connecticut market will increase awareness of fuel technology and spur development of much-needed ... and more »

Biodel Inc., a diabetes-focused therapeutics firm in Danbury, Conn., has announced a registered direct offering of almost 2.4 million shares of common stock and warrants to buy the same number of shares, which will bring about $9.4 million to the biotech.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Smithfield, R.I.-based manufacturing facility as a second source of commercial supply its drug Soliris, a treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

Little League World Series Ct Post ... Niegelberg / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Members of the Fairfield American Little League attend a picnic at Pennsylvania College of Technology in ... and more »

Murphy Talks Energy at Cornwall Forum Litchfield County Times (blog) He noted, for instance, that Connecticut is the leader in fuel cell development. “We are poised to lead the world in the development of clean-burning fuel ... and more »

Wrapping up a fantastic Road Trip 2010 CNET (blog) ... translate what I see at those spots into something that can appeal to a broad audience that generally comes to CNET looking for news about technology. ... and more »

State faces growing list of transit woes Stamford Advocate Matthew Nemerson, president of the Connecticut Technology Council, said that Connecticut's successful technology companies are in the state partly because ... and more »

Bold leader needed TheDay.com Connecticut's next governor is going to have be ruthless about reining in state spending and proactive about private-sector job creation, tasks already on ... and more »

Amazon still setting pace in online retailing industry Chicago Tribune Regarding e-books, attorneys general in Connecticut and Texas are reviewing agreements between Amazon.com, Apple Inc. and book publishers to determine if ... and more »

College laptop with sensitive info stolen UPI.com 19 (UPI) -- A laptop computer stolen from a Connecticut university contained names and sensitive information on 10174 school applicants, school officials ... Laptop with Social Security numbers stolen from UConn West HartfordWest Hartford News UConn laptop stolen with info on 10174 applicantsJournal

Hands-on with Sharpie's Liquid Pencil CNET (blog) There's a slideshow and video embedded in this post, but if you just can't get enough talk about writing implements, I went on Connecticut Public Radio on ... and more »