El Cerrito Art Association — Drawing Animal and Pet Portraits, a presentation by Dorcas Moulton, 7:30 p.m. June 14, free, Garden Room, El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moeser Lane, 510-234-5028, www.

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The Olive Garden restaurant in Jonesboro, Ark. has recently been officially awarded Silver certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for New Construction (NC) from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

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The Underwater Centre in Fort William, Scotland, has been an influential training provider for commercial divers and ROV pilots in the offshore oil & gas sector for many years . . .

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Many people outside of China haven’t heard of Huawei Technologies. But the Chinese telecom equipment vendor has been gaining on its European and U.S. rivals, including Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel-Lucent, with its pricing advantage as well as its technology.

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers , the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will conduct a public unreserved equipment auction on June 16 at the Company’s permanent auction site in London, Ontario.

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A new class of farmers is on the rise in Ukraine. They’re fast gaining the moniker as the new kings of agriculture among experts, insiders and investors.

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ODENTON, MD–(Marketwire - June 8, 2010) - A joint project with Cell-Tek Geosynthetics (Crofton), Life Time Pavers (Gambrills), Maisel Brothers (Glen Burnie), and an anonymous local donor is in the process of completion at the intersection of the WB & A Trail and Strawberry Lake Way in Odenton. The project, named Angels’ Garden , began last year through The Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails …

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JEANERETTE — In a world of ever expanding technological advances in farming equipment, Jeanerette farmer John Jackson primarily relies on what he was born with: Two hands, two feet and a lot of toil and sweat to get the job done.

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Injuryproof your yard “Bizarre gardening accident” is a punch line, but it’s also not funny: Hand tools and lawn mowers injure 36,000 women a year. Keep tool handles clean; dirt, water and oil can make hands slip.

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A detailed “Farm Watch E Newsletter” will be sent out in a week or so. We wanted to get these important details out to you fast. If you have rural farming, ranching or nursery property in the Las Posas Valley, Tierra Rejada Valley , Oxnard Plains, Santa Rosa or Santa Clara River Valley.

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