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Lindblom loses 1st start Rangers fall to As 9-2

Josh Lindblom pitched out of trouble several times early in his debut as a major league starter. The Texas right-hander couldn't do it in the fifth ...
Giants Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand

Ryan Vogelsong broke his throwing hand on a swing after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a terrible road trip to beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Monday ...
Marquis wins 5th straight Padres beat Cards 4-2

Jason Marquis combined with four relievers on a four-hitter to win his fifth straight start and Will Venable homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win against the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals on Monday ...
Pennsylvania officials Judicial candidates wrongly listed as missing deadline

State officials wrongly listed two Western Pennsylvania judicial campaigns last week as having missed a key deadline for making financial disclosures, a state spokesman confirmed ...
Highlands School Board member to remain as coach

Beale asked board Solicitor Lisa Colautti if the extension conflicted with a court ruling in the West Mifflin School District that prohibited a board member from being an assistant ...

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Revanche [DVD]

Revanche is Austrian writer/director Gtz Spielmanns fifth feature film (in addition to several made-for-television features), but the first to receive significant distribution in the United States, so European viewers will have to forgive American audiences and critics who are treating ... ...

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P. Hills promotes officers honors others for service

Each has various roles with the force. Frankenfeld and Lauso are Drug Abuse Resistance Education teachers, respectively, at Pleasant Hills Middle and McClellan Elementary ...
Kiski Area School District focuses on security

The school board Monday approved nearly $225,000 in contracts for installation of such an entryway at Kiski Area North Primary School, formerly Allegheny-Hyde ...
Voters have plethora of hopefuls to pick from

In Wayne, voters will be asked to consider whether they are in favor of the granting of liquor licenses for privately-owned public golf courses for the sale of liquor by White Oak Farms Inc., 1009 State Route 839, ...
Plum assault suspect back in jail

A Plum man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and crashing his car into a Washington Township gas station in April is back in Westmoreland County ...
Davis struggles in field and at plate for Mets

New York Mets manager Terry Collins, right, argues a call with umpire Ron Kulpa, center, while Ike Davis walks away during the first inning of the baseball game at Citi Field on Monday, May 20, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth ...

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Pallam Raju to visit USA for dialogue on higher education

Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister M.M. Pallam Raju would be on a five-day visit to Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston beginning on May 13 for dialogue on higher education.

"This a continuation of India-US higher education dialogue which was initiated in 2009 after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's visit to the US during the same year, " Pallam Raju told the media here today.

This visit is the follow up of the Obama-Singh initiative taken on higher education. The focus of the visit would be on strengthening and enhancing higher education initiatives- 8 projects have been identified under this initiative. Strategic dialogue on higher education would take place. The visit will also cover school education and skill development sector.

Pallam Raju also discussed 'Connect to India' programme where US students will be coming and joining higher research institutes in India. The visit will also focus on exchange of faculty and development of faculty.

The Government has also initiated a scheme through University Grants Commission (UGC) to sponsor Indian researchers at the Post-Doctoral level and the first batch of 126 Indian scholars is ready to go to the US Institutions for post-doctoral research. ...