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New Study Shows Nearly One Third of Overweight Adolescents See Themselves as Underweight or 'About Right'
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or "about right," according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students.
"Despite growing attention to the issue of obesity over the past several years, the number of
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What Was the Most Recycled Material in 2009?
Earth911.com releases the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Earth911.com, provider of the nation's leading Local Recycling and Disposal Directory, released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report, with electronics such as computers,
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Bank of America Extends More Credit in 2009 Than Any Other U.S. Bank
Latest Lending & Investing Report Details More Than $758 Billion in Credit Extended During 2009 and Nears $180 Billion in the Fourth Quarter Alone
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America today issued its fourth quarter Lending & Investing Initiative Report, noting the
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Study: Medicare Covers Only Half the Cost of Administering Chemotherapy to Seniors with Cancer
Landmark Study Presented at Annual Community Oncology Conference
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A comprehensive study of the components of the delivery of modern-day cancer care in community oncology practices revealed that Medicare covers only 56% of the actual costs of
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U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $170 Million Contract for Infrared-Guided Maverick Missiles
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) a $170 million Foreign Military Sales contract to produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the United Arab Emirates.
The AGM-65 Maverick family of
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Wild West Town Puts out Nation's First 'Unwelcome' Mat for AIG Execs
WICKENBURG, Ariz., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Days before it celebrates its Gold Rush heritage, one of America's most storied Wild West towns has a message for AIG and its big-bonus-bearing executives: Ride on by, city slickers, Wickenburg is a Greed Free Gold Rush Town.
The Wickenburg Chamber
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Secretary of Agriculture speaks to region on possible future employment opportunities in rural America
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addresses concerns and complexities of rural job prospects and other issues at the Copper Basin Jobs Project Regional Community Meeting Jan. 30 as a guest of U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to Arizona and the Copper Basin region.
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Jobs and how people in the Copper Basin region, as well as everywhere else, need them to prosper topped the list of topics at a regional community meeting last Saturday.
Special guest at the event was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. He was on a fact finding tour to the area at the invitation of U.S. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick focusing on the Copper Basin Jobs Project that aims to create more than 1,000 jobs and help Arizona realize its economic potential.
The meeting, held at St. Mary’s Center in Superior, was attended by interested parties, public officials
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Robotics program a life changing experience for SHS students who participate in new activity
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Participants in the Resolution Copper sponsored robotics activity club at Superior High School include (back row, left to right) Julian Contreras, Ryan Everhart and club sponsor Mr. Morris; (second row, left to right) club sponsor Mr. Dooley, Eric Smith, Vince Velasquez and club sponsor Mr. Pool; (front row, left to right) to Lorena Medrano, Leandrea Rivera and Simon Ochoa.
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Superior High School has started an innovative new club called FIRST Robotics.
Dean Kamen, a famous inventor and physicist, founded FIRST Robotics in 1989 to motivate young people to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology and math, while building self confidence, knowledge and life skills. FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” The Robotics Club is an undergraduate student-run organization that facilitates the building of robots and related projects.
What brought this program to Superior? Last year
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Superior highway re-opens Friday afternoon following police action in high speed chase incident
U.S. 60 is again open in both directions east and westbound from Mile Post 224.50 at Superior to Mile Post 239 just 3.7 miles west of Miami, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The highway had been closed following the fatal Thursday night shooting of Gilbert Police Lt.
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The History of Tiger, Arizona, Part V
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William Jennings Bryan Jr. was the son of the famous orator and politician. He would go on to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona and a member of the University of Arizona Board of Regents.
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Already published portions of this story are used with permission of BHP Billiton and Farlow C. Davis.
The outbreak of World War I in 1914 affected the mines at Schultz. The war caused both the price and demand for the steel-alloy metal molybdenum to soar. A minor amount of this metal had been concentrated from the tailings at Mammoth back in 1898, and it was well known that wulfenite, a molybdenum-bearing mineral, made up a large percentage of those tailings.
In 1914, Frank H. Hereford (1861-1928) and William Jennings Bryan Jr. (1889-1978) of Tucson, and Robert C. Bryan of
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