Looking to squelch persistent rumors, G.E.’s chairman, Jeffrey R. Immelt, plans to make his most definitive statement yet about his company’s chief media asset.
Robert G. Mills, 80, passed away March 6, 2008 in Redmond, Ore. He was born Sept. 28, 1927, in Fullerton, Neb. to Frederick and Mayme (Nisbett) Mills. His primary residence was in Redmond, Ore. and for approximately the past 10 years he came to Pahrump to spend the winters.
Cinemerge Entertainment Group's next meeting is from 2 to 4 p.m. March 22 at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Ave. The meeting is free and open to anyone, but should particularly be of interest to: • Local filmmakers, especially seeking access to tax credits and Missouri Film Commission help. Learn more about Missouri's new tax credit law. • Vendors to the film/commercial industry
Q. I appreciate your distinguishing between definitions of sadism (e.g., clinical, colloquial). Another word I've wondered about is "sarcasm." I grew up thinking that "sarcasm" was like "sadism," meaning something mean-spirited, intended to inflict harm on the "victim." Yet some of my friends use "sarcastic" to mean good-natured teasing. When I once said I didn't like sarcastic people, a new
PLATTSBURGH -- Here's a list of land transactions in Clinton County Feb. 25 through March 7, 2008. To Charles E. Theiss and Susan A. Arnold as trustees of the Charles G. Theiss and Dorothea K. Theiss Irrevocable Trust Agreement, from Charles G. Theiss and Dorothea Theiss, Champlain, zero dollars.
Researchers have made an important neurobiological discovery of how humans learn to predict risk. The research, appearing in the Journal of Neuroscience, will shed light on why certain kinds of risk, notably financial risk, are often underestimated, and whether abnormal behavior such as addiction (e.g. to gambling or drugs) could be caused by an erroneous evaluation of risk.
NORTH BRANCH †Didacticquinineallegrorhetorichippopotamus †area fifth through eighth grade students may be asked to spell these words today when they compete for the honors to be the county's best student spellers.