Airbus takes on Boeing in battle for orders

06/18/11 GREG KELLER AP Business Writer PARIS Airbus is striking a positive pose ahead of the aviation industry's premier event, promising to sign billions in new aircraft orders despite the rapidly deteriorating international air transport market. The head of Airbus parent company EADS NV Louis Gallois says Europe's rival to Boeing Co. is "stronger than before the crisis and has every reason to be ...

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Golf-U.S. Open third round scores

06/18/11 Third-round scores from the U.S. Open on the par-71 Blue Course at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday (U.S. unless stated, a-denotes amateur): 199 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 65 66 68 207 Yang Yong-eun (South Korea) 68 69 70 208 Jason Day (Australia) 71 72 65, Lee Westwood (Britain) 75 68 65, Robert Garrigus 70 70 68 209 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 74 69 66, Matt Kuchar 72 68 ...

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United Nations backs gay rights for first time

06/18/11 The UN gay rights resolution expressed "grave concern at acts of violence and discrimination, in all regions of the world, committed against individuals because of their sexual orientation and gender The United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by ...

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Sports summary

06/09/11 Woodlan senior Jason Maier will continue his baseball career at Trine University in the fall as he pursues a career in criminal justice. He has been a three-time ACAC all-conference player and holds numerous school records. Jason is the son of Herb and Lisa Maier of Grabill.

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Alcoa Develops New Aircraft Alloys

06/09/11 U.S's largest aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc has developed a new generation of alloys and technologies, which can lower the weight of airliners by up to 10% and improve fuel efficiency even more.

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UNDERNEWS: June 9, 2011

06/09/11 When a group of 2,000 elderly British cruise ship passengers docked at Los Angeles for a short stop-off during a five-star cruise around America it was, in the words of one of them, more like arriving at Guantanamo Bay.

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2011 NBA Mock Draft: Ideal Picks for Every Team Selecting in the 1st Round

06/09/11 With the NBA Finals dominating basketball headlines, it's easy to forget that the NBA draft is right around the corner.  But here we are in early June, and the nation's top amateur basketball talent is beginning to grow anxious as to what their futures hold. If they think their job is difficult, just imagine the tasks that lie ahead for general managers across the NBA.  At Bleacher Report, we'll ...

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Mecklin to judge Pekin art show

06/09/11 The Nelson County Arts Council is pleased to announce that Caroline M. Mecklin of Hastings, Minn., will juror the 2011 Pekin Days Art Show, slated for June 23-26.

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United States Department of Agriculture: Corn Export Sales Fell Last Week

06/03/11 The United States Department of Agriculture said net export sales of corn fell 35 percent last week from the previous week, causing corn prices to fall Friday on concerns about global demands. Average sales over the past four weeks declined 18 percent from the prior four-week average. Corn prices were also pressured as spring planting progressed thanks to improving weather in Ohio and Indiana ...

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Ann Patchett: Voyage into the Amazon's dark heart

06/02/11 Ann Patchett fans might remember that she didn't know the first thing about opera when she began Bel Canto, her breakthrough novel of 2002 with a star-crossed soprano at its centre. So she left her Nashville home for the historic teatri of Italy and a period of immersive research (the bel canto technique is derived from a 19th century Italian vocal style). Her rigour paid off - Bel Canto became ...

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Brazilian basketball legend Schmidt released after brain tumor removed

06/02/11 Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt was released from the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on Thursday after his brain tumor had been removed.

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Former head of Hardin-Simmons University's Psychology Department dies

06/02/11 Dr. Joe W. Darnall, who headed Hardin-Simmons University's Psychology Department for 19 years and was a professor of psychology at HSU for 33 years until he retired in 2008, has died. Darnall was 74 when he died Tuesday at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.

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Will This Be Danica Patrick's Final Run At The Indianapolis 500?

05/27/11 With published reports running strong that Danica Patrick, one of the most successful female drivers in motorsports history, is about to jump full-time to NASCAR. Could this be her IndyCar curtain call? There's probably no bigger name in American auto racing right now than that of Danica Patrick. You read me right. I'm talking about names like NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch ...

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Crash victim remains in hospital

05/26/11 A Terre Haute man remained in an Indianapolis hospital Wednesday after a motorcycle accident in Clay County that took place Monday evening.

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Upstart Tagliani the man to catch at Indy

05/26/11 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Pole-sitter Alex Tagliani will try to complete a month of domination of IndyCar's most successful teams with a victory in Sunday's 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500.

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67 cars from past 500s on display as part of race's 100-year celebration

05/25/11 Gloria and Ed Sobush from Uniontown, Ohio, walked through the exhibit at the Hall of Fame Museum on Tuesday. / Michelle Pemberton / The Star 1. 1911: The Marmon "Wasp" was the only single-seat car to show up at the first race.

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Junqueira loses ride in Indy 500 deal

05/24/11 INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - It's another Indianapolis 500 disappointment for Brazil's Bruno Junqueira, whose spot in the field for Sunday's 100th anniversary edition of the race has been handed to another driver.

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Pac-12 Insider: Conference adds Pasternack, Ashaolu

05/24/11 Joe Pasternack left New Orleans last week to take an assistant's job with Sean Miller at Arizona. In four seasons as coach of the Privateers, Pasternack went 54-60 under difficult circumstances.  In 2009, because of budget trouble stemming from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, UNO decided to leave the Sun Belt conference and begin a transition to Division III competition. The Privateers ...

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ZINNOV Releases amp;quot;GLOBAL Ramp;D SERVICE PROVIDERS RATING 2011amp;quot;, the most sought after ranking of Top ...

05/19/11 1888PressRelease Zinnov Management Consulting, a leading globalization advisory firm, today launched its much awaited Rating of Global RD Service Providers' across various geographies like India, China, Russia and Eastern Europe.Bengaluru: Zinnov Management Consulting, a leading globalization advisory firm, today launched its much awaited Rating of Global RD Service Providers' across various...

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Meet the Class of 2011: An Overview of Rensselaer's 205th Commencement

05/19/11 This year, 1,700 students will receive degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, May 28, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the East Campus Athletic Village (ECAV) stadium. They represent the next generation of leaders, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, patent holders, game designers, and innovators, in fields ranging from engineering to architecture, from fine arts to science, from ...

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