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  • Country diary Crook County Durham Ive often seen bees infested with mites but rarely one so heavily laden

    , fell from a truss of flowers and landed almost at my feet, brushing her legs over her furry back as if to rid herself of some irritation.When I knelt to look closely I could see the source of her apparent torment - dense clusters of pink mites, clinging to her fur in crevices that were beyond the reach of grooming. I've often ...

  • More teens sharing more sensitive info on social media

    Parents, pay attention. Your teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before, and you might want to know what they're sharing. Some quick numbers parents need to know: + 91 percent. That's how many teens post photos of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006. + 71 percent. That's how many teens post their school names, up from 49 ...

  • Woman killed in Raleigh crash

    Raleigh, N.C. - A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.Officers closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh for about four hours following the wreck.  The woman, who was in the car, was not immediately identified. Police said she was in her 20s. No students were on the bus at the time of the ...

  • Land Application Permit Public Meeting

    The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will conduct a public meeting on Thursday June 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm (registration opens at 6:30 pm) concerning the proposed modification of Water Quality Permit No. WQ0001730, Land Application of Residuals at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city has spent over ten years investigating, sampling and modeling groundwater beneath ...

  • Citrix’s downtown Raleigh building could add two floors

    Citrix Systems office building in downtown Raleigh could be happening sooner rather than later. The developers of the building project have filed a new site plan for "phase 2" that, if approved, would allow for construction of an additional two floors of office space, or 39,346 square feet that would be built atop the 126,646-square-foot building currently under construction at 120 S. ...


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Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

On paper at least, Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven looks like a powder keg lobbed into a burning building. Considering the current global sociopolitical context, making a film about the 12th-century war between Christians and Muslims for control of Jerusalem would seem a ... ...

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  • Redfin The Triangle is the slowest-moving housing market

    a new report by Redfin that tracked the speed of homes sales in April highlighting the fastest- and slowest-moving markets across the country. The Triangle housing market ranked as the slowest-moving market among the 22 real estate markets measured ...

  • City of Raleigh moves to buy 12 downtown parcels

    Raleigh's city government says it has set aside $3.73 million to acquire 12 contiguous parcels covering 1.7 acres downtown for economic development. The land is next to a former Salvation Army property that is also being bought by the city. The 12 parcels are located at 330 E. Hargett St.; 210, 214, 218, 224, 226 and 228 S. Bloodworth St.; and 317, 319, 323, 325, and 327 E. Martin St. In ...

  • Biogens new MS drug could be manufactured in RTP

    A Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) spokesperson confirms that "steps" are being taken to support commercial manufacturing of Plegridy in Research Triangle Park, should the new multiple sclerosis treatment be approved. RTP is already a Biogen hotbed when it comes to its MS portfolio, as both Avonex and Tysabri are already manufactured here. Additionally, there has been talk of Biogen's ...

  • Police tie north Raleigh murder to burglary attempt

    Raleigh, N.C. - Three people have been arrested in the death last week of a 30-year-old Elizabethtown mother of two who recently moved to Raleigh and was found covered in blood inside her apartment last week, Raleigh police said Wednesday.Ronald Lee Anthony, 23, of 1800 Bloodworth St., Raleigh, Travion Devonte Smith, 20, of Raleigh, and Sarah Rene Redden, 18, of 3209 Scotch Pine Trail, Wake ...

  • New credit line to fund growth of lab on a chip

    says it has gained a new credit facility from Square 1 Bank, of Durham, with plans to use the cash to fund its growth and product development. Terms were not immediately released. You'll recall that ...

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