Germany arrests Congo rebel leaders Nov 18, 2009
Africa's "Great Lakes region will never know peace if the people leading and raising money for such groups are living freely in Europe and North America," Karugaruma says. "It's already high time that the world took decisive action on this issue.". (Christian Science Monitor)
MLPA could hit coast fishing hard Nov 18, 2009
And with the task force directed by President Barack Obama to develop a management strategy by mid-December for "oceans, coasts and Great Lakes," the threat has moved inland ... "This policy extends into the Great Lakes and inland watersheds that flow into the oceans, which, of course, include every river, stream, and most lakes and reservoirs in America." ... State natural resource agencies have done a great job of managing our fisheries resource in the Great Lakes. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
DJ Battistella moves up one spot in men's 400-meter hurdles Nov 18, 2009
UNIVERSITY CENTER - After qualifying third during Thursday's preliminaries, Lake Superior State's moved up to second place in the men's 400-meter hurdles during the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Track and Field Finals held Friday at Saginaw Valley State. Battistella bettered his school record of :54. (Lssulakers.com)
Poison to be used in fight against Asian carp Nov 17, 2009
Thousands of fish may die when poison is dumped into a canal near Lake Michigan, but it's necessary to prevent an onslaught of Asian carp that could devastate the $7 billion Great Lakes sport fishery, officials said Monday ... The application "reflects a difficult, but critical team effort to protect the lakes against a destructive fish that could cause catastrophic damage to the Great Lakes ecosystem," said Cameron Davis, a senior adviser to EPA chief Lisa Jackson ... They gobble up to 20... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Rwanda genocide ruling overturned Nov 17, 2009
"God is great and justice has been done. I am very happy," he told the BBC's Great Lakes service. Mr Habyarimana's plane was shot down on 6 April, 1994, sparking the 100-day massacres in which an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed. (BBC News -- Africa)
Plants prefer their kin, but crowd out competition when sharing a pot with strangers Nov 17, 2009
In a previous study, led by Susan Dudley, associate professor of biology at McMaster, the Great Lakes sea rocket or Cakile edentula, which flourishes on beaches, showed altruistic behavior among its kin at the root level. When nearby strangers were detected, the sea rocket shifted resources to roots, fighting for precious water and soil nutrients. (EurekAlert!)
Shields Qualifies For NCAA Championships Nov 17, 2009
His at-large honor was one of just two awarded nationally among nine NCAA regional championship races, as both bids were given in the Great Lakes region. Shields is the first member of the Purdue men's cross country team to qualify for the national championships since 1987, when Bob Stolz advanced to the national race at the University of Virginia and turned in the second-best NCAA showing in school history at 30:06. (Purduesports.com)
Brookline honors Nov 17, 2009
recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Neal completed a variety of training that included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Madison Roeder, Andy Baker Earn NCAA Bids Nov 17, 2009
Butler s duo of Madison Roeder and Andy Baker, who posted Top 10 individual finishes at the Great Lakes Regional Meet, have been selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Men s Cross Country Championship on Nov. 23 ... The third-year runner paced the Bulldogs at this year s Great Lakes Regional Meet with a seventh place finish in 31:13 ... Baker, who placed eighth at the Great Lakes Regional Meet in 31:19. (Butlersports.com)
Walker Earns Bid to NCAA Championships Nov 17, 2009
Junior Jake Walker earned an individual bid to the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships following his performance Saturday at the Great Lakes Regional meet ... - Junior has earned an individual bid to the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships following his performance Saturday at the Great Lakes Regional meet, the league announced Monday ... 10 at the Great Lakes meet, earning his second career all-region honor. (Und.com)
Volatile Gas Could Turn Rwandan Lake Into a Freshwater Time Bomb Nov 17, 2009
6, 2009) The quick decline of a tiny shrimp-like species, known scientifically as Diporeia, is related to the aggressive population growth of non-native quagga mussels in the Great Lakes, say scientists. As. (Science Daily)
Asian longhorn beetle Nov 17, 2009
Worcester, 40 miles west of Boston, a city of 175,000 people - Worcester is a different story; it is a city that was full of trees, mostly hardwoods before the infestation, and it sits at the southern edge of the great Northern hardwood forest, millions of contiguous acres stretching to the Great Lakes and Canada. If the infestation hits the hardwood forest, the timber industry-maple industry - and tourism, a disaster will occur. (Weymouth News, MA)
Scientist Completes Panoramic Image Of The Night Sky Nov 16, 2009
Mellinger recently presented the panorama at a Great Lakes Planetarium Association conference at Delta College and plans to make his panorama available to planetariums worldwide. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Shields Leads The Way At NCAA Great Lakes Regionals Nov 16, 2009
- Purdue junior finished 10th individually in the men's 10K race to lead the Boilermakers' men's and women's cross country teams at the 2009 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships, hosted by Indiana University on Saturday. The Purdue men finished 15th as a team, while the women bettered their No. 8 regional ranking, placing seventh as a team. (Purduesports.com)
Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake Nov 16, 2009
That may change with the arrival of more than half a billion dollars promised by the federal government to Great Lakes programs. McKinley sees the group's continuing research as vital to a reasoned approach to mitigating the effects of pollution and invasive species. (EurekAlert!)
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Photo by Steve BowmanA duck hunter that spends his days on the Great Lakes may never witness the thrill of mallards breaking limbs while coming into a timber hole. The man leaning against the tree cannot begin to describe the screaming speed and sound of canvasbacks approaching three feet off the water. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
The nation's weather Nov 16, 2009
Wet conditions were forecast to persist over the Great Lakes and move into the Northeast on Tuesday ... The system may only capable of spreading light and scattered showers over the Eastern Great Lakes, New England, and the Northeast ... Mild weather was expected over the Central U.S. as light showers continued over the Great Lakes on Wednesday. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Western denied regional berth for second straight year Nov 16, 2009
California Collegiate Athletic Association - Cal State San Bernardino Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference - Georgian Court Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association - Chowan Conference Carolinas - Lees-McRae East Coast Conference - Bridgeport Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference - Hillsdale Great Lakes Valley Conference - Indianapolis Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Alaska Anchorage Gulf South Conference - West Florida Heartland Conference - Dallas Baptist Lone Star... (Wwuvikings.com)
XC Men Earn Bid to NCAA Championships Nov 15, 2009
- The Michigan State cross country team concluded action at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Saturday, Nov. 14, on the campus of Indiana University ... "The Great Lakes Region is one of the tops in the nation, and I still think we have a shot to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships.". (Msuspartans.com)
26,000-mile journey yields digital view of sky Nov 15, 2009
Mellinger recently presented the panorama at a Great Lakes Planetarium Association conference at Delta College and plans to make his panorama available to planetariums worldwide. On the Net. (KSLA.com, LA)
Irish Women Win Great Lakes Regional Crown Nov 15, 2009
Lindsey Ferguson earned all-region honors Saturday with a third-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional meet ... - The Notre Dame women's cross country team won the 2009 Great Lakes Regional Championship Saturday as five Irish runners finished in the top 40 individually ... Great Lakes Regional Results. (Und.com)
Spartans, Wolverines Face Off Nov 15, 2009
One more eastern team (Rensselaer) is a possible opponent in the Great Lakes Invitational ... Josepher's two-goal outing in the opener was MSU's first since potted two against North Dakota In the Great Lakes Invitational (Dec. (Msuspartans.com)
Butler Men Place Fifth, Women Tenth At Great Lakes Regional Nov 15, 2009
Junior Madison Roeder paced Butler s men with a seventh place individual finish and freshman Katie Clark led Butler s women with a 22nd place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Meet, hosted by Indiana University on Saturday, Nov. 14. Butler s men placed fifth of 30 teams, while Butler s women came in 10th of 32 squads. (Butlersports.com)
Jason Kenney Introduces New Citizen... Nov 15, 2009
NDP (New Democratic party) MP Olivia Chow said in comments published by she was disappointed there were no references to World History Sites: There s not a lot on Canada as a majestic land with boreal forests, and great lakes. Not enough celebration of the UNESCO sites we do have. (Suite101.com)
NYPA addresses city of Oswego on wind power Nov 14, 2009
The presentation provided facts regarding an offshore wind power initiative by NYPA, known as the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project, which was announced by NYPA President Richard Kessel on Earth Day, April 22. According to officials, the project is in the preliminary stages, and currently, the group is traveling around lakeshore communities of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie to inform the public of the project that is being considered. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
NCAA Regional Preview Nov 14, 2009
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship ... on Saturday for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships, hosted by Indiana University at the IU Cross Country Course ... The Purdue women head into the weekend ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Region, coming off their ninth-place showing at the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago in State College, Pa. (Purduesports.com)
Women's Lacrosse Signs Seven To National Letters-Of-Intent Nov 14, 2009
In 2009 she was a member of the Under Armour All-American Classic Midwest Elite Underclass team and was a member of the Great Lakes national team. Dooley also plays basketball, volleyball and runs cross-country at Loyola Academy. (Und.com)
Irish Cross Country Heads to Great Lakes Regional Meet Nov 14, 2009
Senior Lindsey Ferguson earned all-region honors last season at the Great Lakes Regional meet ... - The Notre Dame men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete Saturday at the Great Lakes Regional meet held at the Indiana University Championship Cross Country Course in Bloomington, Ind ... Last season, both the men's and women's squads finished fourth at the regional meet as won his second-consecutive Great Lakes title. (Und.com)
Veterans Day is full of reverence, remembrance Nov 13, 2009
His active duty began the following April with boot camp at Great Lakes. After six days of leave, he reported to San Diego, boarded a ship, and over we went to duty in the Pacific. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Floodplain questions surround Harbor Shores (975) Nov 13, 2009
Walden Pond wrote on Nov 12, 2009 12:23 AM:" When will it be enough? For all of you who have attacked Carol Drake and the other environmentalists who have fought the destruction of JKP? When will the greed of development be enough? When you have clear cut all the trees so that we have no way left of cleaning the air that we breathe? How about when the dunes are gone to development all over the state, will that be enough? Or, what about this...when you can no longer enjoy any of Michigan's... (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Bulldogs Host Horizon League Championship Nov 13, 2009
The Bulldogs are 23rd in the National Soccer Coaches Association of American national poll, and Butler stands fifth in the Great Lakes Region. Butler finished 19th in the final RPI rankings. (Butlersports.com)
21 Lakers Named To 2009 All-GLIAC Football Team Nov 13, 2009
- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released its 2009 All-Conference Football team Wednesday and 21 Grand Valley State student-athletes earned honors as selected by the league head coaches. GVSU, the five-time defending GLIAC Football Champions, is preparing for the NCAA DII Football Playoffs. (Gvsulakers.com)
Fulton man recalls WW II experiences Nov 12, 2009
During World War II, the U.S. Navy Training Station in Great Lakes, Ill. "was a model for segregation. There were no segregation signs but of the 21 camps, there were three strictly for training black recruits. The mess halls were segregated and all areas of recreation were segregated. The buses were segregated and the white areas on the post were off limits to black sailors," McBride said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Lawmakers Oppose Michigan Anti-Mining Ballot Plan Nov 12, 2009
Supporters say the measure is needed to protect the Great Lakes and other aspects of Michigan's environment. Supporters would need to collect more than 300,000 signatures to make the 2010 ballot. (Newsmax)
Area officials to discuss wind power Nov 12, 2009
The presentation will explain the benefits of offshore wind power and NYPA s initiative, known as the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project, which NYPA President Richard Kessel announced on Earth Day, April 22. For the complete story, pick up Thursday's edition of The Palladium-Times. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
MWC Champion Lobos Return Home For NCAA Mountain Regional Nov 12, 2009
Third-year head coach , who was named Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year while at Butler, has expanded the Lobos' strong presence in the Mountain Region. In 11 years of competition at the Mountain Region Championships, New Mexico has qualified two teams (`09 women, `04 men) and earned 8 individual bids (4 women, 4 men) to the NCAA Championship meet. (Golobos.com)
Sports Edge: Woodhouse, Ormsbee start college hoops careers with success Nov 11, 2009
Miami is back in the Great Lakes State twice more this season, Nov. 20-21 at Western Michigan and Jan. 15-16 at Ferris State. Matt Zaremba (Gaylord High) is lighting up the Central States Hockey League. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
From Fort Hood: Thirteen glimpses of who we are Nov 11, 2009
My just almost 22 year old son leaves for the Navy Dec. 8th the Great Lakes region. I have such mixed feelings about this: my only child, homeschooled, Quaker raised, but he wants to serve his country. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cookie lady receives grant Nov 11, 2009
Turner is pleased and proud to be affiliated with the Great Lakes People Fund and hopes many more of its members will consider rounding up of their monthly energy bills which produces these funds. - Advertisement - The insignificant amount added to her own power bill each month is something she gladly donates toward grants for groups who do this type of humanitarian service. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Wind energy suppliers find more resources Nov 11, 2009
Consultants from Great Lakes Wind Network, an international supply chain advisory group, will be on hand talking with suppliers about the opportunity to diversify into the wind energy industry. To register for the conference, or for more information, call GWEDC at (316) 268-1128. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Dave Landahl Nov 10, 2009
Is it just me or do any of you who live in the Great Lakes region of the U.S. feel tired of the cold. I know, I know, it's November and the upper regions of the country get colder, but I'm talking about all of 2009. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Final exhibition test tonight Nov 10, 2009
A year ago the Division II team went 15-13 overall and finished 8-10 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Here is the starting lineup fourth year head coach Richard Davis went with at IUPUI. Last season's stats are in parentheses. (Indiana Sports -- Rivals.com)
St Joe Lions Craft & Art Fair 2009 Nov 10, 2009
Holland artist Gary W. Odmark, who specializes in oil and watercolor paintings of natural scenes inspired by the Great Lakes, seconded those thoughts. "I came down here on Friday night, and went down to the (St. Joseph-Lakeshore) game last night, which was great fun," Odmark said. (The Herald-Palladium)
Report: US Getting Better At Conserving Water Nov 10, 2009
Occasional shortages and disputes have arisen even around the water-rich region of the Great Lakes, which hold 95 percent of the nation's fresh surface water and meet the drinking needs of 34 million people in eight states ... Computer models suggest a warming climate may send the Great Lakes' levels substantially lower by century's end ... "The pressure's on to conserve," said Tim Eder, director of the Great Lakes Commission, an interstate agency. (KSBW 8, CA)
Rwanda: U.S. to Exert More Pressure on Rebels Nov 10, 2009
Addressing journalists shortly after meeting top government officials in Kigali, Dr. Howard Wolpe, the US Government Representative to the Great Lakes Region, said that it is time the world noticed and condemned the atrocities committed by the FDLR. ... Wolpe held discussions with Dr. Richard Sezibera, former Presidential Envoy to the Great Lakes Region and currently Health Minister, and Education Minister Dr. Charles Murigande ... The talks centred on how efforts can be intensified to fully... (allAfrica.com)
As oceans fall ill, storm brews over solutions Nov 10, 2009
The nation's oceans, coastline and Great Lakes are regulated by 140 laws administered by 20 federal agencies, in what's been called a "Swiss cheese" of overlapping authorities and sometimes conflicting missions. The task force made its proposal for a National Ocean Council in an interim report released in September. (Juneau Empire)
UN envoy to scale back peace mission in E. Congo Nov 10, 2009
"Mediators should be mindful never to overstay their welcome," he said, and he and Mkapa would now "take a step back from an active role in the peace process in eastern (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and the Great Lakes region.". But Obasanjo, whose official title is special envoy for the Great Lakes, said it was hard to tell how deep the rapprochement between Kabila and Kagame really was. (AlertNet)
Cross Country Nov 10, 2009
at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Bloomington, Ind. . (Butlersports.com)
ICGLR Round-Table Ends in Bujumbura Nov 9, 2009
The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ended on Friday, November 6, 2009, in Bujumbura, Burundi ... Speaking during the conference, Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, reaffirmed his institution's support to the Great Lakes region, recalling that the Bank Group was a co-organizer of the roundtable. (allAfrica.com)
President Kaberuka Reaffirms AfDB Support to the ICGLR Nov 9, 2009
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has reaffirmed AfDB support to the Great Lakes Region and the region's eleven countries at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) taking place in Bujumbura, Burundi, where the AfDB is attending as a member of the conference and a bilateral partner. Mr. Kaberuka said the region had, to an extent, mitigated the impact of the global crisis, adding that the implementation of the conference's peace,... (allAfrica.com)
Green Bay man tries to save at-risk freighter Nov 9, 2009
The nephew of a man who perished on the shipwrecked Edmund Fitzgerald is trying to save an endangered Great Lakes freighter whose crew at the time tried to help the doomed ship ... Soyring will be at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point this Tuesday, the 34th anniversary of the disaster, to rally support for the Anderson during a memorial service. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Central Africa: Build Cohesion in Divided Societies, Urges U.S. Envoy [interview] Nov 9, 2009
The American government s new special adviser on the Great Lakes region, Howard Wolpe, comes to the post with the best part of three decades experience in the Africa policies of U.S. administrations behind him ... Wolpe chaired the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, later served as President Bill Clinton s special envoy to the Great Lakes region and went on to become director of the Africa Program and Leadership Project of... (allAfrica.com)
No. 3 Lakers Take GLIAC Tournament Defeating SVSU Nov 9, 2009
The Lakers will play in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 15. After a physical scoreless first half, SVSU got on the scoreboard first during the 46th minute. (Gvsulakers.com)
No Climate For a Change Treaty Nov 9, 2009
And 13 Great Lakes cargo ships were exempted from a proposed mandate requiring the use of low-sulfur fuel. When constituents' interests conflict with global grandstanding, Congress' rule is "act locally, think globally tomorrow, maybe.". (Townhall.com)
FAA begins probe into fatal plane crash on I-75 (909) Nov 8, 2009
FAA Great Lakes Regional spokesperson Tony Molinaro said it could be months before a final report is completed to determine the cause of the crash. Molinaro said once Grand Rapids FAA investigators Will Elliott and John Parish complete their investigation and written report, which could take several weeks, a copy would be forwarded to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) where a final factual report determining the probable cause of the crash would be generated. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Drivers May Find Themselves in Legislature’s Spotlight (2) Nov 8, 2009
Another achievement was ratification of the Great Lakes Compact. Others included tax breaks on health insurance premiums and Social Security. (Agri-View, WI)
Gordon and Cavazos-Galvez Topps POY Nov 8, 2009
301 with a league-leading 73 steals and 12 triples for the Great Lakes Loons. Gordon also earned the Branch Rickey Award as the Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year, Midwest League Prospect of the Year, and league co-Most Valuable Player. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble Nov 8, 2009
The task force is working on a national policy for governance of the country's oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. Two dozen senior policy members from numerous agencies are working on the national policy. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Spartans Face Grand Valley State in Sunday's Exhibition Finale Nov 8, 2009
Grand Valley State was picked 13th in Division II and second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in preseason polls, after going 20-10 last season. The Lakers return four starters and eight letterwinners, including preseason All-GLIAC honorees Emma Veach and Jasmine Padin. (Msuspartans.com)
Guest Comment: Obama’s transparency is shrouded in secrecy Nov 7, 2009
Some of the positions include: The California Water Czar; The Auto Recovery Czar; The Great Lakes Czar; The Stimulus Czar; The Pay Czar, and The Climate Czar. The list goes on and on. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
G.L. Gridiron: Hill, Gholston have teams rolling in playoffs Nov 7, 2009
- Great Lakes Gridiron was on hand to watch future Spartans Nick Hill and William Gholston lead their teams out of the the first weekend of the MHSAA playoffs. To continue reading this article you must be a member. (Michigan State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Fighting Illini Eager to Take the Floor on Sunday Nov 7, 2009
Lewis competes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in NCAA Division II. The Flyers are picked to finish second in the North division preseason coaches' poll behind Quincy. Last season, Lewis was 16-13 overall and is led by junior forward Jenny Turpel, who averaged 18. (Fightingillini.com)
Runnin' Utes Host Findlay in Exhibition Saturday Nov 7, 2009
The Oilers are the second straight team that Utah has played in a preseason exhibition from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after taking on Grand Valley State last year. This game will mark the first-ever meeting between Findlay and Utah. (Utahutes.com)
Eleven Lakers Named to All-GLIAC Teams Nov 7, 2009
- Grand Valley State placed nine players on the All-GLIAC First Team and two on the All-GLIAC Second Team, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference (GLIAC) announced on Friday, Nov. 7. In addition, the Lakers earned Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards. (Gvsulakers.com)
Video: Thomason Grabs Attention Nov 6, 2009
Chas Thomason Highlights 1 - Rivals. Chas Thomason Highlights 1. (Georgia Tech Sports -- Rivals.com)
