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August 2007 Archive

Expert stylists from the Lima area will be available to cut and style hair from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday during Square Fair 2007 during Continue » Jefferson slates schedule changeSports (127 words) Jefferson Athletic Director Dave Hoffman has announced that the football team's opener versus Columbus Harvest Prep has been moved to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Continue » Michael HaunhorstFor the Record (304 words) July 1, 1950-Aug. 1, 2007 Michael E. Haunhorst, 57, of Landeck died at 3:56 a.m. Wednesday at his residence. He was born July 1, 1950, in Lima, Continue » Lifeguard faces rigorous trainingLocal News (298 words, 1 response) DELPHOS — St. John's High School senior Katie Grothouse fills her summer at the swimming pool, but this 17-year-old's job is no picnic. Lifeguards at the Continue » Delphos Country Club ChampionshipSports (102 words) The Delphos Country Club held its Club Championship on July 28-29.

Clash of the Artists: Cast Your Vote at artforprogress.org

For the past two months, emerging artists have been sending Art For Progress (AFP) their best, and now it's time for the virtual art community to do its part. AFP's annual arts competition, Clash of the Artists, is the first of its kind, where artists in six categories compete in an interactive on-line environment. People from New York to Japan can visit artforprogress.org and vote for their favorites while viewing short films, listening to music, and seeing new work from emerging artists and fashion designers. The top three artists in each category will compete on Saturday, March 15th at a live finals event in New York City.

In 2007, over 5,000 people voted on-line, and over 300 people attended the memorable live event. The five-week voting period begins January 15th and runs through February 20th.

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Innovative Constellation NewEnergy Risk Management Program Helps ...

BALTIMORE, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy (CNE), has completed a successful trial of an innovative risk management program for large industrial users that helped two participating companies meet their energy spending budgets during an extended period of commodity price volatility. Since 2005, industry leaders CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) and Solo Cup Company have participated in CNE's i2i(SM) program, which emphasizes a long-term approach to energy procurement to mitigate price risk and achieve budget goals. Staying within the annual energy budget is a significant achievement for CBRE and Solo Cup given the extreme volatility in energy markets the past two years.

"We're thrilled with the results achieved through our participation in Constellation NewEnergy's i2i program, and our benchmarking shows we performed well on energy spending when compared to our peers," said Doug Bushing, global director of Sustainability and Energy Services at CBRE.