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A place in the sunSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:29PMST. JOSEPH - Joe Menzia climbed out of the Quantum solar-powered car after a four-hour drive Saturday, looking and feeling exhausted.

Habitat family prepares to move into new homeSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:01PMThe Steenbergens are in the home stretch for their new home. "We're getting excited … we've been excited," Estelle Steenbergen told The Times with a smile. In October, the Steenbergens — Estelle, her husband Christopher and their three

Three Robertsdale Utility Department employees let go following a theft investigationSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:16PMROBERTSDALE, Ala. -- Three City of Robertsdale Utility Department employees were relieved of their jobs on Tuesday, June 21 after an investigation revealed the theft of some electrical equipment valued at $500 to $1,000, according to Robertsdale Assistant Police Chief Brian Middleton.

Japan Stocks Beat World as Factory Output Rebounds With ToyotaSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:32PMEquities in Japan are rising more than any other developed country on speculation earnings will improve as the country recovers from its strongest earthquake.

Wireless sensors push smart machines into Green revolutionSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:30AMSTMicroelectronics , ARaymond and Micropelt are jointly presenting thermal-energy harvesting-based solutions to power 'smart sensors' and 'smart microsystems' at the Hannover Fair under the common theme of 'Green Solutions.'

ComEd: Service restored, now on to a heat waveSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:05AMComEd has completed its restoration of service to customers who lost power following last week's storms and is gearing up for this week's expected heat wave.

Additional news "Motorsports"Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:28AMMinister of Railway Transport of Turkmenistan Rozymyrat Seyitkulyev at the government meeting, reported on the draft resolution on financing the purchase and installation of equipment energy systems, warning systems, communications and logistics area Bereket Buzhun railway “Gyzylgaya-Bereket-Etrek” correspondent BakuToday . “With regard to issues of technical support of the construction of the ...

In Egypt, Fighting For $50-A-Month Factory JobsSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:12PMTALKHA, Egypt -- The sun was already searing the pavement on the early June morning when Mariam Hawas and her co-workers from the garment factory descended on the bank.

UTPB Science and Technology building near completionSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:45PMODESSA -- With classes at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin scheduled to start Aug. 22, construction crews are performing final tests on the air systems at the school's new Science and Technology building.