Luck is on his side

Eight years ago, Jeff Bunn rolled up his sleeves and announced that he was going into business for himself. He made the bold move after many years of working for other companies in Texasand Indiana installing workstation systems for offices. During what he calls his "learning years," Bunn traveled around the country for five and six weeks at a time.

The result was long, tedious hours of learning the different manufacturers workstation systems and how to set them up. With that amount of expertise under his belt, it took very little contemplation before he opened his own doors.

Today, Professional Systems Installations Inc. is installing thousands of modern workstations across …

Russia says Georgia pullback finished

Russia's defense chief says the country's military has completed its withdrawal of forces from most of Georgian territory.

Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov says the pullback into separatist South Ossetia was finished late Friday evening. He spoke after columns of Russian tanks and troops were seen leaving key positions in Georgia. They were headed for the …

Land use bill back on the table: ; Measure would support; planning for post-mining property development

Southern West Virginia lawmakers are expressing urgency inpassing a resurrected measure that would bolster planning for post-mine land use and development in regards to mountaintop mining.

Originally backed by Gov. Joe Manchin, the post-mine land usebill is one of the governor's key proposals that fizzled out on thefinal day of the regular 60-day legislative session.

It's back for consideration among more than a dozen other billsthis week as lawmakers have reconvened for a special session.

The proposal would enhance the utilization of master land useplans in counties affected by surface mining, and require theadoption or approval of master land use plans by …

Govt. Wants More Crash Tests for Cars

WASHINGTON - The government's crash-test program should take into account collision avoidance technologies and make the results more meaningful for new car buyers, safety officials said Wednesday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a daylong hearing with automakers, suppliers and safety advocates to discuss changes to the New Car Assessment Program, called NCAP, which grades new vehicles on a scale of up to five stars.

Traffic safety officials said the program, started in 1979, has helped speed the implementation of safety technologies into new cars. But they want to improve frontal, side-impact and rollover testing while measuring emerging …

Blackhawks beat Ducks 3-2 in shootout

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the winning goal in the shootout and had two assists in regulation, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago, which has …

Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight

An experimental solar-powered plane landed safely Thursday after completing its first 24-hour test flight, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night.

Pilot Andre Borschberg eased the Solar Impulse aircraft onto the runway at Payerne airfield about 31 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of the Swiss capital Bern at exactly 9 a.m. (0700 GMT; 3 a.m. EDT) Thursday.

Helpers rushed to stabilize the pioneering plane as it touched down, ensuring that its massive 207-foot (63-meter) wingspan didn't touch the ground and topple the craft.

The record feat completes seven years of planning and brings …

Nutritional Quality and Price Of University Food Bank Hampers

Abstract

Purpose: Food insecurity appears to be a growing problem for post-secondary students, but little study has been made of the 51 campus-based food banks that exist. In 2003-04, the University of Alberta Campus Food Bank (CFB) distributed hampers intended to supply four days of food to 630 unique clients, of whom 207 (32.8%) were children. The nutritional adequacy of food hampers and cost saving to students were evaluated in the current study.

Methods: Hampers prepared for one adult, and for one adult with one child, were nutritionally evaluated and scored for number of servings according to Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Two types of hampers were evaluated: …