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Middlesex Community College health degree program wins national accreditation
A new accreditation for the Health Information Management associate degree at Middlesex Community College in Middletown is the only one in Connecticut with this distinction. A new accreditation for the Health Information Management associate degree at Middlesex Community College in Middletown is the only one in Connecticut with this distinction. Photo: Contributed Photo A new …
2 charged say they were hired to break into Iowa courthouse | National
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — Two men arrested on suspicion of breaking into a central Iowa courthouse say they were hired to test the building’s alarm system. The Des Moines Register reports 29-year-old Justin Wynn of Naples, Florida, and 43-year-old Gary Demercurio of Seattle were found in the Dallas County Courthouse early Wednesday after an alarm …
NOAA disavows National Weather Service tweet that refuted Trump’s claim Dorian was headed toward Alabama
In a statement attributed to an unnamed NOAA spokesperson, the agency said Trump had been given information from August 28 until Monday that Dorian could impact Alabama. “From Wednesday, August 28, through Monday, September 2, the information provided by NOAA and the National Hurricane Center to President Trump and the wider public demonstrated that tropical-storm-force …
Mainland Chinese Sneak Into Hong Kong’s Protests—to Support the Cause
HONG KONG—On June 16, a 24-year-old female graduate student with the family name Chen donned a black T-shirt, grabbed a surgical mask in case she needed to hide her face, and joined a massive march against further erosion of the city’s freedoms by China. That much was standard procedure for many of the estimated two …
Grants from local, national health organizations fund CLC scholarships
The College of Lake County received a $75,000 grant that will fund at least 34 scholarships for students in health care career fields this year. Each scholarship, courtesy of the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, is designed to help current or prospective students planning to enroll in …
How a National Chain Used Technology to Improve Workplace Happiness and Guest Experience
“There was no way for our team members to interact with our system,” Olson says. “There were Post-It Note wars on random calendars in the back, and time-off requests appeared after schedules were made.” That’s why Caribou Coffee looked for another platform to alleviate some of this burden. Now the brand uses CrunchTime! Teamworx across …
Chinese national accused of smuggling technology is nabbed at Honolulu airport
A Chinese national was taken into custody Thursday at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu after he was caught in a government sting allegedly attempting to smuggle prohibited technology back to China, including a radiation-hardened programmable memory device designed for battle or space. Read more Mahalo for reading the Honolulu Star-Advertiser! You’re reading a …
China exploiting holes in US bankruptcy system to acquire national security technology
When lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems experienced financial trouble, it did what many struggling companies do to stay afloat and arranged to sell off a stake in the firm. But when Congress raised concerns, the Chinese buyer pulled out, waited for A123 Systems to file for bankruptcy, and purchased the assets at auction — conveniently …