Scott Lucas

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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Weight Watchers looks to light a fire under first responders in Maine

Last winter, Jackie Conn decided she needed to help Maine's first responders to get fit. Conn, general manager of Weight Watchers in Maine, learned that a friend of her daughter's had lost her father, a firefighter, to a heart attack.The Worcester, Mass., ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Rafsanjani Candidacy Draws Fire From Iran's Hard-Liners

Influential former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has drawn sharp criticism from Iran's ruling establishment after he filed a last-minute application for candidacy in the countrys June 14 presidential election.After months of speculation, Rafsanjani ... [Published Radio Free Europe - May 13 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Study shows source of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals

BLUE HILL, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Firefighters are exposed to dangerous levels of cancer-causing chemicals that are created when commercial flame retardants burn. But just where are these toxic chemicals coming from?Dr. Susan Shaw says she knew firefighters ... [Published WCSH-TV - May 08 2013]
Entities: Susan Shaw, Chemical, Toxic
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

San Francisco magazine: 'Why the Hell Did We Do That to Ourselves?' Jaron Lanier on the Digital Economy

Computer scientist and writer Jaron Lanier on why he thinks our digital economy is screwed -- and how he proposes to fix it.Jaron Lanier, the father of virtual reality, has become Silicon Valley's ranking internal affairs cop. In a series of writings ... [Published Huffington Post - May 07 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Iran seen years away from steel self-sufficiency

London: China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran?s vital steel and iron ore sector after most Western suppliers and buyers have cut ties due to growing sanctions pressure.While industry data shows ... [Published Gulf News - May 03 2013]
Entities: Iran, Steel, Iron Ore
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

"Why the Hell Did We Do That to Ourselves?"

Computer scientist and writer Jaron Lanier on why he thinks our digital economy is screwed—and how he proposes to fix it.Jaron Lanier, the father of virtual reality, has become Silicon Valley's ranking internal affairs cop. In a series of writings—including ... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

SFPD Chief Greg Suhr Backtracks On His Surveillance Camera Plan

Scott Lucas | Photo: sffoghorn via Flickr | May 2, 2013Facing vocal opposition, Suhr today said he only wanted to study the possibility of police cameras on Market Street.Since the Boston Marathon bombings, cities around the country have been struggling ... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Lunch Break Link Bait

Scott Lucas | Photo: Courtesy of SFist | May 1, 2013The fascinating, the important, and the bizarre from our friends on the interweb.Monster energy drinks suing SF.Monster Energy Drink Is Suing S.F. for Being Totally Lame: Sometimes the headline says ... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

When Jerry Went to China

Scott Lucas | Photo: Nova Wang and Dean Fealk | April 19, 2013We talk to Dean Fealk, a member of the Governor's recent China delegation, about the high speed rail, enviornmental policy, and—oh yeah—Yao Ming wine.Jerry Brown just came back from China—so ... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

How Boston Showed the Promises—and Perils—of Crowdsourcing

Scott Lucas | Photo: Vjeran Pavic via Flickr | April 22, 2013The response to the bombings at the Boston Marathon lets us glimpse at our crowdsourced future.Online aggregation can tap into the wisdom of the crowd or lead to a digital lynch mob—and the ... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Lucas Bridge in Havana to shut down

Because of nearby flooding, the Scott Lucas Bridge will close to all traffic as of 3 p.m. Monday, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.The decision is being made because of flooding of the Lacy Ditch Bridge, a quarter mile west of the ... [Published PJStar.com - Apr 22 2013]
First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Towns asks community for input on plan

GRAVENHURST – Interested in Gravenhurst’s community improvement plan?The town will hold a public meeting to discuss an amended plan on Tuesday, April 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the town office, 3-5 Pineridge Gate.The town stated in a press ... [Published Huntsville Forester - Apr 12 2013]

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...circle, was that they wanted a very straight-forward election with a clearly defined candidate who would almost be anointed in June," Lucas says. "because they couldnt find that candidate, that opened up the space for rafsanjani to put himself forward. at this point, i think hes the leading candidate in terms of being able to mobilize a popular support. he may be the only candidate that can do that." His candidacy punctuates a stunning political turn of events for the septuagenarian Rafsanjani...
"i think theres plenty of evidence that shows that it's not good for firefighters or the general public so i would have to say i would be in favor of anything that improves firefighters safety" said Lucas

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Weight Watchers looks to light a fire under fir... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
Iran election to be another face-off for old al... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 14 2013]
Rafsanjani Candidacy Draws Fire From Iran's Har... [Published Radio Free Europe - May 13 2013]
Obituaries for Sunday, May 12, 2013 [Published The Henderson Gleaner - May 12 2013]
Obituaries for Saturday, May 11, 2013 [Published Evansville Courier - May 11 2013]
Study shows source of toxic, cancer-causing che... [Published WCSH-TV - May 08 2013]
San Francisco magazine: 'Why the Hell Did We Do... [Published Huffington Post - May 07 2013]
Hair-raising day for Dons [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 04 2013]
"Why the Hell Did We Do That to Ourselves?" [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 03 2013]
Iran seen years away from steel self-sufficiency [Published Gulf News - May 03 2013]
Trade allies throw lifeline to Iran's steel sector [Published CNBC - May 03 2013]
Sheedy puts Ward up with the best [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 03 2013]
SFPD Chief Greg Suhr Backtracks On His Surveill... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 03 2013]
Lunch Break Link Bait [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - May 01 2013]
Best bets for concerts in metro Detroit May 2-8 [Published Detroit Free Press - Apr 30 2013]
Top music concerts and shows coming to metro De... [Published Detroit Free Press - Apr 23 2013]
Lowered crest projections ease fears [Published State Journal-Register - Apr 23 2013]
When Jerry Went to China [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - Apr 23 2013]
How Boston Showed the Promises—and Perils—of Cr... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - Apr 22 2013]
Lucas Bridge in Havana to shut down [Published PJStar.com - Apr 22 2013]
'Olympus Has Fallen' and 'White House Down' [Published University of Birmingham - Apr 17 2013]
Why You Should Raise Your Kids Like Cattle, and... [Published Modern Luxury Jezebel - Apr 16 2013]
U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Apri... [Published Equities.com - Apr 15 2013]
ASADA to interview Hird on Tuesday [Published Herald Sun - Apr 13 2013]
Towns asks community for input on plan [Published Huntsville Forester - Apr 12 2013]
Win Tickets to Next Month's Local H Show [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Mar 26 2013]
Iran is not imminent threat, says head of Israe... [Published Mondoweiss - Mar 15 2013]
Playwright Jordan Puckett ready for prime time [Published Chad Jones' Theater Dogs - Mar 05 2013]
Iran said to deploy aging foreign tankers, avoi... [Published Infoseekchina - Feb 26 2013]
DealerPeak and ReachLocal Automotive to Make Jo... [Published Auto & Transportation - Feb 06 2013]
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Win Tickets to Next Month's Local H Show [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Mar 26 2013]
Local H are playing Chop Suey on April 17, with the very great Hobosexual and the Know Nothingz . Want to go for free? Sure you do! Free things are great things. To enter to win a pair of tickets, e-mail your first and last name to freetickets@thestranger.com ...
Iran is not imminent threat, says head of Israe... [Published Mondoweiss - Mar 15 2013]
From the site Enduring America, a piece by Scott Lucas and Joanna Paraszczuk on an important statement at the Herzliya conference in Israel that is getting ignored/spun in the mainstream press: On Thursday, the head of Israel's military intelligence, ...
Playwright Jordan Puckett ready for prime time [Published Chad Jones' Theater Dogs - Mar 05 2013]
The cast of Jordan Puckett’s Inevitable includes, from left, Molly Noble, Carlye Pollack and Keith Burkland. The play is part of San Francisco Playhouse’s Sandbox Series supporting new work. Photo by Lauren English We have a Theater Dogs guest ...
Iran said to deploy aging foreign tankers, avoi... [Published Infoseekchina - Feb 26 2013]
Source : Reuters By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Iran is using old tankers, saved from the scrapyard by foreign middlemen, to ship out oil to China in ways that avoid Western sanctions, say officials involved with sanctions who showed Reuters corroborating ...
The Tyranny of Confusion: A Response to Prof. D... [Published Cato @ Liberty - Jan 30 2013]
Steve H. Hanke In October 2012, I first reported that Iran had experienced hyperinflation . My diagnosis of Iran’s inflation woes has since drawn the ire of Prof. Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, who has written a series of blogs and articles disputing ...
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Inside Syria - Planning for the Syrian endgame [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Dec 16 2012]
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DealerPeak and ReachLocal Automotive to Make Jo... [Published Auto & Transportation - Feb 06 2013]
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