| MHS students will have access to new programs
The chemistry classes will replace AP chemistry, Jones said.
Jones said the high school is working with the University of Minnesota to offer a crops, environment and society course for four credits.
Jones said that offering the college courses at MHS will increase opportunities for more students.
And the ability to stay in our building, Jones said.
And for all the CIS classes, students must qualify for PSEO status, Jones said.
Parents can also stay more informed and have contact with high school teachers through these new opportunities at the high school, Jones said.
Jones said the high school is working with the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative to introduce an online learning program to schools in the region.
StormFisher Biogas and Denham Capital Management Announce $350 Million ...
StormFisher Biogas announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with Denham Capital Management, a Boston-based private equity firm, to develop a Cdn$350 million portfolio of biogas projects. StormFisher believes that this is the largest dedication of capital to a biogas-focused renewable energy platform to-date. The partnership is projected to bring about a reduction of greenhouse gases equivalent to removing approximately 26,000 average-sized cars from the road. Bas van Berkel, StormFisher's President, said the firm will seek biogas projects, at any stage of development, across North America, and will consider acquisitions as well. "We have aligned ourselves with Denham because of its commercial experience and clear understanding of our business model, including the carbon element.
Murder trial witnesses fail to appear
The crimes were committed, according to the charge sheet, from late 2005 through 2006. The two men are linked to the Mahdi Army militia of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political movement at the time had been put in charge of the health ministry. .
MIdget Eagles shine at scholarship tournament
Five members of the Squamish Eagles Midget hockey club did not disappoint after being chosen to represent the Greater Vancouver Canucks in an annual scholarship tournament on Saturday (Jan. 26). The Midgets joined forces with regional rivals to form the team and win the 31st annual Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association Midget Scholarship Tournament. The tournament is meant to promote and reward scholastic achievement and sportsmanship, and one player from each team was chosen for a $500 Vancouver Canucks Special Bursary Award. Goalie Brett Miller, forwards Oliver McQuaid and Keegan Moore, and defencemen Dylan Ackerman and Jesse Anderson represented the Squamish Eagles, which contributed more players than any other team. With their stellar play, the Canucks won the Fred "Cyclone" Taylor Memorial Cup for the first time since 1999.
CHILE: Copper Boom - Cui Bono?
Chile is the worlds largest producer and exporter of copper, with a 35 percent market share, and the biggest global reserves.
According to the state Chilean Copper Commission (COCHILCO), the country produced 5,361 tons of copper concentrate in 2006, nearly five times as much as its closest competitor, the United States, which produced 1,226 tons. Peru followed, with 1,049 tons.
The Chilean state controls just 30 percent of the total output, through the National Copper Corporation (CODELCO). The remaining 70 percent is in private hands.
In 1966, the government of Christian Democrat President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-1970) "Chileanised" copper by purchasing 51 percent of the shares in mines worked by foreign companies.
Then in 1971, Socialist President Salvador Allende (1970-1973) expropriated the private mining companies and nationalised the copper industry before he was overthrown by a military coup.
Rio buys three iron ore ships for $US315mn
MAJOR miner Rio Tinto has bought three iron ore vessels for $US315 million ($362.51 million), as the company looks to increase its annual production profile to 600 million tonnes. Rio Tinto said the 250,000 tonne vessels would transport iron ore from the company's mines in Western Australia to customers in China and elsewhere. "These very large ore carriers will assist us in continuing to provide our customers with better delivery options well into the future while locking in low, long term freight rates for the benefit of our shareholders,'' Rio Tinto chief executive of iron ore Sam Walsh said in a statement. The vessels will be built by Namura Shipyards in Japan and delivered to Rio Tinto from late 2012. The major miner has also reserved rights on another two vessels of similar size.
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