Barbara Penzner ’78 Wins Human Rights Hero Award from Rabbis for Human Rights-North America <!-- 1970s,awards,religion/theology,Russian by @ --> <!-- 1970s,awards,religion/theology,Russian by @ --> Rabbi Barbara Penzner ’78,of Temple Hillel B’nai Torah in West Roxbury, Mass., was honored with Rabbis for Human Rights-North America‘s 2011 Human Rights Hero Award this Dec. 19. Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the organization’s executive director, hails Penzner as a “dedicated, fearless advocate for human rights with a particular passion for fighting for the rights Continue reading >>>

Grove Instruments, Inc., a medical-device company developing a non-invasive instrument to measure glucose levels in diabetics, today announced that its second round of private placement funding raised $6 million, with interested investors still left at the close. The round was completed by new investors from the Greater Boston area and current shareholders, said Arthur Combs, the Worcester-based company’s CEO. “In the end, we were actually oversubscribed for this round,” he said. Combs attributed the company’s success to its technical progress and recent additions of key individuals Continue reading >>>

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J., Dec. 19, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Specialists Marketing Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will provide list management services for UBM's technology brands effective January 2012. The UBM technology divisions SMS will represent are:UBM Electronics (www.ubmelectronics.com/) is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for the electronics industry, delivering results for the key influencers and decision-makers involved in the design, development and commercialization of technology.  Leading UBM Electronics brands include EE Times, Continue reading >>>

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Just a year ago, tea party activists came roaring out of the congressional elections eager to shape the looming race for the White House. Things have not gone as planned. Turned off by Mitt Romney's style and evolution on several important issues, they have bounced from one candidate to another in hopes of finding a formidable alternative to the former Massachusetts governor to focus their enthusiasm. After a series of disappointments — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and businessman Herman Cain among them — the anti-establishment movement has settled, Continue reading >>>

A helping hand can come in all sizes, but one in particular is offered in extra large. For about a year now, the Wakefield Interfaith Food Pantry has received assistance from local company Keurig, Incorporated of 55 Walkers Brook Drive in Reading. That has made a big difference in the food they are able to offer to residents in need. “Every other Wednesday, Keurig, with two employees, take a van to the Greater Boston Food Bank, load it up with a couple of tons of food, bring it back to WIFP and unload it for us,” said Director of WIFP Operations Maureen Miller. “This is a huge help because Continue reading >>>

Things have not gone as planned.Turned off by Mitt Romney's style and evolution on several important issues, they have bounced from one candidate to another in hopes of finding a formidable alternative to the former Massachusetts governor to focus their enthusiasm.After a series of disappointments _ Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and businessman Herman Cain among them _ the anti-establishment movement has settled, for now, on a favorite: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, even though he has spent more than three decades in Washington politics.With the Iowa Continue reading >>>

HOCKEY RMHS boys: After battling it out with Middlesex League crossover opponent Melrose on Dec. 14, only to come away from the 2011-12 season opener with a 0-0 draw, the Rockets were looking to right the ship against Burlington (2-0) on Dec. 17. It was not to be, however, as the Red Devils handed Reading its firs loss of the season, a lopsided 6-0 hammering. The Rockets (0-1-1) will face one more road test that, mercifully, also won’t count against them in the league standings, as they travel to face tough Catholic Conference foe Xaverian on Dec. 19. RMHS girls: The Lady Rockets haven’t fared Continue reading >>>

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Jeannette Juroff, who’s an Army staff sergeant based at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, said she is relieved that her husband is out of Iraq and won’t face daily mortar attacks and other dangers. This was his second deployment to Iraq.“We should have done this a long time ago,” she said, referring to the troop withdrawal. “We had no business going over there at all and losing soldiers like that.”All U.S. troops are to be out of Iraq by Dec. 31, and hundreds of soldiers have been arriving at military installations in recent weeks because of the troop withdrawal.Staff Sgt. Elama Continue reading >>>

WonderBuilders, Inc., an Open Wonderland 3D virtual world platform and services provider, is partnering with Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) to create an English as a Second Language (ESL) learning environment. Funded by a Cyberlearning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the project will build a virtual campus for teaching English to non-native speakers. The Cyberlearning grant program focuses on exploring breakthrough methods of integrating technology into the classroom as part of the Obama administrations new Digital Promise initiative. "The ESL virtual world Continue reading >>>