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Obituaries reported in the June 30, 2011, AdvocateTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:56PMThese obituaries were reported in the June 30, 2011, Advocate: Elmer J. Buessing, Eldora "Dorrie" Fay Cunningham, Esther Marie Mangold Kennedy, William LeRoy Landreth, Lynne D. Still and Gale William VanDorn.

Google spending millions to find the next GoogleTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:40PMGoogle spending millions to find the next Google

PM's mansion a $10 million fixer-upperTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:32PMIn real estate jargon, the 143-year-old mansion at 24 Sussex Drive would best be described as a "handyman's special."

Destrehan students, teacher honored for starting recycling programTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:30PMThey persuaded a commercial recycler to pick up material for free

Birds, animals disappearing as we keep buildingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:28PMPat Call of Stratham recently wrote to me with her concerns about the lack of wood thrush and brown rabbits in the area. She wrote:

PM’s mansion a $10 million fixer-upper 0Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:26PMIn real estate jargon, the 143-year-old mansion at 24 Sussex Drive would best be described as a "handyman's special." Drafty, leaky, in need of central air conditioning, old rattly windows, not fully wheelchair accessible, too-small an elevator, and with 60-year-old wiring and plumbing to boot.

Governor O'Malley Speech at Third Way Renewable Energy ConferenceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:15PMCapitol Hill, Washington, DCJuly 19, 2011 Thank you very much,... good morning. Special thanks to e...

An Added Bonus of Solar Panels: They Keep Buildings CoolTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:31PMWhen New York rolled out a solar map of the city , I wrote that, as a renter, I didn’t have a strong financial incentive to urge my landlord to go solar: I’d only save about $31 each year. But a new study from the University of California at San Diego suggests there’s another incentive for installing solar panels on a building, particularly for someone who lives on the top floor like I do. The ...

Live Q&A: Construction skillsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:24AMOur panel will look at what can be done to encourage the development of new skills to prepare the industry for the green challenges it currently faces on Wednesday 20 July between 12pm and 2pm The delay of the Energy Bill has called into question whether or not its flagship scheme, the green deal, will be rolled out on time for autumn 2012. For the construction sector, though, time is what it ...