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A bright yellow trail to a better neighborhoodSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:38PMGone are the days where code enforcement officers spend much of their time behind their desks at the police department. Thanks to a new in-car monitor, Angela Connor can be “out in the field,” and never even have to come to the office. This, according to her boss, Lake Wales Police Chief Herbert Gillis, helps her to be more efficient.

PMO steps in to clear games messSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:23PMWorried about the allegations of corruption and slow pace of work, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has finally stepped in to salvage the Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Delhi in October.

Kuwait's desert nurseriesSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:47AMKUWAIT CITY – Much of Kuwait lies on flat, sandy desert but visitors to Alraii near the capital city will be awed by the amount of greenery there. There are plants everywhere and they are in the 20 over Almashatel, literally meaning nurseries in Arabic.

In wake of nepotism scandal, commissioners seek more oversightSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:43AMSome Bernalillo County Commissioners want to shake things up. They're asking the County Manager to look at restructuring some departments so there is more oversight.

Labour study says female employment increases by 9% if maternity leave is extendedSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:04AMLabour MEP Edward Scicluna revealed that ECB studies have shown that if maternity leave in Malta had to be increased to 20 weeks, Malta s female participation rate would jump by 9%, with an increase of ¬50 million in economic activity, and addressing Malta s already very low female participation rate.