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  • NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season

    COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season.Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.The prediction by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is more than what's considered an average Atlantic season. Last year was the third-busiest ...

  • Thunderstorms slow cleanup in Oklahoma town hit by tornado 1st of victims to be laid to rest

    This undated handout photo provided by Brandie Candelaria shows Antonia Candelaria. Candelaria was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Texas on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Brandie ...

  • Overture secures $8M in funding

    Overture, a networking and communications equipment company headquartered in Research Triangle Park, has secured an initial equity investment of $8 million with an opportunity to raise up to $11.7 million. The company says the funding will support new software, hardware and service development initiatives. The new funds will accelerate the introduction of its Ensemble Open Service Architecture ...

  • Governor Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane Support the House Acting to Assist in Creating a Destination Park on the Dorothea Dix Property

    Governor Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane have asked the General Assembly to set the effective date of the Dorothea Dix lease bill to next year, in order to give the state of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh time to negotiate an improved deal. "Mayor McFarlane and I strongly believe that we must move ahead to reach a mutual agreement," said Governor Pat McCrory. ...

  • In Pictures State of the Research Triangle Region Forum

    "Collabitition." It's a made-up word that the sellout crowd of 900-plus at the State of the Research Triangle Region Forum Thursday morning heard a ...


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Movie Review

Meet the Feebles

Meet the Feebles

Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so grotesque, so perverse, and so daring that it defies criticism. These are the films that laugh in the face of the status quo while they purposely mock all previously cinematic conventions, happily thrusting themselves beyond the boundaries of good taste and accepted morality. More times than not, these movies are simply stupid because they have ... ...

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  • The ‘best architect in the world’ coming to RTP

    The "best architect in the world?" That is the only hint Research Triangle Park spokesperson Erin Monday would give me about a special visitor coming to the park next week. I am betting this "big deal" meeting has something to do with a planned park redesign. As Monday will tell you, the original RTP as you know it today emerged from dark days, when it suffered from ...

  • PowerSecure extends acquisition streak

    its acquisitions may continue . The company is based in Wake Forest and has facilities in Raleigh, Morrisville and Greensboro. Also on Thursday, PowerSecure said it bought out minority stakes in two subsidiaries in which it held majority interests. One was the remaining 10 percent stake in its solar-installation business from Morrisville's Southern Energy Management. It acquired a 90 ...

  • SciQuest board names CEO Wiehe as chairman

    Tim Buckley as lead independent director. Wiehe has served as president and CEO of Cary-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), a developer of spend-management software, since 2001 and has overseen 31 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. He also oversaw the company's transition to a private company in 2004 and led a successful initial public offering in 2010. Wiehe will continue to serve as the ...

  • Carolina Hurricanes to unveil new jerseys

    As the Carolina Hurricanes try to put many of last season's memories in the rear view mirror, they will move ahead next season with a new look. Beginning Friday, the team will post small swatch images of the new uniforms for the 2013-14 season on its social media platforms before an official unveiling of the full jerseys on June 4. Team executives are staying mum about the new look so far, ...

  • McCrory backs new Dix legislation

    Gov. Pat McCrory is throwing his support behind new legislation that allows the City of Raleigh and the state to renegotiate the Dorothea Dix property ...

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