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PricewaterhouseCoopers laid off hundreds of workers as it consolidated its US and United Kingdom IT groups.
TAMPA (2010-7-30) - One of the bay area’s larger employers is laying off about 500 workers. PricewaterhouseCoopers announced Friday that it is cutting its Information Technology groups by about half.
TAMPA (2010-7-30) - A new federal ruling says GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum cannot receive taxpayer funds to boost his campaign.
TAMPA (2010-7-29) - Many news reports about LeRoy Collins, Jr. have focused on the way he died, or the fact he was the son of a famous governor. But Collins was much more than that – a former Navy Admiral, an advocate for veterans, and a committed community volunteer.
TAMPA (2010-7-29) - A healthcare RV tour stopped in Tampa Thursday to collect signatures to take to Washington.
TAMPA (2010-7-29) - Former Navy admiral, U.S. Senate candidate and current state director of Veterans' Affairs LeRoy Collins Jr. was killed in a bicycle accident Thursday morning. According to Tampa police, an SUV hit the 75-year-old as he rode his bike in the Hyde Park neighborhood in Tampa.
TAMPA (2010-7-28) - Citing his “better track record” and “pro-business policies,” the Florida Chamber of Commerce endorsed Bill McCollum Wednesday in the Republican primary for governor.
TAMPA (2010-07-28) - A new report shows Florida residents are seeking help in record numbers for gambling addiction. Calls to a state-wide gambling help line have increased 12 percent over the past year and 17 percent over the past two, according to the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling.
TAMPA (2010-7-27) - Two weeks after the oil started gushing, a dozen oceanographers gingerly approached a mound of microphones outside the University of South Florida College of Marine Science. A research vessel based in St. Petersburg, the Weatherbird II, had detected vast plumes of oil far beneath the surface.
 

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The Democratic primary for Florida attorney general has two veteran state lawmakers pitted against one another in a race that has been somewhat overshadowed by contentious contests for governor and U.S. Senate. In the first of...

 

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USF Med student Caroline Nguyen examines a hospice patient in his home.

An unusual clerkship at the USF College of Medicine takes students out of the classroom and puts them in the home of a terminal patient. This week's University Beat on WUSF 89.7 FM shows you how the hospice experience is...

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With the American economy still in recovery mode, small businesses are struggling to survive just as much as their larger counterparts, if not more so. The University of South Florida is trying to help these vital companies...

 

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This week on Florida Stories, World War II Veteran Ed Dement of Temple Terrace. He makes it his mission to help people remember prisoners of war, he was taken prisoner by the Germans after his B-24 Liberator was shot out of the sky over the former...
 

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Composed in 1936, Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" has become our unofficial anthem of mourning. Played at the funerals of Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy, the music is one of the most...
The high demanding register required of the trumpet player in this concerto presents a challenge for music directors in programming this work, will they be able to find someone who can play it?
The nickname of Tchaikovsky's third "Polish" Symphony came from its finale, which has a Polish flavor to it. It could also have been nicknamed the German Symphony, since the second movement has a...
 

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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny has carved a unique niche in modern music, always moving in intriguing new directions. His trio with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez are this week's guests on Piano Jazz, joining...
Singer Topsy Chapman is the featured guest on Riverwalk, with an hour of songs about the feminine mystique. From heartbreakers and vamps to the girl next door, Ms. Chapman and the Jim Cullum Band...
Guitarist Lionel Loueke and bassist Richard Bona translate the sonorities of West Africa to create a new language in jazz. Individually, they've worked with Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, and Tito...
 
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