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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Although marquee private tech firms like Twitter and Airbnb continue to rake in massive funding rounds, venture firms have started to scale back on their investments in tech, citing economic uncertainty, difficulty raising funds and concerns about a bubble.

The city will take applications through Thursday, 21, to fill an opening on the Tracy Arts Commission board following the departure of one commissioner. The seven-member board meets at 7 pm the second Tuesday of each month and is tasked with encouraging the growth of broad-based arts and cultural programs in the city, maintaining community [...]

Posted by Brian De Los Santos Michael Waltrip, co-owner of the car Travis Pastrana was scheduled to make his NASCAR Nationwide debut in on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Raceway, held an open session with the media Friday to discuss the teams new plans after Pastrana broke his right ankle and foot while attempting a [...]

The US debt ceiling debate seems to have ramifications in every corner of the nation and the economy, and count University of Iowa researchers among those with a stake in the outcome. Cuts in spending likely would result in a reduction of money distributed by federal agencies to schools for research, and the UI counts [...]

Did you ever have a penpal? Do your kids have penpals? If not, encourage them to get one! I remember in 5th grade we were matched up with penpals from another school. The details are fuzzy, but the feelings still remain strong. I made a friend, Tanya, whom I knew only through letters, and I [...]

GULFPORT — US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday construction could restart immediately on the air traffic control tower at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport if Congress extends funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. Work was halted on the $12 million project at Gulfport and at airports across the country when Congress failed on Friday to provide [...]

Major League Soccer differs from other US professional sports in that many of the participants routinely take off for other events, mainly national team duty. Regular-season games have been postponed because one of the teams is competing in an outside tournament. Nobody blinks over this. There also are plenty of non-MLS matches, such as the [...]

Its no secret that Google is preparing an applications platform for its Google+ social network. Game developers say theyre looking forward to making games for the platform, which could launch within a matter of weeks. Google+ has gained tens of millions of users in the past four weeks and has become an attractive platform with [...]

PHOENIX, AZ, Jul 26, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – EastBridge Investment Group (EBIG) /quotes/zigman/461359 EBIG +15.38% (otcqb:EBIG) announced today that its client, Tsingda Education, has obtained a private equity funding of $13.68 million. Mr. Keith Wong, CEO of EastBridge, commented, “This is a very positive step before Tsingda’s IPO. The new private equity investor has [...]

Quality of life issues were at the forefront of Mayor Roger Fyfes mind when he addressed the planning board, K. Hovnanian attorneys and others assembled for the 33rd hearing on the Del Ben application for approximately 100 townhomes on property east of the Garden State Parkway, north of Summit Avenue and south of Upper Saddle [...]