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G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks

...braced for less agreement."This in no way minimizes the difficulties ahead," said White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. "But given the various ways the G-8 could have gone, we believe that on the key issues of political transition...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-06-19/g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks
Georgia, Augusta lag behind nation in college degrees

...University to form GRU, the institution is planning an "early alert system" for the fall, which will give students and their advisers earlier notice when they are falling behind or fail a test.The university is encouraging all students to take 15 credit hours...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-06-15/georgia-augusta-lag-behin
Compass Academy investors hope to buy assets from receiver

...east of Aiken.Brooks' business dealings as a financial adviser and broker came under scrutiny of the attorney general last...Carolina Circuit Court. Jonathan Brooks' licenses as a financial adviser and broker were suspended in March and the couple's assets...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-06-11/compass-academy-invest
Retirement no longer has that air of finality

...phased retirement idea was born in Sweden in the 1970s and gained a foothold in the U.S. soon after.Sarah Rix, a policy adviser at AARP who worked on the issue in its early years, said it has been hard to quantify how many people have taken part in such...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-06-08/retirement-no-longer-has-a
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger has minor knee surgery

...participant during organized team activities but was concerned enough about the knee that he brought it to the team's attention. Advisers suggested he have the surgery now to give him a clean bill of health when the season begins. RAVENS: President Obama played...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-06-05/steelers-qb-ben-roethlisberge
Signal Brigade gets new commander

...Hall, looking down at his wife, his children and more than 500 soldiers.The Army colonel had served as a senior military adviser in the Depart ment of the In terior and advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but this moment marked the height of his military...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-07/signal-brigade-gets-new-comma
Rants & Raves

...and have his successor appoint a new board. We'll have to vote Democrat in the next gubernatorial election.PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER David Axelrod said, "Part of being president is there's so much beneath you that you can't know because the government...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-06/rants-raves
Some college grads finding it easier to land jobs than others

...college graduates, it isn't.Career advisers at Georgia Regents University said it...just starting now," said GRU career adviser Amanda Boland. "We have encouraged students...very busy month for me."Another career adviser at GRU's Career Center, Melissa Hudson...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-05-17/some-colleg
Military families shoulder weight of deployment

...returning troops and up to a year of notice before they leave the United States. Fort Gordon assigns as many as 20 financial advisers and family-life consultants to each unit ? some joining troops overseas ? and conducts weeklong academies known as Master...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-05-25/military-families-shoulder-we
Former Steeler Hall of Famer Jack Butler dies at 85

...25 seasons with the Raiders starting during their time in Los Angeles and continuing after the move to Oakland in 1995. She became CEO in 1997 and was one of late owner Al Davis' most trusted advisers before his death in October 2011.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-05-11/former-steeler-hall-famer-jac