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Ups and downs Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMYou rode the rides. You played the games. Meet the man responsible for it all:
Small businesses: Measuring their power and their problems Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:56PMHe may be locked in combat with Wall Street and the Business Roundtable, but President Obama spoke nostalgically last week about the virtues of small business. Small business - Business - Business and Economy - United States - Ed Schultz
10 Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 11:30AMReflections on my 10th year as a teacher.
State representative, District 46 Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:03AMFacing off for a seat with the Michigan House of Representatives, District 46 are Republicans Bradford Jacobsen, Daniel Myslakowski and Gary Warner, and Democratic candidate David Lillis.
Coastal voices: Consider reasons for illegal immigrants Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:56AMIn response to Jill Bausch’s July 1 letter (“We need fresh blood, new ideas to tackle illegal immigration”), some relevant facts must be considered.
In Love and War Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 8:11AMAs Lee Page sits in his favorite recliner he seems content. He has just come from church in his native Halltown and he kicks off his shoes before telling his story. His gray hair is combed neatly, parted on the side. His strong features match his strong stature. But the years of hard work have not hardened him. He has a smile on his face that instantly makes you feel at ease. The few wrinkles ...
Tom Long: Hollywood is ready to lighten up Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:37AMSo far, 2010 hasn't been a very funny year at the movies.Hollywood's hoping that's going to change this weekend with the release of "Dinner for Schmucks," continue changing next weekend with "The Other Guys," and change even more on Aug. 13 with the release of the geek comedy "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." More on this and other tidbits from the world of movies, including Natalie Portman news.
Lawyer Transitions: Money Isn't Everything Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:07AMThe legal job market is waking from its doldrums, which may mean more opportunities to transition to new jobs, say consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass. In this article, the first in a new series, the authors discuss the factors to consider when contemplating a move.
Democrats Take Lobbyist Cash as Obama Knocks Special Interests Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:35PMAs President Barack Obama thrashes Republicans for allowing “special interest takeovers of our elections,” his Democratic Party is benefiting from millions of campaign dollars brought in by lobbyists.
Business briefs: Add 2 Florida banks to shutdown list Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:04PMWASHINGTON -- Regulators shut two banks in Florida and one in Georgia, lifting to 106 the number of
Senecas can’t mail cigarettes Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:17PMBUFFALO — Seneca Indians in the mail-order cigarette business can no longer use the post office to ship cigarettes while they fight to have a new law banning the practice struck down in court, a federal judge ruled Friday.
A 6-pack of new coaches, new assistants Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:14PMAP Sports Writer Sure seems like there were a lot more than three NFL head coaching changes, but John Fox (Panthers), Jack Del Rio (Jaguars), Eric Mangini (Browns), Tom Cable (Raiders) and Lovie Smith (Bears) kept
Solid defensive barrier Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:37PMUNSUNG Dennington backman Matt Van Kempen gets plenty of advice about football when he's at work - it's all about defence.
One and only burger dog right here in Boone Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:33PMThe burger dog that is the mainstay and namesake of TJ’s Burger Dogs - the walk-up eatery that Terri Olson and her husband opened July 15 in downtown Boone - may be one of a kind.
Apple's iPhone 4 leads to long line-ups Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:26PMShoppers in Canada are lining up to buy Apple's iPhone 4, which went on sale Friday.
Steinberg twins play their way to a poker living Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:15PMYou sit down at a computer to play a game. Click the mouse a few times and have some fun.
Businesses find innovative ways to put Apple’s revolutionary iPad to work Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:40PMWhen Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad in January, he pitched it mostly as a consumer device...
Coffee drinkers embrace fair factor Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:18PMFairtrade - it's the buzzword of "ethical" consumerism in the 21st century. Many in the West sing its praises but fewer understand the complex forces governing the lives of Third World farmers from Burkina Faso to Bolivia.Most...
Ad Age Looking To Hire Three Whole Reporters Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:49PMAs if to prove Roger Sterling's remarks in last week's Mad Men season premiere wrong ("They're so cheap they can't afford to hire a whole reporter"), advertising trade pub Ad Age , owned by Crain Communications, is going nuts with the hiring.
What's so scary about Elizabeth Warren? Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:08PMElizabeth Warren doesn't look or sound scary. She's a 61-year-old Harvard Law School professor from Oklahoma who has written personal finance books, some with her daughter.
15 unknowns most feared by electronic companies Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:05PMSales are surging across the electronics industry, further lifting already strong profit margins and boosting cash piles throughout the sector yet a deep sense of unease continues to plague OEMs, semiconductor vendors and third-party services providers as executives wonder how long the good times will last in a shaky global economic environment. We identify 15 questions electronic vendors can ...
Community mourns NYPD pioneer Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:45AMArthur Hill will be remembered as a trailblazer and community leader who worked hard to help the Queens community. PHOTO COURTESY COUNCILMAN LEROY COMRIE
Broadway sings blues over synthesizer invasion Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:17AMNEW YORK (AFP) - While audiences at Broadway's "West Side Story" thrill to the on-stage drama, musicians in the orchestra pit are fighting a battle every bit as vicious as the Sharks-Jets rivalry.
CDBG money available for Lakewood businesses Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:12AMSmall companies in Lakewood, from start-ups to those that are well-established, now have a new funding source that could help them grow their businesses. City officials have allocated Community Development Block Grant funding that is specifically designed to create and retain permanent jobs at for-profit companies. ...
Want a job at NTPC? Here's how you can get in Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:48AMEach year lakhs of engineering students vie for just about 800 jobs in this PSU . But it's worth a try!
107th House race heats up Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:55AMINDIAN RIVER — The 107th House race to replace state Rep. Gary McDowell, D-Rudyard, has been tip-toeing toward the Aug. 3, primary, silent under the cacophony of other local open-seat races.
World Bank points to SA Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:42AMSA is falling behind the rest of the continent in education and skills development.
President Obama promotes bill encouraging small business lending in Edison Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:09PMEDISON — Brian Bovio, operations manager for his family’s heating and cooling business in Camden County, said his company was hit hard when the economy soured. "We took quite a hit," he said. "We had to lay some people off."...
Text of President Obama's remarks in Edison Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:43PMPresident Obama: Well, I just had a terrific meeting with these small business owners here at Tastee Sub Shop. And I want to thank Dave and Carl for hosting us here today.
Obama, small-business owners meet Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:33PMWASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Obama met with small-business owners in New Jersey Wednesday and then called for tax cuts and loans legislation he called "as American as apple pie." Small business - New Jersey - Barack Obama - United States - Business
Text of President Obama's remarks today in Edison Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:28PMThe text of President Obama's remarks on small business initiatives on Wednesday at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J.
CONNECT Board Promotes Camille Sobrian to President; Approves Series of Strategic Initiatives Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:20PMThe CONNECT Board of Directors Announces the Promotion of Camille Sobrian to President, and Approves New Strategic Initiatives to Influence Federal Innovation Policy and to Attract Early Stage Investment Capital for San Diego Innovation Start Ups
CONNECT Board Promotes Camille Sobrian to President; Approves Series of Strategic Initiatives Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:10PMSAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - 07/28/10) - CONNECT, San Diego's internationally recognized non-profit technology and life sciences business accelerator, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved both the promotion of Camille Sobrian to President and a new series of strategic initiatives which will stimulate San Diego's innovation economy. Sobrian has been CONNECT's COO since January ...
President's comments today in N.J. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:54PMFull comments from President Barack Obama today in Edison:
Recession widened jobs gap between blacks and whites Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:44PMA new report from the National Urban League found that economic conditions have worsened for black Americans. Blacks now have a jobless rate 6.8 percent higher than whites.
Daley wins Ald. Sandi Jackson's support Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:00PMMayor Daley on Wednesday proposed a $98 million city subsidy to make way for "a new city" on the site of the old U.S. Steel South Works plant — and earned a surprise political endorsement in the process. Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th), wife of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), said she ran for aldermen in 2007 with the $397 million development project as "the marquee behind me." Daley's support ...
Bennet: Despite heavy load, he works in time for his girls Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:13AMBring your daughters to work day has stretched to 18 months for Sen. Michael Bennet, a year and a half spent assessing the joy and cold reality of mixing family with politics.
Don Polson The way I see it: Some passing views from a distressed cave Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:18AMIt's not usually good column material to write about the problems that beset the process of columnwriting, but my cave is distressed -- fire and drum not work.
Business Briefs: Road at RIC will be closed this morning Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:21PMThe road will be closed from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Lynchburg-based company said the facility will include a scaled prototype of its new B&W mPower reactor, which is being developed in central Virginia. The prototype will undergo extensive testing. The company plans to collect data on the reactor ...
50 Most Beautiful People 2010 HTML Page 1 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:18PMNext ten Marie Sylla-Dixon: Guinea’s loss Age: 34 Hometown: Abidjan, Read more...
Cartoonist Steve Breen has crude response to gulf oil spill Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:00PMIt was a mission so potentially sketchy, Steve Breen didn't whisper a word of it to his friends or bosses, either at his newspaper or his syndicate. Only his wife was entrusted with the secret of Breen's covert op. She, in fact, encouraged it. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Petroleum in the Environment - Steve Breen
Educating Tomorrow's Employees Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:56PMBay Area community colleges use federal funding to team up with local businesses on job-training initiatives. by Michele Ellson In a portable classroom located on the far end of the College of Alameda campus in Alameda, Bill Gravel is running through the particulars of the next project for his Introduction to Warehousing Operations class: He's assigned teams of students to design a local or ...
Univision to pay $1 million for pay-for-play radio scheme Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:42PMThe nation’s largest Hispanic media conglomerate has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that some of its radio stations accepted bribes to play certain songs more frequently. The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Justice...
The Boss Shouldn't Have Promoted His Sons Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:49PMMorale and profit margins plunged when an entrepreneur gave his sons too much responsibility. To save the business, he must reassert authority
WEBAIC Concise Points for Wednesday, July 28th Planning Commission Meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:29PMMaster Use Permit proposals and the proposal to open protected Warehouse and Wholesale Trade space to R&D are Wednesday's key issues. The WEBAIC steering committee considers Points 1- 4 the most critical.
WSJ ’s Stimulus-Debate Story is Debatable Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:05PMThe Wall Street Journal goes big with a story on the debate over stimulus spending . But the piece doesn’t deliver the punch it promises. Instead, there’s a lot of he-said, she-said, and even a sleepy dose of Keynes-said, Friedman-said.
Retired in Jacksonville Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:24PMWhen people retire, they usually want to move to some place that has nice weather, fun activities and friendly people. For Henry Campeux and his wife, Sue, Jacksonville was exactly that kind of place.
Christina Patterson: Gordon Brown: the first interview since leaving office Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:42PMThe last time I saw Gordon Brown, he made me cry. It wasn't just the way he stood, a Heathcliff battered, but not broken, a...
Towards a holistic relationship Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:39PMBritish prime minister David Cameron will miss Myanmar’s military ruler Than Shwe by a mere day during his visit to India, but both leaders have weapons on their minds: Trials for India’s 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal, worth $12 billion, concluded earlier this month, and it is said the news is “good” for the Eurofighter Typhoon — a joint production of the UK, Germany, Italy ...
Remarks by the President After Bipartisan Leadership Meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 1:21PM12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just concluded a productive discussion with the leaders of both parties in Congress. This was one of a series of regular meetings that I called for in the State of the Union because I think it’s important for us to come together and speak frankly about the challenges we face and to work through areas where we don’t agree ...