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- American Wagering Launches Legal Sports Betting Application for BlackBerry® Users in Nevada Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:30PMAmerican Wagering, Inc.: , the North American leader in sports wagering products, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, LEROY'S SPORTSBOOKS , launches its mobile phone sports betting application, simply named the LEROY'S® APP©, and it will be available beginning this football season for Research In Motion BlackBerry® users to legally bet on sports anywhere in the state of Nevada ...
- Rebate on the way for phone customers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:22PMCanadians who live in urban centres can expect rebates of up to $90 from their phone company — although it could take six months.
- Funding secured for old Willsboro School transformation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:04PMThe Champlain Valley Senior Community is expected to be completed by December 2011.
- ‘Rediscovered’ manuscript tells of Fullers’ early life Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:04PMThe cover of “Beyond the American Dream.” Submitted Photo AMERICUS — Linda Fuller could hardly hold back the excitement as she held a copy of her late husband’s autobiography, Beyond the American Dream (Smyth & Helwys Publishing), just arriving to her home in Americus from the printer.
- Feingold’s Race Is a Bellwether for G.O.P. Senate Hopes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:58PMAs the unexpectedly touch race facing Senator Russ Feingold suggests, Republicans have a better opportunity to win back the Senate than they had once imagined.
- Biz Bits Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:55PMThe new board of directors for the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce include John Bell of Willis Hall, chairman; David Chin of GoSmallBiz as past-chair; Al Aldrich of Strategies 360, chair elect; Michael Meeks of Dewar, Meeks & Ekrem, treasurer; Perry McConnell of Hansen, McConnell & Pellegrini, legal counsel; and Caldie Rogers, president/CEO.
- New AJWright store will open in Fontana on Thursday, Sept. 2 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:49PMAJWright, a leading off-price retailer, will open a new location in Fontana on Thursday, Sept. 2. AJWright plans to offer Fontana residents a celebration that will last beyond Labor Day with a real model search competition.
- ecostore’s global expansion gets a boost in US Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:05PMecostore’s expansion into the huge North American market has received a two-fold boost, with its baby care products receiving top US safety ratings, and a new manufacturing plant in Michigan.
- Attempted rape attack leads to iTunes hit Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:58PMANGRY TV news interview about would-be rapist turned into a web phenomenon and popular song.
- China Day Ahead: U.S. Tightens Trade Rules, PetroChina Plans Acquisitions Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:43PMThe Obama administration plans to step up enforcement of trade laws against nations, such as China and Vietnam, that help subsidize companies exporting cheap goods to the U.S.
- Polio survivor to be honorary chair of Rotary conference Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:02PMAt 67 years of age, Jack Campbell says his goal is to see polio dead before I am. A significant quest, Campbell, a polio survivor and member of Escondido Rotary Club, just might emerge victorious if the efforts by Rotary International and others continue as ferociously as they have in recent years. The world is currently spending about a billion dollars a year to get rid of polio, and as soon as ...
- Early back-to-school and state fair a bad mix Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:45PMSleepy Eye is among a consortium of 25 Minnesota school districts experimenting with a school start, two weeks earlier than the rest of the state.
- Community Notes Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:37PM* All YA art contest entries must be in the Linton Public Library by 5 p.m. Categories are photography, painting, sketches and pottery/sculpture. Contest rules are posted at www.lintonpl.lib.in.us or may be picked up at the library.
- Quanex Building Products Reports Q3 2010 Operating Results Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:17PMEarnings From Continuing Operations of $0.27 Per Diluted Share Company Outperformed Its Blended End ...
- Addus HomeCare Announces Strategic Management Changes Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:15PMPALATINE, Ill., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), a comprehensive provider of home-based social and medical services, announced today the resignation of Francis J. Leonard, Chief Financial Officer. The Company is currently engaged in a search for a new Chief Financial Officer to replace Mr. Leonard, who has agreed to remain with the Company until ...
- This is a Lecture On Education Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:06PMPublished on October 14, 1988 by William A. Lecture #172
- U.S. Foreign Assistance After September 11: Major Changes, Competing Purposes, and Different Standards-But Is There an ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:06PMExperience has demonstrated that development assistance (i.e., government-to-government assistance intended to catalyze development in poor nations) is not a key factor in increasing economic growth in underdeveloped countries.
- Students Need Help To Save Money, But Don't Always Know It Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:40PMStudents could use help saving more money, but they don’t always know it, says a University of Waterloo study.Most people intend to save more money, and spend less, than they currently do. If they were offered a simple way to do so, would they take it? New research suggests the answer is no.And the reason is that their very good intentions can give rise to a sense of optimism that leads them to ...
- Mixed picture Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:27PMSmall firms report on current trading conditions
- Small firms report weak trading conditions Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:26PMTrading conditions remain weak for most of the 10 small firms that the BBC News Website has followed over the past two years. Here are their updates for 2010 so far.
- NASA LaRC Solicitation: Support Services for NASA Academy of Program Project and Engineering Leadership APPEL Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:25PMNASA LaRC Solicitation: Support Services for NASA Academy of Program Project and Engineering Leadership APPEL
- South Euclid: Notre Dame College ready for first-ever football Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:25PMSOUTH EUCLID -- With its first-ever varsity football game as its most recent catalyst, Notre Dame College continues its steady growth of the last several years.
- East, west, home is best Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:20PMNew Plymouth expats Dilip and Leisa Patel have returned to the place they call home as the new owners of Jennian Homes Taranaki.
- First Campbell Center Raffle Drawing Winner Donates Prize Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:18PMCampbell Center Board members announced that Seth Crippen’s ticket was drawn Saturday, August 14, 2010 at the Campbell Center Board’s monthly meeting. The raffle is a fundraiser to help pay for damage that occurred last winter to the Center’s campus water pipe system.
- What ‘Economic Development’ Means to You Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:15PMTwo of the most misunderstood words—when used together—in the English vocabulary are ‘Economic Development’.
- MLK center Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:51PMEvery school day buses from Vernon Parish Schools stop at the corner of North Gladys and Nona Streets in Leesville for elementary and middle school children to scamper down the hill on Gladys to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center as Director Leroy Stokes watches at the front door.
- Retired biotech executive receives Rell Sunn Award at Moores Center fundraiser Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:43PMBy Catherine Kolonko Contributor As a young girl, Connie Matsui was neither a Girl Scout nor in possession of the poise she has witnessed in young girls who are involved with the organization. "I was painfully self conscious. I had a feeling I was smart but (I was) extremely lacking in self confidence and non-communicative," said Matsui, now 56, laughing at the memory of her younger self. The ...
- Last Night's Winner: Tiger Woods, Entering His Media Redemption Phase, Again [Last Night's Winner] Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:22PM# lastnightswinner In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Tiger Woods , who, now that he's single again, should finally be able to focus on what truly matters—golf— and win every tournament ever . More »
- Liverpool-Man City: Henry Winter Ensures the Right People Are to Blame Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:09PMHenry Winter was in his favourite part of England last night. Not because he was sharing a glass of wine over another chummy interview with his buddy Alex Ferguson, or to fawn over how great his Manchester United players are. It was of course to witness a Man City team happily ticking along in second gear dismantle a Liverpool side speeding dangerously backwards towards disaster. Liverpool's ...
- Northwest Wineries Take Advantage Of Hong Kong's Open Trade Door Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:07PMIt's impossible to spot from Interstate 5, but one of the success stories in the Obama administration's ambitious effort to double U.S. exports by 2015 can be found in a carefully watched vat of pinot noir at Willamette Valley Vineyards.
- Why America stopped buying homes Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:47AMComment: The National Association of Realtors said sales dropped a record 27.2%. This number is the lowest that the NAR has ever reported, and I can see why it spooked the markets
- Community Links Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:43AMA listing of local community groups and events.
- Life after Employment Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:21AMLife after employment…sounds unnerving isn’t it? We are familiar with the phrase “life after death”.
- Leaders of the New School Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:20AMIt's a tale that has become familiar. An entrepreneur starts a social media company at age 22, builds it up, and enjoys great success. But in this instance, the story is not about Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Naveen Selvadurai of Foursquare. It's about Samuel Feuer. Never heard of him? Most people haven't. Feuer is the president and CEO of New York-based MindSmack (No. 114), a mobile app ...
- Who's Talking about Your Company Online? Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:17AM"Unethical behavior by Beachbody...watch out!" wrote one customer on PissedConsumer.com , an online forum, in June. The customer railed against the Santa Monica, California -- based maker of fitness videos, claiming that it charged for something the customer didn't intend to order online. In the comment box, Tiana, a customer service representative from Beachbody, wrote, "I'm so sorry to hear ...
- Grand Canyon State Games Finds Potential New Home Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:31PMPHOENIX, Ariz. - Grand Canyon State Games has announced plans to relocate its operational offices from Tempe to the campus of Southwestern College in North Phoenix.
- Key Wooing Billionaires Says New Zealand Equals England Minus the Attitude Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:14PMWhen he was Merrill Lynch & Co.’s global head of foreign exchange in London in 1998, the ever- cheerful John Key was nicknamed “the smiling assassin” after he fired some 50 members of his team.
- Candidate Wetzel wants to promote job growth in Fontana Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:32PMWith the City of Fontana facing tough economic challenges, job creation and retention might be the only way the community will be able to realize its full potential, said Fontana native Tami Wetzel.
- Wall Street's Best Hidden Stocks Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:32PMThese three stocks could help you swing for the fences.
- Local leaders are hoping that new Cypress/I-10 overpass will have big economic impact Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:31PMA decade ago, the Sierra Avenue/Interstate 10 interchange in Fontana was completely reconstructed, resulting in a significant decrease in traffic congestion in that region.
- Avoid Your Business Being Collateral Damage in a Cyber War Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:23PMAll around the world, governments declare they are gearing up for cyber war. I know, I know, to anyone who has been at this for any significant length of time, many of the news stories we are reading today could have, or should have, been written a decade ago, or more. The term "Cyber war" seems to be on everyone's lips again. (Cue the theme music for "Groundhog Day" - again!) In one way, it is ...
- California 'incubator' nurtures young farmers Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:15PMBy Gina Kim • The Sacramento Bee, Calif. • August 23, 2010 There are small moments that make farming worthwhile for 26-year-old Toby Hastings -- detaching a ripe Sharlyn melon from the vine with just a slight tug, digging for potatoes and finding nests of them huddled together, snapping the stem of a perfect strawberry.
- Peas in a pod: Lake Elmo council gets together in a social setting outside City Hall Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:13PMLAKE ELMO - It would be understandable if you thought Lake Elmo council members had gone home when the cameras turned off and the City Hall lights went out after Tuesday's meeting. But had you made the brisk walk over to the Lake Elmo Inn, you would have seen council members and city staff relaxing amiably in the restaurant.
- Home - INDIA NEWS Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:01PMWhat is the common bond that a poor woman in rural India kick starting her own small-scale business, a street child growing up to be an executive and a physically disabled trying to attend classes with crutches: These are only handful of the strategic successes among many that Share and Care Foundation (SCF) has created in the past 28-years.
- Best Buy® Announces Hot Summer Savings Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:55AMMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As families enjoy the last days of summer, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) today announced a suite of summer deals on everything from laptops and smartphones to eReaders and video games. Consumers can take advantage of some of the best values of the season on popular devices that will help them stay connected to friends and family throughout the year. The exciting summer ...
- Druckenmiller Calls It Quits After 30 Years as Job Gets Tougher Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:52AMStanley Druckenmiller , the hedge- fund icon who boasts one of the best long-term trading records and the distinction of having made $1 billion for George Soros by forcing a devaluation of the British pound in 1992, is closing his firm after 30 years.
- LESOTHO-SWAZILAND: A customs union to prevent failed states Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:48AMSource: IRIN Increasing strains on a century-old, five-nation southern African customs union is raising questions as to whether the sovereignty of its poorest members - Lesotho and Swaziland - is sustainable, considering their burden of HIV/AIDS and the global economic slowdown, among other factors.
- Best Buy® Announces Hot Summer Savings Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:47AMMINNEAPOLIS----As families enjoy the last days of summer, Best Buy today announced a suite of summer deals on everything from laptops and smartphones to eReaders and video games. Consumers can take advantage of some of the best values of the season on popular devices that will help them stay connected to friends and family throughout the year.
- Vietnam's economy lures some who left in the 1970s Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:47AMVietnam's economy lures some who left in the 1970s
- Florida Doctors Struggle To Meet New Standards For Electronic Records; Arizona Faces Sharp Cuts In Residency-Training ... Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:35AMSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel: "New federal standards unveiled last month require doctors to start using electronic medical records routinely, including logging patients' diagnoses and visits, ordering prescriptions, monitoring for drug interactions and making records accessible to other medical providers. ...