Archive for November, 2009
State asks 124 questions of Burlington Telecom
THIRD SET OF DISCOVERY REQUESTS BY VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE The Department of Public Service, by its undersigned Special Counsel, hereby propounds the following discovery requests on the City of Burlington, d/b/a Burlington Telecom …
Read More..>>US stocks finish higher after Dubai news
U.S. stocks pulled off a modest gain Monday, led by banks, after Dubai World said it would try to restructure about $26 billion of its debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.92, or 0.3 percent, to close at 10,344.84. The S&P 500 gained 0.4 …
Read More..>>U.S. destinations target affluent Chinese tourists
HONOLULU ‘” Hawaii , California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations vying fiercely for a vast and largely untapped new market segment. Yes, to be a Chinese tourist these days is to be a widely-sought traveler. Hawaii has beaches …
Read More..>>NYT Issues 1,000 Gushing Words on Obama’s ‘Glittering Gala’ of a State …
A Wednesday New York Times story by reporter Rachel Swarns on Obama’s first state dinner was an overflowing feast of praise — over 1,000 words celebrating the Obamas. Swarns is Michelle Obama’s chief attendant when it comes to flattering coverage …
Read More..>>Where are the cost controls?
Big Jake – My idea of tort reform is that your family would not be awarded 4 billion dollars. Also, tort reform would address frivilous lawsuits clogging our courts. Medical malpractice lawsuits are something of a cottage industry in some places with …
Read More..>>Midland, Mich. Family Receives Third Financial Makeover of Nationwide …
Gradient presented the family with six months of mortgage payments, tax preparation and filing for two years, debt reduction, financial analysis … certificate for yoga classes (The Yoga Place); six $25 gift cards (Pizza Sam’s); $300 worth of …
Read More..>>SEC Said to Consider Schacht as Chairman of U.S. Auditor Panel
The CFA Institute, a not-for-profit group, administers the Chartered Financial Analyst test taken by many Wall Street job applicants in search of a hiring edge … exceed the pay for most public officials to make the jobs competitive with the private …
Read More..>>Shorting part 2
Average quality rating by the Stockhouse community. Well, this is what is going on in the mining industry right now. You have a select few bad apples that are involved in this industry and they’re operating against the interests of the mining …
Read More..>>Candelis Announces Revolutionary Cloud-Hosted Data Services
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — A revolutionary new technology that provides radiologists, referring physicians, and patients with seamless, real-time access to diagnostic images and reports with just the click of a button was announced today …
Read More..>>Corn bin ignites in Washington County
The Allenton Fire Department along with the St. Lawrence Fire Department were dispatched to 7394 Nenno Road in Allenton for a possible corn bin fire. The fire was started from sparks emitted from a grinder being used to do maintenance work on the bin …
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