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Boeing managers shift positions Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:51PMEVERETT -- The Boeing Co. shuffled its commercial airplane managers Friday as the company tries to get key programs on schedule.
Profits surge but inventories trimmed Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:51PMSurging company profits suggest a solid June qtr GDP rise, but softer inventories, wages and non-corporate profits warn against expectations of a very big rise.
Stocks higher at noon, led by banks Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:50PMThe Australian stock market was higher at noon, with banks and mining stocks following a firm lead from Wall Street.
Posco Buys $2.8 Billion Stake in Daewoo International Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:48PMPosco, the third-biggest steelmaker, agreed to buy control of Daewoo International Corp. for 3.37 trillion won ($2.8 billion) to expand its sales network and gain raw materials as prices climb.
Analysts estimate $1.3 trillion deficit Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:46PMCongress’ budget analysts projected the 2010 budget deficit to surpass $1.3 trillion, $71 billion less than 2009 on Thursday. This year’s deficit is the second largest ever in U.S. history.
Basketball: Baldwin factor looms for Tall Blacks at world champs Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:46PMAn old mentor and friend turns foe on Wednesday morning (NZT) when New Zealand and the Tab Baldwin-coached Lebanon lock horns in a crucial basketball world championship match in Turkey
Santos and Apache ink gas deal Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:45PMSantos Ltd has signed a deal with Texan company Apache Energy Ltd to produce gas offshore from WA.
Petroleum conference turns spotlight on potential Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:43PMWellington, Monday, August 29 2010 – In a few weeks’ time the biennial New Zealand Petroleum Conference turns the spotlight on how New Zealand can unlock the potential of its burgeoning oil exploration and production industry, which is already one of ...
Jay Leno serves as Grand Marshal of MotoGP Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:42PMTonight Show host Jay Leno served as grand marshal for Sunday's MotoGP, and Eyewitness News caught up with him before the race.
Oilers, Gagner Agree on 2-Year Pact Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:40PMThe Edmonton Oilers have locked up 20-year-old centre Sam Gagner this evening signing him to a 2 year deal worth $4.55 Million. Gagner was a restricted free agent as of July 1st. Gagner had a rough season, as did the rest of the Oilers brass, recording 15 goals and 26 assists for the club. It was a disappointing season for Gagner after a very promising rookie campaign as an 18 year-old two ...
Jonathan Groff: Rock Hudson for the 21st century Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:05PMJonathan Groff, the star of Glee, might have swapped the bleachers of William McKinley High School for a West End theatre, but one wouldn't know it to look at him.
American Apparel faces bankruptcy as store chain unravels Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:02PMHe is the king of the hipsters; the eccentric fashion magnate behind a firm that turned skinny jeans and luminous Spandex into the uniform of the naughty noughties.
Bion Announces Ed Schafer Joins Team Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:00PMBion Environmental Technologies announced on Aug. 16 that Ed Schafer, former Governor of North Dakota and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has agreed to join Bion’s management team through the end of 2013.
Paccar engine plant hires 90 new workers Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:58PMNinety new workers have been hired by Paccar's Columbus plant, as the maker of engines for commercial trucks readies to begin production by the end of the year.
TV production studio for FNU Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:58PMThe Fiji National University (FNU) will launch a new professional film and television production studio in October.
New Boeing plant in Illinois Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:57PMCompany doesn't give details about what would be manufactured at the site. WASHINGTON -- Rumors were flying through the nation's defense and aerospace communities Thursday morning as an announcement neared on a new production plant at an airport in southern Illinois.
PBS documentary focusing on health care successes in Everett Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:56PMThe ability of Everett-area providers to ensure good-quality and affordable health care has caught the attention of a well-known journalist and a PBS documentary team.
Japan considering new stimulus Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:53PMJapan's economy may get another lifeline soon. The country's leaders are moving toward injecting more stimulus measures to fight a sharp slowdown in momentum.
From outside in Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:52PMAt 6,800 square feet, including seven bedrooms and a finished basement, the home is twice the size of Baldwin Homes' conventional models, as the designers added several extra rooms for instructional purposes. In the rear of the property is a large shed that had stood on the land for years.
Brew mistress: Fallon-born Peters is a Sam Adams finalist Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:52PMSpecial to the LVN Sam Adams home brewer finalist Alixandra Peters works on her chamomile, honey, heather tip wheat beer she named Isis Rising after the Egyptian goddess.
Video: Summer camp for the creative Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:55PMSummer camp: The first images to come to mind are sports and bug juice.
Wooten Interview Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:52PMScott Leber interviews Bears' rookie defensive end Corey Wooten.
Iran Loads Fuel Into Its First Nuclear Power Plant Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:49PMIranian and Russian engineers load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant Iran - Nuclear power - Nuclear - Nuclear weapon - Middle East
Scientist's oysters are safe from oil Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:48PMGrand Isle, La. -- Biologist John Supan thinks he has developed what may be the holy grail for oyster lovers: a hardy breed of the delectable shellfish that stays fat enough for consumers to eat throughout the year.
Cooper reaps more honors for ‘The Secret Garden’ performance Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:48PMA year filled with awards is not over yet for The John Cooper School’s Theater Department.
Katzka named 2010 Main Line Media News Baseball Player of the Year Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:47PMHAVERFORD — The Haverford School baseball squad, which won its first outright Inter-Ac title in nearly four decades, had a potent everyday force in senior second baseman Will Katzka, the 2010 Main Line Media News Baseball Player of the Year.
Iran begins fueling first nuclear reactor Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:46PMIranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite U.N. sanctions.
Mother-daughter duo brings acting skills to kids Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:45PMWhen Neicole and Megan Woodall began their journey into acting, neither one ever dreamed that it would lead them to their own acting studio. But after a few years of considering the "what ifs," they decided to begin their own children's theatre and Genesis Theatre was born.
INDEPENDENT VIEWPOINT Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMJuniors gold stocks ripe for takeovers now? As in-house discoveries of the really big gold mining targets become rarer and rarer, the likelihood of majors taking over juniors who have already outlined significant deposits will surely increase.
Troupe goes back in time for first musical Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMFor its first musical, Available Light Theatre is presenting one of the most challenging but least familiar Stephen Sondheim works. The troupe will launch its fourth season with Merrily We Roll Along, opening tonight in the Riffe Center's Studio One Theatre.
Simon Cowell wanted to live in hotels Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMSimon Cowell wanted to live in hotels forever.
'We Are Family' soundtrack has a sense of deja vu Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMFilmmaker Karan Johar and composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have always belted out chartbusters, so the expectations from 'We Are Family', Johar's latest production venture, was high. But, though the album offers few melodious tracks, there is nothing extraordinary.
Wind farm is an option Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMThe North Platte Telegraph A proposed wind farm could inject $4 million in materials and labor into the economy of Ogallala and the surrounding area.
European Stocks Fluctuate; Tesco, ARM Advance, Holcim Slides Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:44AMEuropean stocks fluctuated as the U.K. reported increased retail sales and a smaller-than-forecast deficit, offsetting Holcim Ltd. earnings that missed estimates. Asian shares climbed and U.S. index futures were little changed.
China's CNOOC says 1H net profit doubled Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:44AMCNOOC Ltd., the smallest of China's three main state-owned oil companies, said Thursday that its net profit more than doubled in the first half of the year, swelled by higher prices and a stimulus-linked surge in production.
More state jobless abandon workforce Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:44AMMichigan's unemployment rate edged down just one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 13.1% as more state residents left the workforce. The state's roughly 4.8-million-person workforce declined by 18,000 in July, a sign that many people were still unable to find jobs and were giving up, either going back to school or dropping out in some other way.
Totally in Control Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:44AMJohnson Controls is greening the Empire State Building -- and the wallets of its investors.
Royals hold off Tribe Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:42AMBruce Chen was hardly fine. Thanks to the Kansas City hitters, he didn’t need to be so sharp.
Tech therapy taps healing power of play Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:28PMA computer game-based arm rehabilitation device developed by IRL has won first prize in the prototype category of the 2010 Engineers Australia, College of Biomedical Engineering Better Technology Awards.
'Saw' vet makes date for '11 11 11' Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:28PMDarren Lynn Bousman, the director of several "Saw" movies, is partnering with producer Wayne Rice to take on the 11:11 phenomenon via a horror-tinged thriller titled "11 11 11" that will land in theaters on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Yes,...
Spoofs seek proof of life at boxoffice Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:27PMHistorically durable and profitable, the laugh-a-minute spoof genre is showing signs of exhaustion.
Crow Wing County Fair Ribbon Results - part 2 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:26PMThe Crow Wing County Board has named the following winners from this month's county fair:
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NASA Announcement of Opportunity To Participate in NASA's LAUNCH: Health Project Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:25PMNASA Announcement of Opportunity To Participate in NASA's LAUNCH: Health Project
Raymond Corp. looking to quickly fill 100 positions Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:22PMGREENE -- http://www.raymond.com ">The Raymond Corp. said it wants to fill up to 100 jobs over the next two months as it ramps up to meet increased production demands at its local facility.
Viet Nam readies for Next Top Model Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:21PMMODEL BEHAVIOUR: Model behaviour: A Vietnamese version of reality show America's Next Top Model will be shown on TV from next month.
London tops digital-cinema survey Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:19PMIn a recent survey , Screen Digest set out to count the number of digital-cinema screens and locations across the European continent.
Women with skin problems should be careful with makeup Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:19PMBerlin - She nonchalantly pokes a finger into the flamingo-red rouge tester, indiscriminately sweeps a mascara brush through her eyelashes and decides what to buy based on colour, the shape of the case and price.
Family Festival Saturday on Music Mountain Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:02AMFALLS VILLAGE—Music Mountain’s Fifth Family Festival, a five-hour marathon of the performing arts, including musicians, actors, dancers and street performers, will take place this Saturday on the beautiful campus of the Music Mountain Performance Center. The program runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Industrial production rises Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:02AMIndustrial production rises