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- Comcast launches service for devices Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:07AMComcast Corp. is rolling out a new service today for customers who are baffled, frustrated or simply impatient about getting their digital devices working. Xfinity Signature Support offers 24-hour maintenance and troubleshooting service to Comcast customers for a variety of technical support and equipment protection services for home electronics, including computers, gaming consoles, iPad-type ...
- Zimbabwe: Govt to Construct Permanent Tollgates Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:33AMGOVERNMENT will soon start building new permanent tollgate structures with enhanced security features that will minimise pilferage, a Cabinet minister has said.
- National and world briefs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:21PMDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan #8212; Three suspected U.S. missile strikes in northwestern Pakistan in less than 12 hours killed at least 38 alleged militants, an unusually heavy barrage at a time when relations between the two countries are badly strained, Pakistani intelligence officials said today.
- Could British Defense Reforms be Model for U.S. DoD? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:26AMThe slow erosion of British military power, like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, is an important lesson for national leaders in this country. Once a mighty empire with fleets deployed in...
- Fulcrum Utility Srvc - Final Results Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:12AMFulcrum Utility Srvc - Final Results
- Accessible houses draw flak for costs Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:48AMThe Pittsburgh Housing Authority went on a construction blitz last year, spending $203,000 to $472,000 for homes in Allentown, California-Kirkbride, Hazelwood and other neighborhoods unaccustomed to investments of that scale.
- Babcock & Wilcox CFO Michael Taff Terminates Employment Agreement Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:34AM(CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) announced today that Micha...
- Babcock & Wilcox Chief Financial Officer Exercises Provisions of Retention Agreement Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:14PMCHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) announced today that Michael S. Taff, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has elected to exercise his right to terminate his employment under the provisions of a retention agreement dated December 10, 2009. Following the completion of the agreement’s one-year term that ends July 30, 2011, Mr. Taff ...
- June deadly for Iraqis and U.S. troops Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:20AMOfficial figures showed Friday that June, the bloodiest month in three years for U.S. troops in Iraq, was also the deadliest month so far this year for Iraqis killed in violence.
- India, Malaysia CECA to be effective from Frida Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:12AMThe Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Malaysia, which seeks to boost bilateral trade to US 15 billion dollars by 2015 will come into effect from today.
- Cap Metro asks for labor arbitration Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:00PMCap Metro asks for labor arbitration
- Comment on Design problems, hazardous construction plague Lynas plant, reports NYT by voice2009 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:01AMMaybe you should bring attention to British England to check of any scam or corruption in these matters If they do consent they have the capability to inspect it of any wrong doing
- Plan calls for insurance regulator to become private consultant in Ambac case Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:02PMRoger Peterson, an employee of the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, will leave his state job and become a private consultant who will help the state sort out the complicated Ambac case, pending court approval.
- Have you got a piece of this lawsuit? Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:21PMMany readers will have already heard about the bitterly contested $18.2 billion environmental judgment handed down against Chevron in February by a judge in Sucumbíos province in northeastern Ecuador, an Amazon jungle region where Colombian narcoterrorists go for R&R. The judgment was entered in the rough-and-tumble oil outpost known as Lago Agrio on behalf of Ecuadorians who live in the area ...
- Third parties and the FCPA Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:30AMThis article follows up on Part III of this series, FCPA compliance principles, to deal with the Foreign Corrupt Policies Act problems raised by agents and distributors. Because agents and distributors are used so often by many companies in the automotive sector, no compliance program can function unless it successfully deals with these intermediaries.
- The Journey Home Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 10:37PMYoung exiles are returning from across the world to build the new nation of South Sudan.
- $3M in Permits Filed for Hacks Cross Construction Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:04PMTwo limited liability companies, Southwind I LLC and Southwind LLC, have filed building permit applications with the city-county Office of Constructio...
- KC School District, African-centered program at odds over contract Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 11:38PMAs the deadline nears for the Kansas City School District to renew its contract with the Afrikan Centered Education Taskforce Inc., the two sides are essentially more than $2 million apart going into a critical school board meeting tonight.
- Interview With The Agent: Austin Walton Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:15AMIt brings me great pleasure to publish an Interview with the Agent piece about Austin Walton . Not only is he a driven, young individual in the sports agent business, he is a former intern and independent contractor at Dynasty Athlete Representation . It has been fun for me to watch his rise in the business of basketball.
- Thompson named controller at GPS Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 3:25AMElizabeth Thompson, CPA, has been named the new controller at Girls Preparatory School.
- Town board embarks on wild ride after vote Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:16AMBy Kelci Parks In a stunning 4-1 vote, the town board approved moving forward with the first phase of a study that will test the feasibility of a major “entertainment concept” in Pahrump. The vote sealed the deal between the town and two companies: Contour Entertainment, Inc. and The Vercitas Group. The big ticket item[...]
- Best Aquaculture Practices programme adds SGS to certification auditing team Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:04AMGlobal certification system for farmed seafood, Best Aquaculture Practices, has added SGS to its international team of auditing bodies.
- UPDATE: Town board votes 4-1 to fund theme park study Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:01PMBy Kelci Parks Pahrump Valley Times In a stunning 4-1 vote, the town board voted to approve moving forward with the first phase of a study that will test the feasibility of a major “entertainment concept” in Pahrump. The vote sealed the deal between the town and two companies: Contour Entertainment, Inc. and The Vercitas[...]
- Security Contractors and U.S. Defense: Lessons Learned from Iraq and Afghanistan Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:10AMAlthough the United States has been using private contractors in one way or another since the founding of the country, it is the experience of the past decade, since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, that has focused attention on private military and security contractors (PMSCs) to unprecedented levels.
- JSFC Sistema UK Regulatory Announcement: 1st Quarter Results Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 4:03AMMOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SISTEMA ANNOUNCES UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FORTHE FIRST QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 Moscow, Russia – June 15, 2011 – JSFC Sistema (“Sistema” or the “Group”) (LSE: SSA), the largest diversified public financial corporation in Russia and the CIS, today announced its unaudited consolidated US GAAP financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. FIRST ...
- Contractors say strike is about more than health costs Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:20PMThe Four County Highway Contractors Group—which represents, among others, the general contractor for the Chesterton Downtown utility project, Rieth-Riley—released a statement after deadline on Monday to stake out its own public position on the job action taken last week by Operating Engineers Local 150.
- Years ago for Sunday, Jun 12, 2011 Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 5:01PMJune 12 - Victoria, playing again under the peerless leadership of Jack Burke, matched fine points with Bay City yesterday, but lost 1 to 0 on an error at short, occasioned by Lohman playing to the batter while McCormick was anticipating a throw to second. Burke signalized his return by featuring the game with his hitting, baserunning, and "highlighting" of the Buds.
- Tyler resident sentenced to 24 months in prison for filing false tax returns Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 3:11PMReleased by Department of Justice WASHINGTON -- Charles Hollie, a resident of Tyler, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider to 24 months in prison for filing false tax returns,
- Forbes Energy Services Announces Closing on Sale of $280,000,000 of 9% Senior Notes due 2019 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:44PMForbes Energy Services Ltd. announced that it closed today the sale of $280,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9% Senior Notes due 2019 in a private placement. Â The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or available exemption from such registration requirements.
- Privileged e-mails sent to feds by mistake Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 10:05AMOops. An independent contractor working for Erie County accidentally sent about 1,300 privileged e-mails to the U.S. Justice Department as pretrial discovery material for the federal government’s lawsuit involving conditions at the county Holding Center.
- Passage of Landis budget delayed Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 12:57AMBy Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com LANDIS — It was expected the board would likely approve its 2011-12 budget at Monday night’s meeting, but because of concerns in a garbage collection contract, it was delayed. The board push ...
- Why Ping de Jesus was sacked, the inside story Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 12:32AMBreaking news: President Aquino announced appointment of his former running mate Mar Roxas as new DOTC secretary. He will also hold the position of senior adviser of the Economic Cluster. Another side to the controversy that speaks a lot of the goings-on in the Aquino administration: By Dr. Dante A. Ang Manila Times The Manila [...]
- ANSI and IOAS Partner to Strengthen Organic and Sustainable Food Supply Chain Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 8:43AMANSI, coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, announced an agreement with the International Organic Accreditation Service that will help to strengthen the organic and sustainable food supply chain. Under agreement, ANSI will engage IOAS as an independent contractor to perform assessor services, including initial evaluation and ongoing surveillance of specified applicants, for ...
- Family of victim in Pakistan bombing sues Marriott Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:32PMWASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a civilian contractor who died in a suicide-truck bombing in Pakistan sued Marriott International on Thursday, claiming its hotel in Islamabad failed to adequately protect its guests from the attack.
- Vantage Drilling Subsidiary Closes $225M Notes Offering Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:03AMHOUSTON, TX -- Vantage Drilling Company (NYSE Amex: VTG) announced today that its wholly owned subsi...
- Lege Speaks, Cap Metro Listens: Screw the Union Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:12AMLege mandates busting union contracts at Cap Metro
- CB Gold Inc. Reports Additional High Grade Intercepts Including 9.28 Metres at 11.62 g/t Gold and Positive Geophysics ... Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 10:50AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 31, 2011) - CB Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CBJ) ( "CB Gold" or the "Company" ) is pleased to provide summary results from its drilling and geophysics program at its Vetas Gold Project, District of Santander, Colombia (" Vetas Gold Project "), located 10km South of the La Bodega and La Mascota deposits formerly owned by Ventana Gold. Drilling of the ...
- Diamond in the rough Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 1:33AMSelf-sustaining | ‘Greenest’ community in world proposed for North Hills
- Reaction mixed to Chinese deal Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 1:14PMPotential contractors and Toledo city councilmen provided varying reaction Thursday to news that a deal is back on for two Chinese investors to buy the Marina District.
- Testimony of Acting Deputy Under Secretary Paul Benda, S & T Directorate, before the House Committee on Homeland ... Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 10:45AMGood afternoon, Chairman Lungren, Ranking Member Clarke and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee.
- Contractor has lien on center Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 12:22AMThe company hired to renovate the Liberty Street buildings that are to become the Allegheny Center for the Arts has filed a lien against the building.
- Greece speeds up asset sales to beat debt crisis Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 2:46PM(ATHENS ) - Under pressure from EU peers and the markets, Greece on Monday pledged to speed up a halting privatisation drive to reduce its crushing debt load and head off a second eurozone crisis.
- Forbes Energy Services Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents to Amend the Indenture Governing Its 11% Senior Secured ... Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 6:25AMForbes Energy Services Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents to Amend the Indenture Governing Its 11% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015 (CUSIP 345140 AC 1)
- N.Y. Attorney General Granted Power in Corruption Cases Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 8:53PMComptroller Thomas DiNapoli has agreed to work with Eric T. Schneiderman in pursuit of certain public integrity cases involving taxpayer money.
- Northrop Grumman To Pay $4.7 Million For Virginia Outage Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 1:42PMContractor will pay for improvements and compensate for agency losses following an IT failure that shuttered government systems last summer.
- Attorney General fines Assembly Square developer Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:16PMThe prosperous developer that will build the first phase of housing at Assembly Square allegedly evicted a mother and her two young children illegally from their apartment building in Woburn, according to a settlement reached last week with Attorney General Martha Coakley.
- County board gets look at possible EDA agreement Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 2:11AMMARSHALL - Lyon County commissioners had already voted in favor of forming a short-term partnership with the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce for economic development services.
- Battle over benefits: Greenwich public-sector workers feeling the heat Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 9:05PMWhen Skip Azud accepted a retirement package two years ago from the town, for which he worked for 34 years as highway operations manager, he cashed in his unused sick days for a lump sum of $29,807.
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- Emerson To Provide Power Technology For One Of The Largest Solar Energy Projects In The U.S. Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 10:14AMST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has been awarded a contract to supply power technology for one of the largest solar energy projects in the United States. Under an agreement with Wind Turbine & Energy Cables Corp. (WTEC), a leader in the innovation of solar and wind engineered systems, Emerson will provide utility-scale power inverters for a 30-megawatt solar power plant in ...
