Archive for June, 2006
Friday, 30 June 2006 @ 1:15am
Gennum Reports 2006 Second Quarter Results
CNW Telbec (Communiqu s de presse), Canada - Jun 22, 2006… 63% from the prior year, due to an increase in optical transceiver product sales. … we have developed a leadership position in this market for our clock and data …
Local company NN Euroball Ireland Ltd is on a roll
Kilkenny Advertiser, Ireland - Jun 28, 2006… nature of the manufacturing process the plant works round the clock Monday to Friday … SKF, FAG/INA, SNR, Delphi, Koyo,Timken and others; Net Sales worldwide for …
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Thursday, 29 June 2006 @ 1:55am
Princess Margaret’s jewels draw $17.3M
Bidders clamored Tuesday for jewelry owned by the late Princess Margaret — including the tiara she wore at her wedding — during an auction that surpassed the predicted total with the sale only half over.
COVER STORY
Before there were bellhops, Linden Row was a magnet for Richmonds creative class. And it was all because of an eccentric preservationist named Mary Wingfield Scott.
Royalty payment is a double blow
The Queen’s niece and nephew will be taxed twice on their late mother’s possessions, writes Ian Cowie
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 @ 2:30am
Sosei Announces Agreement With Mundipharma For Ad 923
Sosei Co. Ltd , the biopharmaceutical company, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with Mundipharma International Corporation Limited for the development and commercialisation of AD 923, Sosei’s novel sublingual fentanyl spray for cancer breakthrough pain, in Europe and other international markets, excluding North America and Japan.
‘Sonia’s allegation of discrimination of Rae Bareli not true’
Lucknow: Contending that Rs 1,100 crore were released for the development of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today said the allegation by Congress President Sonia Gandhi that her Assembly constituency was being discriminated against was not true.
Tatas pick up Eight O` Clock for $220 mn
The acquisition provides Tata Coffee an established brand in the $21-bn US coffee market. Tata Coffee today announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Eight O Clock Coffee Company (EOC) from Gryphon Investors for $220 million (Rs 1,015 crore).
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Tuesday, 27 June 2006 @ 4:00am
Newest motorcycles really are easy riders
Naples Daily News - says Mark Mederski, executive director of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio. Many of the cushy features coming out now, he says, “just defeat the purpose.” Nonetheless, manufacturers show no sign of turning back the clock
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Monday, 26 June 2006 @ 8:45am
Pen pals
P.H.A.T. (Protecting the ‘Hood Against Tobacco), along with researchers at the UCSF and the SF African American Tobacco Free Project are doing a community research study. This community-driven project aims to help African American residents of SF who want to stop smoking.
Frost on the Sun: Summertime Cocktails
Serious modern bartenders now strive for seasonality as single-mindedly as any alumnus of the grill at Chez Panisse.
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Sunday, 25 June 2006 @ 10:10am
North Palm Beach County events calendar: June 21
TCPalm, FL - Jun 20, 2006… Participants race against the clock for fastest or best times. … Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm Call (561) 747-6639. …
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Saturday, 24 June 2006 @ 11:40am
Republican announces Democrat’s run?
Spokane Spokesman-Review - do it the better. The governor s come with a good tool to do it GARVEE (bonds). We re ready to roll at 4 o clock He said the wording on allowing the second year of revenue from the tax to go to repair, remodel and restoration of the
FEMA wants to get people back into homes
Times of South Mississippi - Clock is ticking on Debri Removal The clock is ticking for Forrest County. As of Tuesday, only 38 days remained in the FEMA so much damage to homes and property in Petal after Hurricane Katrina, the city has been flooded with contractors and repair
AAA Texas Offers Recovery Tips for Vehicles and Homes Flooded
Market Wire - such as airbags may also be affected. — Any vehicle suffering flood damage should be taken to a reputable repair shop AAA Texas roadside assistance service is a 24-hour around the clock service. Members requesting roadside assistance should
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Friday, 23 June 2006 @ 12:35pm
Beside the Point
Austin Chronicle - He’s optimistic that through conservation, reuse, and leak repair, the city could save up to 25 MGD roughly the same August to consider a helmet law for bicyclists . With any luck, council will wrap up a hair shy of their recent 3:30am clock
Update on Whooping Cough Outbreak in Badakshan
UN News Centre - to arrive in Maymay at about 2:00 p.m. today and immediately begin providing additional support to a crucial round-the-clock Finally there is either Karize (underground waterway) repair or canal cleaning by Mercy Corps in District 5. Those who are
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 @ 5:10pm
Our true heartthrob
LA Times - We’re still as much in love as we were at the beginning: from the 2 o’clock hour one May morning in 1897, when the city’s The lurid goings-on in Ed Kienholz’s “Back Seat Dodge ‘38″ nearly got it banned from the county museum 40 years ago; only
All Rights
Westside News - closed on the Hinchey Homestead, 634 Hinchey Road, and began the planned conversion of the homestead into a community museum. Construction was underway for a gazebo and clock tower at the Village of Churchville s new municipal park on the banks of
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006 @ 10:05pm
Princess Margaret’s jewels excite bidders
Jewellery and possessions of Britain’s late Princess Margaret have been sold at auction for $34 million.
Area briefs: Dedham Community House Summer Camp
The Dedham Community House Summer Camp is now accepting registration for 5 to 12-year-olds at 671 High St. in Dedham.
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006 @ 2:30am
Area briefs: American Legion Auxiliary unit receives award
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 18, 155 Eastern Ave., Dedham received an Al White Award for Community Service from the Department of Massachusetts American Legion Combined Community Service committee.
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006 @ 4:40am
Classifieds - 800 Legal Notices
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - CHEYENNE/LARAMIE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing will be held by the Board of Laramie County Commissioners on July 18, 2006, at 3:30 p.m., in the third floor hearing room of the County Building, 310 W. 19th Street, Cheyenne
Clock ticks on Chicago Harbor lock
Crain’s Chicago Business - Just south of Navy Pier, where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, a little-noticed but vital piece of Chicago’s infrastructure has eroded past the point of repair. The 68-year-old Chicago Harbor lock is 18 years beyond its life expectancy and
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Monday, 19 June 2006 @ 6:45am
The Antigua connection
Hindu, India - Jun 17, 2006… The government museum in Tiruchi, in an effort to revive traditional games, once … with tayakattai (another traditional game) was played round the clock on the …
The boys and girls of summer: A parent’s survival guide
Pocono Record, PA - Jun 14, 2006… And, beware of 5 o’clock in the afternoon … Go to a children’s museum to view hands-on exhibits or suggest that your children start a “collection” and build their …
Saracinesco, the town of sundials
Wanted in Rome, Italy - May 30, 2006… A personal favourite, however, was the model of the cylindrical Shepherd s Clock , sitting on a low wall in … We also liked the idea of a Museum of Time …
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Sunday, 18 June 2006 @ 8:45am
Body mix-up spotlights state’s coroner system
Evansville Courier-Press - INDIANAPOLIS - A Michigan couple’s mistaken bedside vigil for a daughter who wasn’t theirs has placed new scrutiny on local coroners, many of whom lack formal medical training yet are required to identify victims in often difficult conditions
Fallout From Tragic Hospital Mix-Up Misidentification Of Two Young
CBS News - (CBS/AP) A misidentification that led a Michigan couple to hold a bedside vigil for a daughter who wasn’t theirs has led to scrutiny of local coroners, many of whom lack formal medical training yet are required to identify victims in chaotic
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Saturday, 17 June 2006 @ 10:20am
Islands of imagination
Financial Times, UK - Jun 9, 2006… noticeable legacy of the island’s passing encounter with Europe was the antique wooden clocks … we went to buy nuts, the owner had an exact replica of a clock. …
Florida’s laid-back Forgotten Coast goes easy on glitz
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), USA - May 19, 2006… You won’t find round-the-clock entertainment, water parks, bikini contests and … air show with the Thunderbirds; and Apalachicola had booked an antique boat show …
Appleton’s Flag Day Parade a hit with fans
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - Jun 11, 2006… A special attraction at this year’s parade were two horse-drawn antique wagons from the Circus World Museum in Baraboo. … We came out at 7 (o’clock) this morning …
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Friday, 16 June 2006 @ 2:55pm
American History Museum collecting Hurricane Katrina artifacts
Gainesville Sun - A severe storm alert, an evacuation-route marker and a sign bearing the high-water mark of flooding in New Orleans are among about 60 objects around which the National Museum of American History plans to build an exhibit on Hurricane Katrina. Some
Local events
San Jose Mercury News - Pok mon TCG Gym Challenge. Age categories are 10 years of age and younger, 11 to 14 and 15 years and older. 10 a.m. June 11, Game Kastle, 19 Washington St., Santa Clara. Free. (408) 243-4263. Campbell Highland Games. Celtic entertainment, food
All-Baseball.com, part of MVN
All-Baseball.com - For a team that won 101 games just three years ago, that seems like a lot of turnover. Almost as much as the D backs from 2001 to 2004. Only the Jones Boys and Giles are still around, even the main substitutes are all different. That s partly due
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Thursday, 15 June 2006 @ 3:50pm
Antiques by Ralph and Terry Kovel: Palissy wares feature wonderful …
Providence Journal (subscription), RI - May 13, 2006… Q: I own a Riley Whiting grandfather clock that has been passed down in my family for at least three generations. The wooden case …
Shop Smart: Pulling the rug out from under sale scams
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - May 20, 2006… on more than $800,000 in new merchandise illegally trucked in during a sale.) One Hitchcock customer negotiated a price on a grandfather clock that we couldn’t …
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006 @ 5:10pm
Wade takes over, delivers Game 3 win and hope to Heat
San Jose Mercury News - TAKING CHARGE: The Heat’s Dwyane Wade pumps his fist as time expires. Wade scored 15 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter to hold off the Mavericks for a 98-96 victory. Boxscore | Game 3: Heat vs. Mavericks Dan Le Batard | An unbelievable finish
So this is Serbia?
LA Times - AT a cafe in the city’s train station, I got a dark look when I remarked on the clerk’s perfect English. “You’re in Serbia, not on Mars,” she said mirthlessly. I may have deserved the rebuke, but my mistake was understandable. Western visitors who
A clock to love in Snohomish
Everett Herald - SNOHOMISH - He is comfortable here, around old clocks. Small or big, they tick, pendulums swinging. The radio plays piano jazz. His German shepherd Gus is asleep, surrounded by clocks, some a few hundred years old. “The history,” he says, looking
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Tuesday, 13 June 2006 @ 6:25pm
1996 Holden Barina GSi from Australia and New Zealand
“A great pocket rocket but reasonably well appointed too. Inspect carefully before purchase” What things have gone wrong with the car?
Just sittin’ on the Porch
Jane Schreiner, co-owner of Valparaiso’s Front Porch Music, describes herself as the “best-entertained woman in Northwest Indiana, and possibly the nation.”
Clock ticks on Chicago Harbor lock
Just south of Navy Pier, where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, a little-noticed but vital piece of Chicago’s infrastructure has eroded past the point of repair.
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Monday, 12 June 2006 @ 6:35pm
Cost of Living Wizard
WSTM - When Kristin Bergfeld first walked into Helen Leaf’s one-bedroom apartment on New York’s Upper East Side last August, she was met by a familiar sight: junk. The place was filled with books, bills, take-out menus, pill bottles and cardboard boxes
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