| Local Chrysler dealerships herald streamlining
National news that Chrysler will consolidate its dealerships and cut product lines appears to be good economic news for Northern Colorado dealership owners. Chrysler LLC announced Friday it will combine individual Jeep and Dodge dealerships into shared facilities. The company will also condense product lines as part of its 2008 corporate strategy. .
Testimony in Underwood trial tearful
Bolin said he told the police she was missing that evening and they launched a search effort. The search lasted two days, during which Bolin was comforted by many members of his family who came to stay with him. He said they spent much of the time outside in lawn chairs directly in front of Underwood's bedroom window. That Friday, he was called into the Purcell Police Department. "They told us that they found (her)," Curtis said and started crying. .
Red Fox becomes an Irish Surf Pub
For one thing, the front door is now green instead of deep red. The interior is getting new paint as well, with false walls being removed and new flooring being put in, to move away from the dance club atmosphere of the Red Fox."We're making it the kind of bar I've always wanted, a place where good people can come and relax after work," Keen said.With the name change, and changes to the interior, Keen and Harper hope to shift the bar's customer base."A lot of the things the Red Fox ended up being I really didn't want to be involved with," Keen said, acknowledging the Lompoc Police Department's occasional visits.Keen said he had already seen the clientele of the bar begin to change with the new name."It's still pretty much a young person's bar, but I've had some people come in here that haven't been here since it was the old LPL," Keen said, referring to the bar's moniker before it became the Red Fox.The site's pool tables remain, but a sign promises a new digital juke box in the future, and the big screen TV shows surfing videos when sports are not on.
Rough Trade East: duelling with the downloaders
Young-looking but very experienced – as comes with the territory when you've worked at a company such as Rough Trade for so long – Godfroy has been involved in the company for over a decade. He approaches the topic of music – how it's sold and his new creation – with a quiet but utterly impassioned zeal. Obvious questions first: why here and why now? “Because it's the right time to do it in terms of opening a great big, large record store, when the majority of record stores are so shit." Immediately, he turns his attack onto a favourite theme: “The average high street retailer has commoditised music and turned it into what may as well be a bar of soap as a new album. “ We're hoping to make a statement where people re-evaluate or reaffirm that music retailers have the same amount of passion for music.
RHEI Pharmaceuticals Licenses Attental From MethaPharma (Vemedia Group ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. and KORTRIJK, Belgium, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- RHEI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on bringing proprietary medicines to the China market, and MethaPharma, part of then Vemedia Group, today announced that RHEI has licensed from MethaPharma the exclusive right to market and distribute Attental(R) throughout Asia. Attental is a nutraceutical currently commercially available in Europe for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. "There is a great opportunity for Attental throughout Asia where parents prefer giving their children natural products versus prescription drugs," said Joos Horsten, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RHEI. "There has been a growing awareness of ADHD in Asia as a more western diet and lifestyle is adopted.
CommView Network Analyzer Product Line: Now With VoIP Analysis and 802 ...
CommView® 6.0 for wired networks and CommView® for WiFi 6.0 for wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n networks. CommView and CommView for WiFi are powerful network monitors, analyzers, and protocol decoders. The intuitive interface teamed with a very high level of usability make these products popular among a wide circle of users: from system and network administrators to students studying network protocols, from special police and army units to security-minded home users. Loaded with many user-friendly features, CommView combines performance and flexibility with an ease of use unmatched in the industry. It helps network professionals maintain efficient network data transmission, deploy LANs and WLANs, test firewalls and intrusion detection systems, and identify problems with network-based applications.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. Enters into Licensing Agreement with ...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) ("Iconix") announced today it has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN) , a global prestige beauty products company, for the development, marketing and distribution of men's and women's fragrance, cosmetics, and skincare products for its leading lifestyle apparel brand Rocawear(R). The debut fragrance is planned to launch in the fall of 2008. Commenting on the new launch, Shawn Carter, stated, "We are excited to partner with an industry giant such as Elizabeth Arden. The combination of their expertise in fragrance and our ability to affect popular culture will produce some incredible products and breathe excitement into the category." Neil Cole, Chairman and CEO, Iconix, stated, "We are excited about the launch of the first ever Rocawear fragrance next fall.
UPDATE: AutoZone 2Q Net Up 3.6% On Commercial Sales Growth
AutoZone Inc. (AZO) posted a 3.6% rise in fiscal second-quarter net income as growth in commercial sales and profit margin helped the company overcome waning retail profit growth amid a drop in domestic same-store sales. For the quarter ended Feb. 9, the nation's largest auto-parts retailer reported net income of $106.7 million, or $1.67 a share, up from $103 million, or $1.45 a share, a year earlier. Revenue climbed 3% to $1.34 billion. The mean estimates of analysts polled by Thomson Financial were for earnings of $1.62 a share on $1.35 billion in revenue. Gross margin at AutoZone, which also sells light-truck parts, chemicals and accessories, edged up to 49.9% from 49.2%. The company cited "ongoing category management efforts." AutoZone posted a 0.3% dip in domestic same-store sales amid a 13% drop in net inventory per store.
Police Crack Down On Street Racing
Two drivers in northern Virginia face charges and their cars have been seized. This is the latest in a series of steps to ensure safety on our roads.Police in Fairfax County seized these two cars after an officer spotted two drivers revving their engines and spinning their tires late Tuesday night. It's the latest in a crackdown by police and lawmakers against illegal street racing. The practice came into the spotlight in Maryland earlier this month in Accokeek. that's when a car driving down the road plowed into a crowd of spectators. Eight died and seven others, including Craig Simms, were hurt."I'm in Shock Trauma and I don't know why," he said.Simms has endured three surgeries while recovering here in Baltimore and remembers little about that night."I don't recall hearing the cars slamming on the brakes.
Parents express frustration and concerns about forced resdistricting
But he also emphasized what the limited power that the parish has in crafting the consent decree. "The federal government is a powerful force, and we have to deal realistically with that force." By the time the meeting began at 3:05, there was standing room only crowd of more than 100 people, mostly parents whose children will have to attend new schools under the redistricting plan. With dozens of people signed up to speak, board President Mark Morgan sought to limit speakers to two minutes instead of the standard three minutes provided for under School Board policy. But a majority of board members said the issue was too critical for such limitations. "This is criticial because it affects a lot of people immediately, not three years from now but immediately," said board member Martin Marino.
TaquaWorks Chosen by Sac County Mutual Telephone Company for Class 5 ...
RICHARDSON, TEXAS, & GAITHERSBURG, Md. --(Business Wire)-- Taqua(R), LLC., a leading supplier of next-generation end-office switching systems and technologies, and BroadSoft(R), Inc., a leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that Sac County Mutual Telephone Company has chosen the two companies' award-winning TaquaWorks(TM) switching solution to replace Sac County's legacy Class 5 switch and provide a suite of enhanced IP applications.
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Internet Company Sued for Holding Names
A company that sells Internet addresses is being sued for its controversial practice of holding a domain name in reserve if someone checks for its availability but does not buy it right away. Although Network Solutions LLC termed its new program a consumer-protection measure, the moves make it difficult for interested parties to shop around for better prices. The company charges $35 a year for a name — a few times more than what many of its rivals charge. The lawsuit against Network Solutions was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles by Chris McElroy, a Florida man who checked for "KidSearchNetwork.com" at Network Solutions without buying it, then learned it was unavailable elsewhere. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, calls for an end to the practice and unspecified damages.
GMAC Insurance Strives for Diversified Growth in 2008
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GMAC Insurance today unveiled a new, comprehensive strategy to grow its base of diversified dealers in 2008. A comprehensive suite of products and services, as well as a new marketing strategy and sales force will play lead roles in the company's enhanced customer-centric approach to address the individual needs of new and existing dealer customers. "While the majority of competitors traditionally focus solely on products, GMAC Insurance has designed its value proposition to provide solutions that address everything from sales to service to administration," said Tom Callahan, executive vice president of GMAC Insurance's Dealer Products & Services group (DP&S). "We understand there is no single silver bullet that will meet everyone's needs, and it is our knowledge of those complexities that sets GMAC Insurance apart from the crowd." New Solutions Beginning this past summer, DP&S has introduced a number of new products and tools for GM and diversified dealers alike.
Welcome to Sunjournal.com
You have welcomed us into your home, and we have worked hard to earn your trust. Our connection to you for all those years has been ink on paper delivered to your home by drivers and carriers. Times change, but our basic mission does not. We will remain the primary information source for West-Central Maine long into the next millennium. In addition to the printed page, we have added an electronic counterpart: SunJournal.com. Instead of ink on paper, this news comes to you in digitized bytes displayed on a computer screen. We realize that the World Wide Web has changed the face of communications. But you can rest assured that our traditional standards of integrity, fair play and advocacy for the communities we serve will be foremost in this new venture. Our mission is stated every day on the front page of our newspaper, and it appears on the home page of our new Web site: "Connecting you with your community." The connection may change, but the mission and standards will not.
Vital Signs
If you or your business would like to make a donation for the raffle, contact Tammie Hannigan at the phone number below.There is limited seating, so please make your reservations and specify menu option by e-mailing info@psccharity.org.FYI: (877) 563-3379, ext. 4FREE HRT SEMINAR | ValparaisoFeeling tired? Depressed? Hot flashes? Attend a Custom Dosing Pharmacy presentation on bio-identical hormone replacement therapy at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Aberdeen Manor Ballroom and Event Center, 216 Ballantrae St. (enter off Ind. 2 near Family Express gas station). The benefits of bio-identical vs. synthetic hormones will be discussed. Register.FYI: (219) 840-1722AEROBIC EXERCISE | HighlandA morning aerobic exercise program began at 9 a.m. Oct. 25 and continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks through Highland Parks and Recreation.
Update: Jenny McCarthy Joins All Star Cast, Leah Remini and Chelsea ...
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on a successful inaugural season, 'In the Motherhood,' a multi-platform online comedy series conceived by Sprint (NYSE: S) , Suave and MindShare Entertainment, returns to MSN in early February with an expanded roster of Hollywood talent and a more robust online community. The Web series, which achieved an amazing 5.5 million views last season, will feature a star-studded ensemble cast. This season, joining Leah Remini and Chelsea Handler is newcomer Jenny McCarthy to profile the ever-hectic, yet always humorous lives of three mom girlfriends. "Every mom, including myself, can relate to the hilarious scenarios that arise throughout 'In the Motherhood,' because the storylines capture an authentic look at the lives of REAL moms," says McCarthy.
Briefly, February 5
The contract guarantees a rate of 8.294 cents per kilowatt-hour. The current rate provided to the county by WTU Retail Energy is about 7.5 cents per KWH. Councilors consider school zoning change BOWIE (Special) — Bowie city councilors will consider a rezoning change concerning the site of the new high school when they meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the municipal annex. The city will conduct a public hearing on the request for 71.69 acres to be rezoned from agriculture to single-family residential. This tract of land is located on South Mill Street and U.S. 287 Access. The planning commission will offer its recommendation to the council, which supports the request. In other new business, a settlement agreement between the city and Atmos Energy on a rate increase will be reviewed.
Bad weather - we have to get used to it
One must be a masochist to live in Scotland in the winter. Lousy weather, gales , rain , cold. and unending dark dreary gray stone houses and buildings. Expensive food expensive gas (petrol), expensive booze (bitter), expensive everything, and no sunshine . Its a suicidal receipt...... Dudes.GC. .
Unversity Place litigation settled
A settlement has been reached in litigation over the University of Idaho�s failed University Place real estate project in Boise. Under its terms, the UI Foundation will pay $2.5 million and the various parties� insurers will pay $5.8 million, for a total $8.3 million mediated settlement. Of that, $5.8 million goes to the foundation�s Consolidated Investment Trust, and the other $2.5 million goes to the university. In a joint statement, the parties, who include law firms, insurance companies, the UI Foundation board, and former UI officials including former President Robert Hoover, said, �The settlement is a reasonable resolution of an extremely complex matter, avoids substantial future litigation costs, and is in the best interest of the University community.� The amount being paid by each party is being kept secret.
Rumbles of Wireless Price War Getting Louder
While the new plans may appeal most to road warriors and those who don't want to worry about roaming charges, even those who only occasionally go over their monthly allotment may embrace the approach, said Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney. Carriers may also hope that they can get users comfortable with flat-pricing and move them onto data-and-voice plans over time. What�s Linux with a Lineage?Verio Linux VPS delivers root access, advanced FairShare technology for better performance, and support that's actually supportive. It's all from Verio, the Virtual Private Server technology pioneer with over 500,000 customers. Test-drive Linux VPS here. .
A super guide for Super Tuesday
Both candidates are reportedly spending seven-figure amounts in several Super Tuesday states. Watch the candidates' air wars » California is a crucial win state for either party's candidates. At stake for Republicans: 170 delegates -- a figure that makes up 14.3 percent of delegate votes needed to win the nomination. For Democrats, the 370 delegates at stake will be divided among the candidates in proportion to votes they receive in the primary. McCain, who received an endorsement from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, could truly benefit. In the Florida primary, exit polls showed that Gov. Charlie Crist's endorsement helped McCain win the contest. Other GOP candidates in the race -- Mike Huckabee and Texas Rep. Ron Paul -- face an uphill challenge money-wise and momentum-wise.
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