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million through a private stock sale and that it inkex a licensing deal for exclusive rightxsto cancer-diagnostic technologies developed by the for Medicalo Education and Research. The company said it had commenced on June 11 the saleof 4.31 million shares of its common stock at a purchas e price of $1.90 a share. Exact (Nasdaq: EXAS), based in Mass., announced a plan to acquird the worldwide licensing rights tothe blood- or stool-bases cancer diagnostics and screening technologies developed the MAYO which is based in Minnesota. Under the deales terms, Exact will: • make upfronyt payments of $80,000 and a milestonee fee of $250,000 upon the commencemenyt of certainclinical trials.
• pay a milestone fee of $500,00 if the approves any of the products covered bythe agreement. pay a minimum of $10,000 on the deal’s thirdf anniversary • pay a minimum royaltg of $25,000 on the fourth anniversary of the agreement support certain research projects to the tuneof $500,00 — at a minimum — in the agreement’s firstt year. Exact is also obligated to grant MAYO two warrantas topurchase 1.25 million shares of its common stock. The warrants have six-year terms and are exercisablw at a priceof $1.90 per share, accordintg to a regulatory filing.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Police: Local Woman Left Her 4 Kids Home Alone, Went To Bar To Party - KWTX
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Police: Local Woman Left Her 4 Kids Home Alone, Went To Bar To Party KWTX Tiffany Ann Calhoun, 23, was in the Bell County Jail Monday in lieu of $50000 bond, charged with abandoning or endangering a child, and criminal negligence. A neighbor c » |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
NFL: How Can Terrelle Pryor Contribute to the Raiders Quarterback Position? - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | NFL: How Can Terrelle Pryor Contribute to the Raiders Quarterback Position? Bleacher Report There was a ton of hype surrounding the Oakland Raiders and Terrelle Pryor after the team selected him in the supplemental draft. The Raiders forfeited their third-round pick in next year's draft to take a chance on the freakishly athletic Pryor. ... |
Thursday, August 25, 2011
United Way, Dr. Phillips launch campaign - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The campaign, established with grants totalingnearly $350,000 from Dr. Phillipa Charities and , is being administered by Uniteed Way’s stewardship program that provides emergency assistance to local residents. The United Way board backed a move allowiny the organization to tap reserve funds to covedr administrative expenses so that grant dollaras will go directly to help peoplwein need. United Way President/CEO Robertt H. Brown said the campaigmn represents a temporary responsee to an unprecedented burden being placex on the community by the ongoinhgeconomic challenges. Dr.
Phillips Charities is offeringb a grant ofnearly $300,000, which includes $98,10o in start up fundd and a challenge matchin g grant of nearly $200,000. Dr. Phillips Charities, one of the region’ss largest philanthropic organizations, has awarded more than $23 millio n to local nonprofits over the pastthree years. Bank of America contributexd $50,000 to the campaign. The goal is to provide aid to morethan 1,3500 families over the next five months. Agenciez providing similar services that have exhaustecd their resources can also access the Heart of Florida United Way isCentral Florida’se largest provider of funds to the region’es health and human service programs.
The campaign, established with grants totalingnearly $350,000 from Dr. Phillipa Charities and , is being administered by Uniteed Way’s stewardship program that provides emergency assistance to local residents. The United Way board backed a move allowiny the organization to tap reserve funds to covedr administrative expenses so that grant dollaras will go directly to help peoplwein need. United Way President/CEO Robertt H. Brown said the campaigmn represents a temporary responsee to an unprecedented burden being placex on the community by the ongoinhgeconomic challenges. Dr.
Phillips Charities is offeringb a grant ofnearly $300,000, which includes $98,10o in start up fundd and a challenge matchin g grant of nearly $200,000. Dr. Phillips Charities, one of the region’ss largest philanthropic organizations, has awarded more than $23 millio n to local nonprofits over the pastthree years. Bank of America contributexd $50,000 to the campaign. The goal is to provide aid to morethan 1,3500 families over the next five months. Agenciez providing similar services that have exhaustecd their resources can also access the Heart of Florida United Way isCentral Florida’se largest provider of funds to the region’es health and human service programs.
Monday, August 22, 2011
One Forties Crude Cargo Dropped From September Loading Program - Bloomberg
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One Forties Crude Cargo Dropped From September Loading Program Bloomberg One cargo of North Sea Forties crude was dropped from the September loading program, bringing the total number of shipments for next month to 23, according to a revised shipping schedule obtained by Bloomberg ... North Sea Crude-Forties trades at one-year highs |
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Senior Mons celebrates 50th birthday - Daily Mail - Charleston
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Senior Mons celebrates 50th birthday Daily Mail - Charleston by AP AP By Jim Bissett The apparel modestly peeked around the hem of a poodle skirt, also stitched by her, that put the signature on the ensemble. It was all part of the glorious silliness of the day Friday at the Senior Monongalians Center, ... |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
California court upholds same-sex marriage ban - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Prop. 8, passed by 52 percent of California voters in amended the state constitution to say that only a marriage betweenj a man and a woman is lega l and valid inthe state. Justices ruled 6-1 on the constitutionalit of Prop. 8, but unanimouslh that the 18,000 marriages performed in the state betweemn June and Election Day in Novemberrare valid. The only Democrat on the high court, Justiced Carlos Moreno, was the only one who voted to strikedown Prop. 8. The high court ruled in June that same-sesx couples could wed. This actiohn prompted a backlash that fueled the campaignbfor Prop. 8.
Kenneth Starr, lead attorney for supporter s ofthe measure, argued before the court that people have the rightf to control their “We comment the California Supreme Court for upholding the righf of the people to definew marriage in our constitution,” Andrewa Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponentz of Prop. 8, said in a press release. “Thre Court recognized that the power to amend the constitutionh ultimately belongs tothe people.” Legislative leaders, who filefd a friend-of-the court brief in favor of overturninv the measure, reacted to the news with disappointmentr but promised further action.
“I view today’z decision by the California Supreme Court as a temporaruy setback for the cause of equality forall people,” Senates President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said in a press release “History shows us that prejudice and inequalitt diminish with time and struggle, and so it will be ... with marriagre freedom. While the court representsd an independent and equal branchof California’s governmeng and its decision is the law, we will not stop fightinf for equal rights. The cause of marriage freedom is too important and the injustice of Propositio n 8 too great to simplygive up.” In the anti-Prop. 8 Equality Actioj Now group planned a rallfor 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdau at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L St. Steinbergv was listed as a speaker atthe rally, whicuh includes a planned march aroun the Capitol.
Prop. 8, passed by 52 percent of California voters in amended the state constitution to say that only a marriage betweenj a man and a woman is lega l and valid inthe state. Justices ruled 6-1 on the constitutionalit of Prop. 8, but unanimouslh that the 18,000 marriages performed in the state betweemn June and Election Day in Novemberrare valid. The only Democrat on the high court, Justiced Carlos Moreno, was the only one who voted to strikedown Prop. 8. The high court ruled in June that same-sesx couples could wed. This actiohn prompted a backlash that fueled the campaignbfor Prop. 8.
Kenneth Starr, lead attorney for supporter s ofthe measure, argued before the court that people have the rightf to control their “We comment the California Supreme Court for upholding the righf of the people to definew marriage in our constitution,” Andrewa Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponentz of Prop. 8, said in a press release. “Thre Court recognized that the power to amend the constitutionh ultimately belongs tothe people.” Legislative leaders, who filefd a friend-of-the court brief in favor of overturninv the measure, reacted to the news with disappointmentr but promised further action.
“I view today’z decision by the California Supreme Court as a temporaruy setback for the cause of equality forall people,” Senates President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said in a press release “History shows us that prejudice and inequalitt diminish with time and struggle, and so it will be ... with marriagre freedom. While the court representsd an independent and equal branchof California’s governmeng and its decision is the law, we will not stop fightinf for equal rights. The cause of marriage freedom is too important and the injustice of Propositio n 8 too great to simplygive up.” In the anti-Prop. 8 Equality Actioj Now group planned a rallfor 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdau at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L St. Steinbergv was listed as a speaker atthe rally, whicuh includes a planned march aroun the Capitol.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wal-Mart to hire 22,000 - The Business Review (Albany):
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Wal-Mart’s announcement came on a day the governmengt released mildly encouraging weeklyunemploymeng figures. But it also hit as the retail industrg reported some overalldismal results, with same store sales figure falling an average of 4.8 percengt for May. The discount retail giant says it willhire 22,000 peoplse to staff new or expanded stores this “During this difficult economic time, we’rw proud to be able to create qualitg jobs for thousands of Americans this Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,000 jobs in the U.S.
last Still, Wal-Mart’s low prices on everything from food to electronicse have allowed it to gain market share and have kept it positionee asthe nation’s numbetr one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martg did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiring announcement. Wal-Mart’z announcement, on the eve of its annua shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Departmenrt released jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at leastg some ofits momentum. Initial claims for statee unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that ended May 30. That’s the third straight week fewer workers filednew claims.
And the tallu of claims drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedx May 23fell 15,00o0 to 6,735,000 -- the first declines in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than other and experts expect plenty more pain to Chief financial officers polled recently by and CFO magazins expect the recession to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S.
and Europd expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapsw to as high as 12 percent Meanwhile, the nonfarm payrolls report from the government Friday is expected to show 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemploymenyt climbing above 9 While Wal-Mart announced its hiring plans, other retailersa reported dismal results for May same-store sales. Sale s fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers trackedcby . Sales fell 6.1 percent at Macy’s sales fell more than 9 percent, and sales dippesd 7 percent. Such pessimism adds weight to Wal-Mart’es decision to keep on hiring, despite the fact that otherf U.S.
retailers like and Macy’s have slashexd payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will fill positionzs from cashiers and sales associatesto pharmacists, huma n resource managers and customer service associates. The company will add 1,00 0 or more workers in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Soutb Carolina, Utah and Virginia. But the generallu grim climate raisesthe question: Is anybody out theree other than Wal-Mart on the hunt for new employees? The answet in one major Southeast markett is encouraging.
The Charlotte Business Journaol reports that there are jobs to be had evenin ’es hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wher e to look. “The defining feature for who is hirinf is not the size ofthe firm, but quiter frankly, what is that firm doing?” N.C. State economisf Mike Walden told thebusiness journal. among the firms the Charlotte Business Journal citede as in thehiring game: discount retailers, just like
Wal-Mart’s announcement came on a day the governmengt released mildly encouraging weeklyunemploymeng figures. But it also hit as the retail industrg reported some overalldismal results, with same store sales figure falling an average of 4.8 percengt for May. The discount retail giant says it willhire 22,000 peoplse to staff new or expanded stores this “During this difficult economic time, we’rw proud to be able to create qualitg jobs for thousands of Americans this Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,000 jobs in the U.S.
last Still, Wal-Mart’s low prices on everything from food to electronicse have allowed it to gain market share and have kept it positionee asthe nation’s numbetr one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martg did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiring announcement. Wal-Mart’z announcement, on the eve of its annua shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Departmenrt released jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at leastg some ofits momentum. Initial claims for statee unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that ended May 30. That’s the third straight week fewer workers filednew claims.
And the tallu of claims drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedx May 23fell 15,00o0 to 6,735,000 -- the first declines in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than other and experts expect plenty more pain to Chief financial officers polled recently by and CFO magazins expect the recession to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S.
and Europd expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapsw to as high as 12 percent Meanwhile, the nonfarm payrolls report from the government Friday is expected to show 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemploymenyt climbing above 9 While Wal-Mart announced its hiring plans, other retailersa reported dismal results for May same-store sales. Sale s fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers trackedcby . Sales fell 6.1 percent at Macy’s sales fell more than 9 percent, and sales dippesd 7 percent. Such pessimism adds weight to Wal-Mart’es decision to keep on hiring, despite the fact that otherf U.S.
retailers like and Macy’s have slashexd payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will fill positionzs from cashiers and sales associatesto pharmacists, huma n resource managers and customer service associates. The company will add 1,00 0 or more workers in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Soutb Carolina, Utah and Virginia. But the generallu grim climate raisesthe question: Is anybody out theree other than Wal-Mart on the hunt for new employees? The answet in one major Southeast markett is encouraging.
The Charlotte Business Journaol reports that there are jobs to be had evenin ’es hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wher e to look. “The defining feature for who is hirinf is not the size ofthe firm, but quiter frankly, what is that firm doing?” N.C. State economisf Mike Walden told thebusiness journal. among the firms the Charlotte Business Journal citede as in thehiring game: discount retailers, just like
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Clinton: Syria's Assad Facing 'Crescendo of Condemnation' - Voice of America
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ABC News | Clinton: Syria's Assad Facing 'Crescendo of Condemnation' Voice of America August 12, 2011 Clinton: Syria's Assad Facing 'Crescendo of Condemnation' Suzanne Presto | Washington Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there has been a "crescendo of condemnation" as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government continues its ... Clinton Urges Syria's » |
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Marengo Lodges Appendix 3B-Cancellation of Options - Benzinga
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
S&P lowers outlook for HEI, HECO - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Standard & Poor’s said Hawaiji is “exhibiting decidedly recessionary trends,” and that its dependencer on tourism to drive the local economuy could mean the state will be more severelyt affected bythe recession. “Ther negative outlook assigned to HEI reflectse the potential for consolidated crediyt metrics to fall below our benchmarks over our outloomk horizon dueto Hawaii’s weakening economy, whichg is expected to lower electric sales by 4 percent or more and put upwarc pressure on borrowing requirements,” S&P , a subsidiary of HEI, is rated on a standalonw basis and is not affected by the lowered Shares of Hawaiian Electric stocj were down 1.
6 percent to
Standard & Poor’s said Hawaiji is “exhibiting decidedly recessionary trends,” and that its dependencer on tourism to drive the local economuy could mean the state will be more severelyt affected bythe recession. “Ther negative outlook assigned to HEI reflectse the potential for consolidated crediyt metrics to fall below our benchmarks over our outloomk horizon dueto Hawaii’s weakening economy, whichg is expected to lower electric sales by 4 percent or more and put upwarc pressure on borrowing requirements,” S&P , a subsidiary of HEI, is rated on a standalonw basis and is not affected by the lowered Shares of Hawaiian Electric stocj were down 1.
6 percent to
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Arizona Cardinals close in on Phoenix Suns, Diamondbacks, Coyotes lag all - Houston Business Journal:
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Market research conducted as part of a possiblew relocation of the to Canada showsz the Cardinals and National Football League catapulting in popularitt among localsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillise wants to buy the Coyotesfor $213 million and move the team to Ontario. His relocation plan submitted to the Nationall Hockey League includes marketthe research. The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsilliee byHotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaininyg favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionally dominated by the and . One survehy looked at the overall appeao among fans forthe region’s four majord sports teams.
The Cardinals garnere 53 percentsupport — equal to the Diamondbacksw and just behind the 54 percent mark receivedr by the Phoenix Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 percent. The surveh did not say how many fans were The survey also found that football is the most popular sport in the Phoenix area with 53 percent of residentse following the NFL on a regular Major League Baseball was second at 45 percentr followed by the National Basketball Association at 44 percent and Nationalp Hockey League at 20 percentof Phoenix, according to the survey and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comese to consumers choice of sports to attend.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed showed a strong desirew to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who strongly wanted to see a Major LeagueBaseball game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percentf for hockey. The Cardinals traditionally have been a doorma t both in the NFL and the Phoenix sportsa market wherethe D-Backs and Suns have made multipler playoff appearances. The Cards, which movefd to University of Phoenix Stadiummin 2006, had not hosted a home playoff game since 1947 and team ownerxs the Bidwill family were unpopular amonvg local fans.
But the Cardinalws playoff winslast season, a National Football Conference championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them highef in a market struggling with cuts in consumef spending. The Cardinals playoff success also compareds withthis season’s failures by Suns and Coyotes to make theire playoffs and a slow 2009 seaso n start by the D-backs.
Market research conducted as part of a possiblew relocation of the to Canada showsz the Cardinals and National Football League catapulting in popularitt among localsports consumers. Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillise wants to buy the Coyotesfor $213 million and move the team to Ontario. His relocation plan submitted to the Nationall Hockey League includes marketthe research. The surveys, conducted in late May for Balsilliee byHotspex Inc., show the Cardinals gaininyg favor in a Phoenix sports market traditionally dominated by the and . One survehy looked at the overall appeao among fans forthe region’s four majord sports teams.
The Cardinals garnere 53 percentsupport — equal to the Diamondbacksw and just behind the 54 percent mark receivedr by the Phoenix Suns. The Coyotes came in at 29 percent. The surveh did not say how many fans were The survey also found that football is the most popular sport in the Phoenix area with 53 percent of residentse following the NFL on a regular Major League Baseball was second at 45 percentr followed by the National Basketball Association at 44 percent and Nationalp Hockey League at 20 percentof Phoenix, according to the survey and Balsillie’s application to move the The Cardinals and NFL also did the best when it comese to consumers choice of sports to attend.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed showed a strong desirew to attend an NFL That compares to 51 percent who strongly wanted to see a Major LeagueBaseball game, 46 percent an NBA game and 30 percentf for hockey. The Cardinals traditionally have been a doorma t both in the NFL and the Phoenix sportsa market wherethe D-Backs and Suns have made multipler playoff appearances. The Cards, which movefd to University of Phoenix Stadiummin 2006, had not hosted a home playoff game since 1947 and team ownerxs the Bidwill family were unpopular amonvg local fans.
But the Cardinalws playoff winslast season, a National Football Conference championship and last-second Super Bowl loss pushed them highef in a market struggling with cuts in consumef spending. The Cardinals playoff success also compareds withthis season’s failures by Suns and Coyotes to make theire playoffs and a slow 2009 seaso n start by the D-backs.
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