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Faced with the prospect of going broke, The New York Times wants to charge $5 a month for access to its Web site -- more than the cost of a share of its weakened stock. The cash-crunched Times began polling subscribers toits print editions in...
The University of Wisconsin System's Board of Regents on Thursday approved a 5.5 percent tuition hike for resident students attending one of the system's four-year institutions during the 2009-10 academic year. That's the same increase approved by the board in each of the past two years, after hikes of 6.8 percent in 2007 and 6.9 percent in 2006.
At times, Phil Barnhart looked exactly like a man running his first big-time basketball tournament. But after scrambling around the Liberty High School gymnasium, trying to accommodate teams, college coaches and members of the media at the inaugural northwesthoops.com Summer...
Yvonne Chan in Hong Kong, BusinessGreen , Friday 10 July 2009 at 11:12:00 But enforcement is awash with flaws, as beverage suppliers reveal government contracts will not expire until 2011 The rural Australian town of Bundanoon has outlawed the sale of bottled water, making it the first community Down Under – and possibly the world – to impose such a ban. Bundanoon, located in New South Wales, ...
The movie "Straw Dogs" will begin shooting Aug. 17. The Sony/Screen Gems project, starring James Marsden, needs hundreds of extras during its first week and will have ongoing needs throughout its eight-week-long shoot.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo.----Penford Corporation , a global leader in renewable, natural-based ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported that consolidated sales for the quarter ended May 31, 2009, were $78.7 million compared with $102.8 million a year ago.
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is unwilling to guarantee CIT Group Inc. ’s bond sales because the commercial lender’s credit quality is worsening, according to people familiar with the regulator’s thinking.
ANNUAL AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE AND TASTE at Kapiolani Community College: conference 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; taste 5-8 p.m.; sponsored by Hawaii Aquaculture Association; full event $90, taste only $40. Registration: 587-0030, http://hawaiiaquacultureassociation.org.
The sound of an 800 horsepower machine capable of speeds pushing 200 mph can mean only one thing -- NASCAR's back in town.
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