ZAPATERO PRESIDES OVER SPANISH DAY AT SHANGHAI EXPO The Leader Newspaper Online Shanghai was awarded the 2010 Universal Exposition in December 2002 at the General Assembly of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) held in Monte ... |
Monday, August 30, 2010
ZAPATERO PRESIDES OVER SPANISH DAY AT SHANGHAI EXPO - The Leader Newspaper Online
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Liberty-Fever Preview - CBSSports.com
ABC News | Liberty-Fever Preview CBSSports.com She averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in New York's two visits to Indiana this year. Pondexter, the reigning Eastern Conference player of ... Pondexter, Carson lead Liberty past Fever 85-73 Fever suffer costly lapse In the news: Southern Cal loses 2004 title |
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Silver `Looking Cheap' Lures Investors, Prompting Decline in Ratio to Gold - Bloomberg
Silver `Looking Cheap' Lures Investors, Prompting Decline in Ratio to Gold Bloomberg ... of gold to silver dropped to a three-week low after gold's rally to the highest level in eight weeks prompted some investors to buy the white metal. ... |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Werth agency taking spot at Casto project on Capitol Square - Business First of Columbus:
has signed a 10-year lease to take 10,600 square feet at developerf Casto's commercial and residential complexat 2-8 E. Broad St., overlooking the Ohio Statehouse andCapitol Square. The move from 88 E. Broac St., a block will give the agency room to accommodatwe an expansion of its public affairsz andadvertising businesses. "We're maxed out in this said Paul Werth PresidentSandra Harbrecht. "Our business is changing and it requiresz a different configuration ofthe space." The public relations and ad agency has bulked up mainlt through three acquisitions.
It acquired Columbus-based ' public affaird practice in mid-2006, months afterf it bought , a markety research firm from Westerville. In 2004, Paul Wertyh expanded its ad business by acquiriny the Haunty Agencyin Worthington. The acquisitions and internapl growth increasedthe agency's staff to 26 workers from 17 priore to the growth spurt. Casto has workesd on the $21 milliom Broad and High project for threde years since unveiling its plans to revivre the corner at the heart ofthe city'x central business district. "This is our first large office tenant," Bill Riat, a partner at Casto, said of landinv Paul Werth. "A lot of this is coming together.
" The agency is expected to relocates latethis year. Casto earlier signed television station WCMH asa ground-floor anchotr tenant at the complex. The NBC affiliate plans to developp a news studio so it can broadcastf from the shadow ofthe Statehouse. A luncjh delicatessen, Cafe Lola, has signe d a lease at 8 on the a 17-story office-to-housing conversionj project built within the historic Capital Savings & Trust office building. Riat said Paul Werth Associatese wanted to put its operations onone floor, so the developere has turned the third floor of the condominiunm tower into office space. Casto might extend commerciapl space into two other floors of thecondl building.
"It's obvious the larger floorplate is workinfg outfor tenants," Riat said. The change may mean 8 on the Squares will debut with 18 to 20 not the 24 originally planned for the The building's electronic outside signsw in late 2006 secured advertising contracts from Huntingtohn National Bank and . WCMH earlierr had signed on as an Paul Werth andother full-floor office tenant s will have rights to signs facing High, Broad and the intersectiob as part of their leases. "It's goingh to be very visible," Riat said. "It puts them on the Paul Werth set up shop at the88 E.
Broad buildinf in 1964, a year after the firm was
Sunday, August 22, 2010
St. Louis men admit to mortgage fraud scheme - St. Louis Business Journal:
Russell Todd McBride, of Creve and Robert Wrolstad, of O’Fallon, were charged in a 34-countr indictment, Acting U.S. Attorney Michaelp Reap said Tuesday. McBride was an operator of , whichj had offices located in Sikeston, Cape St. Louis County and elsewhere. Wrolstad worked with McBridr and for Century Mortgage and helpeds close real estate transactions and work with title The scheme, which occurref from at least July 2005 and continuefd through November 2006, involved investors recruite d by McBride and Wrolstad purchasing real estate primarily locatesd in Sikeston.
The owners of the real estatre would sell the properties at or near fair marke value to investors recruited by and knownn to McBride and Wrolstad but the investors paid pricesd significantly greater than the actuap selling price received by the sellers forthe properties, according to the indictment. The investors woulfd purchase the property at a fraudulent and overvalued price by obtaininfg loans to purchase the McBride and Wrolstad obtained which significantly overvalued the which enabled them to receive inflated loan proceedzs despite having no interest in the conveyefdreal estate, the indictment alleges.
In one case a purchaser paid $66,0000 for a property that the seller sold for andin another, the purchaset paid $54,000 for property that the seller sold for according to the indictment. McBride and Wrolstad pleaded guiltyu to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraus andmail fraud, 12 counts of wire fraud and 12 counts of mail In addition, McBride pleadede guilty to six counts of money laundering, and Wrolstadf pled guilty to three countx of money laundering. Each count of wire fraufd and mail fraud carries a maximum sentenced of 20 years imprisonment anda $250,0000 fine; each count of money laundering carriesz a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
The conspiracy count carries a maximum punishmenrt of 20 years imprisonment anda $250,0009 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 17 for Wrolstad and Aug.17 for McBride.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Iran's nuclear power plant a step closer to operation - Los Angeles Times
Reuters | Iran's nuclear power plant a step closer to operation Los Angeles Times Fuel rods are loaded into the Russian-built Bushehr plant, part of a two-week process. In September the plant will produce electricity, but Western and Israeli officials worry about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Officials and engineers participate in the ... Iran '12 months from nuclear weapon' US warns as Bushehr reactor started Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling Iran Launches First Nuclear Power Plant |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Obama's religion...Breaking with the president...Remaining in Iraq - 9&10 News
Kansas City Star | Obama's religion...Breaking with the president...Remaining in Iraq 9&10 News WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A new poll from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center finds an increasing number of Americans believe, incorrectly, that President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Eighteen percent of respondents made the mistake, up from the 11 percent who ... Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Thinks Obama Is Muslim, Survey Shows Poll: More Americans Convinced Obama Is A Muslim Americans uncertain about Obama's faith |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Calif. Gay Marriage On Hold During Appeal Process - TIME
Washington Post | Calif. Gay Marriage On Hold During Appeal Process TIME The gay-marriage ban put in place by Proposition 8 in California will remain as Judge Walker Vaughn's decision to overturn it is appealed. The three-judge panel on the appeals court said they wanted to examine the constitutionality of the ban, ... Activists vow to fight on after court puts same-sex marriages on hold Calif. gays must wait to wed during Prop 8 appeal California Gay Marriage Ban Will Continue During Court Appeal |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Eight killed as off-road race car crashes into crowd - The Guardian
The Guardian | Eight killed as off-road race car crashes into crowd The Guardian Eight people were killed and 12 injured after a car crashed into a crowd at an off-road truck race in southern California last night. The accident happened shortly after the start of the California 200 race, Cindy Bachman, the San Bernardino County ... 8 dead, 12 hurt at off-road race in Calif. desert Eight killed, 12 injured in California desert race 8 dead, 12 hurt at off-road race in Calif. desert |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Iran to gain nuclear power as Russia loads fuel into Bushehr reactor - The Guardian
ABC News | Iran to gain nuclear power as Russia loads fuel into Bushehr reactor The Guardian Russia will begin to load fuel into the reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station next week, marking the start of its launch after years of delay, Russian officials said today. Russian and Iranian specialists are to begin loading uranium-packed ... Russia Will Begin Loading Fuel Into Iran's First Nuclear Plant Next Week Iran to fire up first nuclear power plant next week Russia to load Iran reactor with fuel |
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Ted Stevens Dies in Plane Crash, Samaritans Helped Save Survivors - ABC News
Los Angeles Times | Ted Stevens Dies in Plane Crash, Samaritans Helped Save Survivors ABC News Although four people perished along with former Sen. Ted Stevens in an Alaska plane crash Monday, the death toll would've been higher had it not been for three Good Samaritans who raced to the crash site, National Guardsmen said today. ... Alaska rescuers had to cut out 3 survivors from plane Investigators Probe Cause of Alaska Plane Crash Cold night crept by after crash killed Stevens |
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Actress Farrow Testifies in War Crimes Trial - Voice of America
CBC.ca | Actress Farrow Testifies in War Crimes Trial Voice of America Photo: AP American actress Mia Farrow says she heard British supermodel Naomi Campbell tell people she had received a "huge diamond" from former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Farrow told Taylor's war crimes trial in The Hague Monday that she ... Supermodel's Former Agent Carole White Says Campbell 'Flirted' With Dictator ... Profile: Mia Farrow Farrow rejects Campbell's gem claim |
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Six Americans Among 10 Medical Workers Killed by Taliban in Afghanistan - Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk | Six Americans Among 10 Medical Workers Killed by Taliban in Afghanistan Bloomberg By Eltaf Najafizada - Sat Aug 07 14:28:56 GMT 2010 The bodies of six Americans, a Briton, a German and two Afghan interpreters that Taliban insurgents claim to have killed were recovered yesterday in a remote forested area of northern Afghanistan. ... 6 Americans among 10 charity workers killed in Taliban ambush 10 Aid Workers, Including 6 Americans, Killed in Afghanistan Taliban claims responsibility for killing foreigners |
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Ethics charges against Maxine Waters add to Democrats' woes - Christian Science Monitor
New York Daily News | Ethics charges against Maxine Waters add to Democrats' woes Christian Science Monitor Rep. Maxine Waters of California is the second Democrat in two weeks to face a trial over » |
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