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Marathon runners thank supporters, relay bad news
Eastern Arizona Courier - More than a month ago, an article was printed in the Courier about our training and participating in a marathon to benefit the Leukemia Lymphoma So-ciety. Thanks to many of you, we were able to raise more than $11,000     exceeding our goal of $10   
Source: www.eacourier.com

Pennsylvania business news in brief
Centre Daily - HORSHAM, Pa. - NCO Group Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit rose, thanks to a 2005 acquisition. The company reported net income of $11.4 million, or 35 cents per share, up from the same period last year when it earned $7.6 million, or 24   
Source: www.centredaily.com

BancorpSouth Schedules News Conference and Web Cast
Yahoo Finance - TUPELO, Miss., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Officials of BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE: BXS - News ) said today that the company will hold a news conference and web cast on Tuesday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m. CST. The webcast is live coverage of   
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Montana news briefs
Missoulian - BILLINGS - A new fundraising campaign here aims to raise $1 million or more to relocate a program that helps teenage mothers stay in school. Young Families Early Head Start provides child care, parenthood classes and other assistance. It is housed in   
Source: www.missoulian.com

Asian economic and corporate news summary
Forbes - -Sumitomo Metal Industries H1 net profit 99.78 bln yen vs 92.07 bln yen -Denso H1 to Sept net profit 94.12 bln yen vs 67.23 bln -Denso H1 net profit rises 40 pct on higher car sales at parent Toyota -Denso's H1 net profit rises 40 pct -Sojitz's H1   
Source: www.forbes.com

News in brief from Northern California
Gainesville Sun - The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has received a financial boost in its effort to annex a large portion of Yolo County. AKT Development contributed $350,000 this month to the campaign, according to spending reports filed late last week. SMUD   
Source: www.gainesville.com

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San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Charlie McCollum Column: So Much for Dawn of a New Era in Network TV 
By Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Oct. 26--For a while back in September, it looked as if the notion that we now are in the real Golden Age of Television actually might have had some validity.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Science Fare 
Upcoming science, nature and technology programs on KNME-TV Channel 5: Nature: Behind the Scenes of the Monterey Bay Aquarium 7 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. Sunday A visit to one of the world's most spectacular aquariums presents some 30,000 animals and plants.
Source: www.redorbit.com

Somali government denies Ethiopian military help
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 13 hours agoBAIDOA, Somalia, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Somalia's interim government said on Tuesday its brief takeover of an outpost of its Islamist rivals was to check security ...
Source: www.alertnet.org

Ground broken on new wind farm as UK government begins renewables ...
Energy Business Review - 3 hours ago... called a ground-breaking day for green energy, construction started on what will be Europe's largest onshore wind farm while the UK government began its ...
Source: www.energy-business-review.com

Mangalore issue: Congress trying to destabilise Government, says ...
Mangalorean.com, India - 4 hours agoBAGALKOT Oct 11: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday alleged that the Congress was trying to destabilise BJP-JD (S) coalition Government using communal ...
Source: mangalorean.com

Bangladesh government, opposition nearing solution on election ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 22 hours ago... Zia's coalition government agreed last month to meet with the opposition following a series of violent anti-government protests and general strikes over the ...
Source: www.iht.com

US faces warmer-than-normal winter: government
Reuters - 12 hours ago... could see lower home heating bills this winter with milder-than-normal temperatures expected from the West to the Northeast, US government weather forecasters ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Staph infections seen in Florida prep players
Daily Reflector - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Donald Law never heard of a staph infection until a doctor discovered one on his underarm. "It looked like a normal boil, but I couldn't move my arm above my shoulder," said Law, Wellington High School's starting sophomore
Source: www.reflector.com

Whitney buying another Florida bank
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Continuing its push into the Florida market, Whitney Holding Corp. said Thursday it plans to acquire Signature Financial Holdings Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., for $61.7 million in cash and stock. Signature Financial is the parent company of
Source: www.nola.com

BLOG AND READER FORUM: FLORIDA EDUCATOR GETS HIGHEST MARKS FROM PUBLIC
Mansfield News Journal - Lloyd Martin got the highest marks from citizens who attended a public forum this week to meet the three finalists for the Mansfield City Schools superintendent's post. That's the topic of a blog post today by managing editor Carl Hunnell. You can
Source: www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com

New Models Unveiled at South Florida Auto Show
Yahoo Finance - MIAMI, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Opening day at the South Florida International Auto Show presented by Allstate featured debuts of new models by Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mercury, Bentley, Chevrolet, Nissan and Subaru. The 36th edition of the annual
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Andale grad presumed drowned off Florida Keys
Centre Daily - A 1996 Andale High School graduate who became a marine biologist and collected fish all over the world is presumed to have drowned during a dive. Heath Jens Laetari, 28, who lived and worked in Marathon, Fla., disappeared during a dive off the
Source: www.centredaily.com

N.C. State 24 (17) Florida State 20
KPLC TV - RALEIGH, N.C. Daniel Evans threw three touchdown passes including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter as North Carolina State beat 17th-ranked Florida State 24-to-20. The Wolfpack grabbed the lead for good when Evans connected with John Dunlap
Source: www.kplctv.com

Bank of Florida - Southeast Appoints Roberto Pelaez as Miami-Dade
MSN MoneyCentral - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R. Mark Manitz, President and CEO of Bank of Florida - Southeast, a subsidiary of Bancshares of Florida, Inc., recently announced that Roberto Pelaez has been appointed President for Miami-Dade
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Hunters find many bargains among books
Rockford Register-Star - CHERRY VALLEY Sometimes, a book s greatest reward lies between its pages. Joshua Berndt knows. In his years of book collecting at Cherry Valley Public Library s book sales, Berndt has stumbled upon personal notes, newspaper clippings, birth
Source: www.rrstar.com

Wild Heart Ranch Markets Children's Educational and Environmental
Press Trust - Wild Heart Ranch Markets Children's Educational and Environmental Books Online Bradford and the Journey to the Desert of Lop , The No More Night Mares, a Dream of Freedom and I Sea Horses, From Sky to Sea on Amazon.com, Barnes and
Source: presstrust.com

What's in Gage Library now
Syracuse Post-Standard - Matilda Joslyn Gage's writings, books she collected, family papers and family artifacts such as a silver toiletry set L. Frank Baum gave to his wife, Maud. Books on feminism history collected by Pat Cross, more than 1,000 volumes. Oz
Source: www.syracuse.com