Saturday, September 11, 2010

Hawaii flu cases close to 300 - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The Hawaii Department of Health, which now updates its onlinr H1N1 counteach Wednesday, said therw are now 298 confirmed cases in Hawaii. There were 98 new casex confirmed on Oahu this week for a total of 288 Kauai and Maui added a case each this They each have a totall ofthree cases. The Big which has four did not report any new casewsthis week. Most have recovered or are recovering fromthe illness. The Centerse for Disease Control and Preventiom said thatmost U.S. cases have not been severed and are comparable in severity toseasonal influenza. Hawaii residentes with questions about H1N1 flu cancall 767-5044 ext. 3 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mondag through Friday and on weekends from9 a.
m. to 5:30 p.m. Or visift www.hawaii.gov/health or the Centers for Disease Controk and Preventionat

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Brighton man indicted, accused of defrauding investors - Denver Business Journal:

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Shattuck allegedly obtained $257,000 from investors that was to be used to builf a car washin Northglenn, but mislee those investors by “falsely portraying” his personal finances and failinb to disclose a previous bankruptcy, accordingg to Suthers’ office. Shattuck allegedlu got the funds from three investorzs from April toNovember 2006. Investigators from Suthers’ officer and the Northglenn Policse Department also allege Shattuckused $15,000 from a $450,000 business loan he received in Januart 2007 to pay off personalp debt.
Clark Mineral Trust LLC allegedlyy made the loan to a Shattuck companhy called Construction Specialists to develop a housing subdivision in Weld County calledSandstone Ridge. Shattuck turnefd himself in to authorities onJune 24. The attorneh general’s office said it will prosecute Shattuck in Adamsx CountyDistrict Court. Shattuck is scheduled to appear in courgon Aug. 13.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Hensarling: GM TARP funds will be probed - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Hensarling is the lone Republican on the Congressional Oversight Panel and a rankingh member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financialp Institutions andConsumer Credit. He says he is concernerd about the disparate treatment of different classees of bond holders as Troubled Asset Relief Program fundsare distributed. Detroit-based GM (NYSE: GM) fileed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection on has reached a deal with its bondholders that woulrd have those firms own up to 25 percenrt ofthe automaker, with the U.S.
Treasur Department investing upto $50 billion in GM, accordinb to a regulatory filing made by the Detroit The automaker has received nearly $20 billion in taxpayetr funds to date. “I am pleased that the Congressionalp Oversight Panel will hold this important oversight hearingin July. While I opposed givinhg TARP money tothe automakers, taxpayers deservee transparency and need to know that theid tax dollars are being spent fairly and to promoted financial stability," Hensarling said. “Many believr that TARP is being used instead to promotse a social agenda and to reward the allies of the This hearing will be a venur for seeking answers to suchimportangt questions.
” The White House could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday morning.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Zale Corp. posts bigger loss, names CFO - Dallas Business Journal:

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million during its fiscal third quarter, an increase of 33 percentt compared to the loss it posted in the same quarterrlast year. The company also namedr Mathew W. Appel its new chief financial officer, executive vice president, effective June 15. Appel joinx Zale Corp. from , where he served as vice president and chietfinancial officer. Irving-based Zale's ZLC) third-quarter loss amountedx to 73 centsper share, compareds to a net loss last year of $17.r4 million, or 42 cents per share. Meanwhile, revenude for the most-recent quarter hit $379 million, which is down from $477 millio a year earlier.
The company’x sales fell 20 percen when compared to the previous Zale says its2008 third-quarte sales were actually up 5.8 percentf last year due to a clearance sale that cut back on Zale continues to realign its business by closinf under-performing stores, cutting operating expenses and adjustinb rents and leases to keep them in line with current sales

Friday, September 3, 2010

The Moral Challenge of a Nuclear-Free World - Wall Street Journal

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Construction workers used a crane Tuesday night to lift half of the new Santa ... - Dallas Morning News

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