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Thursday, December 20th 2007

ST. CROIX - By spring 2008, the general public patronizing Rohlsen Airport will be able to park a little closer to its terminal.

"That's about to change, and that's the bottom line," Finch said.

Strike halts Alitalia flights from Heathrow

The work stoppage at the airline was expected to last four hours between 11am and 3pm UK Time, although trains, buses and ferries across Italy will halt for eight hours in a strike against cuts in public services. Staff at car rental firms also stopped work.

British Airways and private equity partner TPG are reported to be showing a belated interest in taking over the debt-ridden Italian flag carrier. However, the smart money remains on Air France-KLM if it can extract the conditions it seeks from Italy's government.

Woman found guilty in UW ecoterror arson

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A federal jury Thursday found a woman guilty of two counts of arson for being the lookout in the 2001 burning of the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture by members of the radical Earth Liberation Front.The judge declared the jury deadlocked on three other counts against Briana Waters, including the most significant count, using a destructive device during a crime of violence, which carries a mandatory minimum of 30 years in prison.First Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Bartlett said his office would decide within a week whether to retry her on the deadlocked counts.For the arson convictions, Waters, 32, faces 5 to 20 years in prison. Sentencing was set for May 30. She closed her eyes, bowed her head and cried as the verdict was announced."Obviously we are thrilled with the verdict," Bartlett said.

Clinton is 'honored' - so is she history, too?

People, focus on this for a moment. 1. Democrats in this country seem to be hitching their wagons in droves behind a candidate (Obama) who is little more than a junior senator with absolutely no experience in foriegn affairs or policy. Hence all the talk of hope and change ! In reality, what hope and change ? Ask yourself……… What's wrong with this picture ?

Manager will face bosses for his review

Unfortunately, Corpus Christi does have a very LOUD vocal few who always yell THROW THE BUMS OUT no matter who is being discussed. Please think a little before you make such a serious statement. Re-read Post #7's comments, we could wind up a heck of a lot worse off if we go off half cocked and do something stupid. Personally, I hope Skip Noe is with us for a very long time.

Spyware Costs Businesses More Than $8,000 a Year

Safe-computing education and training needs to come "not from the IT staff but from the C-level executives down to the administrators, employees, anyone who's on the network communicating via a PC or wireless or PDA," Ostrowski said.

The CompTIA report, "Making the Case for Managed Services: The Business Impact of IT Problems at SMBs," comprised two studies. The first was with 200 IT professionals, the second with 537 SMB end users with no IT responsibilities. Interviewees came from a range of industries, including health care, financial services, and professional services in the U.S. and Canada.
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Advertising romance: Gone in 30 seconds - Pt. 5 - Uhhh…

Elevators suck because they're like 30-second real life commercials, without a product and without a script. Unfortunately, more and more often I have these encounters outside of elevators, and they're starting to make all of life feel like it sucks for the same reason. Maybe you know what I mean.

Leaving Village Video that day reminded me of a Coca-Cola commercial I once saw in which a young man holds a bottle of Coke and walks around a city smiling at strangers who smile back. The whole time, Louis Armstrong's version of "When You're Smiling" plays and you can't help but tap your toe, or at least your index finger. At the end, the young man hands a Coke to a coy-looking, curly haired girl sitting in a café. She was the first person he smiled at, and the only one to not immediately respond with two rows of bright whites shining between frighteningly stretched out cheeks.

SNP 'not fit to govern'

Here he seems to have missed a rather basic point. The SNP are proposing a tax cut. They have made that point clear, describing it as the largest tax cut in a generation.Mr. Midwinter says that moving from the council tax to the local income tax will raise £831 million less in tax than at present. That is half true. £450 million less will be raised. Put another way (and one I suspect that will ring more true to taxpayers) that means £450 million will be returned to Scottish taxpayers. That is a central feature of the SNP plans.This leaves £381 million in dispute. This £381 million is the amount of the current council tax rebate. Mr. Midwinter assumes that this money would be lost to Scotland in the maw of the Treasury.What we know from the Burt Review is that arrangements are flexible enough to deal with their proposed alternative to Council Tax.

GM: Possible pitfalls could derail rebound

But this year, GM also must begin anteing up cash to set up a massive health care trust for hourly retirees. The automaker has to come up with $34 billion over several years to contribute to the fund, created as part of last year's labor pact with the United Auto Workers. GM's ability to spend in other areas of the business will be affected if it can't secure financing under favorable terms.

Police blotter

Police blotter listings are compiled from reports filed with area law enforcement and public safety agencies. FELONY ARRESTS • Roger Carl Oney, 42, of the 1200 block of Sicard Street, Marysville, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 11:47 a.m. Dec. 5 in the 600 block of 10th Street on suspicion of burglary, passing a fake check and receiving stolen property. He was booked into Yuba County Jail. • Paramjit Singh, 32, of the 1700 block of Blue Port Drive, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 7:57 p.m. Dec. 5 at Palora Avenue and Whyler Road on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. Singh was booked into Sutter County Jail. • Ernesto Casillas, 25, of the 4900 block of Third Street, Maxwell, was arrested by the Colusa County Sheriff’s Department at 10:35 p.m.

SIRIUS Empowers Listeners to Change the World with Exclusive Show ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced the launch of One World, an exclusive weekly call-in talk show hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, visionary, renowned American economist, bestselling author, and Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General.

Sachs has devoted his life's work to world issues such as hunger, disease, poverty, climate change, AIDS, malaria, politics and economic reform. Sachs works closely with world leaders, politicians, and high-profile individuals to develop policy and practices for meeting the Millennium Development Goals, and inspire others to get involved.

Japan Foreign Reserves To $1 Trillion

3/6/2008 7:08:09 PM Japan's reserves of foreign currencies, gold and International Monetary Fund special drawing rights increased by US$11.94 billion in February over the month before, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Finance.

Reserves totaled $1.01 trillion, marking the first time Japan's reserves passed the $1 trillion mark. Japan joins China as the only other country with foreign reserves of more than $1 trillion.

The increase in February reserves was the ninth consecutive month of gains, and followed an increase of $22.68 billion in January.


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Bush responsible for fiscal mess

So you think the spending is going to stop if your Hillary or Obama gets in? HAA! What else did you learn in your economic classes from your liberal professors? Hey Bill GARR, I'm glad you're ok with the government taking control over everything in your life, do you have that much trouble? You need someone to give you more? Where does that MORE come from Bill? Look, I've had a tough year, got sent packing from a job, trouble making ends meet, worries about paying the bills, losing the house, etc... guess what? I don't need a hand out from democrats trying to get into office with empty promises! I'll work hard, get through it, and will get a hell of a lot more satisfaction out of DOING MYSELF! I don't need the governemtn seizing control of my life, that's what I love about this country. Have a great day Magan and BILL! " .

Ikon scores A+ after helping Labor win

FEDERAL Labor's media agency of choice, Ikon Communications, has emerged at the top of a confidential list ranking media buying companies for its ability to win new business.

Last year Ikon won the $27million buying account for Coca-Cola and Sony BMG's $16million media business, as well as accounts for Thrifty rental cars, SunRice, McGuigan Wines and Sportscraft. The agency lost the Bulleit and Avon accounts, representing about $10million.