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Lin-sanity shows that Americans love a winner
I give all this Jeremy Lin hoopla another month or so. No, I don't think Jeremy will be finished by then. I think he's got another 20 years of great play in him. What I mean is that this incessant bad punning using his last name will finally be exhausted....Tags: Jeremy Lin, Michael Bloomberg, Football, Patrick Ewing, New York Mets
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Pitching the quick fix
Sun StaffEarlier this year, two salespeople drove deep into the coal country of southern West Virginia on an improbable mission: selling expensive education software in one of the poorest corners of America. Logan County does not look like promising sales...Tags: Madison County (Mississippi), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Business Enterprises, Regional Authority, Personal Income
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Industry says it makes sales, makes a difference
Sun StaffWhen challenged about their focus on selling to struggling districts, education software executives respond with vehemence. They focus their efforts on troubled schools not only to make sales, they say, but to make a difference. In seeking out schools in...Tags: Judges, John Murray, George Bush, Justice System, Gaming
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Md. cheers its diverse dot-coms
Sun StaffLast spring, Neil Sweren blew five months and $25,000 crafting a business plan for Fizbot.com, an online start-up he and his wife hoped would be their ticket to retirement by age 40. And why not? In cyberspace, millionaires were being minted nearly...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, National Institutes of Health, Hunt Valley, Technology, Ciena Corporation
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Why Dow 10,000 no cause to celebrate
The Wall Street JournalThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 10,000 last Thursday, its first time in 18 months, and Friday. But it's no cause for celebration. This point has been made before -- in a Dow 10,000 column on March 23, 1999. That was just six days before the...Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Broking, Stock Market, Inflation and Deflation, Stock Activities
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A 'scary' problem: reading beyond 9
Sun StaffNEW YORK - Forget reading by 9. How about reading by 18? That's what Harvard University Professor Catherine E. Snow is saying these days. Three years ago, Snow was chairwoman of a National Research Council panel whose report, "Preventing Reading...Tags: Eminem, Baltimore County, Columbia University, Schools, Colleges and Universities
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CBOE, CME win court backing on S&P 500 options
ReutersCHICAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings won court backing Friday in its long-running legal battle to prevent rival International Securities Exchange from listing options on the Standard & Poor 500 Index, one of CBOE's most popular and profitable...Tags: Stock Market, S&P 500, International Securities Exchange Incorporated
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UPDATE 1-CBOE, CME win court backing on S&P 500 options
Reuters* Appeals court affirms lower court ruling * ISE once passed out "Free the SPX" buttons to goad CBOE * S&P 500 options among CBOE's most profitable products By Ann Saphir CHICAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings won court backing Friday in its long-...Tags: Dow Jones & Company, Stock Market, Electronics, S&P 500, International Securities Exchange Incorporated
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Green building to get its day in the sun
The green home is about to be upon us, in a big — or at least bigger — way.
You've probably heard that before. I know I surely have. I've even been guilty of writing, more than once, that environmentally friendly homebuilding and remodeling...Tags: Consumers, Mary Umberger, Energy Saving, Standards, Conservation
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Turn up the radio! Rita Wilson covers the FM/AM classics
Liz Smith"THE WORLD has treated me very well; but then I haven't treated it so badly, either." Noel Coward. RITA WILSON is the beautiful wife of movie star Tom Hanks. She is an excellent actress. She is also a surprisingly expert singer. Recently, Rita...Tags: Harry Connick Jr., Auction Service, Carly Simon, Julie Chen, Liz Smith
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Oil pricing agencies propose self-regulatory code
ReutersLONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Oil price reporting agencies Platts, Argus and ICIS have launched a draft price reporting code to avoid conflicts of interest and ensure transparency, moving to head off increased scrutiny proposed by international regulators....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving
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UPDATE 1-Oil pricing agencies propose self-regulatory code
Reuters* PRAs seek comment on price reporting code * PRAs face prospect of more regulatory oversight LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Oil price reporting agencies Platts, Argus and ICIS have launched a draft price reporting code to avoid conflicts of interest...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving, Commodity Markets, G20, Companies and Corporations
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