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France gives top honors to Clint Eastwood
France fetes Eastwood President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood one of France's top honors on Friday, hailing him as a cinema legend and a symbol of the type of America that the French adored.
Art of the Western World The avant-garde movement of Vienna and Paris produce art works that embody the experience of urban and modem life.
Oscar the Grouch weighs in on media stoush.
A big day for Sesame Street... The First Lady Michelle Obama makes a special appearance alongside Elmo.
YRC Worldwide: Midday Volume Movers
Volume topped 18.5 million shares, compared to the 50-day average daily volume of 10 million, according to the Nasdaq.
Raised in the U.S. northwest, Cheyenne Jackson found no acceptance at home when he followed his dream to act in musicals.
A newhopeful in the best actress race has just surfaced. Although the independent drama"London River" had successful screenings at Telluride and Toronto and previously won the best actor award at the Berlin Film Festival, itstill has no U.S distributor willing to sign on.
Some stocks are one-hit wonders, making a big splash when they first appear, then quickly fizzling into obscurity or oblivion.
City's Public Safety Complex On Target
Work on the city of Hartford's $77 million public safety complex on the north rim of downtown is "on schedule and under budget,'' Mayor Eddie Perez says.
Midday Movers: Pump Up the Volume
Several small-cap stocks were moving on above-average volume during Friday's session.
Brigham Exploration Announces Brad Olson 9-16 #1H Bakken Well...
Brigham Exploration Company announced that its operated Brad Olson 9-16 #1H produced approximately 2,112 barrels of oil equivalent per day from the Bakken formation during an early 24 hour flow back period.
Slowing U.S. inflation weighs on stock markets
Canadian stocks fell for the third time in the past four sessions, as slowing inflation south of the border took some shine off gold prices.
Heartland haven: Oklahoma City
Craig Shimasaki was skeptical when, 20 years ago, his former Genentech colleagues urged him to leave San Francisco and help launch a biotech company in Oklahoma City.
"Call Me Madam" by Irving Berlin - "Betty's List" Special @ 42nd Street Moon - Thru 10/18
Dada Mail Betty's List Archives "Call Me Madam" by Irving Berlin - "Betty's List" Special @ 42nd Street Moon - Thru 10/18 Date: October 9th, 2009 "Call Me Madam" by Irving Berlin - "Betty's List" Special - 42nd Street Moon - Thru 10/18 Link to online version of announcement: http://42ndstreetmoon.org/42newweb/shows/2010/madam.htm Call Me Madam Now ...
TSX rises for third straight day on gold, RIM
Canadian stocks rose for the third straight day Wednesday, as gold prices hit a record high and Research in Motion Ltd.
Weak dollar, strong stock market push oil higher
Oil prices climbed Tuesday as the combination of a weaker dollar and stronger stock market outweighed concerns about weak demand and vast supplies of crude.
Even as layoffs persist, some good jobs go begging
In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.
Carbon tariffs are one of the main weapons proposed to protect U.S. industries and jobs from the threat of competition from foreign rivals that don't face greenhouse-gas emissions limits, but the Senate bill leaves unanswered the question of how they will be handled, the Journal blog said.
US Youth Soccer names Shannon Holtz Manager of Communications and...
FRISCO, TEXAS US Youth Soccer today announced the elevation of Shannon Holtz to Manager of Communications and the hiring of Michael Anderson to Communications Coordinator at the organization's national headquarters in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
Trend Watch: Wisconsin Electric To Upgrade Century-Old Hydroelectric Power Plants
Heathstone. One of the first US homes powered by commercially distributed electricity.
Grand jury issues 200 indictments
Carroll County's grand jury had a full docket Monday, and considered more than 200 indictments, including cases involving a murder and two unrelated bank robberies in the Twin Counties this year.
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