People in the News (Charleston Regional Business Journal)
Bishop Gadsden retirement community has announced the recipients of the eighth annual Jan Carter Awards of Excellence: Linda Moore, a nursing assistant; Debra Parker, a registered nurse; and Barbara Robinson, a life enrichment assistant. The awards, named after Bishop Gadsden’s longtime director of nursing, were established in 2001 through an endowment of more than $100,000 by John F. Ruffle in ...
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BLOGGING FOR BUCKS (Las Vegas Business Press)
A casually dressed employee kicks off his sandals, puts his feet up on the couch and proceeds to type away on his laptop. Nope, he's not slacking.
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Marketing Group Promoted by Directed Electronics (Mobile Electronics)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 -- VISTA, Calif. -- Directed Electronics has promoted three long-time employees. The company promoted, from left to right, Allen Phillips to art and creative director; Jim Jardin to vice president of marketing; and Kennedy Gammage to director of communications.
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/8 (Vietnam Net)
Yesterday, the Exhibition & Fair Company organized a press meeting to announce that an international exhibition titled “Vietbuild 2008 in HCMC� which will last from 3 to 7 September 2008.
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Learning in a digital world : More Vermont classrooms are embracing technology (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
Peter Evans was meeting with a parent recently when the conversation turned to technology -- specifically cell phones -- in the classroom. ... - By STEPHANIE M. PETERS Staff Writer
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Jazz em Agosto 2008: Days 4-6 (All About Jazz)
After a break of three days, the Jazz em Agosto theme of extensions continued into the second weekend with programming that often hinged around the thematic idea of generations, featuring recent associates of Anthony Braxton in two bands—the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet and the trio Memorize the Sky—and the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet, a band in which the tenor saxophonist has for a decade drawn ...
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Business People (North County Times)
BIA San Diego taps Borre Winckel as CEO Borre Winckel, long the voice of the Building Industry Association of Riverside County, joins its San Diego counterpart on Sept. 2 as president.
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Reunions (Erie Times-News)
The North East High School Class of 1968 will hold an informal get-together Sept. 26 at Sidelines, 4646 Buffalo Road, beginning at 8 p.m. The gathering will coincide with the North East Wine Country Harvest Festival. For more information, e-mail NEHS68@gmail.com.
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News Americas (Aljazeera)
Barnaby Phillips, Al Jazeera's Europe correspondent, travelled across the US to find out what ordinary Americans feel about five key electoral issues.
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Financial Fears To Stifle Market Optimism - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Thursday. Lehman Brothers (LEH) has become the epicenter of the travails faced by the financial markets of late.
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