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Homeless & Helpless Or Bums & Addicts? Full Disclosure Network Releases New Cable TV Series Covering L.A.'s Skid Row
Are Skid Row street vagrants merely homeless or are they criminal drug addicts who choose to live lawlessly on the streets? The Full Disclosure Network® is releasing a new two-part cable TV series covering the on-going debate over how to deal with the residents of the infamous Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles featuring prominent national and local officials and experts. The series will debut on Sunday, March 23, 2008 on L A Cable Channel 36 at 8 p.m. and will be featured on 44 other cable channels and the Internet. At the center of the debate is whether or not the LAPD's "Safer Cities Initiative" has been successful or is an improper use of public resources when dealing with vagrants living on the streets. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Leery lenders demand more from borrowers
(AP)
AP - Just when consumers and the U.S. economy need banks to lend more freely, the mortgage industry is making it harder to borrow — even for those with good credit.
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United retests equipment on seven Boeing 747s
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Reuters - UAL Corp.'s United
Airlines said on Thursday that it is retesting the altitude
indicators on seven of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets after
determining that test equipment at a maintenance facility in
South Korea needed to be checked for calibration.
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DWS Scudder Launches Proprietary Analytical Tool for Plan Sponsors and Financial Advisors to Help Evaluate Defined Contribution Plans
DWS Scudder announced today the launch of ClientScope(TM), an innovative, proprietary analytical tool to assist plan sponsors and financial advisors in evaluating their defined contribution plan's competitiveness while helping them to address their fiduciary responsibilities. A unique multi-step methodology provides a current plan snapshot and offers proactive solutions to help ensure plan sponsors and financial advisors are administering a plan in a way that provides the most benefit for participants. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Verizon and AT&T dominate airwaves auction
(Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Communications Inc
and AT&T Inc , the two largest U.S. mobile phone
companies, grabbed the lion's share of a $19.12 billion auction
of airwaves being vacated by television broadcasters.
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Avalon Capital Holdings Announces Registration Extension for Free Demo Trading Contest Through April 1, 2008
Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation (PINK SHEETS: AVAL), and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traders Development LLC, announced today that, due to popular demand from Forex traders around the world, registration will continue through April 1, 2008, for the Avalon FX Pro(TM) Demo Trading Contest featuring the Company's proprietary Avalon FX Pro(TM) 4.1 Trading Platform. Traders from all over the world can register for the contest by visiting http://www.avalonch.com/. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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AJAX Toolkits Wiki Helps Developers Evaluate UI Components for Building Rich Internet Application User Experiences
The AJAX UI Toolkits wiki at http://ajax.wikia.com identifies a list of UI components most commonly used in business software applications to develop a rich Internet application user experience. Developers and technology decision makers can use the wiki to benchmark which AJAX toolkits meet their specific requirements at the level of user experience. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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paybox Empowers Celcom to Launch New Mobile Payments and Banking Solution in Malaysia
paybox was selected by Celcom as its solutions partner to set up a holistic mobile Banking and Payment solution that will allow customers to access their accounts at any bank, at a minimal investment by the participating banks. Cardholders of the Celcom-TuneMoney Prepaid VisaCard will be able to check their balance and transaction history, recharge their prepaid airtime and transfer money to each other - just via their mobile phone (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Wall Street Corporate Finance Academy Offers Low Cost Training for Students & Professionals for Investment Banking and Private Equity
Wall Street Corporate Finance Academy (WSCFA) is a financial training firm that offers Live Training, Corporate Training, University Training, Web Training and career coaching for Investment Banking and Private Equity. Trainings are run as an analyst/associate training program and are taught by experienced professionals with years of Wall Street experience to enhance your skills in valuation, financial modeling and job preparation. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires Warehouse Building in Branchburg, N.J.
The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $1.5 billion, has announced the acquisition of a 77,000-square-foot warehouse building located at 47 Readington Road in Branchburg, N.J. from Warren Distributing Company. The acquisition was made on behalf of Hampshire Partners Fund VII, Hampshire's $350 million institutional real estate investment fund. (PRWeb Mar 20, 2008)
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