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-Piers Linney is a self made entrepreneur and former City investment banker. He is currently Joint-Chief Executive Office at Outsourcery.co.uk, a leading communications and hosted IT company. The opinions expressed are his ow (Read More)
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ChinaBio Today submits: Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BSPM.OB) has completed a private placement that raised $3.6 million in new capital. Biostar will use the proceeds to complete its new raw materials processing facility. (Read More)
Venture Capital News:
A Middleton company that won the Governor's Business Plan Contest earlier this year has raised $1 million from angel investors. (Read More)
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Jeff Miller submits: A wise and valued friend called my attention to an article on municipal bonds, Short Seller: Dump Munis.James Chanos, noted for highlighting collapses including Enron, sees bad days ahead for municipalit (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
After the ill-judged scattershot "satire" of Borat (which hit far too many soft targets – ageing American feminists, for heaven's sake!) Sacha Baron Cohen raises his game somewhat with Brüno (2009, 18, Universal). Fired from (Read More)
The Guardian:
International levy on financial trading would help developing world deal with climate changeA row blew up last night after Gordon Brown promoted plans for an international tax on City dealing that could raise funds for the wo (Read More)
New York Times:
A case involving the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London has potential repercussions for thousands of other parochial schools across Britain.
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WSJ.com: What's News US:
Indonesia's PT Delta Dunia Petroindo raised more than $383 million in an equity placement Friday, the latest step in a deal that gives investors access to one of the country's largest coal-services contractors.
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WSJ.com: What's News US:
The rampage is forcing officials to confront difficult questions about the military's growing Muslim population.
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New York Times:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals.
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News - Impact - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com:
Nearly 57,000 classified state workers received 4 percent pay raises in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to a report released this week by the state Department of Civil Service. (Read More)
Blogrunner > Religion:
The shooting at Fort Hood highlights the sensitivities surrounding Muslims in the US armed forces, and the difficulties they are likely to face as America comes to terms with the tragedy. Go to Article. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Metro:
The union representing Metro's frontline workers said Friday that it was "dismayed" that the transit agency plans to appeal an arbitrator's ruling on worker pay raises.
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The Guardian:
Hoxton Hall, LondonRobin French made his mark five years ago with a short Royal Court play, Bear Hug, about a couple who greet their son's transformation into a bear with perverse optimism. His new play also deals with man's (Read More)
CNN:
The weekly Fox TV show, "Fringe", is the best thing since X-Files! It has great scripts, awesome plots plus great acting. When X-Files ended, I found myself wondering what was I supposed to watch that was crazy and weird? Th (Read More)
www.ft.com:
With Michael Bloomberg's final campaigning bill likely to pass $90m, the result raises the question of whether he would have won without outspending his rival Bill Thompson by a factor of 14-1. (Read More)
Xconomy:
funding, cancer, medical devices Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: SpectraScience, the San Diego medical device maker, has raised more than $4.3 million through a private placement that combines preferred shares and warrants, acco (Read More)
Xconomy:
IT, deals, VC Wade Roush wrote: Bitwave Semiconductor of Chelmsford, MA, has raised $1.33 million out of a planned $6 million Series C equity funding round, according to regulatory documents. The company makes radio-freq (Read More)
BBC:
The shooting at Fort Hood highlights the sensitivities surrounding Muslims in the US armed forces, and the difficulties they are likely to face as America comes to terms with the tragedy. (Read More)