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2010-09-04

SA: Juju and premier linked to waste deal - Information Portal on ...

2010-08-27
Businessmen closely linked to Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale and ANC Youth League president Julius Malema have emerged as beneficiaries of the multimillion-rand medical waste management industry. A company belonging to Mathale's .... In one case the M&G was told that medical waste from Limpopo was transported to Cape Town to be destroyed. Additional reporting by Mandy Rossouw Adriaan Basson is associate partner of amaBhungane, the M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism ...

The Noel Redding Band

2010-08-27
The band dissolved after a dispute with their management company. Tracks recorded for a third, unreleased album were later released as The Missing Album, on Mouse Records. In his book Are You Experienced? (co-authored with Carol ...

The ESPN Era Of BASS

2010-08-24
But although ESPN was the worldwide leader in sports broadcasting, it was clear from the beginning that the company wasn't necessarily as versed in event and membership management. Truth is, nearly everyone agrees that the ESPN era of ...

Price-Busters from Conrad

2010-08-11
Regular News on the Existem Affiliate Management Blog Regular News on the Conrad Affiliate Blog Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Existem Affiliate Management Contact:- Bruce Clayton bruce@existem-am.com 01752 426264 ...

AGFC approves 60-day duck hunting season

2010-08-20
4 in the northwest Canada goose management zone. In addition, the commission approved a slate of new fishing regulations. Highlights include increasing the minimum length limit for spotted bass to 15 inches at Table Rock Lake and ...

2010-09-04

Florida's John Brantley, left, takes over at quarterback for Tim Tebow, one of the most decorated players in college football history.

UF turns to Brantley as post-Tebow era begins

2010-09-03
No. 4 Florida gets its first chance to respond to looming questions Saturday against Miami of Ohio. First and foremost: Will quarterback John Brantley emerge from Tim Tebow's shadow?
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2010, file photo, Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly huddles with his team  during NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame opens their season against Purdue on Sept. 4. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

Notre Dame's Kelly makes debut vs Purdue

2010-09-03
Brian Kelly set the rules early for his players: No earrings or ball caps, organize your lockers, keep your helmets on and pay attention to detail during practices that won't last more than 2½ hours.
Rafael Nadal celebrates a point against Denis Istomin during their second-round match at the U.S. Open on Friday night.

Nadal overcomes great shot to advance at Open

2010-09-03
Even Rafael Nadal felt compelled to applaud when his second-round opponent at the U.S. Open hit a spectacular, full-sprint winner. The shot put Denis Istomin within two points of tying the match at a set apiece, but he couldn't close the deal and lost to the top-seeded Spaniard 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 Friday night.
Venus Williams celebrates after her 6-2, 6-1 victory over Mandy Minella at the U.S. Open on Friday.

Venus sparkles to reach fourth round at Open

2010-09-03
Her play sparkling as much as her sequined dress, Venus Williams easily eliminated 185th-ranked qualifier Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night at the U.S. Open.
Cincinnati's Ramon Hernandez, right, looks back at home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg as Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina pumps his fist after Hernandez was called out on strikes to end the game Friday night. The Cardinals won 3-2.

Cards snap 5-game skid, beat rival Reds

2010-09-03
Rookie Jaime Garcia beat the Reds for the fourth time, halting the St. Louis Cardinals' five-game losing streak and ending Cincinnati's four-game run in a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
Traders work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street surged Friday after a relatively encouraging report on the jobs market lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.

Wall Street completes solid week of gains

2010-09-03
Stocks ended a three-week losing streak after an encouraging employment report lifted hopes about the pace of economic growth.

Employers hire more workers than expected

2010-09-03
Private employers hired more workers than expected in August, lifting hopes for the weak U.S. economy, but the nation’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months.
To critics of office flirting, author Nicole Williams says

Flirting your way to the corner office

2010-09-03
Flirting, after all, is one of the oldest tricks in the book. But how do you use it to your professional advantage without crossing the line or inviting unwanted advances?
Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, arrives for the ‘Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy’ economic forum, at Villa d’Este, in Cernobbio, on Lake Como, Italy, Friday. Experts at the event offered a gloomy outlook — especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.

Experts see trouble ahead for developed world

2010-09-03
Experts gathered in Italy Friday offered a generally gloomy outlook — especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.

10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend

2010-09-03
If you have an extended break this Labor Day weekend to relax, these products could help you do just that. But be warned that extreme relaxation can result in extreme laziness.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?

Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti

2010-09-03
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified

Is the grand design within our grasp?

2010-09-03
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.
Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays,

Babes, bullets, bombs! Duke Nukem makes a comeback

2010-09-03
Game icon Duke Nukem will wield his over-the-top guns and attitude yet again. After more than a decade of delays, "Duke Nukem Forever" will debut on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game systems in 2011.

Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers

2010-09-03
A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts.

Obama's economy boost - just don't call it stimulus

2010-09-03
President Obama is pledging to propose a new package of job-boosting ideas next week -- just don't call it stimulus.

Dollar slips on return to risk

2010-09-03
As better-than-expected economic data boosted investor morale this week, the greenback lost some of its luster, falling against a basket of currencies.

Where the jobs are now, and where they'll be next

2010-09-03
U.S. companies modestly added jobs in August, easing concerns that the nation might slip back into a recession. The latest jobs report released by the Labor Department today is better than expected. Employment in the private sector rose by 67,000 payrolls, after a revised 107,000 increase in July that was more than originally estimated. The report immediately sent stocks rallying, despite the fact that overall employment dropped and the unemployment rate climbed to 9.6% from 9.5%, as more people actively searched for jobs.

What went wrong at Burger King

2010-09-03
It's not yet clear what Burger King's new owner, the Brazilian-backed private equity firm 3G Capital, has in mind for the troubled No. 2 fast-food chain. But a total strategic revamp is in order.

Dow back in the black for 2010

2010-09-03
Stocks closed near session highs Friday, with the Dow erasing its losses for the year, as investors welcomed a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.