Archive for May, 2006
10.05.06

More errors turned up in Fannie Mae’s accounting review

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More errors turned up in Fannie Mae’s accounting review
San Diego Union-Tribune - WASHINGTON Still more errors have turned up in Fannie Mae’s government-ordered review of its accounting, the mortgage giant disclosed Tuesday. It also said it doesn’t expect the review to be finished before the second half of the year. The

Bank expands to coast
Los Angeles Daily News - SAN FRANCISCO - Wachovia Corp., the nation’s fourth-largest bank, is muscling into the West with a $24.2 billion deal to buy Golden West Financial Corp., a mom-and-pop shop that blossomed into a prized savings and loan. The stock-and-cash acquisition

Home Depot buys bank to offer financial services
MSN MoneyCentral - Home Depot, the second biggest US retailer, has expanded into the direct provision of financial services with the acquisition of EnerBank, a small state chartered industrial bank based in Utah. The move comes amid growing concern in the banking

10.05.06

Statistics Aside, Many Feel Pinch of Daily Costs

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Statistics Aside, Many Feel Pinch of Daily Costs
New York Times - Steve Adams of Brandon, Fla., a project manager, said people should stop complaining about gasoline prices and mortgage rates. “The key thing about this area is there is a lot of opportunity,” he said. Phillippe Diederich for The New York Times Wayne

Recession in 2007?
Motley Fool - Do you have a net worth of $1 million? Own a hedge fund? If the answer to one of those questions is “yes,” then chances are that you know John Mauldin — president of Millennium Wave Advisors, author of the weekly e-letter ” Thoughts from the

10.05.06

RG America Subsidiary Retained by Midwestern Insurance Carrier

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RG America Subsidiary Retained by Midwestern Insurance Carrier
heavy demand from its clients for roofing repair and replacement. Through its five operating divisions, the Company continues to capitalize on each division’s strengths,

Marches to keep heat on Congress
Shortages in materials impede construction Baton Rouge Advocate - Coussou Cantu, left, and Mike Cantu, right, employees of Dales Roofing and Sheet Metal of Baton Rouge, cut a section of coated steel for the roof they re installing on the North Corbin Junior High School building under construction in Walker. The

09.05.06

Largest Solar Energy Glass Canopy in United States to be Constructed at California Academy of Scienc

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Largest Solar Energy Glass Canopy in United States to be Constructed at California Academy of Scienc
and documentation. The project will also utilize SolarSave roofing membranes supplied by sister company, Solar Roofing Systems. With oil

List of Speakers and Participants Grow for Online Energy Conference April 26th
demand (Kw/KVA) of refrigeration and air conditioning compressors. For More Info: www.renewableenergystocks.com

After the hail come months of recovery
$20,000. Now, two months later, the roofing repairs are complete, including the vaulted ceiling in the Ruetsches’ sunroom. Siding on the garden house still awaits repair , Raymond

09.05.06

E306: Sony Playstation Presser Liveblog 

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E306: Sony Playstation Presser Liveblog 
In the interest of saving the front page from dozens of lines of our E306 Sony Playstation 3 Press Conference live blogging, we’ve moved the archive after the jump. Join us again tomorrow for live…

08.05.06

Blue Ridge Numerics Receives Strategic Working Capital Investment 

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Blue Ridge Numerics Receives Strategic Working Capital Investment 
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the fastestgrowing CFD software company in the world, today announced it received asignificant infusion of working capital from the Global Environment Fund(’GEF’). The funds will be used by the company to further expand sales andmarketing efforts worldwide and to support research and development ofCFdesign upfront CFD software.

08.05.06

Lash out, for fashion’s sake

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Lash out, for fashion’s sake
a ladder. She is in the roofing business. But when she bats her eyes, her lashes are aflutter with womanly charm. She wears eyelash extensions, a rising embryonic beauty trend

Time to Crank up the Air Conditioning
Brrrr….time to crank up the air conditioning Though it’s still freezing in many parts of the country, there’s big news when it comes to air conditioning that you should know before it’s time to crank up your home cooling system. As of Jan. 23, 2006, the U.S. Department of Energy requires manufacturers of air conditioners and heat pumps to produce equipment that has a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating of at least 13. SEER is the number that the DOE uses to measure the effici

07.05.06

AdvanceMe, Inc. Hires McMahon as Director of Interactive Marketing

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AdvanceMe, Inc. Hires McMahon as Director of Interactive Marketing
dBusinessNews.com - Atlanta - ATLANTA — AdvanceMe, Inc. (AMI), the nation’s leading provider of Merchant Cash Advances for small- and-medium-sized businesses, announces the appointment of Elizabeth McMahon as Director of Interactive Marketing. McMahon is tasked with

07.05.06

eCycle Offers High Efficiency Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Based on Kubota s Super Mini Series Diesel

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eCycle Offers High Efficiency Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Based on Kubota s Super Mini Series Diesel
to Sodomsky, a fleet owner can add an air conditioning compressor and/or a hydraulic

The Little Giant Ladder: the next big thing
Everyone has a home improvement disaster story. Most of them, it seems, come from a lack of the proper equipment, lack of experience, or a miserable combination of the two. Well some of the most miserable home-improvement disasters I can think of involve some kind of “ladder-like” implement. Most of these pitiful excuses-for-ladders are hand-me-down tools with one wooden leg. Some of the most important tools in home improvement are often some of the most neglected. From personal experience, I seem to use ladders more than t

06.05.06

Holt Plumbing & Heating

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Holt Plumbing & Heating
WHO-TV - Let’s face it. Not all plumbers are the same. That’s right. Some plumbers make you wait, charge you whatever the traffic will bear, and leave your home a mess when they’re done. While others, who are more customer focused Dear Mr. Holt, Recently I

Blanco visits new soundstage, ‘Mr. Brooks’ set
Shreveport Times - After watching set builders work on a pottery studio for Kevin Costner’s new film, “Mr. Brooks,” Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco on Friday expressed her approval at seeing Shreveport’s new indoor soundstage facility being put to first use. She met

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