Spill at YC Packaging Company Leads to Evacuations

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By Rob Young, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif. Aug. 2--A toxic chemical spill Friday forced about 20 employees to evacuate a Yuba City packaging firm. Steve Steckbauer, an official at Deluxe Packages, 800 N. Submitted by: Blogmaster | Visited 2 times | Comments 0

♦ Gaming preview: 'Battlefield: Bad Company'

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'Battlefield: Bad Company' puts you in control of a renegade squad of delinquent soldiers who look to cash in on gold that's scattered around war-torn towns. 'Bad Company' introduces a comedic element to the game, a new approach at developing characters in the single-player campaign. 'Battlefield: Bad Company' is available now for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Submitted by: pramrd - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gaming preview: 'Battlefield: Bad Company'

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'Battlefield: Bad Company' puts you in control of a renegade squad of delinquent soldiers who look to cash in on gold that's scattered around war-torn towns. 'Bad Company' introduces a comedic element to the game, a new approach at developing characters in the single-player campaign. 'Battlefield: Bad Company' is available now for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Submitted by: rchase14 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Does Anyone Like Their Cable Company?

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This morning, Time Warner made official that it would be spinning off Time Warner Cable as a separate company. I don't pretend to know whether the step is a positive or a negative for either company. But I do know one benefit for me: Now when I complain about how much I hate my cable provider, I no longer need to feel guilty that I am somehow driving down my company's stock price. Submitted by: jkrish41 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ SEO 1 Internet Marketing Company

1 vote	SEO 1 Internet Marketing Company is a Dallas based Internet Marketing Company specializing in Search Engine Marketing (SEM), content optimization. Our firm offers Organic SEO Services, Strategies and Solutions including Pay Per Click PPC Management and Online Press Releases. Submitted by: Seo1services - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Your Company Screensaver

1 vote	Your Company Screensaver is the modern screensaver which really protects your screen from fading! It displays your personal information or the information of your company. More than this it shows an analog clock and date. Submitted by: aly21 - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Tracking down a company's owners can take time

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Q: How can you find out what company owns a retail chain? Can you use Dunkin' Donuts as an example? A: Perhaps this scene is familiar: You're having nice lunch at a fast-food chain you never tried before and wonder if you could invest in it. Maybe you go shopping at chain store, are impressed with the service and inventory and think about buying stock in the company. Usually... Submitted by: Guy Rich - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ AMD CEO discusses plan to compete with Intel Atom chip

1 vote	Advanced Micro Devices has its eye on the ultra-low-cost notebook market. Dirk Meyer--the company's new CEO--and other executives discussed this and ways to make the company profitable during the company's earnings conference call Thursday. HP 2133 Mini-Note is a low-cost ultramobile notebook--a market AMD is eying. Submitted by: spark23 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Suez ceases British Energy talks

1 vote	British Energy owns eight nuclear power stations including Sizewell B. French utility company Suez has ended talks with nuclear power plant owner British Energy about a potential offer for the company. The French company said it needed to concentrate on its merger with energy firm Gaz de France. Submitted by: cipcip - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 'Bad Company' not an elite squad, but still finds the target

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The allure of most military shooters is assuming the helm of an elite, highly-skilled soldier. Then there's Battlefield: Bad Company. In Electronic Arts' army caper, you join a crew of military rejects in a satisfying campaign that grows more engaging once taken online. As Preston Marlowe, you're assigned to the 222nd Army Batallion, B-Company... Submitted by: webguy123 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Polls give Obama leads in Colo., Mich., Minn. and Wis.

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Democrat Barack Obama has "leads of five to 17 percentage points over Arizona Sen. John McCain among likely voters in the battleground states of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin,," the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute reports this morning. It did the surveys in conjunction with The Wall Street Journal and washingtonpost.com. • Colorado: Obama leads 49%-44%. Submitted by: Boulder - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Trust and Brands are still important to travel consumers

1 vote	I could not imagine a year without a holiday, so when it comes to choosing an agency or company trust for me plays a massive part in the booking process. I feel confident booking with a company that is a member of a recognised travel association, or is a company part of a large respected [... Submitted by: Josh Greenaway - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Beatles' Company Floundering Without Aspinall.

1 vote	The Beatles' Company Floundering Without Aspinall.... The Beatles' company Apple Corps is reportedly suffering following the loss of the band's business manager Neil Aspinall who died of cancer last month (Apr08). Aspinall was at the helm of the group's business empire from 1968 until his retirement last year (07). Submitted by: CoolWebStuff - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ SugaRush Beat Company 'L-O-V-E'

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SugaRush Beat Company are set to release a new single 'L-O-V-E' through RCA on June 23rd. Taken from their eagerly awaited eponymous debut album, 'L-O-V-E' has already established itself as a firm favourite in SugaRush Beat Company's critically lauded live sets, and garnered praise for the band when they performed it on 'Later With Jools Holland' i... Submitted by: dejan_b - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 3 workers killed in explosion at Wis. paper mill

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TOMAHAWK, Wisconsin (AP) — A storage tank explosion at a northern Wisconsin paper mill Tuesday killed three workers, the company that owns the mill said. Packaging Corp. of America confirmed the deaths in a news release. Earlier, Tomahawk Fire Chief John Peeters said there were multiple deaths in the explosion but gave no details. Packaging Corp. Submitted by: snk3 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Apple iPhone 3G to be launched on July 11

1 vote	Washington, Jul 2: Apple's new iPhone 3G will be launched on July 11 in green packaging. According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), Apple has ordered millions of potato starch paper trays from PaperFoam, the same Dutch company that supplies other cell phone companies with product packaging. Submitted by: Motahachir - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Company cheesed off at Apple, CBS over Mighty Mouse mark

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A Maryland company called Man & Machine, Inc. has taken a crack at the well-loved (*cough*) Apple Mighty Mouse. Yesterday, the company filed suit against Apple and TV network CBS in Maryland District Court, alleging trademark infringement related to use of the "Mighty Mouse" trademark. Why this seemingly curious pairing between Apple and CBS? Why, we'll tell you. As it turns out... Submitted by: tampa_man_33 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Yahoo site suffers stock-ticker display glitch

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A CNET reader provided this screen shot of the stock-price display glitch. Some users of the customizable My Yahoo portal were unable to see prices for their lists of company stocks for a few days, but the Internet company said the problem has been fixed. The problem afflicted only a small fraction of users, less than 0.5 percent, the company said, and was fixed Thursday. Those who were affected should consider upgrading to the newer My Yahoo version, said spokeswoman Stephanie Arnaldy. Submitted by: bestija - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Playlogic Secures $3 mln, Appoints New Director

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“The newly attracted funds will improve the working capital and equity position of the company and will allow the company to execute its business plan and release schedules for 2008,” Amsterdam, Holland-based Playlogic said in a brief statement.   The company also announced that Ruud Spoor, the director of Dutch investment firm BL Capital B.V.... Submitted by: mattjack - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ In settlement, Icahn to join Yahoo board

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Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the Internet company's board. Icahn, who had proposed his own slate of board members, was agitating for the company to reach a deal to sell all or part of the company to Microsoft. Icahn and Microsoft officials had previously stated that they could not work with the existing Yahoo board. As part of the settlement... Submitted by: MWD - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA Vet Neil Young Dials Up iPhone

1 vote	"I am going to create a next-gen mobile games publisher, specifically and initially focused on the iPhone," Young told Kotaku. Young has dubbed the company ng:moco, for "Next-Gen Mobile Company". The announcement of Young's new company comes after iPhone house Apple created buzz earlier this year by unveiling the iPhone SDK. Submitted by: vladm74 - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment