Editorial Results (free)
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Social Resumes and the Job Search -
Friday, April 05, 2013
As an adjunct accounting professor at the University of Memphis, I am constantly trying to prepare my students for their future. Part of that preparation is exposing the students to tools that will assist them in their search for employment.
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Post-Trade Grizzlies Finding Identity -
Friday, March 15, 2013
When Rudy Gay talked to Yahoo Sports about needing a change, about the trade from Memphis to Toronto being good for him, all the focus fell on the following quote about Memphis’s new ownership group:
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9 Things Apple Could Do With $137 Billion -
Monday, February 11, 2013
Apple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company was sitting on $137 billion – and the heap keeps growing.
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Google Emerges From Federal Probe Relatively Unscathed -
Monday, January 07, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine, the world's most influential gateway to digital information and commerce.
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Johnson’s Breakout Game Sparks Resounding Victory -
Friday, December 07, 2012
Any metaphorical picture of the Tigers’ Geron Johnson requires that he hold a basketball in one hand and baggage in the other.
He can never just be another college basketball player. Too much history, too much talent, too much potential to change the fortunes of this University of Memphis season.
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Weak Earnings Reports Pummel Stocks -
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody was expecting this round of corporate earnings reports to be great. But companies' underwhelming results are still rattling investors.
Stocks plunged Tuesday in one of the worst days on Wall Street this year. Big-name companies reported weak quarterly revenue and lowered their forecasts for the rest of the year.
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Source: Yahoo, Facebook Have Settled Patent Fight -
Monday, July 09, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a dispute over patents, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The deal would end lawsuits the companies filed against each other without any money exchanged, according to the person, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Questions Abound in Grizzlies Sale -
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Robert Pera, a young tech industry multimillionaire, is close to adding a new title to his resume: NBA team owner.
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Yahoo to Sell Half of its Alibaba Stake for $7.1B -
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
HONG KONG (AP) – Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.
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Events -
Friday, May 18, 2012
Bike-to-Work Day activities will be held across Memphis Friday, May 18, as part of National Bike-to-Work Day. Visit downtownmemphis.com/biketowork for a list of events.
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Revolving Door: Yahoo Ushers Out Another CEO -
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received.
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Buffett Says Investors Shouldn’t Act on Headlines -
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend’s election results in Greece and France.
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Yahoo CEO Faces Calls for Ouster After Inaccuracy -
Monday, May 07, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson faces calls for his ouster after just four months leading the troubled Internet company because of inaccuracies with his academic credentials.
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Examining the Origins of Bill, Check -
Thursday, May 03, 2012
“Bill!” Have you ever noticed that in comic strips the punch line is often “Check please!”? Someone is at a restaurant, hoping to maintain control over a situation. It spins out of control … “Check please!”
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Nicest AD In the World Steps Down -
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sixteen years ago R.C. Johnson became the University of Memphis athletic director and he started the tradition of an annual media appreciation luncheon. John Calipari, among others, would have choked on the idea.
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Unemployment Hits 4-Year Low -
Friday, April 06, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept hiring in March at a healthy pace.
Weekly applications dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 357,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the fewest since April 2008.
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Apple's Next Hot Release: The Dividend Check -
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – Apple made computers sexy. Can it do the same for the musty old dividend?
Issuing a regular payment to your stockholders after years of just amassing cash used to be an admission that your company has run out of creative ideas to grow profits.
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Stunt Marketing Breaks Through Promotion Noise -
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
With the explosion of social media, the sheer volume of marketing messaging vying for the attention of your customers is astounding. In fact, buying behaviors have fundamentally changed as a result.
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Review: Netflix and Hulu's New Scripted Originals -
Monday, February 13, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.
The shows amount to a milestone in Internet television, an early sign of the leveling between broadcasting and streaming. Programming options between TV and the Web are increasingly separated by little more than the "video source" button on your remote.
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Memphis Not Among Forbes Top 10 'Miserable' Cities for 2012 -
Monday, February 06, 2012
How happy are you feeling, Memphis?
Happier than we’ve been in a while, according to the folks at Forbes who rank cities each year for the magazine’s “most miserable cities” list.
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Memphis not Among Forbes Top 10 'Miserable' Cities for 2012 -
Friday, February 03, 2012
How happy are you feeling, Memphis?
Happier than we’ve been in a while, according to the folks at Forbes who rank cities each year for the magazine’s “most miserable cities” list.
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Tech Companies Team Up to Combat Email Scams -
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) – Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating email scams known as phishing.
Such scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending emails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank, retailer or other business. When Bank of America customers see emails that appear to come from the bank, they might click on a link that takes them to a fake site mimicking the real Bank of America's. There, they might enter personal details, which scam artists can capture and use for fraud.
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After Protest, Congress Puts Off Movie Piracy Bill -
Monday, January 23, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) – Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.
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Google Gets More Personal With Search Results -
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google is sifting through the photos and commentary on its blossoming social network so its Internet search results can include more personal information.
The additional personal touches that began to roll out Tuesday mark another step toward one of Google's most ambitious goals. The Internet search leader eventually hopes to know enough about each of its users so it can tailor its results to fit the unique interests of each person looking for something.
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Google Exec: Online Piracy Bills in Congress Wrong -
Thursday, December 01, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says Congress is taking the wrong approach to fighting online piracy.
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Shaq Goodwin Signs Letter of Intent With Memphis -
Thursday, November 17, 2011
MEMPHIS (AP) – The No. 10 Memphis Tigers have gotten a signed national letter of intent from William "Shaq" Goodwin to join the program as part of the 2012 signing class.
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound forward from Decatur, Ga., has been ranked as the best prospect from Georgia and anywhere from the 19th prospect nationally by ESPNU to 26th best by Yahoo!/Rivals.com. He joins AAU Atlanta Celtics teammate Damien Wilson in signing with the Tigers.
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Yahoo Hopes to Reach Readers With iPad Magazine -
Thursday, November 03, 2011
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) – Yahoo is joining the computer tablet bandwagon with a digital magazine designed for the iPad.
The magazine software unveiled Wednesday is called Livestand. It can be customized to pull content from Yahoo's website and other participating publishers to cater to each user's interest.
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Yahoo to Buy Interclick for $270 Million -
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Internet company Yahoo Inc. has agreed to buy online advertising network Interclick Inc. for $270 million in cash.
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Who’s To Blame? -
Friday, October 21, 2011
IS THIS OUR BEST SHOT? Evidently, after one of our state legislators falls off a barstool, another will take the stool – then take the wheel of his car. Loaded with a loaded gun.
Ophelia, meet Curry.
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Yahoo, ABC Joining Forces in News Partnership -
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – ABC News and Yahoo Inc. are joining to deliver more online news to their audiences. With the deal, ABC News content will be prominently featured on Yahoo News, the most visited news website in the world. It will also show up on Yahoo's popular front page.
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Federal Grants in Changing Times (Part 4) -
Friday, September 16, 2011
Part four in a four-part series With changes in the economy and the political landscape in Washington, many organizations are grappling with changes to federal funding that has supported their work in the past. Others are preparing for cuts or restrictions they believe are on the horizon.
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Yahoo Co-Founder Urged to Help Oust Chairman -
Thursday, September 15, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder is recruiting company co-founder Jerry Yang to join a crusade to oust Chairman Roy Bostock amid the upheaval triggered by the recent firing of CEO Carol Bartz.
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Fired Yahoo CEO Backs Down, Resigns From Board -
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Carol Bartz has resigned from the Yahoo board of directors that she blasted for firing her as the company's CEO last week.
The resignation reversed a defiant stance that Bartz took in a fiery interview published on Fortune magazine's website on Sept. 8. Bartz said, at the time, that she intended to retain her seat on Yahoo's board even though she considered her fellow directors to be "doofuses."
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Google Reveals Energy Use to Show Search is Green -
Friday, September 09, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Stung by concerns that using Google is bad for the planet, the Internet search giant has revealed exactly how much electricity the company uses and how much greenhouse gases it produces in an effort to show its business model is environmentally friendly.
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Activist Buys Up Stake in Yahoo, Slams Board -
Friday, September 09, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An activist investment fund disclosed Thursday that it has bought a 5.2 percent stake in troubled Web portal Yahoo Inc. and called for sweeping changes to the board.
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Federal Grants in Changing Times (Part 3) -
Friday, September 09, 2011
Part three in a four-part series Federal grants play a major role in the funding of nonprofit organizations and institutions. Likewise, grant recipients play a major role in helping federal agencies fulfill their missions. While this has been true in the past, changes in the political environment and the national and global economy are impacting these partnerships and the funding that goes along with them.
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Substantial Deal Inked By Ontario-Based Manufacturer -
Friday, September 09, 2011
A substantial lease has been signed in a formerly distressed southwest Memphis industrial park that has made leaps and bounds since it was purchased by an out-of-town investor earlier this year.
KIK Custom Products, an Ontario-based manufacturer of national and retail brand consumer products, has signed a lease for 115,000 square feet in the Space Center Industrial Park, 265-353 Titan Drive.
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Federal Grants in Changing Times (Part 2) -
Friday, September 02, 2011
Part two of a four-part series Securing a federal grant requires relationship building, follow up, reporting and stewardship. In part two of this series, we share information from Alan Kirschner, president of Kirschner and Associates, on the relationship between nonprofits and federal agencies. Alan’s extensive experience includes securing and managing federal grants for organizations as diverse as the United Negro College Fund, Partnership for Public Service and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
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CNN Gets More Personal, Buys iPad Magazine Zite -
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – CNN has acquired Zite, an iPad service that learns about readers' tastes and customizes a digital magazine with stories from hundreds of different websites.
CNN, a cable news channel owned by Time Warner Inc., has no plans to change Zite's format, said K.C. Estenson, general manager of CNN's digital division.
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Federal Grants in Changing Times (Part 1) -
Friday, August 26, 2011
Part one of a four-part series Many organizations and institutions have been fortunate to receive federal funding for one or more projects. Some are small, one-year grants, others are large in relation to the size of the organization’s overall budget. Many have been multi-year grants.
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AP Source: Apple Considering Hulu Bid -
Monday, July 25, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, a person close to the situation said Friday.
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Focus on Windows Growth in Microsoft's Fiscal Q4 -
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp, the world's largest computer software maker, will try to shake the perception that it's turning into a technological dinosaur when it releases its latest quarterly results after the stock market closes Thursday.
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Debt Concerns Weigh on Stocks -
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower for a second day, dragged down by technology companies and concerns about Europe's debts.
European finance ministers approved $110 billion in rescue loans to Portugal on Monday, but have yet to decide on another rescue package for Greece.
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Microsoft Agrees to Buy Skype for $8.5B -
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history.
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Roundtable Tackles Trademark Infringement -
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The law firm of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will hold a roundtable discussion Thursday on the topic “Use of Competitor’s Trademark in Keyword Advertising: Infringement or Not?”
The event is part of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property litigation series.
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National Black MBA Assn. Hosts Debt Workshop -
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Memphis Chapter of the National Black MBA Association will host a special workshop on the topic of debt Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at International Paper, 6410 Poplar Ave.
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Intel Chief to Join White House Council on Jobs -
Monday, February 21, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Casting about for innovative job-creation ideas, President Barack Obama is naming one of his critics to an advisory council responsible for finding new ways to promote economic growth and bring jobs to the U.S.
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AOL Buying Huffington Post for $315M -
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Internet company AOL Inc. is buying news hub Huffington Post in a $315 million deal that represents a bold bet on the future of online news.
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BBB Fields Increased Inquiries -
Friday, January 21, 2011
Local consumers are increasingly turning to the Better Business Bureau to find reliable services, despite the rise of a number of alternative websites that enable consumers to rate their experiences and leave feedback.
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Where Are the Jobs? For Many Companies, Overseas -
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Corporate profits are up. Stock prices are up. So why isn't anyone hiring?
Actually, many American companies are – just maybe not in your town. They're hiring overseas, where sales are surging and the pipeline of orders is fat.
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Fewer Jobless Claims Cap Strong Week for Economy -
Friday, December 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) – A further decline in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits capped a strong week for the economy.
Factories are producing more, shoppers are spending more and business executives and consumers are more optimistic. The latest reports, along with a tax-cut plan that Congress is set to pass, are leading economists to predict 2011 will be better than first thought.
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Jobs, Holidays and Kindness -
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
To quote The Beatles, “I read the news today, oh boy…” The jobless rate is up to 9.8 percent. I hadn’t planned to write a column about the holiday season, but here it is.
I recently attended a meeting of a Memphis Area Career Transition Group. There are a number of these in the city, comprised of volunteer facilitators, people looking for jobs and some employed people who attend out of gratitude to offer moral support. The meetings are upbeat and full of resources such as resume services, cover letter coaching and, most important, positive attitudes.
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Survey: CEOs Expect to Hire More as Sales Grow -
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) – More top corporate executives expect to hire workers and boost spending on their companies over the next six months.
A survey released Tuesday by Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of big U.S. companies, shows 45 percent of executives say they expect their companies to add more workers.
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Events -
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Center for Information Assurance at the University of Memphis will host its third annual Cyber Security Expo, titled “Online Fraud, Inside Threat and Cyber Crime,” Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Innovation Drive. For more information or to register, visit http://cyberexpo.memphis.edu.
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Report: AOL, Buyout Firms Mulling Bid for Yahoo -
Friday, October 15, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Yahoo Inc.'s inability to snap out of a financial funk may be about to turn the embattled Internet company into a takeover target for the second time in less than three years.
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CT Groups Provide Support in Job Search -
Thursday, October 07, 2010
For Memphians who are out of work but in the know, an organization called The CT Groups offers moral support, opportunities to network, training in technology and insight into what it takes to get hired, 2010-style.
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NAMI Seeks Volunteers for 5K Awareness Run -
Monday, July 19, 2010
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Memphis is seeking sponsors, runners and volunteers for its 5K run Sept. 11.
NAMI Memphis needs 80 volunteers for the run, which is designed to raise awareness for mental illness.
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Events -
Monday, June 14, 2010
The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. The meeting will include new member orientation, an awards banquet and installation ceremony. Cost is $20. For reservations, contact Dianne Cordaro at 287-6009 or e-mail diannecordaro@yahoo.com.
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Events -
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friends of the Library will hold a two-day book sale Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. More than 15,000 books and materials will be on sale. For more information, call 415-2700.
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Change in Dining Apparel Evident Over the Years -
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Hey, pal, when was the last time you wore a tie to eat at a restaurant? A suit? A jacket? Consented to take off your baseball cap?
Not that men are required to look like Don Draper when dining out nor women to wear cocktail dresses, but things have changed radically in the realms of fine dining, and indeed, any kind of dining, over the past 20 or 30 years, coincident with a great sea-change in American culture.
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‘Facebook Free’ Day Protests Lack of Privacy -
Friday, May 28, 2010
It’s Facebook Free Friday, a day of social networking protest over the sharing of personal data and the changing terms of privacy.
On the eve of the protest, which includes a Facebook site, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of Facebook, was rolling out new features on the social networking site designed to answer the privacy concerns that have spawned the protest.
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Events -
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Center City Commission Executive Search Committee will meet Friday at 7:45 a.m. to vote on a recommendation for a new chief executive officer and president of the Center City Commission. The recommendation will be brought to the CCC board of directors at 9 a.m. Both meetings will be held at 114 N. Main St.
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Market Gains Set Up CEO Pay Bonanza -
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — America's top CEOs are set for a once-in-a-lifetime pay bonanza.
Most of them got their annual stock compensation early last year when the stock market was at a 12-year low. And companies doled out more stock and options than usual because grants from the previous year had fallen so much in value that many people thought they'd never be worth anything.
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Events -
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The National Association of Women Business Owners will meet Tuesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Panchos Mexican Restaurant, 717 N. White Station Road. The meeting will include a discussion with Shelby County mayoral candidates. For more information, contact Nita Black at 413-1315 or nawbomemphiswomen@yahoo.com.
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Events -
Monday, May 10, 2010
The Methodist South Hospital Stroke Support Group will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Suite 124 at Methodist South Hospital, 1300 Wesley Drive. Light refreshments will be served. For more information or to register, contact Heather Andresen at 516-3726 or visit www.methodisthealth.org.
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Events -
Friday, May 07, 2010
The 52nd Annual Greek Food Festival will be held Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 573 N. Highland Ave. Admission is $3. For more information, visit www.memphisgreekfestival.com.
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Events -
Friday, April 30, 2010
Baptist Women’s Hospital will offer mammogram screenings Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dazzle Fashion Jewelry & Accessories, 7730 Poplar Ave. Anyone who signs up for a mammogram will also receive giveaways and complimentary lunch from McAllister’s.
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Events -
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford will hold a Task Force Progress Briefing Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Shelby County Commission Chambers, 160 N. Main St. For reservations, e-mail publicaffairs@shelbycountytn.gov.
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Defendant in Palin Hacking Case Does Not Testify -
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
KNOXVILLE (AP) — A former University of Tennessee student charged with hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail chose to not take the witness stand in his defense, his lawyers said Monday before resting their case.
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Selling Your Home? Price Low, Present Well, Wait -
Friday, April 23, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - You're finally ready to sell your house. But so are your neighbor and the couple down the street.
This means you have to work harder at it than just a few years ago when putting a "For Sale" sign on your lawn might have been enough. A slow economy and a record level of foreclosures have caused the supply of housing to exceed demand in many markets. So competition among sellers is fierce.
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Bristol Palin: Hacked E-mail Meant Harassing Calls -
Friday, April 23, 2010
KNOXVILLE (AP) - Bristol Palin said she received countless phone calls and hundreds of text messages when her cell number was posted online after her mother's e-mail account was hacked. Only one really scared her.
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Palin Hacking Trial Gets Under Way -
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
KNOXVILLE (AP) – A former college student charged with hacking Sarah Palin’s e-mail account fears some jurors in heavily Republican East Tennessee could be dazzled when the conservative star testifies.
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Accused Palin Hacker Gets Final Pre-Trial Hearing -
Thursday, April 15, 2010
A man charged in East Tennessee with hacking Sarah Palin’s e-mail during the 2008 presidential campaign has a court hearing less than a week ahead of his trial, where Palin plans to testify.
David Kernell’s attorney has numerous motions pending at the final pre-trial hearing Thursday before U.S. District Judge Thomas Phillips in Knoxville.
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Twitter to Have Paid Tweets Show Up in Searches -
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter announced Tuesday that it is introducing advertising by allowing companies to pay to have their messages show up first in searches on its site.
The debut of "Promoted Tweets" comes as Twitter increasingly faces questions about how it can turn its wide usage into profits.
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Events -
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Tennessee Justice Center and Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. will present a continuing legal education session on handling TennCare today at 3 p.m. at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. For more information, contact Linda Warren Seely at 255-3417 or lseely@malsi.org.
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Events -
Friday, April 09, 2010
The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Senator Lamar Alexander today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Opera Memphis, 6745 Wolf River Boulevard. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. To register, contact Ericka Milford at 543-3518 or emilford@memphischamber.com.
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Hearing Held on Tenn. Warrants in Palin Hacking Case -
Thursday, March 25, 2010
KNOXVILLE (AP) – A man accused of hacking the personal e-mail of former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended a Wednesday court hearing on his motion to block prosecutors from using some Internet provider records at an April 20 trial.
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When Tweets Can Make You a Jailbird -
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Maxi Sopo was having so much fun "living in paradise" in Mexico that he posted about it on Facebook so all his friends could follow his adventures. Others were watching, too: A federal prosecutor in Seattle, where Sopo was wanted on bank fraud charges.
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Search Warrants At Issue in Palin Hacking Case -
Friday, March 12, 2010
KNOXVILLE (AP) – The attorney for a University of Tennessee student accused of hacking the personal e-mail of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is challenging search warrants in the case.
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Yahoo-Microsoft Deal Set, Taking Aim at Google -
Friday, February 19, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - U.S. and European regulators have cleared the long-discussed Internet search partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., enabling the rivals to form a tag team as they try to mount a more serious challenge to Google Inc.
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Events -
Monday, January 11, 2010
The Memphis Orthopaedic Research Lecture will be held today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Wunderlich Auditorium on the Memphis University School campus, 6191 Park Ave. The program is free. To R.S.V.P., call 866-1452.
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Events -
Friday, January 08, 2010
The Campus School at the University of Memphis will hold orientation for parents of prospective students today at 9 a.m. in the Ball Hall Auditorium on campus. For more information, call 678-2285.
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Events -
Thursday, January 07, 2010
The Mid-South Area Business Travel Association will meet today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, 5795 Poplar Ave. Craig Banikowski, president of the National Business Travel Association, will speak about the NBTA travel forecast for 2010. To register, visit www.msabta.org/events/links/EEG4745.
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Events -
Monday, December 14, 2009
InMotion Orthopaedic Research Center and the Memphis Bioworks Business Association will present the Memphis Orthopaedic Research Lecture Series today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Memphis University School, 6191 Park Ave. The speakers will be Drs. John Coleman and John Williams of Medtronic Inc. For reservations, call 866-1452.
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Events -
Friday, December 11, 2009
The Center City Commission’s Medical Center Advisory Committee will meet today at 9 a.m. at 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0542.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Shelby County Joint Economic and Community Development Board will meet today at 9 a.m. at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road. For more information, call 545-4301.
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Events -
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Talk Shoppe will present “How to Avoid Being Victimized by Business and Real Estate Scams” today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Jo Garner at 482-0354.
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Grizzlies Enhance TV Game Broadcasts -
Thursday, November 12, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have announced an enhancement to TV game broadcasts to give viewers a feeling of being in the arena.
The team Wednesday announced the launch of the Memphis Grizzlies TV Companion on Grizzlies.com, which team officials described as a first-of-its-kind live game feature.
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Events -
Monday, November 09, 2009
The University of Memphis will host a lecture by Dr. James L. Gelvin today at 7 p.m. in Room 136 in the Fogelman Executive Center. Gelvin is a professor of modern Middle East history at UCLA and will discuss “The Global War on What, Exactly? Making Sense of Political Islam.” A reception and book signing will precede the lecture at 6 p.m.
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Events -
Friday, September 04, 2009
MPACT Memphis will hold a Lunch Bunch today at noon at MPACT’s office, 506 S. Main St. To R.S.V.P., contact Joy Turner at jturner@mpactmemphis.org or 528-8340.
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Events -
Thursday, September 03, 2009
The Association of Fundraising Professionals will hold its monthly luncheon today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Christian Brothers University, 650 East Parkway. To register, visit www.afpmemphis.org.
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Events -
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Dr. Ron Davis, campus dean at Strayer University, will present “Emotional Intelligence and Servant Leadership.” Cost is $20. For reservations, contact Dianne Cordaro at diannecordaro@yahoo.com or 287-6009.
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Attorney Larry Rice will present a one-hour continuing legal education seminar today at 3 p.m. at 275 Jefferson Ave. Cost is $10. Seating is limited. For reservations, contact Sarah Beth Cohen at scohen@ricelaw.com or 526-6701.
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Microsoft, Yahoo Team Up to Ding Google With Bing -
Thursday, July 30, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc.
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Events -
Monday, July 13, 2009
The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20 and includes dinner. For reservations, contact Dianne Cordaro at diannecordaro@yahoo.com or 287-6009.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
MPACT Memphis will meet for a Lunch Bunch today at noon at On the River, 51 S. Main St. To R.S.V.P., contact Joy Turner at memberconnections@mpactmemphis.org or 528-8340.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
The Memphis Investors Group will meet today at 7 p.m. at Appling Manor, 1755 Appling Road. Wendy Patton will discuss leasing real estate with an option to buy. Admission is free for first-time visitors and members. Repeat visitors pay $20.
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Monday, June 08, 2009
The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East, 5795 Poplar Ave. Cost is $22. For reservations, contact Dianne Cordaro at 287-6009 or diannecordaro@yahoo.com.
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Online News Fees: Financial Salvation Or Suicide? -
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is a rarity among large U.S. newspapers – it’s selling more weekday copies than a decade ago. In Idaho, the Post Register’s circulation has remained stable, while many other print publications have lost readers to the Internet. How can this be?
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Monday, May 11, 2009
The Memphis Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select East Memphis, 5795 Poplar Ave. Bud Campbell of Avery Dennison will present “Make it Easy on Yourself.” There also will be the election of officers for 2009-2010. Cost is $20. For more information, contact Dianne Cordaro at 287-2010 or diannecordaro@yahoo.com.