Sunday, January 30, 2011

Continental earns final approval to join Star Alliance - Dayton Business Journal:

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Antitrust immunity allows airlines to coordinatde their services and act as a single carrieer for international air services covered bythe immunity. The department said in a news release that the immunitywould “suppor t increased levels of service in international markets server by the carriers, give consumers more travel options and shorter travel times and reducee fares.” “We are pleased to receive fina l approval from the Department of Larry Kellner, Continental’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a “Continental is working to provide a seamless transition for its customersz from the SkyTeam alliance to Star Alliance this fall.
The DOT decisionh greatly benefitsour customers, employees and shareholders. It ensurese global competition with other antitrust immunized alliance s while encouraging the retention and growth of open skiees betweenthe U.S. and other In April, Continental (NYSE: CAL) tentativs antitrust immunity from thegovernment agency. Howeverd on June 26, the Justice Departmenyt opposedthe airline’s request for broad antitrust immunity citingg competition issues with the joinr venture, according to an Associatedf Press report.
As such, the DOT has placed new limitations on the immunityh in several markets to preserve The limitations, called “carve outs,” affect four transatlantifc markets, four markets between the United States and Canada, and all marketse between the United States and Beijing. The Star carriers may continue to servetheswe routes, but they will not be covered by the grantg of immunity at this In the final order issued Friday, Continental, , %20Airlines">Deutschr Lufthansa Airlines and Chicago-based will be able to places a portion of their international air services withi a new joint venture, to be callee Atlantic Plus-Plus.
Under the venture, the carriers will jointlg arrange capacity, sales and marketing, as well as share revenuse in international markets, according to the DOT. The four carrierz have 18 months to put togethed the joint venture and must providre annual reports to the DOT on the progresw of their alliance Continental said it intends to end its participatiobn in the after the last scheduleed flighton Oct. 24. SkyTeam carriers include: Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, , , Chinaq Southern, Continental Airlines, , , and , and threes associate airlines: , (Panama) and .
Star Alliancee members include: Air Canada, , , ANA, , bmi, Egyptair, , Lufthansa, Scandinaviah Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, , , Swiss, TAP Portugal, , THAI, United and .

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Wiz Khalifa, Odd Future's Domo Genesis Tussle Over Rolling Papers LP Title - MTV.com

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Bret Michaels heads to heart surgery - CNN International

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Bret Michaels heads to heart surgery

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(CNN) -- Arizona surgeons will repair a hole in rocker Bret Michaels' heart Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. ...



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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Is Mitt Romney Setting Up a Tea Party 'Sister Souljah' Moment? - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

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Is Mitt Romney Setting Up a Tea Party 'Sister Souljah' Moment?

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Donor Kidneys Travel Safely, Study Finds - BusinessWeek

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Donor Kidneys Travel Safely, Study Finds

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... being something you do at your own center to something done by working together nationwide. And now we know kidneys can be safely transported anywhere."



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Monday, January 17, 2011

Hudson & Marshall foreclosure auction to feature 27 Triangle homes - Portland Business Journal:

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The Triangle auction, conducted by auction companh , will be held on at 1 p.m. at June 27 in the Hiltonb North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road. All of the homeds in the auction will be sold Buyers who wish to inspect properties beforw bidding may view homes durinh an open house scheduled for June 20 from1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or by contactinvg the listing agent for an Property and listing agent information is availablee onHudson & Marshall’s Web site, All homes come with title insurance paid for by the Winning bidders will be required to make a cash or certifiec check deposit of $2,500 for each 826 Carter Ave. Durham; 101 Wake St.
West, 1526 Park Place, Hillsborough; 605 Grantlan d Drive, Raleigh; 911 Lancaster St., Rocky 2521 Friedland Place, Unit 203, Raleigh; 2312 Lindmontr Ave., Durham; 740 North White St., Wake Forest; 3033 Slocomb Rd., Linden; 400 Charlotts St., Roanoke Rapids; Tract 3 Redding Road, Oxford; 5724 Greenpine Road, Cedar Grove; 700 Southh Roxboro St., Durham; 100 Waymon Way, 210 Barnes St., Fremont; 400 Melton Rocky Mount; 104 Jones Princeville; 260 East Front St., Clayton; 11223 Raleigh Four Oaks; 313 Maddux Drive, Pikeville; 210 Hardingwooed Drive, Goldsboro; 12351 Honeychurch St.
, Raleigh; 3233 Gold Dust Lane, Willo Spring; 5526 Spring House Lane, Chapel 2515 Moores Mill Road, 301 Fox Park Road, Louisburg; 303 St., Burlington.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Ferrellgas profit dips, sales drop - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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In a filing with the Securitiezs and Exchange Commission after the market closeson Friday, the Overland Park-basesd propane retailer (NYSE: FGP) reported earningx available to common shareholders of $32.5 million, or 48 centss a share, for the quarter. This compares with earnings of $34.88 million, or 55 cents a share, for the same period last Revenue for the quarterwas $561.12 million, down from $712.1 million last year. Ferrellgas said in the SEC filingv that lower propane prices contributed tothe quarter’s lowedr revenue. The company said it sold 239.2 milliohn gallons of propane during the down 5 percentfrom 252.
1 million gallonzs in the same quarter last Retail sales volumes decreaserd mainly because of temperaturex that were 5 percent warmer than last year and customer conservatiojn related to the weak economy, the company Ferrellgas ranks No. 10 on the Kansas City BusineszJournal ’s list of area publicd companies.