February 12, 2012SHARES in Xcite Energy jumped more than 15 per cent yesterday amid speculation that the Aberdeen-based oil explorer is preparing to release a statement to the stock market. The firm, which is awaiting approval from the UK government to begin drilling on its Bentley field in the North Sea, will launch an oil rig from [...]
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February 11, 2012The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has honored contractors with statewide and regional awards for the quality of their work and customer service through the Home Performance with Energy Star program. In the Capital Region, Zerodraft of the Capital District, an Albany-based contractor, receive a regional award for 2010-2011. Malcarne Contracting Inc. [...]
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February 4, 2012Mr Adoboli, 31, was working for UBS, the Swiss investment bank, when he allegedly lost the money in a series of unauthorised deals. Appearing at Southwark crown court yesterday, he denied two counts of fraud and two of false accounting between October 2008 and last September. His trial is scheduled to begin in September, by [...]
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February 3, 2012If there’s still a battle of the bulge, Americans may be losing it overnight to the allure of fast food. McDonald’s says its sales increased the most between midnight and 5 a.m. last quarter, and they’re not alone. More and more fast food chains are going after night owls. In fact, many fast food restaurants [...]
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January 26, 2012In a business, especially a small business that may be struggling to get moving, it’s easy to focus on the financial aspects. Getting capital, paying bills, hiring employees; it’s an all consuming stress that can cloud your ideas about what the business needs to be successful. Yet, an article I recently read on Entrepreneur.com profiled [...]
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January 20, 2012COMING NOW: Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline. It’s essentially a scrapbook of your whole life on Facebook, compared with a snapshot of you today. WHAT THAT MEANS: Photos, links and personal musings from the past will be much easier to find. DIDN’T THIS ALREADY HAPPEN?: [...]
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