News - Powered by Yahoo NewsPorter Research joins Billian Publishing
Billian Publishing Inc. has absorbed health care IT firm Porter Research of Norcross, Ga..
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:06:33 GMT - (BizJournals)
Heart problem sidelines Lions head coach Lucas
Southeastern's star-crossed athletics program absorbed another stunning blow on Wednesday with the announcement that head football coach Mike Lucas will have to miss the rest of the season with a heart problem.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:50:46 GMT - (Hammond Daily Star)
O, Snap! Chip Johnson Dogs City Hall
We've sometimes found Chip Johnson straining to get his point across, but today, he lets fly with a pretty decent zinger. Addressing the ridiculous outrage among city leaders that an HBO pimp series will be set in Oakland , as well as the hope that it will turn out to be of The Wire's caliber, he writes, "In 'The Wire,' politicians were narcissistic, self-absorbed and placed personal profit and ...
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:15:17 GMT - (East Bay Express)
Visiting Wildcats rally past Maine
ORONO, Maine and#8212; They absorbed the penalties, the taunts from the stands and their own hellish second period. And then they celebrated a win that not even their biggest backers could have seen coming.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:03:39 GMT - (Exeter News-Letter)
The Down but Not Out Award - Morris football
Perhaps the quote of the year came on Oct. 3 in the Morris coaches' office after the Redskins lost 7-0 to Plainfield Central at home. The locals had just absorbed their fourth loss of the season and the team's playoff hopes were on the verge of going down the drain.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:42:15 GMT - (Morris Daily Herald)
Ryan's in running for Tardis place
Despite the fact we've all absorbed the bombshell that relatively unknown actor (unless you were fans of Party Animals and The Ruby in the Smoke) Matt Smith is going to be the 11th Doctor, the rumour mill has gone to work again.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:45 GMT - (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Rules That Madoff?s Investors Ignored
The mystery is why so many wealthy people handed over so much money with so little due diligence.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:47:06 GMT - (New York Times)
Tough times at the MWRA
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has already absorbed roughly $15 million in state funding cuts this fiscal year, and authority officials say they are planning a fiscal 2010 budget without those funds, which could mean higher prices for consumers.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:26:12 GMT - (Norwood Bulletin)
Atlanta Office Market Survives 2008 with Positive Absorption
Despite the poor fourth quarter results and bleak economic news, Atlanta?s office market ended 2008 with positive absorption of 391,300 square feet--but that's down more than 2.4 million square feet from the 2.9 million absorbed in 2007, according to figures from Atlanta-based Richard Bowers & Co.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:35:27 GMT - (Commercial Property News)
Twitter authority frenzy led to Twitter phishing meltdown
Folks like to know where they stand, and in recent weeks people on Twitter have been, well, all a-twitter about the idea of Twitter Authority. They want to know who is most influential?a repeat of the phenomenon that swept the blogosphere a while back. It's a human thing, but it is also the kind of self-absorbed thinking that attracts scammers and theives who sense people's guard is down. This ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:25:01 GMT - (ZDNet)