California college borrower numbers soar

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California college borrower numbers soar
… when adjusted for inflation. But even though California is considered a "low-debt state" – the third best in the country because state lawmakers have poured money into the Cal Grant program as tuition has risen – the number of students who tumble …
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The Rise of Programmatic Advertising
While small niche magazines may yet escape embracing programmatic technology for now, some of the largest publishers are taking aggressive steps toward securing a customized approach to an integrated advertising strategy that works best to fit their …
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Playing with a straight bat

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Playing with a straight bat
From making Infosys one of India's top three IT companies to allotting 600 million Indians a 12-digit unique identification number to the registration number '121789' that marks his political identity in the Congress party, he is now engaged in winning …
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Focus Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for Moderate Complexity Simplexa …
MADISON, N.J. and CYPRESS, Calif., March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information and services, today announced that its Focus Diagnostics products business has received expedited …
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The 2014 elections and the future of Mana
Mana was formed in 2011 as a Maori radical and leftist split from the Maori Party, led by MP Hone Harawira. The split finally took … Mana plays a good role in local communities and in parliament. The development of the … Its base is almost …
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Mbabazi, Besigye, Tinyefuza Intelligence Reports Claim They Are Jointly …

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Mbabazi, Besigye, Tinyefuza Intelligence Reports Claim They Are Jointly …
Mbabazi, the intelligence showed, had rich connections in the Dubai and that although the government had confiscated his bank; the National Bank of Commerce, the money was now flowing to Mbabazi through these businesses. A top city businessman of …
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3 "Best Idea" Stocks You Can Buy Now
Well, you're about to find out, because I reached out to three of the top banking and financials analysts writing for Fool.com and asked them to give me their "best ideas" for right now. David Hanson: How would you … Since Zillow went public in 2011 …
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Districts in Indiana eye 'billboard' buses

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Districts in Indiana eye 'billboard' buses
“I think that in this day and age when we have to be innovative in terms of funding, especially in our transportation area, where across the board our state hasn't had sufficient funds to provide the transportation money we'd like, we have to open to …
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QC Holdings, Inc. (QCCO) news: QC Holdings: Acquisition Target At 161 …
As always, it's best to use limit orders. You can … In late 2011, QC Holdings acquired Direct Credit Holdings Inc., which offers short-term, consumer Internet lending in some Canadian provinces. … It continues to focus on its core business of …
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Two days of Leading Intelligence
Supply Chain Standard's 12th Logistics & Supply Chain Conference (formerly the Extended Supply Chain Conference) brings together supply chain leaders from around Europe to analyse latest industry developments, share ideas, and network with like-minded …
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UPS As A Service Could Be An Economic Breakthrough

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UPS As A Service Could Be An Economic Breakthrough
Now suppose that a reliable party, with sufficient assets or insurance to back up any claims against them, offered you uninterruptible power for a premium on top of the regular utility price. … The chart below from Emerson's 2011 study[ii] on the …
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Friend or foe? The rise of online advertising aimed at kids
Although Facebook's user policy does not allow minors under 13 to set up profiles, Facebook has about 20 million minors and 7.5 million of them are under 13, according to a 2011 survey of Consumer Reports. Earlier this month, Facebook settled a class …
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Colorado director gets boost for Evel Knievel film

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Colorado director gets boost for Evel Knievel film
Junge won his Oscar in 2011 for the short subject documentary "Saving Face," which he co-directed with Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, …
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Mike Tipping: If Gov. LePage were his own boss, he'd have been fired by now
Congdon also revealed that he had no familiarity with Maine's tourism industry, although he would be responsible for overseeing Maine's Office of Tourism, and that he had absolutely no ideas for attracting businesses to rural areas and northern Maine …
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Latest Best Business Ideas 2011 News

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Florida editorial roundup
But so far, so good. Mr. Beckham has assured elected officials and taxpayers that he is not asking the public to pay for a stadium. "We don't want public funding," he said last week at a reception/cheerleading rally at the Perez Art Museum Miami. "We …
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Beware the pitfalls of borrowing, Sheikh Mansour advises young Emiratis
“Take a loan to establish your own business only if you are aware of the risks,” he said. “Citizens should be aware of … The Debts Settlement Fund, with an initial budget of Dh10bn, was created under a directive by the President, Sheikh Khalifa, to …
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Answering some Fayette Visioning FAQs
Public input has included diverse focus groups of young professionals, senior citizens, small and large businesses and a wide cross-section of community and non-profit leaders. The initial public online survey garnered approximately 1,500 responses …
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Acme United Corporation – Value In Simplicity
This article was sent to 419,491 people who get the Investing Ideas newsletter. Get the Investing Ideas … Yet, they may be solid, well-managed businesses that are good value for money. … Business: Through its brands Westcott, Clauss, Camillus …
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EarlyShares Names Two to Executive Leadership Team

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EarlyShares Names Two to Executive Leadership Team
By leveraging technology and social media, EarlyShares connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to smart investors in support of great ideas. To register and gain access to equity investment offerings and crowdfunding campaigns on EarlyShares, …
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Advisors' top priority in 2014: practice growth
Growing a book of business by acquiring new clients is judged a primary area of focus in 2014 by 70 percent of financial advisors, according new research. Russell Investments discloses this finding in its latest edition of its “Financial Professional …
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Gun owner claims self-defense in TV crew shooting
A gun owner has told a jury that he feared two crew members with the reality TV show "Repo Games" were going to attack him before he fired his handgun outside his North Las Vegas home in 2011. Carlos Enrique Barron testified Thursday in his defense, …
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OUR VIEW: New York has been taxed out for too long

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OUR VIEW: New York has been taxed out for too long
Andrew Cuomo's plans for cutting taxes in New York state have been getting great reviews from the business community, so much that some Republicans say the Democrat sounds more like a member of the GOP. “I'm very pleased that Gov. Cuomo has been …
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No. 21 Missouri survives scare, 70-68, over Auburn
Ross, who spent two seasons at Auburn before transferring in 2011, scored 16 points for Missouri (13-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference). Unable to get off a tying 3-pointer, Chris Denson missed a layup with 5 seconds left but drew the foul for Auburn (8-5 …
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Macomb legislators have a lot of ideas for budget surplus
State officials announced on Friday that improving tax revenues had pushed the projected surplus to nearly $ 1 billion, which set off a wave of proposals on how best to use the windfall. The figures include $ 325 million to build into the long-term …
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Confidence due to 'adherence to fiscal goals'

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Confidence due to 'adherence to fiscal goals'
He said he believes that most of the specific measures urged on the Government by the Troika were "sensible or inevitable", while few were "really bad ideas". Professor Honohan also pointed to the fact that … The ECB, which underlined its …
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MFC Industrial Ltd (MIL): MFC Industrial: A Sum-Of-The-Parts Story With …
In 2010, the company reorganized to focus on the resources business, separating their industrial services business (KHD), reintegrating the Mass Financial segment, and changed their name to Terra Nova Royalty Corp. In 2011, the company's new global …
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