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Exporting Security: Israeli and US Defense Chiefs Visit Colombia

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Exporting Security: Israeli and US Defense Chiefs Visit Colombia
The Director of the CIA, David Petraeus; retired US general Stanley McChrystal; and Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Martin Dempsey, have all also visited Colombia recently (see my blog The Increasing 'Americanization' of the Colombian Conflict).
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AMETEK To Present At The Wells Fargo Securities 2012 Industrial And …
AMETEK's Corporate Growth Plan is based on Four Key Strategies: Operational Excellence, Strategic Acquisitions & Alliances, Global & Market Expansion and New Products. AMETEK's objective is double-digit percentage growth in earnings per share over the …
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Abu Muqawama: No Binary Choices for US in the Middle East
Yet that is exactly what Ed Husain of the Council on Foreign Relations did, earning him much derision on blogs and social networking sites. On Twitter, Husain first praised Bahrein's foreign minister, Khalid al-Khalifa, as "visionary" and then …
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Las Colinas Group Announces New Website for Irving Entertainment Center
"The strategic plan that voters adopted hasn't changed," said David Margulies, of Margulies Communications Group, spokesperson for the Las Colinas Group. "In fact, the problem of a sharp multi-billion dollar decline in business property values and high …
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Esker Sales Order Processing Solutions Achieve Impressive Sales Growth in 2011

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Esker Sales Order Processing Solutions Achieve Impressive Sales Growth in 2011
By Business Wire Esker, a worldwide leader in document process automation solutions, today announced a 21% increase in 2011 sales growth of its sales order processing solutions. This upsurge, particularly significant in the United States, confirms the …
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Quorum Releases Fiscal Year 2011 Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwire) — 04/24/12 — Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:QIS) ("Quorum" or the "Company") today released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 results. Quorum delivers its dealership management system (DMS), XSellerator(TM) …
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US Airways Awarded Airline Treasury Team of the Year 2011 by Airfinance Journal
By PR Newswire TEMPE, Ariz., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has been awarded Airfinance Journal's Airline Treasury Team of the Year 2011. The airline's treasury team was awarded at Airfinance Journal's 32nd Annual New York …
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AsiaInfo-Linkage Announces Results of 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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AsiaInfo-Linkage Announces Results of 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Election of Directors Proposal: A proposal to elect Jian (James) Ding, Yungang Lu and Libin Sun to serve for three-year terms to expire at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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SunBriteTV Selects DotNetNuke to Grow Online Business
Following in-depth discussions and evaluations of various proposals, SunBriteTV and Ethos Solutions, a local technology solution provider, decided to create an entirely new eCommerce-enabled site based on DotNetNuke Professional Edition and the …
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Gasoline-powered cars are getting greener
Proposed fuel economy standards through 2025 should dramatically improve efficiency and reduce GHG emissions, while increasingly stringent air quality standards should continue to reduce smog-forming pollutants of these “advanced gasoline” vehicles.
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Comerica Announces Annual Meeting Results
By PR Newswire DALLAS, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) announced the results of three proposals at today's annual meeting of shareholders, held at Comerica Bank Tower in Dallas, Texas. Elected to the board of directors …
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Latest International College Of Financial Planning,Blog News

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Elekta Awarded the 2012 Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade …
By PR Newswire CRAWLEY, England, April 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Elekta, a global medical technology company dedicated to oncology and neuroscience clinical advancements, is proud to receive The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2012 in the International …
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Ohio Technical College Opens The Edelbrock Performance Academy
Known as the Edelbrock Performance Academy, this course gives students a solid foundation in the building and tuning of high performance products, providing the skills necessary to efficiently increase a vehicle's performance through planning, …
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NFP's Margaret S. Accordino Presented with RIMS Most Prestigious Honor
By PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — National Financial Partners Corp. (NYSE: NFP), a leading provider of benefits, insurance and wealth management services, today announced that Margaret S. Accordino, vice president – director of …
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Best Buy CEO's exit is another example of virtual walls reshaping big box stores

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Best Buy CEO's exit is another example of virtual walls reshaping big box stores
Phil Rosenthal Bio | E-mail | Blog | Recent columns But it brings still greater uncertainty to a company that is struggling and a concept that's been in flux. It's a reminder that the giant superstores that threatened the malls that threatened Main …
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Lion Street and American Financial Systems Launch Innovative Options for …
"The Lion Street and AFS alliance will create sophisticated plan design, benchmarking of optimal funding solutions, turnkey administration, and multiple carrier choices," says Daniel Johnson, CEO of AFS. The alliance is part of a national business …
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OptionEase Announces Strategic Alliance with Stock & Option Solutions, Inc.
By Business Wire OptionEase® Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Stock & Option Solutions (SOS), …
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Introducing the Cosmos Guides to Greece – Don't Even Think About Leaving for …

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Introducing the Cosmos Guides to Greece – Don't Even Think About Leaving for …
By PR Newswire The team at Cosmos Holidays are creating a series of articles on their blog exploring – in detail – the fantastic experiences available in Greece. As one of Cosmos' most popular destinations, Greece boasts all the ingredients for a …
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Under Armour's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
ColdBlack is a great example of Under Armour incorporating additive technology to a premium product, and we see consumers truly starting to embrace it as the weather heats up. In our Footwear business, the impact of our prior investments have been …
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People Power 2.0
In Benghazi, Mohammed "Mo" Nabbous realized he had the knowledge and the equipment, from an ISP business he had owned, to lash together a satellite Internet uplink. With supporters shielding his body from potential snipers, Nabbous set up dishes, …
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The Apprentice 2012, episode five, as it happened
Lord Sugar, businessman and the star of the BBC One business reality show The Apprentice. Photo: BBC By Michael Hogan 22.32 That's it for You're Fired and that's it for this blog. A rather frustrating episode for me, with an ultimately disappointing …
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EZ-CAP and sPHERICAL SOLUTIONS Form Strategic Partnership Enabling Clients to …

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EZ-CAP and sPHERICAL SOLUTIONS Form Strategic Partnership Enabling Clients to …
By Business Wire MZI HealthCare, LLC (MZIHC), a leading provider of health plan administration software, announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with sPHERICAL SOLUTIONS (www.sphericalsolutions.net), a software development company …
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Financial Four Bracketology

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Financial Four Bracketology
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) have partnered on the Financial Four, a bracket of 32 concepts to help people identify the financial areas most important to them.
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Bernhardt Wealth Management Expands Investment Team With the Addition of …
He is a member of the national Financial Planning Association, and serves on the Board of the Financial Planning Association of the National Capital Area (FPANCA) as Pro Bono Director, having previously served as the Director of Public Relations.
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Living on a financial shoestring
Steinbarth met with Amy Jo Lauber, a certified financial planner and past president of the Financial Planning Association's Western New York Chapter who teaches a budgeting support group. Though she received lots of tailor-made advice, …
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Latest Business Proposal Ideas,Blog News

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Two Simple Ideas For Solving Our Addiction To Cars
By Climate Guest Blogger on Apr 16, 2012 at 11:15 am by Greg Rucks and Jessie Morris, via Rocky Mountain Institute Last week, the NY Times invited readers to discuss our addiction to cars. RMI's Rucks and Morris weighed in. In spirit, a gasoline “user …
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Canadian Pacific Comments on Pershing Square Letter to Shareholders
CP is open to listening to ideas from all shareholders and continues to stand by its offer to William Ackman to join the Board. As such, the Company recommends shareholders vote the White universal proxy, which contains all of the Company's nominees, …
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GOP legislators preparing another fiscal time bomb
Fortunately, Gov. Dayton vetoed that exercise in fiscal folly. How do Republican leaders justify this proposed raid on the dollars that finance schools? They argue these big business tax breaks are necessary for job growth. History is not on their side …
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National Military Association President Calls on Congress to Stop the War on …
By PR Newswire SPRINGFIELD, Va., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Association for Uniformed Services (NAUS) strongly opposes the Pentagon plan for steep increases in TRICARE fees. The federal fiscal year 2013 defense proposal …
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New Facility of Netafim Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd. Inaugurated by Hon'ble …

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New Facility of Netafim Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd. Inaugurated by Hon'ble …
By PR Newswire Shri Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Gujarat inaugurated the new facility of Netafim Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Randhir Chauhan , MD – Netafim Irrigation India Pvt. Ltd. welcomed the gathering of esteemed government …
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Research and Markets: India – Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts
By Business Wire India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. It is also one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature …
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Public Interest Registry Launches First-Ever .ORG Television Commercial in India
The India of the future has a need for many more such organizations and BigRock is proud to be reaching out to millions of Indian businesses with this powerful message," said Bhavin Turakhia, Founder , BigRock. The .ORG commercials will run in India …
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New iPad Arrives in South Korea & 11 Additional Countries This Week
By Business Wire Apple® today announced the new iPad®, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, will arrive in South Korea and 11 additional countries on Friday, April 20. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, …
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