Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund Announces Public Offering of Common Shares

LISLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)(NYSE: GOF) today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 1,500,000 common shares pursuant to the Fund’s effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Fund also intends to grant the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to [...]

The 12 stories to watch in 2012

by Michael Peltier and David Royse, The News Service of Florida We look forward to the year with a roundup of the stories we think might be the biggest this year in state government and politics. Happy New Year. 12. a new Legislature or more of the same? When voters approved Amendment 5 and Amendment [...]

Has anyone had a bad experience with Moss Brothers in San Bernardino?

Horrible repair service. Go in for one repair and leave with more damage. Customer service is terrible; they are rude and in my opinion corrupt. I would not recommend this dealer to anyone. Had to repair radiator which is covered by warranty, went in to get it repaired and stated that the radiator was damage [...]

Scenic Rim established a blockade to stop drilling

BRISBANE 12 January 2012 this morning the Kerry community and others from around the Scenic Rim established a blockade to stop drilling underway in Kerry, to allow time for baseline water studies and an independent study into the potential impacts of coal seam gas drilling on underground water.  please help us keep the blockade strong [...]

Work perks; Some Central Oregon businesses offer unique employee benefits

When people interview for jobs at Deschutes Brewery, the Bend company’s human resources director always mentions the health insurance policy. “I get the nodding of the head and, ‘oh, that’s great,’ ” Pat Gerhart said. “and I get to the beer benefits, and boy, it’s jaw-dropping. ‘Oooh, yay!’ ” Each Deschutes Brewery employee can take [...]

Newspaper Briefing, including ‘Google’s rivals unite in search for fair play’ – The Times

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dotCommonweal » Blog Archive » DeCosse on Models of Conscience

David DeCosse in NCR offers this deft analysis of the reasoning underlying recent episcopal (and other) cries about infringements on religious liberty. At present, the model of conscience used by most bishops is problematic in two ways. First, it emphasizes obedience, law, and hierarchical authority and thus departs from the Catholic tradition’s close linkage of [...]

Hungary’s ‘Viktator’ faces tide of protest at home and abroad

Surrounded by half-drunk flasks of tea and bundled up in three pairs of trousers apiece, the hunger strikers entered their 26th night of protest outside the Hungarian state broadcaster on Wednesday evening. Temperatures were hovering around freezing and icy rain had started to spit. but it had been much worse, said Balazs Nagy Navarro. “At [...]

Boxing center needs repairs

The 22-year-old local boxer doesn’t fight outside but when it’s cold, his gym is cold. When it’s raining, the ring is wet. Rain poured from the ceiling of the Wilmington Coastal Boxing Inc. building on Anderson Street on Wednesday, soaking half of the large, padded boxing ring. the heating duct on the ceiling near the [...]

Arabian Aerospace – Grey’s Anatomy

in Features The Dubai Airshow heralded the celebrations of the nation’s 40th year. Halls, pavilions and chalets displayed the colours of the UAE national flag in celebration of the anniversary. But, running in parallel, there were also darker discussions and dire warnings surrounding the murkier aspects of business aviation. The Dubai Airshow was, once again, [...]

Owners of burned Athol warehouse lacked insurance

ATHOL, Mass. — Flames engulfed an old toy factory in Athol on Thursday night. Investigators are working to determine what caused the blaze. the warehouse is gone and several homes in the vicinity were damaged by the fire. “the flames were so intense it looked just like a ball of fire was going to roll [...]

Woman on ‘bucket list’ quest dies of cancer

Editor’s note: A cancer-stricken mother whose quest to fill a bucket list of activities with her family and friends has died. Heather Smith, 34, of Garden Grove, passed away Saturday, her close friend, Tiffany St. John, said Monday. Smith was the focus of a Register “Morning Read” feature published Dec. 2. Smith died a few [...]

This Week in Golf — January 19th through January 22nd

Philadelphia, PA –  PGA TOUR – HUMANA CHALLENGE, La Quinta the PGA Tour bids aloha to Hawaii and heads to the mainland for the Humana Challenge. This event was formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic, but the PGA Tour, Humana and the William J. Clinton Foundation entered into an eight-year agreement. Hope’s legacy remains [...]

Will the RBA help house prices?

Steven Majewski wrote: Falling interest rates indicate a economy in trouble and faltering, not one that is going well, so exactly how will then house prices start to increase. Interest rates can be close to zero but just like in the US if you don’t have a job then they mean nothing. We are starting [...]

Do Those Pants Make You Look Fat? Ask the Internet

So far 250,000 people have downloaded go Try It On’s app and commented on outfits 10 million times. There is a reason that women go shopping in groups — they like to ask their stylish friend, mother or the store’s dressing room attendant whether something looks good. Go Try It on, a start-up that runs [...]

InsurCard® electronic Workers Comp payments solve the problem of slower mail as the U.S. Post Office closes centers

LANSDALE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the recent announcement of over 487 U.S. Post Office closings, mail delivery is going to slow down substantially. First-class mail will have farther to travel and no longer be delivered the next day. this means injured workers might wait longer for those workers compensation check to arrive in the mail. or, that [...]

BizBuzz: January 2012

Here we are again in a new year, the time for resolutions to work on everything we’ve dreamed about — getting organized, living better, looking better, maybe just eating better. anything that doesn’t cost a mint, since we blew most of the bank account on last month’s holidays. Fortunately BT advertisers, as always, have special [...]

US factories hiring, but not on the same terms – Fullermoney

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Fresh labour disputes hit Foxconn

Foxconn raised wages sharply twice in its plants in Shenzhen, where most of the suicides took place When 150 workers at Foxconn climbed to the roof of one of its factories in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in a labour dispute earlier this month, it was a chilling reminder of the suicide series that [...]

Daryl Willcox Publishing: SourceWire

Business intelligence is Critical for Driving Revenue in Travel Industry Egham, Surrey, 9th January 2012 – A survey at the World Travel Market (WTM) show has revealed that the vast majority of the travel industry’s executives (89%) regard XML web services as significant for revenue generation, yet as many as 37% travel organisations don’t monitor [...]