| CU can't overstate Dizon's worth
In hoarse-throated celebration, Colorado linebacker Jordon Dizon left the Folsom Field turf for the last time as a player Friday afternoon. With the Buffaloes bowl-eligible and likely headed for a postseason game in the wake of the 65-51 victory over Nebraska, he isn't through wearing the Colorado silver, gold and black over shoulder pads, yet his playing run in Boulder is over. Dizon joined a program in turmoil; he leaves one in transition. On Dec. 7, he will find out if he will become the third CU player — joining Alfred Williams and Matt Russell — to win the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker. The Buffs' unimpressive team numbers defensively (opponents averaged 30 points) won't help. Plus, the other two finalists, Penn State's Dan Connor and Ohio State's James Laurinaitis, also come from schools renowned for turning out NFL linebackers.
`Cyber Monday' New Shopping Craze
Black Friday zipped by and the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Monday marks cyber world's version of Black Friday called “Cyber Monday". It's one more chance at the deals and steals for buying your gifts. There's no place like the mall for these little ones during the holidays. But with all this year-end hustle and bustle, some will argue there's a better place for their parents and their holiday shopping. "It's just easier to be in your own home, on your own schedule on your own time and be able to point and click," Nathan Romagnola of Fairport said. Romagnola is an example of a Cyber Monday customer. Shop.org coined the term in 2005. It describes people like Romagnola who admit, the workplace sometimes becomes the marketplace as people go back into the office Monday after Thanksgiving.
Is there an actor in the house?
STUDENT doctors are diagnosing actors playing sick patients at the University of Sydney, while their counterpart nurses at Charles Darwin University are using a virtual hospital to learn to treat patients, all in the name of making the experience more real. .
SBA Deadline to Apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans is December 26, 2007
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in the State of Florida that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available to small businesses economically impacted by the fire November 19, 2006 at the strip mall located at 1890 SW 8th Street, Miami, Florida. "Small businesses that suffered economic losses as a result of the disaster and want to apply for low-interest loans from the SBA are urged to do so before the December 26 deadline," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East. Small businesses may apply for loans up to $l.5 million if they suffered substantial economic injury from the disaster. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.
Chattanooga Weighs In On The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Internet
A recent report by the group "Connected Tennessee" finds 75% of all Tennesseans use the Internet. Aside from e-mail, researching products and finding health and medical information tops the list of uses. But some people still see the "net" as a breeding ground for pornography, gambling, and other lewd activities. So, we went in search of what's good, bad, and ugly about the Internet. PrinceThe year was 1986. Prince and Madonna ruled the music charts, "Top Gun" flew into movie theaters, and the first Internet Service Provider opened for business. It took two-decades, but the Internet grew from a way to send messages electronically into part of everyday life. Joseph Kizza, Ph.D., teaches Computer Science at UTC. "We are involved in it so much that if just out of the blue, somebody takes it away we wouldn't know what to do," says Kizza.
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-25 16:07 GMT: HSBC considers 2 bln stg sale of French retail business - report
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - HSBC PLC is understood to be considering a sale of its French retail business as part of the bank's new plans to derive 60 pct of its earnings from emerging markets, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The newspaper did not name its source, but said the personal financial services and small business banking operations in France, estimated to be worth about 2 bln stg, are thought to be on the block. Analysts believe that HSBC's businesses in Malta, Canada, Australia and Bermuda and its regional banking operations in the US could also be put up for sale. The moves comes amid pressure from Knight Vinke, the activist investor that has accused HSBC of a lack of focus and criticised its pay structure. The newspaper said it is understood that the review of underperforming businesses was launched early this year, before Knight Vinke launched its high-profile campaign.
CBI says credit crunch not hurting British firms
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