Ohio AG takes lead role in securities lawsuit alleging concealment by Bank of AmericaSeptember 30th, 2009 Ohio AG takes lead role in Bank of America lawsuitCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has taken the lead role in an aggressive securities lawsuit alleging that Bank of America Corp. concealed billions of dollars in losses and bonuses paid during the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch.
Netflix names BellKor team winner of $1 million prize to improve movie recommendationsSeptember 21st, 2009 BellKor wins Netflix $1M prize to improve picksNEW YORK — Netflix Inc. declared a seven-member group of researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world as winners Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendation system by at least 10 percent.
Rainy summer causes problems for pumpkin growers in New England, parts of the MidwestSeptember 21st, 2009 Scary times for pumpkin growers in New EnglandPORTLAND, Maine — New England pumpkin growers, who spent the early summer mostly losing a battle with rain that destroyed many pumpkins, face the frightening prospect that the rest won't be ready before Halloween. The relentless rain in June and July caused some seedlings to turn to mush in the soil and delayed the harvest up to two weeks, meaning pumpkins may not turn orange or grow large enough in time to be shipped to stores.
2nd rocket competitor in simulated lunar landing contest calls off mission at halfway pointSeptember 16th, 2009 2nd entrant in lunar landing contest gets halfwayLOS ANGELES — A privately built rocket competing for NASA prize money has been grounded halfway through a simulated lunar landing mission in the Mojave Desert, but developers plan to make another attempt. Masten Space Systems' "Xombie" rocket made a 93-second flight from a launch pad to a landing pad Wednesday before engine damage was discovered and the return flight was canceled.
A quick look at Mich. ArtPrize competition that beings Sept. 23, top art piece wins $250,000September 15th, 2009 A snapshot of Mich. art contest, winner gets $250KInformation about the first ArtPrize art competition:
Where: Art venues are within a three-square-mile area of downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.
Agriculture futures fall on Chicago BOT, livestock prices drop on Merc ExchangeSeptember 14th, 2009 Agriculture futures fall, livestock prices dropCHICAGO — Agriculture futures fell Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery dropped 8.25 cents to $4.59 a bushel, and December corn shed 2.5 cents to $3.1725 a bushel.
National Geographic announces photography contestAugust 24th, 2009 National Geographic announces photography contestWASHINGTON — Are you proud of your vacation photos, nature pictures or other images from your travels?
Consider entering the 2009 National Geographic International Photography Contest. There are three categories — people, places and nature — and you can enter a total of six photographs.
Minn. cupcake weighs in at a hefty 150 pounds, setting Guiness record for world's largestJuly 19th, 2009 150-pound Minn. cupcake sets Guinness recordMINNEAPOLIS — A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world's largest.
W.Va. Lottery player wins 9th big lottery prize, this time $7,000 in the Gem 7s instant gameJuly 10th, 2009 W.Va. woman wins her 9th big lottery prizeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brenda Bailey is still on a roll.
Wheat, corn, soybeans fall on the Chicago Board of Trade, oats inch up; livestock trades mixedJuly 7th, 2009 Agriculture futures trade mostly lower on the CBOTCHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 3.25 cents to $4.6725 a bushel, while December corn dropped 10.25 cents to $3.3625 a bushel and November soybeans slid 9.5 cents to $9.505 a bushel.
Teen girl balks at paying for inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in salon disputeJune 22nd, 2009 Teen: Woman tried to pry off fake nails in disputeMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A teenage girl who balked at paying for a set of inch-long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails in a dispute at a Mount Vernon nail salon said a nail technician grabbed her and tried to pry the nails off.
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dedicates memorial bench in Ohio stop on Underground RailroadApril 24th, 2009 Nobel laureate Morrison dedicates bench in OhioOBERLIN, Ohio — Nobel Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison says her campaign to commemorate African-American historical sites has brought her home. Morrison was in Ohio on Thursday to dedicate a memorial bench in Oberlin, a stop on the Underground Railroad.
True value of art? $250K for Grand Rapids art competition winner to be chosen by publicApril 23rd, 2009 Grand Rapids art contest to offer $250K 1st prizeGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Members of the public will use mobile devices and the Web to choose the winner of one of the largest art prizes ever offered at a new, annual event scheduled to be announced Thursday.
True value of art? $250K for Mich. art competition winner to be chosen by publicApril 23rd, 2009 Mich. art contest to offer $250K 1st prizeGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Members of the public will use mobile devices and the Web to choose the winner of the first ArtPrize, which offers a top prize of $250,000.
I will contest, but not as an Independent: FernandesMarch 31st, 2009 PATNA - Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, whose Janata Dal-United (JD-U) denied him a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls, Tuesday said he would contest the elections on the nomination of a party and not as an Independent candidate in Bihar. He, however, refused to name the party that would give him the ticket for contesting from the Muzaffarpur constituency.
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