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Editorial: Ron Dellums should not seek a second term as mayor of Oakland
racking up $60,000 in charges — billed to the city — for travel and staying in luxury hotels such as the Ritz-Carlton.
WHEN RON DELLUMS decided at the last minute to run for mayor of Oakland in 2006, some questioned whether he would be a good fit for
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What is Excellence?
[Our guest blogger is Seth Godin, who needs no further introduction here. We'd like to thank him very much for this, his first post at tompeters.com.]
Twenty-five years ago, my life (and yours, too, probably) was changed by Tom and Bob's book, In
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San Jose woman's ocean death still a mystery
were doing the long-distance thing."
HALF MOON BAY — Tamara Andruss left her San Jose home at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 17 to buy a box of her boyfriend's favorite doughnuts and fill a jar with sand from the beach where they had their first date, a family member
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Donald Trump hotels chief on state of luxury hotels: Are the days of 500-thread-count linens over?
Donald Trump has spent decades crafting his name into one that's synonymous with extravance - but in 2010, that won't necessarily be an asset. After all, even high-end business travelers for the last year have been shying away from submitting hotel
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Celebrate in the D
Whether it's all-out club chaos or low-key dinner and dancing, we've put together a list of what's going down in the D on the last night of the decade.
New Year's Eve Rock 'N' Roll Ball at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn: There's no better time of year to
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Travel Editor; picks favorite trips of 2009
Turn out the lights, the decade's over.
Let's face it, 2009 was a tough year — a lousy economy, job stress, debt. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
The big waves on a perfect day in December at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu made for an ideal setting for San
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Hotels on Travel + Leisure best 500 list
NEW YORK - The Grand Del Mar in San Diego, The Setai in Miami Beach, Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine, and The Palazzo in Las Vegas, are among the new properties that made Travel + Leisure magazine's list of the 500 best hotels in the world.
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Indonesia police accuse Top's relative
Indonesian police on Tuesday formally accused the father-in-law of slain terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top of harbouring the Malaysian extremist and storing explosives, laying the ground for charges.
"Baridin has been made a suspect for hiding
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Audit: Maui Land&Pineapple's future uncertain
WAILUKU, Hawaii - Maui Land&Pineapple Co. says its auditors have found the company's liabilities exceed its assets by more than $60 million, raising doubts about its ability to survive.
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U.S. Warns of Bali New Years Terror Threat
(AP) The U.S. Embassy warned Thursday of a possible New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island based on information from its governor.
It sent e-mails to U.S. citizens quoting the resort island's governor as saying, "There is an
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Aussies urged to delay Bali travel
Australians tourists are being warned against travelling to Bali
'Very high threat' warning
Reconsider travel to Bali
Indication of an attack
AUSTRALIANS are being urged to reconsider travel to Bali after the Government'
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Looking back on a year of travel favorites
Turn out the lights, the decade's over.
Let's face it, 2009 was a tough year — a lousy economy, job stress, debt. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
You just wanted to ... escape. Me, too. Hawaii. Japan. Oregon. Germany. Washington (state and D.C.), France, and a slew
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Elizabeth Taylor classy at any age
Taylor's assistant wheeled the screen diva to Stack's podium and apologized, saying Taylor was tired.
"To do that in this day and age means she was born with manners and grace," said Beth Bartolini, public relations director for The Light Group, which
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The Ritz-Carlton Hotels of Atlanta are the Only Luxury Hotels Offering Overnight Packages With VIP Tickets to Diana: A Celebration, a Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales
-- Deluxe guestroom for one evening
-- Two VIP tickets to Diana: A Celebration at the Atlanta Civic Center
-- Audio tour narrated by Charles Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess
of Wales
-- American Breakfast for two in Atlanta Grill or The
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A bullish candidate sees a surge in put trading
This week's edition of Options Spotlight takes a look at Humana Inc.
(HUM:
sentiment,
chart,
options). Humana is one of the country's largest Medicare providers and a top health insurer, according to Hoover's. The firm provides Medicare Advantage
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Scott Wilson wins $23.2m high-speed rail project in Saudi
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia awarded a $23.2 million project management contract to Scott Wilson Group, the international design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments, for the high speed rail project in the kingdom, Reuters
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Myths Of Starting Your Own Business
Many people dream of shedding the corporate life and starting their own companies. They imagine creating the next Google or Apple. From Steve Jobs to Bill Gates to Pierre Omidyar, many of the world's richest people on the Forbes Billionaires List
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Glover builds a 3-shot lead at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) The flags were surprisingly still, the Pacific Ocean missing the raging white caps so typical this time of the year with the trade wind. That was all the evidence U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover needed to realize he'd better keep
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Glover in Charge of an Easy Week
The PGA Tour winners assembled at Kapalua are pampered like no other stop on the PGA Tour. They get a free room at the Ritz-Carlton with magnificent views of the Maui coastline, amenities that include a butler-drawn bath and spa treatment. It's the
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Winners want the party small at Kapalua
The 28 players at Kapalua equals the record for the smallest field at the U.S. PGA Tour season-opening SBS Championship since it moved to Maui in 1999.
That's been a topic of debate for several years.
It started when Tiger Woods stopped coming to
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A Bali Vacation - Something Beautiful, Something Different
Do you have a tropical destination in mind for your vacation or honeymoon? If so, Bali should be at the top of your list. The lush green landscape of this island in Indonesia will provide you the ultimate relaxing experience of a lifetime. And if you
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Greg Hansen: Match Play a challenge in '10, not a problem
The distressed PGA Tour launched its 2010 schedule last week with a South Korean sponsor, a 27-man field minus Phil Mickelson, and Yogi Berra trotted out to entertain the media at the sponsor-starved Bob Hope Classic.
"I always liked Bob Hope anyhow,"
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Ogilvy: Keep an eye on younger golfers
Tourney officials have not ruled out Tiger's appearance
Geoff Ogilvy has won seven tournaments and made more than $20 million in his PGA Tour career.
But attention's hard to come by when your name's not Tiger Woods.
"Walking through a mall in Dallas,
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Sony Open a jump start for 2010
There's such a dramatic contrast between the SBS Championship and the Sony Open in Hawai'i.
We're not talking about the venues the sprawling, mountainous terrain of the Plantation Course that Geoff Ogilvy has conquered for the past two years, and
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Hey, Power Lunchers: A Change at Four Seasons
By Diana Ransom The Four Seasons has a problem — and for the financial and media titans who make the landmark restaurant a frequent part of their lunch routine, it's sure to become a hot topic. Seven months after the death of Christian Albin, the Four
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New L.A. luxury hotels face tough debuts
The newest downtown hotel complex buzzed with activity this week as carpenters, electricians and gardeners hustled to put the finishing touches on the $970-million skyscraper that rises over the Los Angeles Convention Center and the L.A. Live
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Still More Hotels Being Completed During Slump
The newest downtown hotel complex buzzed with activity this week as carpenters, electricians and gardeners hustled to put the finishing touches on the $970-million skyscraper that rises over the Los Angeles Convention Center and the L.A. Live
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BCIU Hosts Chiefs of Mission Forum for Western Hemisphere; Assistant Secretary to Address Ambassadors, Business Leaders
Jan 20 D.C. policy forum brings together Western Hemisphere U.S. Ambassadors, business leaders, foreign ambassadors to expand trade, discuss public private humanitarian response to Haiti
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Business
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Dalia Dippolito might have tried to kill her husband, but he was no saintly victim
On July 31, a man called police to report that a friend named "Delilah" was planning to kill her husband.
The informant had once known Delilah well. She was lithe and slender, with long dark hair, green eyes, and a cosmetically enhanced figure. The two
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Warning for Indonesia-bound Aussies
AUSTRALIANS travelling to Indonesia have been warned to reconsider their plans because of a "very high threat" of terrorist attacks.
"Terrorists have previously attacked or planned to attack places where Westerners gather including nightclubs, bars,
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FBI Charges Arms Sellers With Foreign Bribes
Sometimes the proposition was delivered in a quiet corner of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Miami. Sometimes the setting was the elegant Ritz-Carlton Hotel, a few blocks from the White House.
The topic might be grenade launchers, rifles, handguns,
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NxStage to Present at the Deutsche Bank Small and Mid Cap Conference
LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that Robert Brown, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Small
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Masks can boost daily skin-care routines
You swear you're getting in shape in 2010. Your body. Your soul. Your skin?
A mask could jump-start a healthy routine, say experts, giving a boost beyond daily washing and moisturizing (both of which you should already be doing).
The biggest
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Brit Emma Rotherham ‘Most Recent’ Tiger Mistress
TIGER Woods paid HALF A MILLION dollars - around £300,000 - to buy the silence of a blonde British mum who has been his secret mistress for 18 months. The cheating golf superstar fixed the golden kiss-off for Emma Rotherham to set her up for life after
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FOOD & DRINK: Chicago under $25
IT HAS always been pretty good eating in Daleytown. When I moved back east in the late 1990s after nearly four years on the shores of Michigan, I was all but penniless; I ate a lot of Gray's Papaya and Ray's Pizza, swearing at myself and the
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ON Semiconductor to Provide Presentation at Deutsche Bank 2010 Small/Mid Cap Conference
ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ONNN) will host a presentation at the DB 2010 Small/Mid Cap Conference. The company's CEO, Keith Jackson, will host their presentation at the event. Mr. Jackson has been scheduled to provide his presentation on February 9th at
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Lewis: Change in the cards for troubled resort
The investment arm of Dubai World, builder of luxury lairs the world over, last month lost the W Union Square New York hotel to a foreclosure auction as it struggles to restructure $22 billion in debt. W is just not a good name for a
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Benefits
Here are current benefits on the horizon across Southwest Florida (beginning Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010):
Tropical Smoothie Cafes in Naples will donate 15 percent of Friday’s sales to the Naples-based Hope for Haiti. Stores are at 570 U.S. 41 N., 793-5700;
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Gridiron Greats 'Night of Champions' Event Moved to The Ritz-Carlton South Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/29/10 --
The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF),
a nonprofit organization providing financial grants and 'pro bono' medical
assistance to retired NFL players in need, today announced that the
organization's
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Behind the mask
Pat yourself on the back for getting into shape in 2010, body and soul.
Now pat yourself on your face. What about your skin?
A mask could jump-start a healthy routine, say experts, giving a boost beyond daily washing and moisturizing (both of which you
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In Four Hours Charity Wine Festival Raises More Than $8 Million for Children
NAPLES, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/30/10 --
Gavel to gavel, in only four hours, bidders at
The Naples Winter Wine
Festival charity auction raised more than $8 million for
underprivileged and at-risk children. Five hundred patrons were seated
under a
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Union hopes for Dh1.5bn on sale of Ritz-Carlton
Union Properties has put a Dh1.5 billion (US$408.4 million) price tag on its unopened Ritz-Carlton hotel at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Union Properties, which lost about 90 per cent of its value in the past 18 months as the
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Enter To Win A 3 Night Stay At The Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne Florida
WDSU is giving away a 3 night stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne,Florida for February 5-7. Prize includes hotel stay only and winner is responsible for their travel to and from the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne. Winner will be announced on Wednesday,
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The Best New York City Hotels for Writers
If you are a writer who is heading to New York you may already know from spending time on the internets that NYC has many fine hotels. What you may not be quite aware of is that there are a couple of choices among that vast array of hotels in the Big
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Mr. Dallas: Will your love survive the All-Star Game?
Possibly not, unless you started planning last month. Dallas faces an un-harmonic convergence in two weeks when basketball lovers muscle under the boards with mere lovers for the seats at fine-dining establishments, upscale lounges and bars and
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Benefits
Here is this week's list of upcoming benefits:
Wear red in honor of American Heart Month through Sunday and receive special discounts at Macy’s, Coastland Center mall, 1800 U.S. 41 N., Naples. Information: 434-1300
* Proceeds from bottled water sold at
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Bill Moyers: "Let's Face It, Two Political Parties; Equal Opportunity Hypocrites"
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Bill Moyers smacks the Democrats and Republicans for sucking up to corporate lobbyists at their retreats and Mitch McConnell for the hypocrisy of his statement on the
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AEG's chief is a force in L.A.
With a hard hat perched on his head and an orange safety vest enveloping his burly figure, Tim Leiweke leaned against a window 52 stories up. He peered north, taking in a vista from downtown to the San Gabriel Mountains. "It's amazing, the view, eh?"
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Exclusive: Ritz-Carlton to close Lake Las Vegas resort permanently; owner to cease funding it
Hotel Check-In has learned that the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev., will close its doors for good on May 2, 2010, which will put around 400 employees out of work.
The 348-room resort - 17 miles away from the Vegas strip - is owned by
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Ritz-Carlton to Close 5-Diamond Las Vegas Hotel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue. "It's nothing the hotel did. It's a simple lack of business and a decline in the
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Ritz-Carlton to close 'five-diamond' Las Vegas hotel
Ritz-Carlton will close its five-diamond property in Las Vegas this May, after the hotel struggled with a slide in demand and revenue.
"It's nothing the hotel did. It's a simple lack of business and a decline in the tourism industry," said
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Marriott sees 4th-quarter profit; occupancy rises
Marriott International Inc. returned to a fourth-quarter profit Thursday as the hotel operator continues to combat the waning recession, with occupancy rising but room rates lagging.
The lodging company, known for brands such as Ritz-Carlton and its
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Golf-Woods and Mickelson will miss next week's Match Play event
MIAMI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods and
third-ranked Phil Mickelson were notable absentees when the
field for next week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was
announced by the PGA Tour on Friday.
Woods, a triple winner of the
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Tech can distract from game, Cuban, Barkley say
Matthew Jordan, 10, (left) and John Slater, 11, both from Detroit, checked out the NBA in 3D exhibit Friday at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas.
But he doesn't want you to feel like fishing out your iPhone while you're at a Dallas Mavericks game.
"People
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Fort Lauderdale: Beyond the breakers
What followed each year was a building human hurricane of swirling collegiate inebriation that blew in from the north, paralyzed city traffic and services, forced mass evacuations (among smarter locals) and left streets and beaches awash in broken
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WGC Match Play - Six to watch
Ogilvy: defending champion Also see EuroTour Schedule Watch online Golf live on Sky Sports The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship begins on Wednesday with a distinctly strange feel to it. Neither of America's two highest-profile golfers - Tiger Woods
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Live from the Match Play: Tuesday's news and notes
MARANA, Ariz. -- PGATOUR.COM is on the scene at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. We'll have updates from the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club throughout the day Tuesday as we prepare for the first round on Wednesday, so check back
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A perfect start to the year for Ogilvy
MARANA, Ariz. - Geoff Ogilvy has not played a competitive round of golf in nearly a month. His heart is still at home, where his wife gave birth to their third child less than a week ago.
At any other tournament, it might not be the ideal preparation
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'Prince of Jihad' set to face bombing trial
AN Indonesian Islamist nicknamed the 'Prince of Jihad'' will face trial accused of raising funds for last year's Jakarta hotel attacks but prosecutors admit they may struggle to convict him.
Prosecutors will allege Mohammed Jibril was linked to
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Tiger Woods: "I Don't Know When I'll Return"
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (USA TODAY) - - Tiger Woods apologized Friday for having affairs and said he plans to return to the PGA Tour- but he didn't say when that would be.
"Every one of you (in this room) has good reason to be critical of me," said Woods,
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Poulter’s efficient in making finals
MARANA, Ariz. — Ian Poulter made short work of Sergio Garcia, then retreated to his room at the Ritz-Carlton and started posting on Twitter as he waited to find out who his opponent would be in the final of the Match Play Championship.
Paul Casey and
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Poulter's in Match Play final, but Villegas and Casey must play on
Ian Poulter -- the guy with the plaid pants -- made quick work of Sergio Garcia to reach Sunday's championship final.
MARANA, Arizona -- Ian Poulter of England equaled the shortest match of the tournament to reach the final of the World Golf
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Hopes boosted for quick Tiger return
IT was St George's Day in the Sonoran Desert yesterday as Ian Poulter edged out Paul Casey for the honour of becoming England's first winner at golf's World Championships.
Sadly, just a few hundred people were drawn to the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on
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Publisher denies funding hotel bombings
AN Indonesian Islamist nicknamed the 'Prince of Jihad' wrote to his brother before last year's attacks on two Jakarta hotels to boast they would be the biggest since September 11, prosecutors claim.
Muhammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman, 25, is facing trial
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Saudi man stands trial over Indonesia bombing
AFP - A Saudi man went on trial in Indonesia Wednesday accused of financing twin suicide bombings on luxury hotels in Jakarta last year that killed seven people.
Al Khelaiw Ali Abdullah, 54, "provided assistance and facilities to the terrorists by way
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Central Valley Community Bancorp CEO to Present at West Coast Financial Services Conference Tuesday, March 2, 2010
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/24/10 --
The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Company) (NASDAQ: CVCY), the parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), is pleased to announce that President and CEO Daniel J. Doyle
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Vetri, Gilmore's ranked tops in service
OpenTable, the restaurant reservation site, is out with its 2010 Diners' Choice Awards for best service, based on nearly four million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners from 10,000-plus restaurants On the list -- among such
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Caught! Rob & Kristen Continue Pub Crawl of Love!
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart were spotted fitting in one last round of pub hopping before R.Pattz is due back to the States to promote Remember Me this weekend. Robsten, who seem more far lovey-cozy than usual, of late, hit up the Macbeth in
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CATCHING UP WITH ZENNY SPERONIS
cooled in 2005, property flippers and speculators invaded, followed by mortgage fraud, says Robin, who had a real estate license and watched from the sidelines while working for the Ritz-Carlton in Naples.
the couple headed to Florida in 1996, after
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China Aoxing Pharmaceutical Company Announce March Investor Conferences Participation
-- Rodman & Renshaw Annual China Investment Conference, to be held
March 7-9, 2010 at the Regent Hotel, Beijing, China. Management present
at 11:05 am Beijing Time on March 8 and meet with institutional
investors throughout March 8 and 9;
-- Roth 2
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Advantage Capital’s Scott Zajac Named Clayton Chamber Business Person of the Year
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and the seat of St. Louis County, Missouri.
Mr. Zajac accepted the award at a ceremony and dinner at the St. Louis Ritz-Carlton. Acknowledging the current economic climate, Zajac pointed to Advantage Capital’s continued
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Puck to open WP24 at the Ritz-Carlton downtown; the Lab's new cocktail menu; Urban Noodle replaces Warung Cafe
Emperor Wolfgang: The empire of Wolfgang Puck is expanding so rapidly that the Spago founder seems to have run out of restaurant names. The latest is WP24, an Asian-inspired restaurant set to open in April on the 24th floor of the Ritz-Carlton
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ChinaEdu Corporation to Present at the ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
BEIJING, March 4 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChinaEdu Corporation
(Nasdaq: CEDU) ("ChinaEdu" or "the Company"), a leading educational services
provider in China, announced that it is scheduled to present at the ROTH 22nd
Annual OC Growth Stock
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Ritz-Carlton does it again...this time at Dove Mountain
That, however, was before I had the great pleasure of traveling to Tucson, en
route to Marana, home of the WGC - Match Play Championship, just northwest of
"Old Pueblo."
Now, I'll associate the region not with The Beatles but with the Ritz-
Carlton's
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Chain reaction
Within the hotel business, deluxe hotels used to be divided into two basic categories. There were the grand old hotels. And then there were the fancy new ones. Both were good: the hotel you chose depended on the sort of experience you preferred.
For
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Armor Holdings: Elaborate sting set up a number of meetings: Twenty-two are charged with violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Mar 07, 2010 (The Florida Times-Union - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
To see more of The Florida Times-Union or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to
http://www.jacksonville.com. Copyright (c) 2010, The Florida
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Medicare Secondary Payer's Impact on Tort Litigation Subject of Two Seminars & Newsletter from HB
PHILADELPHIA, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "One of the more anxiety-inspiring developments to hit the tort and insurance bar in recent months has been Medicare's new requirement that it receive reports of medical payments made to tort plaintiffs who also
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Heckmann Corporation to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference on March 16
Heckmann Corporation (NYSE:
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PowerRating) Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Mr. Richard J. Heckmann will present at the Roth Capital
Partners 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, March 16,
2010 at 1:30 p.m.
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Link Time! Robert De Niro Ready to Tackle the Pigskin
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Met-Pro Corporation to Present at the ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
Raymond J. De Hont, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE:
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PowerRating), announced today that he will be presenting at the ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference in Dana Point, California
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Fitch Affirms Host's IDR at 'BB-'; Outlook to Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following credit ratings of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:
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PowerRating) and its operating partnership, Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (collectively 'Host'):
--$600 million bank credit
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Miles from the Strip, visions of an upscale village dim
At the time, it probably sounded like a can't-miss pitch:
Sunset-colored palaces. Three golf courses. Boutiques selling hand-painted silk gowns. A Ritz-Carlton. And a lake! A 2-mile-long desert lake, with marinas, an ice rink and a floating concert
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Luxury costs less at hotels now: Rates fall, bookings rise
Luxury hotels are showing some signs of life, but they're coming at a hefty price.
As of early March, the battered sector is reporting 7.2% more bookings for the upcoming second quarter in the top 25 markets vs. the April-June period in 2008, according
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In Pictures: Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Show Shiloh To Florence
THERE goes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on a low-key child army trip to Florence, with Pax, Maddox, Zahara and “cross dressing” Shiloh reminding us that she’s the one with the genes. She’s the star. They went to the Uffizi Gallery to see Sandro
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Luxury hotel rates rise as demand for butlers, views jumps
Julian Saipe is finally taking his family on the dream vacation he put off amid last year's recession. Apparently, so are plenty of other people.
Saipe was surprised to find the Oceana boutique hotel in Santa Monica, California, felt no need to
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Quantum Technologies, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
For more information regarding Quantum, please contact:
Investor Relations
Dale Rasmussen
+1-206-315-8242
Email: drasmussen@qtww.com
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
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Exclusive Family Spring Break Offers; Kick Off New Luxury Traveler ePub From Best Hotel Packages
WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Online travel sites do a great job of covering the hotel basics, especially when you need an airport hotel for an overnight business meeting. But upper luxury hotels were mostly overlooked by online sites until Best
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Hard times send hotel industry into 'survival mode'
An abandoned Capital Plaza Motel sits boarded up in Raleigh, N.C. Closing a hotel is a last resort, because once it shuts, it's almost impossible to sell.
Neil Cornelssen says he misses the free cookies in the evening at one hotel and the daily
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U.S. hotel chains expand in Asia
Asia is beginning to look a lot more like America at least when it comes to hotels.
Major U.S. hotel chains are aggressively expanding into Asia, creating new options for travelers looking for familiar brands abroad. Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to
