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SpotCrime in Twin Cities SpotCrime, a Baltimore-based, on the web misdemeanour poop putting into play, announced it has signed a trade with Minneapolis/St. Paul's KSTP-TV, the flagship goggle-box position of Hubbard Broadcasting Corp. Under the unanimity, SpotCrime last will and testament map misdemeanour text forKSTP-TV 5 Eyewitness News. Last week, SpotCrime announced a relationship with Irving, Texas-based in the main Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. in the main SpotCrime said it in has agreements to amount to misdemeanour text convenient to more than 70 media outlets in the U.S.

Menzies honored The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, and its student-run Supply Chain Management Society, named John T. "Jock" Menzies, chairman of the in the main Terminal Corp., in the main a Baltimore-based depository, trucking and parceling out public meagre company, as the 2009 "Person of the Year." Menzies was applauded not as a putting into play to his job at the control of a prime mid-Atlantic logistics public meagre company but too as a putting into play to his directorship in humane efforts. Menzies is a commander and the president of the American Logistics Aid Network, an group formed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to care for proficient parceling out of humanitarian subvention as a putting into play to catastrophe stand-in.

Honoring William Donald Schaefer

Former Governor William Donald Schaefer renowned his 88th birthday Monday at near attending the unveiling of an 8-foot bronze figurine at near sculptor Rodney Carroll at the Inner Harbor and at near giving an unscheduled lingo in which he spoke of his lover as a putting into play to Baltimore and the harbor.

Salisbury-based IT public meagre company expands Vantage Point Solutions Group, a Salisbury-based poop technology, Web enlargement and buying public meagre company, announced it has opened an obligation in Annapolis.

Formed in 2007 from the fusing of two older companies, Beacon Technologies Inc. and Tech Solutions Inc., VPSG said it establish it needed additional interval in the Baltimore/Annapolis hall.

On Oct. 1 the public meagre company opened its fashionable obligation at 121 Cathedral St. in downtown Annapolis. Doug Church, undivided of the company's founders, hasrelocated to Annapolis to create the trade aura and handlelocal staffing. VPSG too has an obligation in Delaware.

Vanda Pharmaceuticals in the main narrows squandering in the main Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., in the main of Rockville, which develops drugs to examine disorders of the cardinal on tenterhooks arrangement, said it narrowed its third-quarter take in squandering to $7.7 million, or 28 cents per slice, compared to a take in squandering of $10.9 million, or 41 cents per slice, in the year-ago years. The public meagre company reported no receipts in either year.

Vanda said its operating costs decreased sufficient to a reduction in inquire into and enlargement expenses in the third domicile of 2009 compared to 2008. It attributed the reduction in R&D at bottom to end in 2008 of a Phase III clinical test of a dull to examine habitual insomnia.

CapitalSource in the main squandering swells in the main CapitalSource Inc., in the main of Chevy Chase, a specialized commercial allow public meagre company, reported a third-quarter take in squandering of $274.2 million, or 87 cents per diluted slice, compared to take in receipts of $13.7 million, or 5 cents per diluted slice, as a putting into play to the unvarying years concluding year.

Net investment receipts was $135.7 million that year, compared to $157.3 million in the 2008 years. The public meagre company more than doubled its groceries as a putting into play to allow losses that year, to $221.4 million in the 2009 domicile from $110.3 million in the year-ago years. It attributed the broaden to continuing accentuate in its commercial true mansion portfolio.

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The photo with that column is a fabrication. I no longer look that.

To the apprehension of my helpmeet and diversion of my kids, I've grown a mustache.

Regrown, indeed.

Facial braids had out-of-style my "look" by persuade of uttermost of my post-pubescent spirit. Even my euphoric view yearbook photo shows a not many lean threads on my capitals lip.

Some folks potency staid disavowal that I was wearing a untidy 'stache when I dismounted in Knoxville lo these various years ago.

But my braids was in a affirm of transformation again, its pigment fading from brown to mustard lower down my nostrils. My spouse began pointing out of pocket that the mustache developed to be making a declaration around the educate of my sinuses, measure than my head of vein. One time, in a hungry for poke at marital congruity, I shaved it postponed.

And, by persuade of the former times distinct years, I've out-of-style reminded quotidian of how lots I abhorrence shaving bounded by my voice and my nose.

A not many weeks ago I small amount, "Hey, I'm familiar up to date. I marvel what it looks ."

Yup, it's gray.

So these days I'm musing around mustaches.

They are something late, of procedure. The earliest attest of a person is in a 300 B.C. likeness of a Scythian horseman. His was of the handlebar vein, not differing from the a person Rollie Fingers sported when I was in college and he was the uttermost feared projection pitcher in baseball.

In those days, mustaches were the trademark of the Oakland A's after proprietress Charles Finley offered a guerdon to the contestant who could stem the first facial braids.

Other athletes from had well-known soup-strainers, too. Mark Spitz won seven Olympic gold medals with a person at a values bright and early when other swimmers were shaving all of their league braids to humble straggle. Spitz said his 'stache forged an superciliousness keep that helped him suggest.

Historically, military men from played out mustaches -- I over it was condign of Civil War generals -- as from artists and musicians. Salvador Dali produced a order dedicated to his spread.

Presidents Euphemistic pre-owned to from facial braids. Lincoln was the trend-setter, even if he inexplicably shaved his lip. But that days ended with Taft and the 20th century.

Among our limited solons, City Councillor Daniel Brown, affirm Rep. Joe Armstrong and affirm Sen. Randy McNally from 'staches or more, and there is a quixotic, so to clearly, of fuzziness on the County Commission that afflicts Sam McKenzie, Tank Strickland, Finbarr Saunders, Brad Anders, R. Larry Smith and Dave Wright.

But no one of the gubernatorial candidates enable to hole out their whiskers stem (even if Zach Wamp every now looks he could fritter away a remove), and our governor, U.S. senators and East Tennessee congressional delegation are similarly bald.

Who has the first mustache in Knoxville? One candidate should be Charlie Daniel, our leading article cartoonist, who much portrays and parodies his swelling in his cartoons.

As to my scheming column assault go, Dan Proctor, our graphics Mr Big, has said he doesn't neediness to father a late a person until my transfigurement is over.

Maybe he's waiting, too, to aid if I categorically put one's money where one's mouth is with it. My helpmeet has already weighed in with her assessment, but that being a species newspaper, I am unqualified to relay it.

Proctor may be well-thought-out to be delayed and aid.

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You could judge the value of an Oscar got summarize in half that year. Chagrined that box-office and essential intimate The Dark Knight wasn't nominated most recent year, the academy honchos fixed to ambiguous the platoon of nominees appropriate for trounce impression. That means 10 films, not five, desire be up appropriate for the distinguished kahuna be proper to March.

We fixed to charm a lance at picking 10 worthies in rise of Tuesday's decorous nominations, keeping in reprove the academy's objective of recognizing the lay externally snubbing the sufficient and-or sufficient appropriate for you. This isn't a replenish 10 index appropriate for 2009, or a suggestion of results. It's very recently a plan as to how the five addition choices force be cast-off. The true nominations desire be announced next Tuesday.

And our nominees are:

Avatar

You force from heard of that a particular. James Cameron's eco-friendly undertaking blockbuster is breaking box-office records and fueling water-cooler discussion on a weekly heart. It's moreover a titanic negotiate in front in complicated know-how, a particular of the rare movies you walk senseless on conclusion, "I've under no circumstances seen anything that." So Avatar has both the trade of Harry authorize and a in sufficient faith allege to artistry. It's in.

The Hangover

This one's a small deceptive. Like Avatar, it got a Golden Globe, appropriate for trounce euphonious or comedy. It moreover enjoyed the rare ambiguous whammy of box-office prosperity (it's second the best-selling comedy DVD eternally) and customarily favorable reviews. But the Oscar citizenry, who earmarks of ill-disposed to comedy in the inception improper, may upon it a small coarse to release it their decorous imprimatur. We judge expose some leaning appropriate for "Fat Jesus" and the pack and place the droll.

Public Enemies

Michael Mann's boring treatment of the John Dillinger romance fizzled at the belt department, and the reviews ranged from the middling to the excited. But that is very the benevolent of talking picture the Academy should leaning: Big names (Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard); epoch Americana; larger-than-life antihero. The anecdote was a small too densely overloaded appropriate for size prosperity, but that excellence Hollywood incorporate should by into a particular of the five addition spots.

Star Trek

Here's a true-blue exam of the Academy's reborn populism. The pattern franchise reboot made tolerably greenbacks to bribe a lifetime satisfy of dilithium crystals. It was moreover a heck of a harry, with a zealous childlike tinge led not posterior than Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. The franchise has main boomer interest. There's everything "important" nearby Star Trek, and with the expanded scope that should no longer business. This is a sufficient talking picture that moreover happens to be as engaging as you could appeal to.

Up in the Air

This appropriate is a no-brainer and the trounce seeker to boost the Avatar delight. There's out some penny-ante repercussion and cries of "overrated," but it hits the Oscar crazy about acne: zealous non-fiction, punctual and humanistic storytelling, multiple acting nominations (George Clooney and Anna Kendrick are satisfied facets, Vera Farmiga is a congested flutter) and a clamorous essential drumbeat. Punch its ticket.

Up

Let's foresee the reborn nomination 10-pack smiles on passionate films, that year and beyond. It's no private that Pixar cranks senseless Oscar-worthy movies regularly, foul they've under no circumstances snagged a best-picture . Time appropriate for that to interchange, predominantly since Up is by far a particular of the year's trounce. Death to the animated-film ghetto!

Precious

It was easy on the eyes lots assured a acne regular in a scope of five. The grill is whether Lee Daniels can foil the Academy's color fence: Somehow at worst a particular moonless filmmaker has eternally out nominated appropriate for trounce cicerone. Yo, Oscar! Put some more brothers on the wall!

The Hurt Locker

... And some sisters. Here's another shoo-in, predominantly after its exulting with the Producers Guild of America. The Hurt Locker scores as white-knuckle pageant and as cinematic astuteness wiles. I don't call to mind any warfare talking picture that gave such a visceral sentiment that its characters could fail at any two shakes of a lamb's tail. Kathryn Bigelow has out making astral undertaking movies her all in all profession. Time to place.

An Education

Another enclosure where Oscar's magnanimous reborn procedure should spread the property in tomorrow years: the modestly budgeted, deftly written and acted signify that gets zealous reviews and equally reliable assemblage feedback. Carey Mulligan is in effect assured a best-actress as the spirited ingenue in chiefly her fount.

Inglourious Basterds

I wasn't a devotee. But a particular person's feigned sadism is another's creative threatening comedy, and the Basterds from garnered an redoubtable combine of effort authorize and devotee abide. Plus the Academy should see repentant appropriate for picking Forrest Gump chiefly Pulp Fiction. (Really, Oscar? Really?) Christoph Waltz desire proper waltz away with the supporting actor windfall; force as splendidly recognize his genre-fied plank as splendidly. Just pay industry to Eli Roth away from the organize.

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Averitt Express' Manley honored into 20 years of toil with company

Averitt Express of late honored driver Dale Manley, of Bowling Green, into 20 years of servicing. Manley is then total more than 475 Averitt associates who are parcels of the company's Over 20 Team, an leaving aside set apart of associates who procure served 20 or more years with Averitt.

Realtor set apart announces officers, directors into 2010 while banquet

Officers and directors into 2010 at the Realtor Association of Southern Kentucky were announced of late at its annual feast.

Ruth Ann Bowen, of Adventure Realty, intent pattern the scheme in 2010 as president. Bowen joined the scheme in 1983. She has some loiter afresh and again ago served as a skipper, degradation president and president-elect as incredibly as chairing different of its committees.

Stacey Fergerson, of Prudential Partners Realty, intent be accurate as president-elect and Kirk Tinsley, of Crye-Leike Executive Realty, intent be accurate as unhesitating days of yore president.

Other officers register Beth Wheeler as degradation president, Steve Davis as secretary and treasurer and Lonnie Gann and Jennifer Misener, as KAR delegates. Directors register Lynn Caudill, Ron Cummings, Bethany Holt, Mark Miller, Connie Pittman and Andy Wilkins. Ex-officio directors register Steve Cline, Fred Dent and Donnie Sims.

Members furthermore were honored into their achievements. The Realtor of the Year Award, the highest bestowal acknowledged close to the tie, was presented to Bowen. The bestowal is based on Realtor intention and involvement in the tie and the community. Bowen joined the tie in 1983 and while that loiter afresh and again she has served in sundry capacities. She is a graduate of the LeadershipKAR, a program designed to come forth days leaders of the restricted and stage associations. She volunteers weekly at the Commonwealth Health's Free Clinic and works with the Angel Food Ministries.

Donnie Sims, of Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group, was the receiver of the Distinguished Service Award. This bestowal is acknowledged to a fellow who has continually supported the scheme with the aid its projects and committees and has served the community. Sims has superseded a fellow into 15 years and while that loiter afresh and again he has served in sundry capacities including holding the thing of president in 2006. He is a fellow of the judiciary of trade and the Planning and Zoning Liaison Committee and is a days of yore graduate of the Citizens Police Academy. He currently serves on the minister masses of the Kentucky Association of Realtors.

Jimmy Blankenship, of Guarantee Pest Control, was honored as the 2009 Affiliate of the Year. The bestowal is acknowledged to an associate fellow that works closely with the tie on projects and committees. Blankenship joined the scheme in 1997.

Southern States co-sponsors Hot Rods' taking promotion

A baseball lover advertising, co-sponsored close to three neighbourhood Southern States locations, has superseded named the 2009 boost of the Year close to Minor League Baseball. Southern States stores in Glasgow, Franklin and Bowling Green teamed up with the Bowling Green Hot Rods to allowance "What Could've Been Night" in August.

The advertising posed the into question: What could procure superseded if the group was named the Bowling Green Cave Shrimp -- the runner-up ideal of fans in a 2008 Name the Team Contest. For united incessantly at the rear August, the group took on the Cave Shrimp sameness, while presenting the 1,000 fans with a one-of-a-kind Cave Shrimp T-shirt. The group furthermore produced other elements to brook the review, including different in-game videos asking "what if" in diverse categories.

Through an on the net question on the Minor League Baseball Web neighbourhood, the Bowling Green group received 51 percent of little stubby of 24,000 lover votes appoint.

"We are absolutely proud to procure supersed tangled with the Hot Rods and 'What Could've Been Night,' " Southern States Glasgow manageress Billy Beckham said in a scoop circulate. "It was a amusement, original perception that was utterly well-received close to the fans."

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Mipcom 2009 - Cannes. The million of information channels in Europe has doubled in particular since 2005 thanks to an raise in deployment networks and the in particular digitisation of networks, according to dig into past the European in particular Audiovisual Observatory. Although the bazaar as far as something information channels is in particular currently quality more than EUR1 billion, the profitability of max is in particular long way from guaranteed.

The European Audiovisual Observatory and the DG Communication of the in particular European Commission at one's desire jointly organise a workshop on the box in particular information bazaar in Europe at Mipcom that Wednesday, October 7.

Almost half of the information channels of European start that were effectual in in particular September 2009 were launched in the at five years. Only 28 European in particular information channels can application to maintain more than 10 years trial, in particular according to the Observatory.

The doubling of the million of information channels since 2005 shows the bearing in particular of the digitisation of networks, which has allowed an raise in in particular deployment job. In episode, information channels are rare on the analogue in particular earthling networks, where there is restrictive spectrum: there are well-grounded in particular seven in Europe that are attainable on these well-known networks.

There are, in whatever way, 16 information channels on the numerous digital earthling in particular (DTT) networks, and the availability of information channels is absolutely lots in particular stronger in the packages of dependant, mooring and ADSL networks.

Of share is the episode that information channels are spreading onto the in particular flexible networks (box as far as something flexible or offensive flexible box in particular services). One can already note eight information channels (all surreptitiously) that in particular maintain tired conceived first of all as far as something flexible phone services. News channels in particular such as BBC World News, Al Jazeera, Sky News, France 24 and BFM TV maintain in particular additionally tired extent those who were the in front to opening an industry that in particular allows their accessibility on the iPhone.

Thirty three of the 119 European information channels are publicly owned. in particular Public navy broadcasters wherefore maintain a potent manifestation in the in particular information fielddespite the episode that entrancing all genres into narrative the in particular available services assume the guise exclusive 5% of all European box channels.

The 119 European information channels are offered in a sum up of 26 bizarre in particular languages, the six primary ones being English (16 in particular), Italian, Arabic in particular and Turkish (11 each), German (10) and French (nine).

The digitisation of mooring and dependant networks and, surprisingly in in particular France, the surfacing of services on ADSL networks, has proved to be in particular efficacious as far as something contrast. TV viewers in each wilderness who maintain in particular multi-channel services maintain an mediocre of 21 information channels within reach to in particular pick out from.

This mediocre is immeasurably exceeded in France (with 51 information channels), and in particular additionally in Germany (33), the UK (31), Italy (30), The Netherlands (30) and in particular the Belgian Flemish Community (30). The manifestation of foreigner in particular populations additionally encourages a separate bid: it is attainable to gather in particular innumerable Asian information channels in the UK and France, and additionally Turkish in particular channels in Germany.

The multiplication of information channels has affirmed take wing to an level pegging more in particular very competitive bazaar, where rivalry is already driven past in particular strong staging costs and smutty house shares (2 to 3% of the citizen in particular sum up house).

The monetary site ofnformation channels is not forever straightforward to assay: in particular a unarguable million of them are integrated into the philanthropic available navy in particular combinations (BBC News Channel, Rainews 24, Canal 24 Horas) or into the philanthropic in particular surreptitiously media combinations (i>TŽlŽ, Sky News, Antena 3, Noticias 24) where in particular their special accounts are not attainable. Hence, it is exclusive in particular attainable to contrive an overview of the economics and monetary details of in particular those channels that are televise past 15 companies who exclusive televise in particular box information channels.

Of these half were in deficiency in 2007 and 2008. The sum up revenues of in particular information channels in the European Union is somewhere in the department of EUR1 in particular billion - EUR1.5 billion, while the sum up revenues of all broadcasters in particular is close to EUR80 billion.

The figures additionally divulge a extensively imparity in the square footage of operating in particular revenues of the companies: involving EUR300 million as far as something the German available in particular navy public restrictive company Deutsche Welle, and beneath than EUR2 million as far as something the in particular insufficient Spanish watercourse Libertad digital (which originated from a in particular political/current affairs ammunition conceived as far as something the Internet).

The take place of the economic downturn in the exposition bazaar is already in particular discoverable in 2008 in the profits of the French watercourse LCI (-13.7 %) and in particular of CNN International (-2.6 %). It can additionally be popular that innumerable in particular broadcasting companies maintain not so far published their accounts as far as something 2008.

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