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An investment in community
Philanthropy — and its positive impact on business — was the focus of this year's Coastline Community College Foundation luncheon, where innovators shared the art of making money while serving a greater good. Wing Lam, co-founder and...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, IBM, Business Enterprises, Diabetes, Education
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Fire chief had highest paycheck in 2009
Thanks to the payouts for sick pay and vacation time he received upon retirement, Huntington Beach's former fire chief earned the highest paycheck among municipal fire chiefs statewide in 2009 — the most recent year for which there is data —...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Public Employees, Disasters and Accidents, Trips and Vacations, Vehicles
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Costco members can now shop for mortgages online
Members of Costco Wholesale Corp. can fill their carts with a shopping list of goodies like big-screen televisions, bathroom tissue and rotisserie chickens.
Mortgages? Well, not exactly.
The company is receiving a fair amount of publicity for the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, John Alexander, Services and Shopping, Financial and Business Services
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Internet phone service bill advances in California Senate
SACRAMENTO — A controversial bill that would ban state agencies from regulating telephones that use Internet connections passed a state Senate committee after the measure's author accepted amendments that would strengthen some consumer protections....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Verizon Communications, Companies and Corporations, Alex Padilla
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Dish Network's AutoHop ad-skipping feature sparks lawsuits
Fox Broadcasting, NBCUniversal and CBS Corp. have sued Dish Network to try to sink the satellite company's controversial new ad-skipping feature AutoHop, which makes it possible for subscribers to automatically remove commercials in broadcast TV shows....Tags: Apple iTunes, Science and Technology, Media Industry, ABC (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company
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Caltech's day of mind games, amusements and crossbows
L.A. NOWLaura Conwill and other Caltech seniors were up all night Wednesday preparing for the big day on campus: Not finals or graduation, but Ditch Day. Thursday morning they went from dorm to dorm, rousing undergraduates to the annual, cerebral craziness....... -
Students focus on math, science at Broward Center
Students at a Hollywood elementary school recently visited the theater, but artistic expression wasn't on their agenda. More than 100 Bethune Elementary School of the Arts second-graders attended a Math and Science Day event at the Broward Center for the...
Tags: Students, Science and Technology, here! (tv network), Arts and Culture, Arts
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AMC chief calls new Chinese owner 'great news' for its theaters
AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Gerry Lopez said the Chinese conglomerate poised to take over the nation's second largest theater chain would provide needed debt relief and resources to upgrade many of its cinemas across the country. "We're going...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Movies, Companies and Corporations, Finance, Arts and Culture
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Fox sues Dish over ad-blocking feature; Dish fires back
Fox Broadcasting Co. has sued Dish Network, becoming the first television network to fire a legal salvo over the satellite company's controversial new ad-skipping device called AutoHop. Dish, meanwhile, filed its own lawsuit, which asks a federal judge...
Tags: Science and Technology, Comcast Corp., Justice System, CBS Corp., Crime, Law and Justice
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Outdoor retailer Patagonia puts environment ahead of sales growth
High-end outdoor clothier and gear maker Patagonia Inc. is out to prove that a company can generate strong sales while being nearly fanatical about environmental concerns.
The Ventura company was the first major clothier to make fleece jackets out of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Walmart, Companies and Corporations, Levi Strauss & Co., Climbing
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Dish says Hulu is an issue too
The legal battle between Dish Communications and the broadcast networks over the satellite broadcaster's new feature that makes it easier for its subscribers to skip commercials may be the biggest issue between the two sides -- but it isn't the only one....
Tags: Apple iTunes, Satellite and Cable Service, CBS Corp., Media Industry, NBC (tv network)
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