| Business Briefs: Chamber organizes annual trade show
The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual Business Expo on March 27 at The Classic Center. Organizers for the 2008 Business Expo have adopted the theme "Let's Make a Deal" and will provide activities throughout the day. The day will start with a networking event, Business Before Hours, and end with award presentations at 4 p.m. The awards will include the annual Small Business Person of the Year. Trade show organizers are expecting more than 100 exhibitors, said Rich Cary, the chamber's vice president of member services. Exhibition booth costs are $475 for members and $575 for non-members. For more information, visit the chamber's Web site at www.athensga.com or call (706) 549-6800. Toccoa company plans $1M expansion Combat Training Solutions, a Stephens County company that manufactures simulated explosives for the military, announced that it plans to add more than 30 jobs and invest $1 million to expand a facility in Eastanollee.
Malware writers exploring Software as a Service model
The business of writing, buying, and selling malware has become increasingly commercial over the past few years, but a new report from online security firm Finjan sheds light on just how mainstream the crimeware business has gone. Earlier this month, the company discovered a small, standalone application gathering data on over 8,700 servers, including web sites from 2,500 North American companies and a handful of sites in Alexa's top 100 ranking. Potential buyers were able to log into the malicious server hosting the data-gathering service and evaluate any given web site's size and Google Page Rank to decide whether or not the site's FTP information was worth purchasing or not. The concept of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is nothing new, but this is the first time anyone has organized the purchase of FTP login credentials, with additional tools available to help a buyer confirm he's making a smart purchase.
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In Clearwater, Fla., Scientologists have bought up large sections of the city's downtown, flooded the boards of various civic groups, and become a major player in local politics—all part of the church's plan to "take control" of the city, according to secret documents seized decades ago during an FBI investigation. .
Crude oil futures increase against unstable background
Lynch thinks OPEC will hold production levels steady, arguing that last week's price declines have largely accomplished the cartel's goals. OPEC is also worried that an oversupplied oil market would drive prices dramatically lower, Lynch said. Other analysts are divided in their views, but a consensus appears to be forming that OPEC will increase production if prices remain above $80 a barrel. Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates in Galena, Illinois, notes that what OPEC says and what it does are not necessarily one and the same thing. The cartel could easily announce a production increase to keep prices on their downward tack, but then decline to boost supplies if prices remain low in the coming months. "OPEC could easily fall short of any agreed upon production increase," Ritterbusch said in a research note.
Chef's hopes for county's food scene's future
HAMPSHIRE could become one of Britain's great culinary centres, according one of the world's top chefs Raymond Blanc got a taste for Winchester yesterday as he prepared for the opening of his new restaurant in the city. Locally sourced watercress smoothies will be among the delicacies served up at Brasserie Blanc when it opens next week. During his visit, Blanc went to Alresford's famous watercress beds in search of ingredients for his Winchester menu. Blanc, who is known for his ethical approach to cooking, told the Daily Echo he hopes to incorporate plenty of Hampshire produce into his dishes. "Hampshire could become one of the great food counties in Great Britain," said Blanc, whose Oxford restauraunt Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons was a training ground for many top chefs.
Bernard Kerik Enters 'Not Guilty' Plea in Response to Federal ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Bernard Kerik, former New York City police commissioner and failed nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, on Friday pleaded not guilty to federal corruption and tax fraud charges, which were announced in an unsealed indictment. Kerik had surrendered to authorities earlier in the day, and entered his plea in federal district court shortly after noon. - Click here to see the 29-page federal indictment of Bernard Kerik (.pdf). In a news conference Friday with Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service officials, Kerik was painted as a man who used his position as New York's top cop, as well as the city jail commissioner, to gain financially. And officials said he lied to conceal shady dealings with mob-connected businessmen when he applied for his DHS job.
Nearly $10 Million in Domain Names Sold During Moniker's Live and ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced that its premium domain name auctions at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in Hollywood, Fla. generated $9.7 million earlier this month. In total, more than 570 domains offered for bid by Moniker were successfully sold. The live auction, held at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Fla. on October 12, generated more than $7.7 million. Top purchases included: Moniker's live auction marked the first time individuals participated from around the globe via telephone bidding. Individuals from the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Europe purchased some of the top-grossing domains at the auction. Moniker.com also broadcasted the entire auction live through WebmasterRadio.fm and via streaming Webcast.
Geopolitical Rebirth
Everyday more and more people are drawn away from George Bush and pulled towards Noam Chomsky, or Naomi Klein. More people want to know what is really happening and more are looking beyond the mainstream. That is due to the audiovisual reports on CNN. The owners of the media assumed we were stupid, they underestimated the power of collective consciousness and without knowing it, have made us repudiate them. We learned to disgust them for their empty promises and wars presented as acts of peace. They presented us peacekeepers dressed up as soldiers and soon we understood. They talked to us about atomic energy and never disarmed, it didn’t takes us long to react. The same happened with those wars on terrorism, soon we understood they were taking away our rights, airports became intolerable, people kept disappearing, our democratic governments were torturing and all this without fair trials.
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