Bribe probe: executives stood down Nov 21, 2009
The AFP has been investigating the company since May for allegedly bribing foreign government officials to secure bank note supply contracts in countries such as Vietnam, Nigeria and Malaysia. The investigation has centered on a series of multimillion-dollar payments by Securency to politically connected middlemen or agents hired to help it win contracts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paris rampage after cash giveaway cancelled: police Nov 15, 2009
Rentabiliweb announced with great fanfare last month that it planned to give away the huge sum in 5,000 pouches containing a bank note of between five and 500 euros each. Recommend. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Fighting to raise money in Watertown Nov 14, 2009
This year s event raised more than $15,000, and the Booster Association is hoping to finish paying back its bank note after next year s tournament. Loading commenting interface. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Fountain saga takes new turn (1166) Nov 12, 2009
Oxford bought Fountain Powerboats bank note from it largest creditor, Regions Bank, for $6 ... Oxfords purchase of the bank note, at some $19 million, came after Fountain Powerboats filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Aug. 24 ... Isakow said that Fountain pushed him to buy the sportboat companys bank note. (Washington Daily News, NC)
City May Seek Sales Tax to Fund Sports Complex Nov 1, 2009
He added that a quarter-cent sales tax would not provide enough to pay the $98,000 bank note on the property, but a half cent sales tax would "guarantee" the complex would be built. Rost explained that other options would not provide the funding needed for the project. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Baker Storey McDonald buys Murfreesboro retail site Oct 13, 2009
Including purchase of the bank note and upcoming remodeling, BSM is investing about $2. 5 million into the property. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Fountain to reorganize with Liberty Associates (6) Oct 13, 2009
6 million in debt to the Oxford Investment Group, which purchased Fountains bank note from its largest creditor, Regions Bank, for $6 ... Judge Doub ruled that the sportboat company make monthly payments of $29,375 to Oxford to pay off the bank note. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Ace closed in legal dispute: Court challenge could reopen business Oct 7, 2009
It concerns, in part, allegations of a bank note default by the defendants. Friday s temporary restraining order had prohibited Ace and the feed store from operating their businesses. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Fountain courts investment deal (2295) Sep 30, 2009
Media reports surfaced last week that Hustler Speedboats was close to acquiring a bank note from Fountains largest creditor, Regions Bank ... Shortly thereafter, Hustler issued a statement on its Facebook page that said the bank note had been purchased by the Oxford Investment Group ... Fountain said the bank note had been purchased by Oxford, which has invested in more than 70 businesses since being founded in 1985, for some $6. (Washington Daily News, NC)
A Practical Guide to Investing in Mortgage Notes Sep 17, 2009
That s how we've all at some point touched a bank note ... In a large part, that interest that you re paid on your checking account is being paid from the revenue generated by a bank note. (RealtyTimes)
Court News: Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2009 Sep 11, 2009
John D. Crowley, 35, 319B Center St., Pembroke, was charged with larceny over $250 by a single scheme and forgery of bank note. The charges originated May 20 in Pembroke. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
German Police Confiscate Fake Giacomettis Aug 20, 2009
Giacometti is probably best known for his skeletal and elongated standing women and striding men, depicted on the current 100-Swiss franc bank note along with a portrait of the artist. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (CBS News -- World)
Baidu Sees New Ad System Boosting Q3 Sales Jul 24, 2009
According to a Deutsche Bank note, web traffic to Baidu increased gradually since late March while traffic to Google China remained flattish. Analysts expect Phoenix Nest to be a key growth driver for Baidu in the upcoming quarters as China's search market continues to expand at a rapid pace. (ABC News -- Wire)
RBA offshoot talked money with Saddam Jun 6, 2009
A RESERVE Bank of Australia subsidiary secretly met officials from Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime at the height of international sanctions to discuss a possible bank note deal. Note Printing Australia last night confirmed two of its executives travelled to Baghdad in 1998 at the request of the Iraqi Government to meet senior representatives from the Central Bank of Iraq. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* FEATURE : Street performers seek government action May 31, 2009
Their doubts are quickly answered if they toss a coin or bank note in the direction of these statuesque figures, who suddenly spring to life and do a little dance or gesture playfully. Visually stunning, these mime artists who pose as statues and react to audiences to create moments of comedy, drama or shock have become a special feature of the Taipei street scene, even if Taiwan has yet to embrace the art. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Sonic Solutions Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009 May 29, 2009
21) ========= ========= ========= ========= Shares used in computing net loss per share: Basic 26,591 26,317 26,535 26,247 ========= ========= ========= ========= Diluted 26,835 27,135 26,535 26,247 ========= ========= ========= ========= Sonic Solutions Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share amounts) March 31, (1) 2009 2008 --------- --------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,408 $ 61,955 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 456 454 Short-term investments... (Primezone Releases)
Students lose promised trip May 24, 2009
isurdoc wrote on May 24, 2009 1:35 AM:" California finance is about to take it's last gasp of moola and what, parents are worried because some bag of dog crap principal suckered the kids into volunteering by bribing them with sugar plums and molasses and then backed out faster than a dude with a bank note, girlfriend and wife one month past due.Well folks da President says we out of money so what is Arnould gonna do up in Sackiminto,,,,yep cut the budget starting with Teachers, Janitors, School... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
JOURNEY TO CHINA: Orangeburg group experiences history, culture and entertainment May 17, 2009
We took a covered boat ride on the West Lake and saw a famous tea house from afar and the pagodas, which also appear on the Chinese yuan bank note. We went to the Bund -- a famous waterfront park -- and on to the Pudong Economic Development Zone, the downtown area where 52 buildings with different styles made up the "Wall Street of the East." Many high-rise condominiums make up all the provinces to accommodate the huge population. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Green launch May 15, 2009
It drove home the point with a poster-sized bank note bearing that pledge. The face smiling from the fake note was that of Caroline Lucas - the party's leader and one of its two MEPs. (BBC News -- UK)
McRae Industries, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of Fiscal 2009 May 8, 2009
McRae Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) January 31, August 2, 2009 2008 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities: Bank Note Payable-current portion $90 $0 Accounts Payable 2,021 3,792 Accrued employee benefits 369 992 Accrued payroll and payroll taxes 948 1,018 Other accrued liabilities 927 941 Total current liabilities 4,355 6,743 Bank Note Payable, net of current portion 1,310 0... (PR Newswire)
Red Lion Reports First Quarter 2009 Results May 7, 2009
Only the credit facility and the variable rate bank note have restrictive financial covenants, which the company is in compliance with as of March 31, 2009. Capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2009 were $7. (PR Newswire)
Extension building hosts coin and stamp show8:45 pm | (No comments posted.) May 2, 2009
He writes columns for World Coin News, Bank Note Reporter, Coins Magazine and others. Article Rating. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
The Troika Card Apr 9, 2009
Without those nine digits assigned by the government and printed on a flimsy piece of bank note paper, it's difficult to obtain a job, collect a tax refund or get a driver's license. If you're out of work and in need of medical assistance, there's no way to receive Medicaid without one. (Forbes -- Technology)
Bangkok's Markets Apr 9, 2009
There are vendors devoted to stamp, bank note, coin and ephemera collecting. If you collect antiques then this is the place to be, but beware that what is called an antique may be a very good imitation however you will still get a good deal if your negotiating skills are in tip-top form. (Suite101.com)
Business winner has two shops Mar 27, 2009
The company began in a rented 1,000 square foot space owned by the City of Niles in 1985, financed with a 5,000 bank note. They purchased a single punch press. (Niles Star, MI)
Egyptian impact on Giacometti displayed Mar 20, 2009
That major theme of his works is known to every Swiss because his "Three men walking" is depicted on the current 100-Swiss franc bank note along with a portrait of the artist. At the exhibition, a bronze of one "Walking Man," 5 1/2 feet high and done in 1970, more than overshadows its ancient wooden counterpart with a height about equal to the length of a pencil. (Yahoo News)
NKorea fully reopens border crossing Mar 17, 2009
AP Photo - North Korean defector shows 5,000 North Korean won bank note (about US$1 ... AP Photo - North Korean bank notes are shown by a defector from North Korea before releasing balloons with some leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Columbia among top micropolitan areas Mar 12, 2009
Mark Arend, editor-in-chief for Site Selection Magazine, said the publication listed Johnson Controls, Penske Logistics and American Bank Note Corporatioin as the industries that recently expanded. However, since the data was collected Johnson Controls announced Dec. 23 that it would lay off 110 workers at its Columbia plant. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Nationalize the banks Feb 25, 2009
What's a few zeroes on a bank note among friends. That is a route traveled by pre-World War II Germany, post-World War II China, Zaire, Zimbabwe and other ill-fated nations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Real Money vs. counterfeit Feb 20, 2009
The transformation towards paper money also started in China (118 B.C.) where leather money was fashioned out of a one foot by one foot piece of white deerskin which can be considered to be the first documented type of a bank note. Shortly after, China turned to paper money. (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
