Archive for July, 2005

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Jaret Wright makes first rehab start with Yankees' minor-league affiliate (Slam! Sports)
TAMPA (AP) – New York Yankees starter Jaret Wright allowed two runs and four hits over 2 1-3 innings in his first rehabilitation start since injuring his right shoulder in April.
Publ.Date : Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:35:30 GMT

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

Sprint Settles Suit With Affiliate IPCS (AP via Yahoo! News)
It's one step forward and one back for Sprint Corp. as it tries to deal with a mutiny from its affiliates over its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc.
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:44:30 GMT

Sprint Settles Suit With Affiliate IPCS (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) – It's one step forward and one back for Sprint Corp. as it tries to deal with a mutiny from its affiliates over its pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc.Sprint on Friday said it has reached an agreement that would end litigation from affiliate iPCS Inc. But the Overland Park-based company also said affiliate Enterprise PCS has filed a lawsuit — the fifth from
Publ.Date : Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:33:12 GMT

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Dineen to coach Ducks' AHL affiliate (The Hillsboro Argus Sports)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Dineen was hired by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to be the coach of their AHL affiliate in Portland. Dineen had 760 points and 2,229 penalty minutes in an 18-year NHL career with Columbus, Ottawa, the Hartford-Carolina franchise and Philadelphia.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:55:29 GMT

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Nissan gives Renault a lift (International Herald Tribune)
Renault, the No. 2 carmaker in France, said Wednesday that first-half profit jumped 54 percent as the company received a higher contribution to earnings from its Japanese affiliate, Nissan Motor.
Publ.Date : Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:03:36 GMT

Garciaparra pleased with first rehab start (The State)
PEORIA, Ill. – Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra drove in two runs Wednesday night in his first rehabilitation game for the team's Class-A affiliate in Peoria."All in all, I was pleased," Garciaparra said. "We were talking about maybe just three at-bats and then I was going 'Let's finish this game.' I think that says a lot."
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:46:39 GMT

NUJP condemns closure of RMN Bukidnon affiliate NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINESwww.nujp.org Press (Minda News)
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) expresses extreme concern over the revocation of the business permit of Radio Mindanao Network's DXVR station by Valencia City Mayor Jose Galario Jr.
Publ.Date : Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:58:25 GMT

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

FIRST GOLF OUTING FOR ST. JUDE MIDWEST AFFILIATE TO BE HELD IN CANTON (Canton Daily Ledger)
The first St. Jude Midwest Affiliate Scramble Golf Outing benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be held Sunday, July 31, at Canton Country Club. The outing will begin with a "shotgun start" at 1 p.m.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:21:27 GMT

Tulsa Komen Affiliate Announces Call for Grant Applications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Grant applications for the Tulsa Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation are being accepted for the year 2006 from Tulsa County non-profit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions and must be postmarked or received by August 26, 2005.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Two more Sprint affiliates sue over merger (BizJournals)
Two subsidiaries of Sprint Corp. wireless affiliate iPCS Inc. have filed a complaint against Sprint and Nextel Communications Inc., alleging that their merger will constitute a contract breach.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:12:44 GMT

SUSAN ROBERTS (CBS News)
Susan Roberts is a Washington-based correspondent for CBS NEWSPATH, the affiliate news service of CBS News.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:30:03 GMT

DISH Network subscribers could lose WLOS (The McDowell News)
DISH Network subscribers in McDowell could lose WLOS, Asheville’s ABC affiliate, next week. Time is running out on negotiations between DISH Network and Sinclair Broadcasting, owner of WLOS.
Publ.Date : Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:41:49 GMT

Monday, July 25th, 2005

Experts unsure if 'hydra' was behind attacks (Financial Times)
Egyptian investigators appear to disagree as to whether Saturday's Sharm el Sheikh bombings, the deadliest terror attack on Egyptian soil, are the work of a locally based, isolated network or an affiliate of the international al-Qaeda radical movement.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:16:03 GMT

Oklahoma July 24 Notes (OurSports Central)
TODAY'S OPPONENT: The Iowa Cubs are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They have been a member of the Pacific Coast League since 1998. Last year, the Cubs went 79-64, first in the PCL Central.
Publ.Date : Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:34:24 GMT

Egyptian authorities investigate terror trail (Financial Times)
Egyptian officials have made conflicting statements as to whether the July 23 bombings in Sharm al-Sheikh, the deadliest terror attack on Egyptian soil, are the work of a locally-based, isolated network or an affiliate of the international al-Qaeda radical movement.
Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:53:30 GMT

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Glance at Change to Win Coalition (AP via Yahoo! News)
Seven of the AFL-CIO's 56 affiliate unions have formed the Change to Win Coalition, promising to modernize the labor movement with a focus on organizing more workers. Four of the seven have made plans to bolt the federation if their demands are not met.
Publ.Date : Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:33:11 GMT

Prime Rate Investors, Inc. in Discussions to Establish RSN Affiliate TV Station in New York (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Prime Rate Investors, Inc. announced its subsidiary High Angle Media is in discussions with Time Warner Cable, a division of Time Warner , to establish an RSN affiliate cable broadcast station in Hunter, NY, in the Northern Catskill mountains.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:22:00 GMT

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Alcoa affiliate moves forward with $1.2B refinery expansion (BizJournals)
An Alcoa Inc. affiliate and the government of Jamaica are moving forward on a $1.2 billion expansion of the Jamalco alumina refinery in Clarendon, Jamaica.
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:11:37 GMT

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

VideoMovieHouse.com Announces Affiliate Sales Program (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
Videomoviehouse.com Inc. , an innovative online DVD sales and rental company, announced the official launch of its affiliate sales program.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:00:00 GMT

Alcoa affiliate moves forward with $1.2B refinery expansion (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
An Alcoa Inc. affiliate and the government of Jamaica are moving forward on a $1.2 billion expansion of the Jamalco
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:01:32 GMT