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This edition was generated on Tue Aug 18 08:45:01 EDT 2009

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

Wholesale prices drop more than expected in July AP – 1 min ago

WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices dropped sharply in July, and over the past 12 months fell by the largest amount in more than six decades of record-keeping. Full Story »

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2008 file photo, USA starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg AP

Nationals sign top pick Strasburg for record $15M

AP – 1 hr 52 mins ago

WASHINGTON – The Washington Nationals knew they needed to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg, and they did. Full Story »

US home construction falls 1 percent, misses views

AP – 10 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Construction of new U.S. homes dipped slightly last month, missing expectations, in a sign that the building industry's recovery from the housing bust is likely to be bumpy and gradual. Full Story »

  • Credit trends improve for most credit card issuers

    AP – Mon Aug 17, 6:01 pm ET

    DES MOINES, Iowa - Most major credit card companies say fewer customers defaulted on their accounts in July, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're financially better off. Full Story »

  • US DIY firm Home Depot raises earnings forecast

    AFP – 53 mins ago
    Home Depot raised its forecast for fiscal 2009 on Tuesday after... AFP/THE HOME DEPOT/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Home Depot raised its forecast for fiscal 2009 Tuesday after reporting a less-than-expected 7.2 percent decrease in earnings in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. Full Story »

  • Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim

    AP – 1 hr 52 mins ago
    A burning Su-27  jet from the Russian air force elite aerobatic... AP

    ZHUKOVSKY, Russia - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened Russia's largest and most important air show Tuesday, two days after a collision of two air force jets that killed the leader of the elite aerobatic squadron. Full Story »

  • Huntington Preferred Capital declares dividend

    AP – Mon Aug 17, 3:13 pm ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Huntington Preferred Capital Inc., which buys and manages mortgage assets, said Monday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 49 cents per share of its Class C preferred stock. Full Story »

  • How the major stock indexes fared on Monday

    AP – Mon Aug 17, 4:55 pm ET

    Major U.S. stocks indexes tumbled by the biggest amount in six weeks Monday as investors feared they have been too quick in betting on an economic rebound during the market's five-month rally. Jitters about China's economy and lackluster profits at home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. added to concerns from last week that a rebound in the economy is far off. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 18, 2009
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Charles de Montesquieu (1689 - 1755)
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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Anatole France (1844 - 1924)
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

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