'The Brothers Bloom': Liars In Love, By Kurt Loder May 16, 2009
Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody and Rinko Kikuchi in "The Brothers Bloom" (Summit Entertainment). "The Brothers Bloom" is set on a planet somewhat like our own, but far wackier. (VHI.com -- Music News)
PATH protesters plan to tie up traffic May 16, 2009
The Herald-Mail Company100 Summit AveHagerstown, MD 21740. (301) 733-5131. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Obama puts Israel at risk May 15, 2009
The summit may define relations between these two democracies for the duration of the Obama administration and beyond. The White House seems to be intentionally slighting Israel in advance of the summit, even as it raises the stakes. (Yahoo News)
Greenspan: Dangers of Further Price Drops May 14, 2009
REALTOR Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool. YOUR INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE REALTOR.ORG/realtormag. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Price Stabilization Is First Step to Recovery May 14, 2009
During the summit, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that HUD has decided to allow bridge loans, sparking a loud cheer of appreciation from more than 1,000 REALTORS attending the session. We want FHA consumers to access the credit to use as a down payment, Donovan said. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment May 13, 2009
During his address at the summit, Donovan went on to say that the Obama administration plans to further stabilize the housing market ... The real estate summit is part of the. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Holbrooke Defends Additional Pakistan Aid as Senators Question U.S. Plan May 13, 2009
Presidents of Pakistan and of Afghanistan were in Washington last week for meetings with President in a summit intended to build trust among the three allies. The visiting presidents also faced pointed questions from lawmakers about their willingness and capability to fight extremists and corruption. (Bloomberg -- US)
Top Minds in Real Estate Unite for NAR Summit May 12, 2009
Government officials, academics, business leaders, economists, media, and industry experts will participate in the summit. NAR, as the leading advocate for homeownership and private property issues, is excited about presenting this dynamic, forward-looking summit, and we hope the distinguished guests will help us come to grips with the real estate challenges facing us all, says Charles McMillan, president of NAR and a broker with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Dallas-Fort Worth ...... (Realtor Magazine Online)
NYC mayor calls for ground zero summit May 9, 2009
NYC mayor, N.Y. speaker call for ground zero summit - USATODAY.com ... NYC mayor, N.Y. speaker call for ground zero summit. (USA Today)
Reaction split on opening travel to Cuba May 8, 2009
At the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago last month, Obama said he is seeking "a new beginning" in U.S. relations with Cuba ... "We've told the North American government, in private and in public, that we are prepared, wherever they want, to discuss everything -- human rights, freedom of the press, political prisoners -- everything, everything, everything that they want to discuss," Cuban President Ra;l Castro said at a summit of leftist Latin American leaders in Venezuela. (CNN -- Travel)
Casino industry faces changes after recession May 7, 2009
During the annual Southern Gaming Summit on the casino strip of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, officials also said that money-pinched state governments might be tempted to raise taxes-a move that will limit new investments by casino companies. "We've been growing our markets based on building and expansion and hiring new employees," said John Payne, central division president for Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment Inc. "We're going to have to learn how to attract new customers without building... (NJ.com -- News)
U.S. Jobs Data Likely Less Bleak in April May 7, 2009
That kind of scenario would provide "one more strong green shoot to the bullish case on the economy," said David Dietze, chief investment strategist at Point View Financial Services in Summit, New Jersey. The stock market has rallied on the assumption that the worst of the economic crisis is over, with leading stock indexes up 35 percent since early March. (ABC News -- Wire)
Malnati Selected for NCAA Regional May 6, 2009
Oral Roberts (The Summit League) Individuals: 1. Trent Peterson, South Dakota State 2. (Mutigers.com)
Charlotte Golf To Play In NCAA Regional In Florida May 5, 2009
Oral Roberts (The Summit League). Individuals: 1. (Charlotte49Ers.com)
Stress tests weigh on Wall St May 2, 2009
"The focus is on the much ballyhooed and delayed release of the details of the stress tests," said David Dietze, president and chief investment strategist at PointView Financial Services in Summit, New Jersey. "What investors are bracing for is to have a great big problem unloaded on them on those banks without a clear path to resolve it," he said, adding "that raises questions as to the sustainability of the rally.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Going Loco for Local: TheAlternativePress.com, All-Online Daily Local NJ Newspaper Expands to Westfield, Surpasses 6 Million Hits May 1, 2009
Other New Jersey towns currently covered by are Millburn/Short Hills, Summit, Livingston, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, and Madison. Follow on Twitter at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Investors Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results May 1, 2009
Commenting on the quarterly results, Kevin Cummings, the Company's president and CEO said, "We are pleased with the financial results for this quarter considering the current turbulent economic environment. Our quarterly year-over-year operating results reflect significant increases in net income and net interest margin. We had substantial core deposit growth as we attracted new deposit customers at our existing branches as well as at our newest branch located in Morristown which opened during... (PR Newswire)
Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (2) Apr 28, 2009
(JTA) - E.U., U.S. want Sharon-Qurei summit. The United States and European Union want the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers to meet as soon as possible. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obama: I'll Stick With Embargo For Now Apr 20, 2009
President Obama winds up his time during the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad with a call for greater progress in relations with Cuba and Venezuela ... During a trip-ending news conference at the site of the Summit of the Americas (where Cubas exclusion and the U.S. embargo were highly-contentious issues), the president said his concerns about Cuba are not simply something to be brushed aside ... Defending the exclusion of Cuba from the Summit, President Obama pointed out that all 34 leaders... (CBS News)
UN chief calls for more international cooperation Apr 18, 2009
In a speech at Princeton University, Ban praised the leaders of the G20 nations for their swift and cooperative reaction to the financial meltdown at their summit in London earlier this month ... The U.N. leader's talk came just before he sets off to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. (NJ.com -- News)
At summit, Obama offers partnership - and humor Apr 18, 2009
At the Summit of the Americas in this island capital, Obama signaled he was ready to accept Cuban President Raul Castro's proposal of talks on issues once off-limits for Havana, including the scores of political prisoners held by the communist government ... That approach was on display Saturday in the first full day of the summit in the two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, just off Venezuela's coast ... Cuba became a dominant issue even though the summit was taking place amid the worst... (Yahoo News)
More US economic hope Apr 17, 2009
We are beginning to move away from the state of panic and that's what these reports are showing us,'' said John Herrmann, chief economist at Herrmann Forecasting in Summit, New Jersey. Philadelphia Fed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Piracy expert to speak at MMA Friday morning Apr 17, 2009
An expert on international piracy will speak at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Friday morning during the last day of a Maritime Educational Summit ... The summit at MMA includes panels on maritime labor, environmental protection, dealing with ocean artifacts, the role of chemistry in maritime education, the global economic crisis and its impact on human resources, tanker training, new technologies and how they affect rules of the road and information fluency skills. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Organizers call regional emissions plan a success Apr 16, 2009
He spoke at the opening of a summit Wednesday on energy efficiency and the regional initiative at Rutgers University. "It's the only real cap-and-trade program that is operating in this country," Corzine said. (Concord Monitor)
State leaders unite in energy initiatives Apr 16, 2009
To bring regional energy initiatives to the federal level, academia, government and business united yesterday at the second Energy Security, Innovation and Sustainability Initiative regional summit in the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue campus. The summit featured several University officials including President Richard L. McCormick, state officials, such as Gov. Jon S. Corzine, and business leaders who discussed the importance of uniting the three sectors of society to improve the... (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Second Freshman 8 Apr 15, 2009
Colonial of the Week - GEORGE WASHINGTON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Current ConditionsIn Washington, DC. (Gwsports.com)
Will Obama Open Up All U.S. Travel to Cuba? Apr 14, 2009
As Barack Obama packs for the Summit of the Americas this week in Trinidad, where he hopes to improve Washington's dismal relations south of the border, the U.S. President knows that Cuba policy will be the marquee topic. "Any solution to the U.S.'s problems in Latin America has to go through Havana," says Larry Birns, head of the Council on Hemispheric Relations in Washington, D.C. President Obama seems to acknowledge two conclusions staring at us from across the Florida Straits. (Time.com)
China's economy in better shape, Japan sliding back Apr 14, 2009
Chinas economy has shown some positive signs, but we can all see that our economy still faces some very big difficulties, Premier Wen Jiabao told reporters on Saturday in Thailand, where East Asian leaders gathered for a summit. China was planning a new economic stimulus package targeted at boosting consumption, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday, citing a senior official of the State Information Centre, which is affiliated with the countrys top planning agency. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Obama eases Cuba travel, but embargo remains Apr 14, 2009
But the expectation that Obama would announce his new policy reform before attending the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago beginning Friday has spawned a raft of letters and recommendations from Congress, from Cuba policy groups on the left and right, and from Cuban-American organizations. Perhaps the most prominent of those calls came from US Sen. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Obama hails U.S. stimulus; signals mixed in Asia Apr 14, 2009
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will host both meetings, which come just weeks after the G20 leaders summit in London and before semiannual gatherings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The G20 has agreed on a $1. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Poll: Three-quarters favor relations with Cuba Apr 12, 2009
The administration has signaled that new rules on family travel and remittances to Cuba may be announced before President Obama goes to the Summit of the Americas on April 17. A group of senators and other supporters unveiled a bill March 31 to lift the 47-year-old travel ban to Cuba. (CNN -- International)
Analysis: U.S.-Cuba relations begin the long thaw Apr 11, 2009
Analysts see the lawmakers' trip and Obama's campaign rhetoric as a way for the new administration to start thawing relations with Cuba before the Fifth Summit of the Americas. The summit will bring together the U.S. president and 33 other leaders from the Western Hemisphere in mid-April in Trinidad and Tobago. (CNN -- World)
RACIN' AROUND: Steele to run at Summit Point Apr 11, 2009
just outside Fort Ritchie, will be at Summit Point, W.Va ... He missed winning the 2006 championship by 50 points due to a late-race crash at Summit Point in the final event. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Indictment of Anti-Castro Militant Could Boost U.S.-Latin Ties Apr 10, 2009
But the Obama Administration, a week before the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, looks set to reverse Posada's good fortune ... Posada and three other Cuban exiles were convicted in 2000 of conspiring to kill Fidel Castro during a summit in Panama ... Still, Obama can add the Posada indictment to the list of fence-mending planks he's taking to Trinidad most of them involving Cuba, which has shaped up to be the central focus of the summit. (Time.com)
Our team-player president Apr 8, 2009
I watched coverage of the G-20 summit with a sense of pride, feeling thankful to be represented by a man with the intelligence, confidence, humanity and quiet strength of Barack Obama. To paraphrase President William Jefferson Clinton in a speech he gave last year, politics is global now -- we must participate in the world as a partner country, not as a separate supreme being. (NJ.com -- Times)
Basketball (1) Apr 8, 2009
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Read the 'News Watch' transcript Apr 7, 2009
I know that in the days leading up to the summit, some of you in the press, some commentators confused honest and open debate with irreconcilable differences ... This from The Washington Post, "In London, a jam packed schedule for Obama. On first trip to Europe since taking office, the president is a dynamo of diplomacy and charm ahead of G-20 summit." ... All right, Bill, you're watching the coverage of the G20 summit along with everybody else, but you're in Washington. (Fox News)
News delivered in good taste Apr 5, 2009
I ate a story about the G20 economic summit in London. It was bland but filling, like a big bowl of oatmeal without much sugar. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Architect to discuss Apr 3, 2009
She has won several awards and lectures widely on urban design, sprawl, planning, changing demographics and public health at conferences that include the United Nations' World Urban Forum II, the Center for Disease Control's summit on public health and urban design, the Congress for the New Urbanism, Clinton Global Initiative University, the National Building Museum, GreenPrints Conference, and the NEA Mayors Institute on City Design. Dunham-Jones received an undergraduate degree in architecture... (NJ.com -- Times)
Daytime soap ends after 72 years Apr 3, 2009
Obama hails 'historic' G20 summit. Weekly world news quiz. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Somerset Hills Bancorp Announces Appointment of Banking Veteran William S. Burns as Chief Financial Officer Apr 3, 2009
Mr. Burns' career in the financial services industry spans 30 years including positions at The Trust Company of New Jersey, as its Chief Financial Officer, The Dime Savings Bank of New York, Summit Bank, and The Bank of New York ... Somerset Hills Bancorp is a bank holding company for Somerset Hills Bank, a full service commercial bank with offices in Bernardsville, Long Valley, Madison, Mendham, Morristown, and Summit, New Jersey. (Primezone Releases)
NJ Assemblyman Munoz dies of heart ailment Apr 1, 2009
The Republican from Summit had served in the state Assembly since 2001. A native of Colts Neck, he graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1974. (NJ.com -- News)
Police: Cook stabs himself, restaurant owner Mar 29, 2009
The cook was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital, while the restaurant owner was brought to Overlook Hospital in Summit. Details on their conditions were not immediately available. (NJ.com -- News)
Olympic and World Champions & Pioneers to Attend Historic Taekwondo Hall of Fame Ceremony Mar 26, 2009
Taekwondo Hall of Fame Ceremony Destined to be a "Summit of Champions, Pioneers and Masters". Teaneck, NJ (PRWEB) March 26, 2009 -- A limited number of tickets are now available to the general public for the 2nd Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony being held Friday April 10, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The NEW Scout.com Top 100 Mar 24, 2009
com Recruiting summit in Pittsburgh last week. Lichtenfels provided a thorough scouting report on Henderson earlier this month, and when the Scout managers came together last week to pour through the National 100 and beyond, Henderson was a unanimous No. 1 pick. (OUInsider.com)
Need to know: Derwent; Disney; Tr... Mar 18, 2009
G20 summit: The leaders of France and Germany said that the top priority for April s G20 summit should be to draw up a new global financial architecture, emphasising the need for regulation rather than more fiscal stimulus measures, as sought by Washington. Separately, Gareth Thomas, the Minister for Trade, Development and Consumer Affairs, said that Britain was "extremely worried that something like 90 million people could end up in poverty". (New York Post -- Business)
Economy high on agenda for Obama, Brazilian leader Mar 15, 2009
The leaders planned to compare notes on two international forums on their schedules next month a meeting of the Group of 20 nations and the Summit of the Americas. Brazil has become a major U.S. trading partner, and its cautious economic policies have helped South America s largest country weather the global financial crisis better than almost all other major economic powers. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
G20 bridges differences before key finance summit Mar 15, 2009
HORSHAM, England, (AFP) Before a key summit on tackling the economic crisis, rich and emerging nations have agreed common ground on hiking IMF funds and stricter market regulation but remain split on stimulus measures. G20 finance ministers on Saturday vowed to take "whatever action is necessary" on the world economic slowdown, after talks preparing for a London summit of world leaders on April 2 ... They played down signs of division between the United States and Europe on how best to boost the... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Bucknell Football Announces 2009 Recruiting Class Mar 14, 2009
born Sept. 21, 1990 in Summit, N.J.. son of Michael and Susan Prendeville. (Bucknellbison.com)
marred Hoboken's Irish celebration last weekend Mar 13, 2009
Most bars, which generally hire extra security, opened at 11 a.m. NJ Transit added 11 extra trains between Summit and Hoboken, but some people were delayed when PATH service was disrupted between Jersey City and Hoboken for about an hour around noon. To control the crowds, police were out in full force, said Lt. Mark Competello. (NJ.com -- News)
U.S. loosens restrictions on Cuba Mar 13, 2009
Analysts see the move as a way for the new Obama administration to start thawing relations with Cuba one month before the Fifth Summit of the Americas brings together the U.S. president and 33 other leaders from the Western Hemisphere in Trinidad and Tobago. "[Cuba] is the issue of greatest symbolic importance," said Peter Hakim, president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue policy institute. (CNN -- World)
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Obama: More School, Less Power Mar 11, 2009
A health care summit is heavy on team-building. Lindsey Hough | March 6, 2009. (Slate)
Maryland, Duke move on in ACC Mar 8, 2009
Summit first round - Maria Boever's 21 points carried 17th-ranked South Dakota State (29-2) to a 77-49 rout of Oral Roberts in Sioux Falls, S.D.. Stanford 77, Arizona St. 68 - Jayne Appel had a season-high 29 points and the second-ranked Cardinal (26-4, 17-1) won the Pac-10 title outright with a home win over the No. 18 Sun Devils (23-7, 15-3). (Boston Globe)
Counterfeit Drug Strategy Proposed Mar 7, 2009
Democrats in Congress, joined by some Republicans, have renewed efforts to legalize such purchases, and many of the nation's governors plan to hold a "summit on prescription drug re-importation" here on Tuesday. Earlier this week, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis P. Zine said the city could save millions of dollars if it purchased medications for municipal employees from Canada. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry)
Reid, Pelosi Swearing Match Over Omnibus Mar 7, 2009
Part of the confusion may be explained by the fact that so many top senators, including Reid, spent so much of Thursday at a White House summit on health care reform. The normal face-to-face floor exchanges didnt happen until the evening, and the episode reflects the strain on Democrats- so busy looking forward with Obamas agenda that they can trip over their own. (CBS News -- 48 Hours)
Insurance workers hit $216M jackpot Mar 5, 2009
In addition to Space, of Manchester Township; Mooney, of Budd Lake; and Oviedo, of Stewartsville, the other winners are: Gerard Solas, of Hillsborough; Anne LaFontaine, of Summit; Linda Harrington, of Bay Head; Melanie Jacob, of Alexandria Township; Joanne Roth, of Basking Ridge; Bill Bollwage, of Bridgewater; and Todd Ellis, of Maplewood. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- International)
What Lies Behind the Cuban Purge Mar 5, 2009
The U.S. President, who is set to attend next month's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad at which Cuba is the only disinvited nation says he favors keeping the embargo largely in place until Cuba demonstrates political reform. But he also knows that opening up to the island is necessary to mending Washington's broken relations with Latin America in general. (Time.com)
Bank of America Charges May Surge as Hedge Funds Mark Mortgages to Market Mar 5, 2009
If your collateral is worth significantly less than the loan, it may be better to compromise and get half a loaf than hold out for the whole loaf and get nothing, says , president of Point View Financial Services Inc., an investment adviser based in Summit, New Jersey. While the and banks agree that loan restructurings are their best defense against an increase in the record last year, so far they have focused on temporary rate reductions and deferred payment plans that rely on economic... (Bloomberg)
Children of color are Feb 28, 2009
Surely not, when even the governor himself, who lived in the elite burg of Summit, chose to send his children to private school instead of the public schools in his ostensibly high-performing school district. The governor, and those who serve him in the state Department of Education, maintain two education systems in this state. (NJ.com -- Times)
Pentagon relaxes casket photo ban Feb 27, 2009
President Obama posed as a fiscal conservative Monday when he hosted a "fiscal responsibility summit.". Is there a disconnect between the White House and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents regarding immigration policies. (Insight on the News)
Center Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.09 Per Share Feb 27, 2009
Banking centers are located in Union Township (6 locations), Berkeley Heights, Boonton/Mountain Lakes, Madison, Millburn/Vauxhall, Morristown, Springfield, and Summit, New Jersey. The Bank also operates remote ATM locations in the Chatham and Madison, New Jersey Transit train stations, and the Boys and Girls Club of Union. (Primezone Releases)
Slumdog entrepreneurs Feb 23, 2009
Sam Daley-Harris, from Princeton, is founder of the Microcredit Summit Campaign (microcreditsummit. org), which seeks to reach 175 million poorest families with microcredit, and of RESULTS (results. (NJ.com -- Times)
Why Obama Should Talk to Chávez Feb 21, 2009
That fact alone should prompt President Obama to break with the failed policies of his predecessors and meet with Ch;vez ahead of April's Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. (First item: reinstating each other's ambassadors, who were expelled from Washington and Caracas last year after Ch;vez accused the U.S. envoy of conspiring against him. (Time.com)
Over 100 UMass Athletes Named To A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Feb 14, 2009
University of Massachusetts - Official Athletic Site - Athletics News. Bernadette McGlade named 1,162 student-athletes to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. (Umassathletics.com)
