| Father panics as SUV is stolen Woman takes vehicle with infant inside
A trip to return a DVD rental left a Las Vegas father with the worry of a lifetime Thursday morning when a woman stole the vehicle carrying his infant son. The man, who was not identified by police, stopped in front of the Albertson's at 7350 S. Rainbow Blvd. to return a movie to a storefront kiosk about 10:20 a.m. He left his son in the sport-utility vehicle with the engine running, Las Vegas police said. He was 10 to 15 feet from the vehicle when a woman hopped behind the wheel and sped away, officer Bill Cassell said. A Salvation Army bell ringer, who asked to be identified only as Fitzgerald, saw the vehicle zip by with the father running along the driver's side. .
Allegiant to Hold Live Webcast of Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2007 ...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT) will hold its conference call for fourth quarter and full-year 2007 financial results on Jan. 30, 2008. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available through the company's Investor Relations website homepage at http://ir.allegiantair.com. The webcast will be also be archived on the "Events & Presentations" section of the site. About the Company Las Vegas based Allegiant Travel Company (Nasdaq: ALGT), is focused on linking travelers in small cities to world-class leisure destinations such as Las Vegas, Nev., Phoenix, Ariz., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Orlando, Fla. and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. Through its subsidiary, Allegiant Air, the Company operates a low-cost, high-efficiency, all-jet passenger airline offering air travel both on a stand-alone basis and bundled with hotel rooms, rental cars and other travel related services.
Carlsbad residents pen anti-Wal-Mart valentines
Mendez said it's too early to say what the project will look like or how large it will be. But it will sell groceries and retail items, he said."This will be a store that fits nicely on that 17 acres," he said.Some of Thursday's protesters said Wal-Mart's entry into Carlsbad would bring increased crime and traffic. Others were skeptical that the company could pull off a classy store."What are they going to do, put a $100 bottle of wine on the shelves and call it upscale?" said Patricia Mehan, 65, president of the Terraces' homeowners association. "I don't believe them."Wal-Mart supporters herald the chain's low prices and its variety of offerings, but the company is no stranger to opposition.Community groups, environmental activists and unions representing grocery workers have been Wal-Mart's most vocal critics in other locations.San Marcos residents took to the ballot box in 2004 to block a Wal-Mart proposed for the southwest corner of their city.
Public has its say today on Sanibel tolls
Avoiding rush hour on the Sanibel Causeway could save drivers money with lower tolls during nonpeak hours.
That is just one of the tolling alternatives the Lee County Department of Transportation is looking at to relieve rush hour bottlenecks on the bridge.
The department will hold a workshop this evening to gather public input on the alternatives and take suggestions.
The program is not aimed at increasing or decreasing toll revenue.
Its to do with improving congestion on the causeway and therefore on the island, said Michela Meucci of Cella Molnar & Associates, public information consultant.
Lee DOT has found that weekday peak hours for traveling onto the island appear to be 7 to 9 a.m. and for traveling off the island 3 to 6 p.m., but those hours are still being analyzed.
kf Feels Brad Grey's Pain!
He then says ratings are not that important. "This is, first and foremost, a battle for journalistic excellence." ... P.S.: Marketwatch's fawning inerviewer, Jon Friedman, explains Klein's ratings non-triumph, after almost two years on the job: CNN most likely won't make any dramatic strides until the U.S. acts to have a Democrat living in the White House. How will that work? Doesn't being in opposition tend to help ideological media institutions like FOX? [Via TVNewswer, Romenesko] ... Down the Enemies List: Meanwhile, BMW designer Chris Bangle, the Jon Klein of the auto industry, tells a Britain's Independent: What makes the car alive is for it to be responsive, animate. ... There has to be more of a message than 'I'm beautiful, I'm powerful, I'm sexy'.
Wild Card -- Weekend
Outfielder Matt Lawton is shown running the bases as a Pittsburgh Pirate in spring training camp last year. Now, he's the latest signing by the Seattle Mariners. But he won't be with them on opening day no matter how great a spring he has because he'll be serving a suspension for steroid use at the end of last season here. 1. Freelancer Milt Priggee/Gig Harbor is enjoying the resurgence of the Seattle Seahawks as much as anyone in the NW this holiday season here. 2. Jim Junior Nice killed his three children with a combination of over-the-counter medication and rat poison, allege documents filed Thursday in 5th District Court, according to Terry Smith/Twin Falls News-Tribune, here. 3. Boise State fans are upset after hearing rumors that Coach Dan Hawkins, who will relinquish the reins of the Broncos to become the UColorado head coach, is recruiting some of the same players as BSU here.
IStar Financial Announces Departure Of CAO; Names Successor - Update ...
The New York-based finance company that focuses on the commercial real estate industry said its Chief Financial Officer Catherine Rice would assume the role of principal accounting officer.
iStar reported a loss allocable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of $80.4 million or a loss of $0.62 per share compared to income of $81.1 million or $0.65 per share in the corresponding period last year, hurt by surge in costs and expenses. Total revenues for the fourth quarter were $413.8 million, up from $259.0 million in the equivalent quarter of the earlier year.
For the fiscal year 2007, iStar's net income allocable to common shareholders of $196.6 million or $1.51 per share was much lower than $332.5 million or $2.79 per share in the prior year.
Looking ahead, the company said it expects fiscal year 2008 GAAP earnings of $4.00 - $4.50 per share.
Study: For women, heart risks fade but new cancers arise
That heart trouble associated with hormones may not be permanent is good news for millions of women who quit taking them after the government study was halted six years ago because of heart risks and breast cancer. But the new risks for other cancers, particularly lung tumors, in women who had taken estrogen-progestin pills for about five years puzzled the researchers and outside experts. Those risks "were completely unanticipated," said Dr. Gerardo Heiss of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, lead author of the follow-up analysis. The analysis focused on participants' health in the first two to three years after the study's end. During that time, those who'd taken hormones but stopped were 24 percent more likely to develop any kind of cancer than women who'd taken dummy pills during the study.
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