Byline: Associated Press
ALBANY More than $113 million in federal aid, held up for years in many cases, will finally make its way to local governments, Gov. George Pataki announced Sunday.
The money stems from a dispute between the state and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over how to allocate …
Banks and brokers will fail to crack the retail gem that is the high-net worth investor unless they seek unprecedented partnerships with real estate, tax and law experts. They also should spend wisely on cleansing and integrating disparate back-office databases so they can offer complete arrays of financial services-akin to the family office-to this most demanding customer.
It's the nimble ability of the family office, experts say, to offer a full-spectrum of highly personalized and trusted services, whether it's in tax or estate planning, real estate or investing, that major banks and brokers must emulate, and for which they're essentially competing against in the grab for wealth management dollars.
The challenges go beyond writing …
Third-seeded Serena Williams clinched the Bangalore Open title Sunday, defeating fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 in the final.
Williams dominated the 1 hour 23 minute contest with her powerful serve and ground strokes. Schnyder committed several unforced errors in trying to hit deep and keep Williams at the baseline, a ploy that often saw her hitting long or wide.
"It's good to be a champ here, it always feels good to win," said Williams.
"I did not want to make too many errors. That was my game plan, but I did not stick to it," she said. "It wasn't my best match. Patty played well and forced me to do …
The country-pop star was late for an appointment to talk abouther brooding new album, "Interiors," because she was stuck behind theeasel. Cash had been painting a picture of a distraught woman with atriangle drawn on her throat.
Even for a woman who says she enjoys "taking flashlights intodark corners" in her music and painting, "Interiors" is a sharp turninward.
It's a vulnerable album for a woman who, with husband RodneyCrowell, formed a hip royal couple on the Nashville music sceneduring the 1980s.
The songs on the …
A five-strong team of pupils from years seven to eleven travelled to Whitby to take part in the annual quiz in aid of Saint Catherineas Hospice in Scarborough, which was hosted by Wes Stakes from Yorkshire Coast Radio.
Headlands were up against teams from six different schools including Scarborough College, Graham School, St Augustineas School, Fyling Hall School and two teams from Whitby School.
After a nervous start, Headlands gained in confidence and made steady ground against some strong opposition.
Each team had three rounds a general knowledge, spelling and a themed round that was chosen at random.
Keeping their heads under pressure, …
Byline: KENNETH AARON Staff Writer
ALBANY - How menacing are the University at Albany's Campus Action and Campus Greens chapters?
Menacing enough that the Department of Defense included a pair of protests by the groups on a database of potential threats ear lier this year.
The list, posted this week on MSNBC's Web site, showed that the Pentagon ultimately deemed the on-campus protests last spring against military recruiters to be less than threatening.
But the notion of the government spying on peace activists alarmed the students, UAlbany President Kermit Hall and free-speech advocates alike.
"It's threatening democratic rights," …
MINNEAPOLIS -- First Bank System Inc. said its board has approved the redemption of the $89 million outstanding amount of the company's 10.5% …
