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Letter: Better fill up before gas prices rise again (Appeal-Democrat)
The A-D recent wrote: “Y-S gas prices drop $1.13 in a month on plummeting oil.” My first reaction was.... I wonder why? Why did they (whomever the ‘they’ are) drop the price of crude oil? Why do we view news with skepticism and distrust?

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Oil prices fall again as demand for fuel withers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices continued to fall Tuesday as a government report showed that gasoline prices in October plunged further than they ever have and home heating oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas fell substantially.

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Oil prices steady despite signs demand falling (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices fluctuated Tuesday even as the government reported that gasoline prices recorded their largest drop ever in October and prices for home heating oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum gas fell substantially.

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Oil prices keep falling despite greater usage (The Columbus Dispatch)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices continued to fall yesterday as a government report showed that gasoline prices in October plunged further than they ever have and home heating oil, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas also fell substantially.

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Oil and Gas: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
OIL AND GASOklahoma crude oil prices, posted as of 5 p.m. Tuesday:Oklahoma Sweet:Sunoco Inc. — $50.75Oklahoma Sour: Sunoco Inc. — $38.75Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activities posted Nov. 11:Completions: Adair: Range Production Co.; Wilson No. 2-29 Well; SW1/4 NW1/4 SE1/4 NW1/4 of 29-25N-01W; 48 barrels oil per day, 66,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 4,450.Alfalfa: Special Energy Corp.; Wheeler No. 1 ...

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Petrobras Clarifies Business Plan, Contracting of Drilling Rigs (Rigzone)
Petrobras has clarified some news published yesterday regarding the revision of its Business Plan and the postponement of the contracting of drilling rigs.

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Groups launch campaign targeting oil, gas industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Conservation groups are raising questions about the oil and gas industry by putting up billboards linking drilling with harmful effects on wildlife, air quality and land.

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Gas firms pull rigs, complain state obstructs Marcellus drilling (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Some companies spending millions of dollars to tap a natural gas boom in Western Pennsylvania are moving their rigs to other states, saying the state`s drilling requirements are confusing and inconsistent, and permits are slow in coming.

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Drilling Rigs Could Mar Iconic Views (Hartford Courant)
The view of Delicate Arch natural bridge — an unspoiled landmark so iconic it`s on Utah`s license plates — could one day include a drilling platform under a proposal that environmentalists call a Bush administration ";fire sale"; for the oil and gas industry.

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Ensco, Noble Pick Up Rig Contracts with Mexico`s Pemex (Rigzone)
U.S. drillers Ensco International and Noble Corp. have won $456 million in contracts to rent offshore drilling rigs to Mexico`s state oil company, said Petroleos Mexicanos on Tuesday.

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Finance For Life Bails Out Producers Needing Life Insurance Premium Finance Loans (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
";October and November Show High Success Rate In Funding Life Insurance Policies,"; Comments Company President

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Finance For Life Bails Out Producers Needing Life Insurance Premium Finance Loans (PRWeb)
";October and November Show High Success Rate In Funding Life Insurance Policies,"; Comments Company President (PRWeb Nov 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1614534.htm

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Financing a funeral without the anguish (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Thinking about funerals isn`t pleasant, but there is a lot to be gained by planning ahead.

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China Life, SingAir, Wan Hai: Asia Ex-Japan Stocks Preview (Bloomberg)
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Asia trading , excluding Japan. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close, unless noted otherwise.

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Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
The New York-Penn Blood Service, the blood collection headquarters for Tompkins County, reports an acute blood shortage in our region.

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Step 1. Is there an insurable interest? (Mondaq)
In evaluating the issue of whether there is an insurable interest on the life of the insured, there are three fundamental questions that have to be answered.

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PUBLIC NOTICES (Babylon Beacon)
ACCOUNTING CITATION File No. 188 A 2006 SURROGATE`S COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To Carle DiMauro Donna Di Mauro Nicholas DeGeorge Thomas

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Omega Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results; Reaffirms Fourth Quarter Guidance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TIMONIUM, Md.----Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The Company also reported Funds From Operations available to common stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2008 of $23.9 million or $0.31 per common share.

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PUBLIC NOTICES (Babylon Beacon)
ACCOUNTING CITATION File No. 188 A 2006 SURROGATE`S COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent To Carle DiMauro Donna Di Mauro Nicholas DeGeorge Thomas DeGeorge Anna Campanella Henry L. Bennedriti John Bennudriti, Jr. Henry Savino Michael Saudino Amelia N. Rosa NYS Attorney General Hanover Insurance Co.

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LEGAL NOTICES 10-23-08 (Drummer)
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

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5 Basic Steps on Investing Miami Commercial Real Estate (Turks.US)
Sometimes, investing is a bit hard than usual, the most beautiful property could be a part of the worst real estate investment you`ve ever made. Remember that Miami commercial real estate investing is all about the deal, the terms, the location and the return on investment.

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Commercial real estate struggles in Ketchum (Idaho Mountain Express and Guide)
Walk around downtown Ketchum, and the truth is inescapable: The commercial real estate market is soft.

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The Business of Florida Real Estate: Timely Information, Trusted Analysis and Valuable Resources Online (GlobeSt.com)
IS IT THE TIME TO BUY? Last week’s GlobeSt.com Quick Poll asked readers if now is the time to buy commercial real estate. A total of 62% of voters responded that it is the right time, while 24% voted “you’re crazy,” and 14% indicated it was a “stupid question.

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Q&A: Five Questions With John Combs of RiverRock Real Estate (CoStar Group)
John Combs founded RiverRock Real Estate Group in Santa Ana, CA in 2002 and has grown the commercial real estate management and leasing firm internally and through joint ventures -- especially during the last two years, which includes a JV this year with...

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Other News in Brief: Thomas Properties Completes $1.15B Blackstone Austin Buy; Tishman Speyer Closes European Real ... (Commercial Property News)
templatedata/editors/article/data/20070606_news_briefs1_cpn 2 Y Y June 6, 2007 Commercial Property News NATIONAL NONE Online Other News in Brief: Thomas Properties Completes $1.15B Blackstone Austin Buy; Tishman Speyer Closes European Real Estate Venture VI Fund; Principal Real Estate Investors Closes New Fund; Enterprise Hires Redmond as New Director for Multi-Family Mortgage Finance; Malibu ...

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Investor`s Corner: Grasp Of Cycle Is Crucial To Savvy Investing (Investor`s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
In ";The Art of War,"; the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu wrote that if you know your enemy and yourself, you will prevail. If you know yourself but not the enemy, the odds are even. If you know neither yourself nor the enemy, then all your actions are at risk.

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Investor`s Corner: Grasp Of Cycle Is Crucial To Savvy Investing (Investor`s Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
In ";The Art of War,"; the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu wrote that if you know your enemy and yourself, you will prevail. If you...

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Addax Bank launches $35m `Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund` (AME Info)
Leading Bahrain-based bank, Addax Bank, in partnership with the premier international art fund manager, The Fine Art Fund Group, announced the launch of a $35m `Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund by Addax` in parallel with the largest fair for modern and contemporary art, ArtParis- Abu Dhabi.

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Addax Bank launches US$ 35 million `Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund by Addax` in cooperation with The Fine Art Fund Group (Zawya)
MANAMA, BAHRAIN 19 November, 2008 - Leading Bahrain-based bank, Addax Bank, in partnership with the premier international art fund manager, The Fine Art Fund Group, announced the launch of a US$ 35 million `Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund by Addax` in parallel with the largest fair for modern and contemporary art, ArtParis- Abu Dhabi which is taking place at the Emirates Palace from November 18 to ...

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Our art’s going places (The New Straits Times)
Zulkifli Yusoff says art is about society’s ability to think. FRANCIS DASS speaks to National Art Gallery director-general Dr Mohamed Najib Ahmad Dawa in conjunction with the gallery’s 50th anniversary and finds him to be an inspiration behind the thriving arts scene.

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