| HS HOCKEY: Will East pulls away late for a 6-2 victory over Niagara ...
For the Flames, a six-goal outburst was a welcome change for coach Mike Torrillo."That's been our story the last five or six games, we've missed opportunities," he said. "We finally finished."Niagara Falls (3-14 overall, 3-8 Federation small schools) again cut the lead to one early in the third period, as Thomas Hanna banged home a loose puck in front, with assists going to Vinny Edwards and A.J. Catalano.As they did all afternoon, however, the Flames came back. Eric Bogart scored on a backhand from the left side at the 10:12 mark, opening the floodgates for Williamsville East (10-6-3, 6-3-2). Lucey then scored on a two-on-one off a nice pass from James Faran. Williamsville East finished the scoring with 1:29 left when Gary Styn beat Niagara Falls goalie Vincent Merante. The Flames finished with 27 shots, to 18 for Niagara Falls.
Mayor Mounce: Redevelopment meeting 'waste of time, money'
Calling this week's redevelopment workshop "a waste of time and money," Lodi Mayor JoAnne Mounce sounded off Friday about the city's inability to bring more average Janes and Joes together to talk about their future."Where's the community? Where is everybody?" the mayor implored, during an interview Friday morning. "We've spent a boat load of money on (redevelopment) brochures and community outreach, but it's not working."That's not to mention the spread of sandwich wraps, meatballs and fruit slices the city purchased for the meeting, which Mounce also called a waste of money.Thursday's workshop was held at the LOEL Center on South Washington Street, in the heart of the city's proposed redevelopment district.Roughly 50 people attended, with city officials and real estate professionals making up a large chunk of the crowd.Mounce, who's been skeptical of the city's redevelopment plans, said she saw hardly any Eastside residents there — and compared the overall message to a "sales job" by city leaders.Vice Mayor Larry Hansen, who was not able to attend the meeting, defended the city's outreach efforts.
Fortis warns of sub-prime losses
Belgian bank Fortis has warned that its losses connected to bad US sub-prime mortgage debt could be as much as 1bn euros ($1.47bn; 743m). As a result, it said its 2007 profits are likely to fall to 3bn euros from the previous estimate of 4bn euros. The bank's statement comes after much market speculation about the extent of its sub-prime losses. Global banks may need to raise an extra $143bn to cover the continuing credit crisis, a report said last week. The study by Barclays Capital said the banks would need the extra money if bond insurers, who insure the debt offerings at the centre of the US sub-prime crisis, have their credit ratings cut. If the credit ratings are reduced, it is likely to lead to banks reporting bigger losses on their sub-prime debt, as the value of the outstanding debt would in turn be reduced still further.
Moving to Where the Sun Shines
United has been doing this since 1977, so there's more than a bit of statistical validity to the findings. Surprise, surprise! Movement out of the Great Lakes region increased in 2007, while the South and West generally showed an inbound migration trend. For 2007, United says, the accounting is based on the 212,917 interstate household moves it handled among in the “lower 48" and D.C. In what should warm the hearts of Republicans in this presidential election year, the South became the No. 1 migration spot last year, with North Carolina coming in as the top destination (61.6% inbound). Alabama (57.9%) had its fifth year as a high-inbound location, while South Carolina (57.8%) continued its 14-year inbound tradition. West Virginia (55.7%) and Tennessee (55.1%) rounded out the high-inbound list for the South.
Retirees: Growth still counts
The stock market heads south just as you've retired, or are about to. It's the worst-case scenario you've always feared. Is it time to scour the help-wanted ads? Do you have to put your post-work life on hold? Not if you've taken the time to prepare, financial planners said. .
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