10/15/09 The Stamford Briefing

• Insult, Meet Injury: Chimp Victim May Lose Out
  posted on October 16, 2009 09:45:23 am
  ... the woman's crippling injuries should be subject to workman's compensation instead of a civil court judgment. (The Stamford Advocate, via AP) If a judge agrees, it would mean Charla Nash a ' who was blinded in the attack, has difficulty walking and ...
• Oil hits one-year high over US$77 on U.S. data
  posted on October 16, 2009 08:42:22 am
  ... runs. "What stands out is the big draw in the gasoline," said Gene McGillian, analyst for Tradition Energy, in Stamford, Connecticut. "But when you look at the numbers more closely, you see that there was such a large decline in refinery utilization ...
• Connecticut fall foliage nearing peak
  posted on October 16, 2009 08:16:50 am
  ... a reminder that fall's foliage is fleeting. The colors typically last in Connecticut until early to mid-November. Stamford resident Peter Cloudas said it can be hard to imagine canopies of brilliant hues further north, when many of the leaves are ...
• Fair fares: Are some train tickets too cheap?
  posted on October 16, 2009 06:23:23 am
  ... miles. And on the upscale New Canaan line, traveling from that town to New York City costs no more than going from Stamford to the city - making the eight-mile ride from Stamford to New Canaan "free." On the main line our fares are based on a ...
• RIM Introduces BlackBerry Storm2 to Fix Flaws, Challenge Apple's IPhone
  posted on October 16, 2009 06:05:00 am
  ... in the recession than the broader handset market, climbing 27 percent worldwide in the second quarter, according to Stamford, Connecticut-based Gartner Inc. The overall mobile-handset market dropped 6.1 percent. a Enormously Competitivea a oeIta s ...
• RIM's Balsillie Makes a `Land Grab' for Customers With $28.88 BlackBerry
  posted on October 16, 2009 05:52:58 am
  ... 27 percent worldwide in the second quarter as the broader mobile-handset market dropped 6.1 percent, according to Stamford, Connecticut-based Gartner Inc. Stock Performance RIM dropped 86 cents to $68.34 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock ...
• Oil hits one-year high over $77 on U.S. product draw
  posted on October 16, 2009 04:05:02 am
  ... runs. "What stands out is the big draw in the gasoline," said Gene McGillian, analyst for Tradition Energy, in Stamford, Connecticut. "But when you look at the numbers more closely, you see that there was such a large decline in refinery utilization ...
• CIT said to be in talks to amend $29 billion swap
  posted on October 16, 2009 03:34:17 am
  ... plus 83.4 percent of equity in the reorganized company, according to an Oct. 8 report from CRT Capital Group LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. This excludes most unsecured notes maturing after 2018, which are left in place, CRT said. The exchange offer ...
• Stamford announces first swine flu clinic
  posted on October 16, 2009 03:18:54 am
  ... though medical officials warn this is only the "tip of the iceberg," because most people get better on their own, Stamford Hospital's director of infectious diseases Dr. Michael Parry said. "August and September were really quiet, we saw maybe one ...
• Is there any good pizza in Stamford?
  posted on October 16, 2009 02:10:09 am
  I have lived in Stamford for almost three years now and still cannot find a great pizza place.
• Electronic Pressure Switch
  posted on October 16, 2009 01:45:39 am
  ... vailable in both gage and absolute pressure references from 15 psia to 9000 psig. Omega Engineering, Inc. Box 4047, Stamford, CT 06907-0047. See similar products
• Gartner Highlights Five Issues Enterprises Should Examine With Upcoming Launch of Windows 7
  posted on October 16, 2009 01:20:07 am
  STAMFORD, Conn., The move to Microsoft's latest operating system , Windows 7, is all but inevitable for most organizations, and Gartner, Inc.
• Buffalo Recycling Enterprises Installs Bollegraaf Single-Stream System
  posted on October 15, 2009 12:00:00 pm
  ... system at its Hopkins Street material recovery facility (MRF) that was supplied by Van Dyk Baler Corp. , Stamford, Conn. The system features a triple-deck OCC (old corrugated container) screen, a double-deck ONP (old newspaper) screens with a ...
• Chimp Owner Wants Suit Treated As Workers' Compensation Claim
  posted on October 16, 2009 12:52:00 am
  ... when his owner, Sandra Herold, asked her friend and employee Charla Nash to help lure him back into her house in Stamford. The animal ripped off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids, and she remains in stable condition at the Cleveland Clinic. >> ...
• Pitney Bowes Files Suit Against Zumbox
  posted on October 16, 2009 12:01:53 am
  ... Zumbox, alleging the Westlake Village start-up's 'paperless mail' service infringes on its patents. Pitney Bowes, a Stamford, Conn. public company, is best known for its postal scales but has expanded into online communications products and invested ...
• Korn Ferry, Teleos find new homes at RFR buildings
  posted on October 15, 2009 11:53:00 pm
  With the announcement of General Reinsurance Corp.'s departure by the end of January from the sprawling East Main Street office building in Stamford it has occupied for 25 years, other tenants are fleeing the complex as well, and the owner of two commercial properties is benefiting from the arrival of two of them.
• Malloy, Bysiewicz Lead In Gubernatorial Fundraising: Capitol Watch
  posted on October 15, 2009 09:43:16 pm
  ... in an e-mail controversy, the Democrats who are trying to get her job are out raising money as quickly as they can. Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy is in the fundraising lead with $373,000 from almost 1,700 contributors, while Secretary of the State ...
• Using Event Processing in Business Applications
  posted on October 15, 2009 08:47:03 pm
  ... click here to download it for free. W. Roy Schulte is Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner Inc. in Stamford Connecticut. Mr. Schulte was a co-author of the 1996 report that introduced the term SOA to the industry. He also originated ...
• Chimp owner tries to limit damages
  posted on October 15, 2009 07:49:17 pm
  This Oct. 20, 2003 file photo shows Travis, a 10-year-old chimpanzee, sitting in the corner of his playroom at the home of Sandra and Jerome Herold in Stamford, Conn.
• In Race For Governor, Stamford Mayor Leads Democrats In Fundraising
  posted on October 15, 2009 07:33:13 pm
  ... in an e-mail controversy, the Democrats who are trying to get her job are out raising money as quickly as they can. Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy is in the fundraising lead with $373,000 from almost 1,700 contributors, while Secretary of the State ...