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Thieves pry bronze Virgin Mary statue from church

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Thieves may have to take an awkward trip to the confessional. A bronze statue of the Virgin Mary was lifted from a Catholic church in Newport Beach. Police Lt. Craig Fox said the 4-to-5 foot statue was pried from its base on the front of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church on Friday night.

Virginians motorcycling to build bridges

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A Virginia man says he is taking his daughter and stepson with him on a 9,000-mile motorcycle journey to help build bridges in third-world countries.

ReelSEO to Speak on Video Search Engine Optimization at PubCon Conference

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2008 -- ReelSEO, a first-of-its-kind website dedicated to providing unique insight and informative articles on the ever-growing use of online video marketing and video search engine optimization (video SEO), is sending its experts to participate on panel discussions for the upcoming PubCon Webmaster convention. ReelSEO's experts are scheduled to be speaking on several panels, including the "Video Search Engine Optimization" session as well as the "Interactive Site Reviews: Focus on Video" session.

Fans say ticket sales are Phishy as brokers ask hundreds

Newport News fan Sean Gilbert, who also failed to buy tickets through official channels, was puzzled to see brokering site TicketsNow offer them just moments after the official sale began. That Ticketmaster channeled unsatisfied customers to TicketsNow directly from its Web site made him more suspicious.

Terry Bradshaw to be Keynote Speaker at Hacker Industries, Inc.'s 25th Anniversary Conference Nov. 12-15, 2008 in New Orleans

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- Four-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Terry Bradshaw will be the keynote speaker at Hacker Industries, Inc.'s 25th Anniversary Licensed Applicator Conference in New Orleans, LA from November 12-15, 2008. Hacker Industries, Inc. will host its network of Licensed Applicators, who are trained and certified to install Hacker Industries, Inc.'s line of FIRM-FILL brand Gypsum Concretes and acoustical control mats across North America.

Las Vegas' First Online Auction of New Homes Attracts Hundreds of Interested Buyers with Only Two Weeks Left to Bid

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Business Wire) -- The month-long auction campaign of a well-known regional developer's year end closeout of homes in northern Las Vegas has already reached the halfway mark, leaving interested buyers just two weeks to visit the properties, conduct due diligence, and place a competitive bid. The auction, held by LFC Group of Companies, a Southern California online auction marketing company, on its residential real estate website FRE.com(R) (www.FRE.com/295R4), ends November 6.

Artist who lost hand exhibits searing works

Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Matt Sesow was just 8 years old when he learned about the cruelty of chance and the pain of being permanently disfigured.

Day Software Awarded for Support of Open Source Development

BASEL, Switzerland & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - (Business Wire) Day Software (SWX:DAYN) (OTCQX:DYIHY), a leading provider of global content management and content infrastructure software, today announced that the Swiss Open Systems User Group has honored Day Software with the Swiss Open Source Award 2008 in the business category. In honor of the Swiss Year of Informatics, the independent foundation developed this inaugural award to support the reputation of free and open software in Switzerland.

Day Software Awarded for Support of Open Source Development

BASEL, Switzerland & NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Day Software (SWX:DAYN) (OTCQX:DYIHY), a leading provider of global content management and content infrastructure software, today announced that the Swiss Open Systems User Group has honored Day Software with the Swiss Open Source Award 2008 in the business category. In honor of the Swiss Year of Informatics, the independent foundation developed this inaugural award to support the reputation of free and open software in Switzerland.

Downey and PFF Bank join the list of failed banks

p>Washington, November 23: Twenty two and still counting! Banks continue to fall like nine pins. Newport Beach based Downey Savings and Loan Association and Pomona based PFF Bank & Trust were the latest to join the ignominious list of banks that have failed this year.

US regulators shut two California banks

WASHINGTON (Agencies): U.S. regulators have shut down two banks based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state. The failures of Downey Savings and Loan Association, based in Newport Beach, and PFF Bank & Trust of Pomona brought the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 22. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the U.S. agency that insures bank deposits, was appointed receiver of the two thrifts. U.S. Bank, based in Minneapolis, acquired all the deposits of both. Downey, the 23rd-largest U.S. savings and loan, had assets of $12.8 billion and deposits of $9.7 billion as of Sept. 30. PFF, the 38th-largest, had assets of $3.7 billion and $2.4 billion in deposits. Thrifts, also known as savings and loans, differ from other banks in that, by law, they must have at least 65 perc

E-tail Experience

A recent Consumer Reports study found L.L. Bean, Zappos and Lands’ End among the top-rated e-tailers for quality, “more-accurate descriptions and sizing information, an informative Web site, and an easy way to order and return items.” More than 25,000 consumers were queried about their shopping experiences at 39 online retail stores. The survey also found that 85 percent of respondents were “very or completely satisfied with their online clothes-shopping experiences.” The New York–based research firm also found few complaints about any retailers, although Chadwick’s, Haband and Newport News earned low scores for quality, ordering and fit. The full report will be featured in the December issue of Consumer Reports magazine and online at www.

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