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- Colesville Partners To Target Broad Range of Real Estate Investments
- DAF XF105 is First for Removals Firm
- USDA Hides Another Biotech Disaster
- … Reveals PuRAMxpress Ultra High-Speed Storage Technology;…
- RedHerring.com — The Business of Technology
- Intersil Deploys Impinj’s AEON/MTP Nonvolatile Memory in Digital…

Colesville Partners To Target Broad Range of Real Estate Investments
Commercial Property News – Aug 30, 2006
“We’re looking for value-added opportunities,” Hanley noted. “Projects where our combination of capital and expertise,” he stressed, “will create value in the future. The company is targeting a broad range of sectors, including office, hotels, resorts, multi-family, self-storage, golf, commercial and special-use facilities. “We’ve got experience in some or all of those areas, and we want to find areas where our management has expertise,” added Hanley. Formed in August 2006, the company has a collective experience of more than 100 years, which includes gross investments of more than $3 billion. With more than $300 million in equity, Colesville Partners’ target leverage is 65 percent.

DAF XF105 is First for Removals Firm
Transport News Network – Aug 30, 2006
But for a vehicle that is plated at just 31 tonnes – and often runs at much less than that – this still provides a more than ample power to weight ratio of 13. Today the company runs 43 vehicles and has over 100,000 square feet of storage space at its three locations. This includes both container storage and self-storage, which is increasingly in demand.

USDA Hides Another Biotech Disaster
AlterNet – Aug 30, 2006
LL601 was field-tested from 1998 to 2001 under permits granted by the USDA, but Bayer Corp Science, the developer of the experimental rice, did not seek commercial approval for it. The contamination was only disclosed after Bayer notified the USDA itself. Currently, the government relies on self-reporting from food companies to determine genetically engineered (G. ) contamination, rather than a federal testing system. The USDA dismissed concerns that companies may not always “self-report” or even be aware of their mistakes, which would lead to further undetected contamination of unapproved G… Riceland, a farmer-owned cooperative that markets rice produced by Southern farmers, issued a press release on August 18, saying it first discovered the contamination in January. Riceland conducted its own tests from several grain-storage locations and found: “A significant number tested positive for the Bayer trait. The positive results were geographically dispersed and random throughout the rice-growing area. “Riceland notified Bayer of the contamination in May, but did not notify the public or the government. Johanns indicated that an economic motive was behind the government?s delay of nearly three weeks before informing the public about the contamination, as the government anticipated foreign rice importers might reject the product. The Secretary said the USDA spent the time preparing tests for rice importers to check the product for contamination.

… Reveals PuRAMxpress Ultra High-Speed Storage Technology;…
Free with registration – Business Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Aug 30, 2006
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — L International Computers Inc. “L” (Pink Sheets:LITL), a renowned manufacturer of high-performance computers and personal technology, today revealed a breakthrough high-speed storage technology to be standard on all L branded Desktop, Workstation and Server products.

RedHerring.com — The Business of Technology
Red Herring – Aug 30, 2006
The service, called PlayNow, is carried by a number of global phone carriers, but is not yet available in the United States. A more robust version of the service could allow the mobile company?s customers to download music over the air directly to their cell phones. If Sony Ericsson is moving in this direction, it would not be the first mobile phone company to try to grab a share of the growing digital music market. Earlier this month,. 1 handset maker, announced plans to acquire Seattle-based music distribution company… In the past year, cell phone makers?including Sony Ericsson?and wireless carriers have hooked up with music downloading services to allow users to download and listen to music on their phones. In 2005, Sony Ericsson introduced a Walkman music phone and announced its collaboration with Sony?s music download service, Connect, an online digital music store open to mobile phone users. Analysts say that as mobile phone companies develop music players with better sound and more storage for tunes, and a better battery life, these devices could present a significant challenge to Apple?s iPod and iTunes music store. ?The threat is that they?ll have big libraries and they?ll give away the music,? said Mr.

Intersil Deploys Impinj’s AEON/MTP Nonvolatile Memory in Digital…
Design and Reuse – Design and Reuse (press release) – Aug 30, 2006
is a semiconductor and RFID company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon® technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and semiconductor intellectual property (IP). A leading contributor to the RFID standards for high volume supply-chain applications worldwide, Impinj leverages its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver the GrandPrix solution, comprising tags, readers, software and systems integration to offer RFID that just works. Impinj’s innovative IP products, core to the company’s RFID tags, are licensed to leading semiconductor companies worldwide, allowing them to seamlessly integrate crucial nonvolatile memory (NVM) alongside analog and digital functionality on a single chip. Impinj’s IP products include the popular AEON® family of embeddable cores, which provides rewriteable NVM technology in logic CMOS manufacturing. For more information, visit… The Company’s products address some of the industry’s fastest growing markets such as flat panel displays, cell phones, handheld products and notebook computing. Intersil’s product families address both power management and analog signal processing functions. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the Company’s web site and career page at.