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How did Obama get Crist’s support?
We’d like to think the conversation went something like the phone call between Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Tom Cruise in the movie “Jerry McGuire.”
A Bay Village man let a $10 parking ticket issued in May snowball into a warrant arrest on Feb. 7. He pled on Nov. 25, but did not pay his then-$126 fine and costs. In December, he sent up a payment plan, but then defaulted. A warrant was issued in January.

Oh, joy. President Obama said last night that the federal government is the ONLY institution with the wherewithal to pull our economy out of the pit (that’s a socialistic mantra if I’ve ever heard one). Today the Senate brainiacs in Washington passed the 850 Billion dollar “spendulous” package. And the markets jumped for joy, right?
Wrong. They plummeted. Again.

When he was stopped in Bay Village, the contempt warrant was served on him. In a remarkable show of alacrity, Mr. McFeely's Speedy Delivery rushed the now-$216 fine and costs to our station before he was booked into the jail.

Show Me The Money! Andy McDonald Signs Extension.
Not exactly a Zetterberg - ish type contract and salary, but McDonald has reportedly signed on for another 4 year tour of duty with the young, but talented Blues. The deal is worth $18.8 million. St. Louis has been decimated by injuries this season, with Andy

“The first thing early-stage businesses need to do before they seek investment is develop their business plans, protect their intellectual property and generally assure potential investors that the concept has legs,” says Michael Sippitt of Environmental Investment Network (www.environmentalinvest.com), a joint venture between the Environmental Industries Commission and Clarkslegal, a specialist legal firm in the environmental sector. The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) has also set up several Knowledge Transfer Networks for various business sectors. The environmental one is at www.tinyurl.com/c3q9mc.

Patenting an invention is a tricky business. Although it can cost only a few thousand pounds initially, that can escalate to tens of thousands. Advice on best strategy is essential before diving into the market. The Carbon Trust (www.carbontrust. co.uk) Incubator Scheme offers up to £70,000 of advice to qualifying schemes and free access to legal and business services at Grant Thornton and Mills & Reeve. The advantage of getting advice from eco-sector specialists is that they have access to networks of like-minded businesses and investors and can give your concept credibility – a crucial factor for success.