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Now and Then
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14 AUGUST
1040: Macbeth slew King Duncan I in battle at Bothnagowan, near
Elgin, and succeeded him.
1561: Mary, Queen of Scots, set sail from Calais for Scotland.
1592: Falkland Islands were discovered by Capt John Davis, washed
ashore amid storms in his ship, The Desire.
1816: Tristan da Cunha was annexed to Great Britain.
1867: Ally Sloper, Victorian Britain's most popular comic strip,
made debut and ran for nearly 50 years.
1880: Cologne Cathedral was completed, having been started in
1248.
1893: France became the first country to introduce motor vehicle
registration plates.
1900: ...
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Horizons BetaPro's NYMEX(R) Commodities-Based ETFs Surpass $500 million in First 6 Months.
PR Newswire
; ...are pleased to announce that the Horizons BetaPro Exchange Traded Funds ("ETFs...since inception six months ago. The Horizons BetaPro NYMEX(R) Crude Oil Bear Plus...trajectory. In less than 18 months, the Horizons BetaPro family of funds reached $1...
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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Standardizes on Siebel eBusiness Applications.
Business Wire
; ...applications software, today announced that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ), the largest health insurer in New...part of the company's eBusiness strategy, Horizon BCBSNJ will use Siebel eHealthcare, Siebel...
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Horizon Air: Double Miles, $100 Red Lion Hotel Stay Certificate, and More on Portland - Bay Area/Sacramento Flights.
Business Wire
; PORTLAND, Ore. -- Horizon Air and Red Lion Hotels have teamed...Red Lion Hotel after passengers fly Horizon between Portland and the San Francisco...one of many upgrades and enhancements Horizon is adding to its service on these routes...
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Horizon Lines to Offer $300 Million of Convertible Senior Notes.
PR Newswire
; ...July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horizon Lines, Inc. today announced its intention...principal amount of the notes, and shares of Horizon Lines common stock or cash (at the option of Horizon Lines) for any conversion value in excess...
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Horizon sale sets record; bigger prices expected. (Horizon Bancorp Inc.)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business
; ...million stock swap for Arkadelphia-based Horizon Bancorp Inc., a premium of between 2...s financial community. Bank Merger Horizon Bancorp Inc. Arkadelphia (in millions...Rock Morrilton Conway, Flippin Van Buren Horizon Bank of Columbia County in Magnolia is...
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Horizon Lines Recognized with Environmental Excellence Awards for 2007 by Chamber of Shipping of America.
PR Newswire
; Thirteen Ships Operated by Horizon Lines Honored WASHINGTON, Sept. 25...Environmental Excellence was presented to 13 Horizon Lines vessels by the Chamber of Shipping...The Certificates were presented to Horizon Lines ships that hold a combined 94...
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Horizon Health Care begins hospice services here
Magazine article from: Journal of Business
; Horizon Health Care LLC, of Spokane, has begun...profit company, which does business here as Horizon Hospice, received a certificate of need...patients, says Loren Guske, who owns Horizon Health with his wife, Elizabeth. Horizon...
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Horizon Organic Ho Ho Ho's Into the Holidays.
PR Newswire
; ...holidays are right around the corner and Horizon Organic, the nation's leading organic...Organic promotion. Beginning this month, Horizon Organic offers consumers an organic alternative...familiar happy cow waving the organic flag, Horizon Organic has become the most recognized...
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Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. Announces Completion of Restatement of Financial Statements.
Business Wire
; ...Now Current MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (NasdaqGM:NUHC...that were restated as a result of Nu Horizons' previously-disclosed tax and financial...for prior periods. In addition, Nu Horizons today filed its Quarterly Reports on...
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First Horizon Bank Attracts Top Marketing Talent.
Business Wire
; ...Traditional Approach to Northern Virginia Launch of First Horizon Bank First Horizon Bank, a full-service financial services company...today that McKie Toney and Gretchen Hamm joined First Horizon Bank as vice president and marketing director, and...
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